Entry List
The official 2018 STP 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.
STP 500
Sunday, March 25th, 2018
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 38
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: 01.146 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 13 Minutes 14 Seconds
- Average Speed: 81.663
- Cautions: 4 for 33 laps
- Lead Changes: 11
- Green Flag Passes: 966 (2.1 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 ClickList | JTG Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 34 | Ford | Mobil 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 34 | Ford | Reese / DrawTite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 38 | Ford | Haas Automation Demo Day | 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 Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 7 | 55 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 41 | Chevrolet | Adirondack Tree Surgeons | Premium Motorsports | Todd Parrott |
| 8 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 41 | Chevrolet | First Data | 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 | 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 Caramel | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 15 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 37 | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy / Bass Pro Shops | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 16 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 33 | Ford | A&W All American Food | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 17 | 21 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 37 | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 18 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 40 | Chevrolet | eBay Motors | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 19 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 28 | Chevrolet | VRX / Starcom Fiber | StarCom Racing | Tony Furr |
| 20 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 27 | Ford | AdvoCare | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 27 | Chevrolet | American Ethanol | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 22 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Alpine, CA | Jun 22, 1991 | 26 | Chevrolet | Schluter Systems | TriStar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 23 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 30 | Ford | Fastenal | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 24 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Credit One Bank / DC Solar | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 25 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 26 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 24 | Ford | Menards / Libman | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 28 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 22 | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 29 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 26 | Ford | Can-Am / Wholey | GO FAS Racing | Randy Cox |
| 30 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Bush's Beans | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 31 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 21 | Toyota | Circle K | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 32 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Colonial Heights, VA | Feb 10, 1998 | 20 | Toyota | Earthwater | BK Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 33 | 96 | DJ Kennington | St Thomas, Ontario | Jul 15, 1977 | 40 | Toyota | Gordon Brothers | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 34 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 26 | Toyota | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 35 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | ChampionMachinery.com | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 36 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | STP | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 37 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 20 | Chevrolet | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 38 | 51 | Harrison Rhodes | High Point, NC | Jul 15, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | Harry's | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |