Entry List
The official 2018 Bojangles' Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Darlington Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Bojangles' Southern 500
Sunday, September 2nd, 2018
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Margin of Victory: 01.224 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 48 Minutes 54 Seconds
- Average Speed: 131.408
- Cautions: 6 for 35 laps
- Lead Changes: 7
- Green Flag Passes: 2,264 (6.8 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 Click List | JTG Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 34 | Ford | Smithfield Helping Hungry Homes | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 34 | Ford | Miller Genuine Draft | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 39 | Ford | Carolina Ford Dealers | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 5 | 38 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 32 | Ford | Citgard 700 | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 37 | Toyota | FedEx Throwback | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 7 | 99 | Derrike Cope | Spanaway, WA | Nov 2, 1958 | 59 | Chevrolet | Bojangle's | StarCom Racing | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 8 | 52 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 41 | Chevrolet | Trading View | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 9 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 42 | Chevrolet | McDonald's 50 Years of Big Mac | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 42 | Chevrolet | Lowe's Throwback | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 28 | Ford | Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 12 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 38 | Chevrolet | Dumont JETS | Leavine Family Racing | Jon Leonard |
| 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 42 | Ford | Busch Beer Throwback | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 14 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 40 | Ford | Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 33 | Toyota | Skittles 1998 Retro | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 16 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 38 | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops / 5-Hour Energy | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 17 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 46 | Ford | Oscar Mayer | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 33 | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 19 | 21 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 38 | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 20 | 7 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 32 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 21 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 40 | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 22 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 29 | Chevrolet | StarCom Fiber | StarCom Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 28 | Chevrolet | American Ethanol e15 | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 24 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 30 | Ford | John Deere | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 25 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 25 | Toyota | Unsponsored | Motorsports Business Management | Robert Scott |
| 26 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | DC Solar | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 27 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 25 | Chevrolet | LLumar | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 28 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 24 | Ford | Menards / Duracell | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 29 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 26 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | TriStar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 30 | 23 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 25 | Toyota | Sparks Energy | BK Racing | Tony Furr |
| 31 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 32 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 22 | Chevrolet | NAPA Throwback | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 33 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 27 | Ford | Keen Parts / CorvetteParts.Net | GO FAS Racing | Randy Cox |
| 34 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Bush's Beans | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 35 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 22 | Toyota | Sports Clips Throwback | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 36 | 51 | BJ McLeod | Wauchula, FL | Nov 17, 1983 | 34 | Chevrolet | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 37 | 96 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Mooresville, NC | Jun 22, 1989 | 29 | Toyota | Xtreme Concepts | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 38 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 26 | Toyota | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 39 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 40 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | STP | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 41 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 20 | Chevrolet | AXALTA Throwback | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |