Entry List
The official 2018 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Food City 500
Sunday, April 15th, 2018
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: 0.628 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 26 Minutes 25 Seconds
- Average Speed: 77.465
- Cautions: 13 for 114 laps
- Lead Changes: 18
- Green Flag Passes: 1,739 (4.5 passes per green flag lap)
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Los Gatos, CA | Dec 16, 1981 | 36 | Chevrolet | Kroger ClickList | JTG Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 34 | Ford | Smithfield | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 34 | Ford | Discount Tire | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 38 | Ford | Haas Automation Demo Days | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 5 | 38 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 32 | Ford | The Pete Store | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 37 | Toyota | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 7 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 41 | Chevrolet | Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 42 | Chevrolet | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 27 | Ford | Autotrader | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 10 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 38 | Chevrolet | Procore Habitat for Humanity | Leavine Family Racing | Travis Mack |
| 11 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 42 | Ford | Busch Light | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 12 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 39 | Ford | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 32 | Toyota | Skittles | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 14 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 37 | Toyota | Auto-Owners Insurance | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 15 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 33 | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 16 | 21 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 37 | Ford | Menards / Dutch Boy | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 17 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 32 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Todd Parrott |
| 18 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 40 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 19 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 28 | Chevrolet | TW Cable | StarCom Racing | Tony Furr |
| 20 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 27 | Ford | AdvoCare | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 27 | Chevrolet | Realtree | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 22 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 30 | Ford | SunnyD | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 23 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 24 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 25 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 24 | Ford | REV | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 26 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 26 | Chevrolet | TriStar Motorsports | TriStar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 28 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 22 | Chevrolet | Mountain Dew Baja Blast | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 29 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 26 | Ford | Keen Parts / CorvetteParts.net | GO FAS Racing | Randy Cox |
| 30 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Bush's Beans | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 31 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 21 | Toyota | DeWalt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 32 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Colonial Heights, VA | Feb 10, 1998 | 20 | Toyota | Earthwater | BK Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 33 | 96 | DJ Kennington | St Thomas, Ontario | Jul 15, 1977 | 40 | Toyota | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 34 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 26 | Toyota | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 35 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Low T Centers | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 36 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | STP | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 37 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 20 | Chevrolet | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 38 | 51 | Harrison Rhodes | High Point, NC | Jul 15, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | Industrial Construction Experts, Inc. | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 39 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Knoxville, TN | Sep 22, 1994 | 23 | Toyota | Concrete North / Smithbuilt Homes | Motorsports Business Management | Mike Hillman Sr |