Entry List
GEICO 500
Sunday, April 29th, 2018
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Margin of Victory: 0.127 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 16 Minutes 46 Seconds
- Average Speed: 152.489
- Cautions: 6 for 29 laps
- Lead Changes: 25
- Green Flag Passes: 6,932 (43.6 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 ClickList | JTG Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 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 | Snap On | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 45 | Ford | Haas Automation Demo Days | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 5 | 38 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 38 | Ford | Bad Boy Mowers | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 43 | Toyota | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 7 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 48 | Chevrolet | DC Solar | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 48 | Chevrolet | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 34 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 10 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 44 | Chevrolet | Procore Safety Certified | Leavine Family Racing | Travis Mack |
| 11 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 48 | Ford | Busch Beer Flannel | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 12 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 45 | Ford | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 39 | Toyota | M&M's Flavor Vote | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 14 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 44 | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops/5-Hour Energy | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 15 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 39 | Ford | Love's Travel Stops / Roller Bites | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 16 | 21 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 43 | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 17 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 38 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Todd Parrott |
| 18 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 46 | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 19 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Las Vegas, NV | Jul 10, 1975 | 48 | Chevrolet | Beard Oil Distributing / South Point Hotel & Casino | Beard Oil Motorsports | Darren Shaw |
| 20 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 33 | Ford | AdvoCare | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 34 | Chevrolet | DOW Scooper Cat | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 22 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Alpine, CA | Jun 22, 1991 | 33 | Chevrolet | TriStar Motorsports | TriStar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 23 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 36 | Ford | Fifth Third Bank | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 24 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 31 | Chevrolet | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 25 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 31 | Chevrolet | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 26 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 30 | Ford | Menards / Richmond | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 27 | 00 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 31 | Chevrolet | Sparks Inc. | StarCom Racing | Tony Furr |
| 28 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 32 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 29 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 28 | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 30 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 32 | Ford | Can-Am/Wholey | GO FAS Racing | Randy Cox |
| 31 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 31 | Chevrolet | Degree | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 32 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 28 | Toyota | XYO Network | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 33 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Colonial Heights, VA | Feb 10, 1998 | 26 | Toyota | Earthwater | BK Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 34 | 96 | DJ Kennington | St Thomas, Ontario | Jul 15, 1977 | 46 | Toyota | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 35 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 32 | Toyota | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 36 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 31 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 37 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 30 | Chevrolet | Petty's Garage / Medallion Bank | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 38 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 26 | Chevrolet | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 39 | 51 | Cole Custer | Ladera Ranch, CA | Jan 23, 1998 | 26 | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 40 | 92 | Timothy Peters | Danville, VA | Aug 29, 1980 | 43 | Ford | Advance Auto Parts / Black's Tire | RBR Enterprises | Michael Hester |