Contested over 301 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre.
[14] Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.937 seconds and a speed of 131.624 mph (211.828 km/h).
Steve Letarte, four-time and all-time Loudon winner Jeff Burton and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race as part of an NBC Special Analyst Broadcast.
Rick Allen, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.