Entry List
The official 2018 Gander Outdoors 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Dover Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Gander Outdoors 400
Sunday, October 7th, 2018
Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE
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- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 400
- Laps Actual: 404 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.265 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 18 Minutes 2 Seconds
- Average Speed: 122.404
- Cautions: 5 for 31 laps
- Lead Changes: 15
- Green Flag Passes: 1,683 (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 Click List | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 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 | Wurth | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 39 | Ford | Haas VF1 / Rush Truck Centers | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 5 | 38 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 32 | Ford | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 37 | Toyota | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 7 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 42 | Toyota | Unsponsored | BK Racing | Tony Furr |
| 8 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 42 | Chevrolet | GEARWRENCH | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 43 | Chevrolet | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 28 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 11 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 42 | Ford | Busch Outdoors | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 12 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 40 | Ford | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 33 | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 14 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 38 | Toyota | 5-hour Energy / Bass Pro Shops | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 15 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 46 | Ford | Wyndham Rewards | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 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 | 38 | Ford | Menards / Tarkett | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 18 | 95 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 35 | Chevrolet | WRL General Contractors | Leavine Family Racing | Jon Leonard |
| 19 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 40 | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 20 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 29 | Chevrolet | StarCom Fiber | StarCom Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 28 | Chevrolet | AAA | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 22 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 31 | Ford | SunnyD | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 23 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 25 | Toyota | Unsponsored | Motorsports Business Management | Robert Scott |
| 24 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 25 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 25 | Chevrolet | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 26 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 24 | Ford | PPG | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 27 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 27 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | TriStar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 28 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 29 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 22 | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 30 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 27 | Ford | Can-Am / Wholey | GO FAS Racing | Randy Cox |
| 31 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Scott Products | JTG Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 32 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 22 | Toyota | Craftsman | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 33 | 51 | BJ McLeod | Wauchula, FL | Nov 17, 1983 | 34 | Ford | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 34 | 96 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Mooresville, NC | Jun 22, 1989 | 29 | Toyota | Xtreme Concepts / iK9 | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 35 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 26 | Toyota | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 36 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 37 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | World Wide Technology | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 38 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 20 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Autoguard | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 39 | 52 | Harrison Rhodes | High Point, NC | Jul 15, 1993 | 25 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Rick Ware Racing | George Church |