Entry List
The official 2018 First Data 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Martinsville Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
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)
| 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 | Thomas Built Buses | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 39 | Ford | 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 Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 7 | 7 | Hermie Sadler | Emporia, VA | Apr 24, 1969 | 49 | Chevrolet | Virginia Lottery | Premium Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 8 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 42 | Toyota | Adirondack Tree Surgeons | BK Racing | Tony Furr |
| 9 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 42 | Chevrolet | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 43 | Chevrolet | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 28 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 12 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 42 | Ford | Busch Beer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 13 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 40 | Ford | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 33 | Toyota | M&M's Halloween | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 15 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 38 | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops / 5-hour Energy | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 16 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 46 | Ford | Wyndham Rewards | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 17 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 33 | Ford | Dockside Logistics | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 18 | 21 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 38 | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 19 | 95 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 35 | Chevrolet | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Jon Leonard |
| 20 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 40 | Chevrolet | EZ GO | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 21 | 99 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 29 | Chevrolet | StarCom Fiber | StarCom Racing | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 22 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 28 | Chevrolet | Dow | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 23 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Alpine, CA | Jun 22, 1991 | 27 | Chevrolet | MOEN | TriStar Motorsports | Wally Rogers |
| 24 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 31 | Ford | Fifth Third Bank | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 25 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 25 | Toyota | Unsponsored | Motorsports Business Management | Michael Groves |
| 26 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | First Data / Clover | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 27 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 25 | Chevrolet | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 28 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 24 | Ford | Menards / Moen | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 29 | 00 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 25 | Chevrolet | Donate Life | StarCom Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 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 | SunEnergy1 | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 32 | 51 | Jeb Burton | Halifax, VA | Aug 6, 1992 | 26 | Ford | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 33 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 27 | Ford | CorvetteParts.net | GO FAS Racing | Randy Cox |
| 34 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Bush's Chili Beans | JTG Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 35 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 22 | Toyota | DeWalt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 36 | 96 | DJ Kennington | St Thomas, Ontario | Jul 15, 1977 | 41 | Toyota | Xtreme Concepts / iK9 | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 37 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 26 | Toyota | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 38 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 39 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 25 | Chevrolet | Pioneer Records Management | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 40 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 20 | Chevrolet | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |