Race Lineup
The official 2018 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
Sunday, February 25th, 2018
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
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- Drivers Entered: 36
- Laps Scheduled: 325
- Margin of Victory: 02.690 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 29 Minutes 54 Seconds
- Average Speed: 143.068
- Cautions: 5 for 28 laps
- Lead Changes: 24
- Green Flag Passes: 2,316 (7.8 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 184.652 | 30.024 | 0.000 | Snickers Almond | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 2 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 184.419 | 30.062 | 0.038 | Liberty National | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 184.388 | 30.067 | 0.043 | Jimmy John's | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 4 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 184.229 | 30.093 | 0.069 | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 183.856 | 30.154 | 0.130 | AutoTrader | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 6 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 183.722 | 30.176 | 0.152 | Ford | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 183.485 | 30.215 | 0.191 | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 8 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 183.449 | 30.221 | 0.197 | First Data | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 182.284 | 30.414 | 0.390 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 10 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 181.052 | 30.621 | 0.597 | DeWalt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 11 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 183.430 | 30.224 | 0.200 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 182.952 | 30.303 | 0.279 | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 13 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 182.825 | 30.324 | 0.300 | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 14 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 182.507 | 30.377 | 0.353 | Procore Habitat for Humanity | Leavine Family Racing | Travis Mack |
| 15 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 182.464 | 30.384 | 0.360 | Menards / Moen | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 16 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 182.129 | 30.440 | 0.416 | Shell / Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 17 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 181.955 | 30.469 | 0.445 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 18 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 181.634 | 30.523 | 0.499 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 19 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 181.467 | 30.551 | 0.527 | NASCAR Racing Experience | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 20 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 181.307 | 30.578 | 0.554 | AdvoCare | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 21 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 181.248 | 30.588 | 0.564 | Kroger ClickList | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 181.236 | 30.590 | 0.566 | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 23 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 180.804 | 30.663 | 0.639 | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 24 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 181.842 | 30.488 | 0.464 | Louisiana Hot Sauce | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 25 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 181.753 | 30.503 | 0.479 | Unsponsored | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 26 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 181.550 | 30.537 | 0.513 | DEX Imaging | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 27 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 181.082 | 30.616 | 0.592 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 28 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 180.293 | 30.750 | 0.726 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 29 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 180.117 | 30.780 | 0.756 | Fr8 Auctions | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 30 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 178.914 | 30.987 | 0.963 | Can-Am / Wholey | Go Fas Racing | Gene Nead |
| 31 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 178.269 | 31.099 | 1.075 | Unsponsored | Bk Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 32 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 177.045 | 31.314 | 1.290 | Schluter Systems | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 33 | 00 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 175.050 | 31.671 | 1.647 | VRX Simulators | Starcom Racing | Tony Furr |
| 34 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 174.362 | 31.796 | 1.772 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 35 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 30.024 | Bass Pro Shops / 5-Hour Energy | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 36 | 51 | Harrison Rhodes | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 30.024 | HARRY'S | Rick Ware Racing | Pat Tryson |