Entry List
The official 2018 Federated Auto Parts 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Richmond Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Federated Auto Parts 400
Saturday, September 22nd, 2018
Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 400
- Margin of Victory: 0.777 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 54 Minutes 30 Seconds
- Average Speed: 103.152
- Cautions: 3 for 23 laps
- Lead Changes: 16
- Green Flag Passes: 1,647 (4.4 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 | Get Grilling America Smithfield | 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 | 39 | Ford | Itsavvy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 5 | 38 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 32 | Ford | The Pete Store | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 37 | Toyota | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 7 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 42 | Chevrolet | Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 43 | Chevrolet | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 28 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 42 | Ford | Jimmy John's New 9-Grain Wheat Sub | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 11 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 40 | Ford | State Water Heaters / Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 33 | Toyota | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 13 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 38 | Toyota | Auto-Owners Insurance | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 14 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 46 | Ford | Performance Plus Motor Oil | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 15 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 33 | Ford | Dockside Logistics | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 16 | 21 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 38 | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 17 | 95 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 34 | Chevrolet | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Jon Leonard |
| 18 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 40 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 19 | 99 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 29 | Chevrolet | StarCom Fiber | StarCom Racing | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 28 | Chevrolet | VORASURF | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 21 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 30 | Ford | Fastenal | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 22 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 25 | Toyota | Unsponsored | Motorsports Business Management | Robert Scott |
| 23 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | DC Solar | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 24 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 25 | Chevrolet | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 25 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 24 | Ford | Menards / Richmond | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 26 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 26 | Chevrolet | ARK.io Blockchain Solutions | TriStar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 27 | 00 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 25 | Chevrolet | Eternal Fan | StarCom Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 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 | Hooters | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 30 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 27 | Ford | Keen Parts / CorvetteParts.Net | GO FAS Racing | Randy Cox |
| 31 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Cheerios, Zero Hunger, Zero Waste | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 32 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 22 | Toyota | Craftsman | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 33 | 52 | BJ McLeod | Wauchula, FL | Nov 17, 1983 | 34 | Ford | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | George Church |
| 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 | Comcast | 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 | 23 | Alon Day | Ashod, Israel | Nov 4, 1991 | 26 | Toyota | Best Billy Sticks | BK Racing | Tony Furr |
| 39 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 20 | Chevrolet | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 40 | 51 | Cole Custer | Ladera Ranch, CA | Jan 23, 1998 | 20 | Ford | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |