Event Recap: 2018 ARCA Statistics from Gateway (June 22, 2018)

Event statistics following the 10th race of the 2018 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season, the Papa Nicholas Coffee 150 at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois.

Sheldon Creed won for the second time in three races, holding off Chase Purdy by 1.368 seconds to extend his championship points lead. Creed, who led a race-high 84 laps after starting on the pole position, has finished fourth or better in nine of 10 races in 2018. It marked the 10th win this season for Toyota, which swept the top five at Gateway. Chase Purdy finished second, by Harrison Burton, Christian Eckes and Riley Herbst, who rebounded from both a spin and a one-lap penalty for passing the pace car.

Race Statistics

Papa Nicholas Coffee 150

Gateway Motorsports Park – Madison, Illinois

- Winner (starting position): Sheldon Creed (1st)

- Top Five: Sheldon Creed, Chase Purdy, Harrison Burton, Christian Eckes, Riley Herbst

- Full Results: Sheldon Creed, Chase Purdy, Harrison Burton, Christian Eckes, Riley Herbst, Gus Dean, Anthony Alfredo, Joseph Graf Jr., Travis Braden, Bret Holmes, Ken Schrader, Toni Breidinger, Will Kimmel, Bobby Gerhart, Natalie Decker, Zane Smith, Brad Smith, Eric Caudell, Max Tullman, Matt Dooley, Dick Doheny, Mark Muenier, Mike Basham, Con Nicolopoulos, Wayne Peterson

- Laps Completed: 120

- Laps Led: Sheldon Creed (84), Christian Eckes (36)

- Pole Position: Sheldon Creed (139.069 mph; 32.358 seconds)

- Margin of Victory: 1.368 seconds

- Car Count: 25

- Cars Entered: 25

- Cars Running at Finish: 18 (of 25; or 72 percent of the field)

- Drivers to Finish on Lead Lap: 11

- Cautions: 4

- Lead Changes: 3

- Manufacturer Breakdown: Toyota (11), Chevrolet (6), Ford (6), Dodge (2)

- Weather at Start of Race: 72 degrees Fahrenheit, mostly cloudy, winds 7 mph NW

- Weather at End of Race: 70 degrees Fahrenheit, overcast, winds 8 mph NW

Notes of Interest – Race Recap

- This is Sheldon Creed’s second career victory and second of the season. He won the race at Michigan International Speedway earlier this month.

- Creed is the second driver this season to win multiple ARCA races, and one of seven drivers with at least one win. Zane Smith leads all drivers with three wins in 2018. Michael Self, Christian Eckes, Brandon Jones, Harrison Burton and Chandler Smith.

Additional notes and statistics to follow.