In 2018, Kentucky lost its standalone Xfinity Series date to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway so Las Vegas could have a second triple header weekend in the fall. The 2018 tripleheader race weekend kicked of with the Thursday night NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race. The race, which was won by Louisville native Ben Rhodes, marked the first Truck Series win by a driver from Kentucky since Michael Waltrip's 2011 Daytona Truck win. The other two races that weekend were both won by Toyota drivers. Christopher Bell won the Xfinity Series race after spinning in qualifying and Martin Truex Jr. won the 2018 Quaker State 400 for back-to-back Cup Series wins at Kentucky. Truex's win also marked the last win for Furniture Row Racing before the team closed shop at the end of 2018 after facing financial and sponsorship related issues.