Entry List
The official 2018 Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard
Sunday, September 9th, 2018
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Margin of Victory: 0.904 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 6 Minutes 35 Seconds
- Average Speed: 128.629
- Cautions: 10 for 39 laps
- Lead Changes: 14
- Green Flag Passes: 2,195 (18.1 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 | 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 | 39 | Ford | Mobil 1 / 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 Possibilities | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 7 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 41 | Toyota | Unsponsored | BK Racing | Tony Furr |
| 8 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 42 | Chevrolet | Cessna / McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 42 | 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 | Jimmy John's New 9-Grain Wheat Sub | 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 | M&M's Caramel | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 14 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 38 | Toyota | Auto-Owners Insurance | 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 | Race for Riley | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 17 | 21 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 38 | Ford | Menards / Dutch Boy | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 18 | 7 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 32 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 19 | 95 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 34 | Chevrolet | WRL General Contractors | Leavine Family Racing | Jon Leonard |
| 20 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 40 | Chevrolet | Grainger | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 21 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 29 | Chevrolet | StarCom Fiber | StarCom Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 22 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 28 | Chevrolet | Dow MOLYKOTE | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 23 | 51 | David Starr | Houston, TX | Nov 11, 1967 | 50 | Chevrolet | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 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 | Ternio | Motorsports Business Management | Robert Scott |
| 26 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 27 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 25 | Chevrolet | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 28 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 24 | Ford | BODYARMOR | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 29 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 26 | Chevrolet | ARK.io Blockchain Solutions | TriStar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 30 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | 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 | 27 | Ford | Anest Iwata | GO FAS Racing | Randy Cox |
| 33 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Bush's Beans | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 34 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 22 | Toyota | buyatoyota.com | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 35 | 52 | BJ McLeod | Wauchula, FL | Nov 17, 1983 | 34 | Chevrolet | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Geroge Church |
| 36 | 96 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Mooresville, NC | Jun 22, 1989 | 29 | Toyota | Xtreme Concepts | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 37 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 26 | Toyota | STANLEY | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 38 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Low T Centers | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 39 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | World Wide Technology | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 40 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 20 | Chevrolet | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |