Entry List
First Data 500
Sunday, October 28th, 2018
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: 0.107 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 29 Minutes 32 Seconds
- Average Speed: 75.310
- Cautions: 8 for 68 laps
- Lead Changes: 11
- Green Flag Passes: 1,296 (3.0 passes per green flag lap)
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Los Gatos, CA | Dec 16, 1981 | 42 | Chevrolet | Kroger Click List | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 40 | Ford | Smithfield | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 40 | Ford | Thomas Built Buses | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 45 | Ford | Rush Truck Centers | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 5 | 38 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 38 | Ford | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 43 | Toyota | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 7 | 7 | Hermie Sadler | Emporia, VA | Apr 24, 1969 | 55 | Chevrolet | Virginia Lottery | Premium Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 8 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 47 | Toyota | Adirondack Tree Surgeons | BK Racing | Tony Furr |
| 9 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 48 | Chevrolet | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 48 | Chevrolet | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 34 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 12 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 48 | Ford | Busch Beer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 13 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 45 | Ford | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 39 | Toyota | M&M's Halloween | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 15 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 44 | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops / 5-hour Energy | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 16 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 52 | Ford | Wyndham Rewards | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 17 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 39 | Ford | Dockside Logistics | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 18 | 21 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 43 | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 19 | 95 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 40 | Chevrolet | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Jon Leonard |
| 20 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 46 | Chevrolet | EZ GO | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 21 | 99 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 34 | Chevrolet | StarCom Fiber | StarCom Racing | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 22 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 34 | Chevrolet | Dow | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 23 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Alpine, CA | Jun 22, 1991 | 33 | Chevrolet | MOEN | TriStar Motorsports | Wally Rogers |
| 24 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 36 | Ford | Fifth Third Bank | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 25 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 31 | Toyota | Unsponsored | Motorsports Business Management | Michael Groves |
| 26 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 31 | Chevrolet | First Data / Clover | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 27 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 31 | Chevrolet | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 28 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 30 | Ford | Menards / Moen | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 29 | 00 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 31 | Chevrolet | Donate Life | StarCom Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 30 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 32 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 31 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 28 | Chevrolet | SunEnergy1 | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 32 | 51 | Jeb Burton | Halifax, VA | Aug 6, 1992 | 31 | Ford | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 33 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 32 | Ford | CorvetteParts.net | GO FAS Racing | Randy Cox |
| 34 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 31 | Chevrolet | Bush's Chili Beans | JTG Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 35 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 28 | Toyota | DeWalt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 36 | 96 | DJ Kennington | St Thomas, Ontario | Jul 15, 1977 | 46 | Toyota | Xtreme Concepts / iK9 | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 37 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 32 | Toyota | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 38 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 31 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 39 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 30 | Chevrolet | Pioneer Records Management | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 40 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 26 | Chevrolet | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |