Entry List
The official 2018 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Daytona International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Daytona 500
Sunday, February 18th, 2018
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Laps Actual: 207 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.260 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 26 Minutes 15 Seconds
- Average Speed: 150.545
- Cautions: 8 for 37 laps
- Lead Changes: 24
- Green Flag Passes: 6,267 (36.9 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 | 33 | 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 | Rush Truck Centers / Mobil 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 5 | 92 | David Gilliland | Riverside, CA | Apr 1, 1976 | 41 | Ford | Black's Tire Service | RBR Enterprises | Michael Hester |
| 6 | 38 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 32 | Ford | Speedco | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 37 | Toyota | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 8 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 41 | Chevrolet | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 42 | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 27 | Ford | Shell / Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 11 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 37 | Chevrolet | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Travis Mack |
| 12 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 42 | Ford | Jimmy John's | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 13 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 39 | Ford | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 32 | Toyota | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 15 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 37 | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops / 5-Hour Energy | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 16 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 33 | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 17 | 21 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 37 | Ford | Omnicraft Auto Parts | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 18 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 40 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 19 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Las Vegas, NV | Jul 10, 1975 | 42 | Chevrolet | Beard Oil Distributing / South Point Hotel & Casino | Beard Oil Motorsports | Darren Shaw |
| 20 | 66 | Mark Thompson | Cartersville, GA | Jul 9, 1951 | 66 | Ford | Phoenix Air Racing | Phoenix Air Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 21 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 26 | Chevrolet | AdvoCare | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 22 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 27 | Chevrolet | DOW | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 23 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 30 | Ford | Fastenal | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 24 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Beloit, WI | Mar 25, 1982 | 35 | Chevrolet | GoDaddy | Premium Motorsports | Tony Eury Jr |
| 25 | 51 | Justin Marks | St Louis, MO | Mar 25, 1981 | 36 | Chevrolet | HARRY'S | Rick Ware Racing | Pat Tryson |
| 26 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 27 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 28 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 24 | Ford | Menards / Peak | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 29 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 26 | Chevrolet | Schluter Systems | TriStar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 30 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 25 | Ford | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 31 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 22 | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 32 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 26 | Ford | The Hurrican Heist | GO FAS Racing | Gene Nead |
| 33 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Kleenex | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 34 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 21 | Toyota | DeWalt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 35 | 00 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Mooresville, NC | Jun 22, 1989 | 28 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | StarCom Racing | Tony Furr |
| 36 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Colonial Heights, VA | Feb 10, 1998 | 20 | Toyota | Unsponsored | BK Racing | |
| 37 | 96 | DJ Kennington | St Thomas, Ontario | Jul 15, 1977 | 40 | Toyota | LORDCO / CASTROL | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 38 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 26 | Toyota | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 39 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | Click n' Close | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 40 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 20 | Chevrolet | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |