Entry List
The official 2018 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Texas Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
Sunday, April 8th, 2018
Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
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- Drivers Entered: 38
- Laps Scheduled: 334
- Margin of Victory: 0.300 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 32 Minutes 7 Seconds
- Average Speed: 141.714
- Cautions: 8 for 48 laps
- Lead Changes: 16
- Green Flag Passes: 1,776 (6.2 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 | Smithfield | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 34 | Ford | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 66 | Carl Long | Roxboro, NC | Sep 20, 1967 | 50 | Toyota | Unsponsored | Motorsports Business Management | Michael Hillman |
| 5 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 38 | Ford | Mobil 1 / Rush Truck Centers | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 6 | 38 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 32 | Ford | 1000Bulbs.com | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 37 | Toyota | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 8 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 41 | Chevrolet | Cessna | 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 | Busch Light | 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 | Interstate Batteries | 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 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 17 | 21 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 37 | Ford | Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 18 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 32 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Todd Parrott |
| 19 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 40 | Chevrolet | Grainger | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 20 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 28 | Chevrolet | USFRA.org | StarCom Racing | Tony Furr |
| 21 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 27 | Ford | Performance Plus | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 22 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 27 | Chevrolet | Symbicort | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 23 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Alpine, CA | Jun 22, 1991 | 26 | Chevrolet | Rinnai | TriStar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 24 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 30 | Ford | SunnyD | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 25 | 51 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 25 | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 26 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 27 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 28 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 24 | Ford | Menards / Richmond | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 29 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 30 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 22 | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 31 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 26 | Ford | Can-Am / Wholey | GO FAS Racing | Randy Cox |
| 32 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Bush's Beans | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 33 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 21 | Toyota | Reser's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 34 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Colonial Heights, VA | Feb 10, 1998 | 20 | Toyota | Earthwater | BK Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 35 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 26 | Toyota | Stanley / Children's Miracle Network | 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 | Click n' Close | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 38 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 20 | Chevrolet | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |