Race Lineup
The official 2018 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Saturday, August 18th, 2018
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: 0.367 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 58 Minutes 35 Seconds
- Average Speed: 89.538
- Cautions: 9 for 70 laps
- Lead Changes: 19
- Green Flag Passes: 1,976 (4.6 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 127.792 | 15.015 | 0.000 | DC Solar | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 127.665 | 15.030 | 0.015 | Kelley Blue Book | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 127.639 | 15.033 | 0.018 | M&M's White Chocolate | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 4 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 127.605 | 15.037 | 0.022 | Menards / Knauf | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 127.554 | 15.043 | 0.028 | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 127.039 | 15.104 | 0.089 | Jimmy John's | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 126.896 | 15.121 | 0.106 | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 8 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 126.880 | 15.123 | 0.108 | Smithfield Anytime Favorites | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 9 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 126.863 | 15.125 | 0.110 | Monster Energy / Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 126.762 | 15.137 | 0.122 | REV | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 126.253 | 15.198 | 0.183 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 12 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 125.988 | 15.230 | 0.215 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 125.922 | 15.238 | 0.223 | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 14 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 125.856 | 15.246 | 0.231 | Comdata | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 15 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 125.691 | 15.266 | 0.251 | Shriners Hospital For Children | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 16 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 125.675 | 15.268 | 0.253 | Rush Truck Centers / Cummins | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 17 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 125.650 | 15.271 | 0.256 | Bass Pro Shops / Ducks Unlimited | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 125.592 | 15.278 | 0.263 | Dow NORKOOL | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 19 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 125.461 | 15.294 | 0.279 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 125.404 | 15.301 | 0.286 | McDonald's / Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 21 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 125.363 | 15.306 | 0.291 | Stanley | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 22 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 125.117 | 15.336 | 0.321 | Valvoline | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 23 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 125.068 | 15.342 | 0.327 | AdvoCare Rehydrate | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 24 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 124.347 | 15.431 | 0.416 | Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 25 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 124.897 | 15.363 | 0.348 | Kroger Click List | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 26 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 124.387 | 15.426 | 0.411 | Thorne Wellness | Leavine Family Racing | Jon Leonard |
| 27 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 124.315 | 15.435 | 0.420 | Medallion Bank / Petty's Garag… | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 28 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 124.210 | 15.448 | 0.433 | Bush's Beans | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 29 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 124.066 | 15.466 | 0.451 | Zynga Poker | Go Fas Racing | Randy Cox |
| 30 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Chevrolet | 123.937 | 15.482 | 0.467 | ARK.io Blockchain Solutions | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 31 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 123.682 | 15.514 | 0.499 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 32 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 123.261 | 15.567 | 0.552 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 33 | 96 | Jesse Little | Toyota | 122.310 | 15.688 | 0.673 | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 34 | 7 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 121.798 | 15.754 | 0.739 | Steakhouse Elite | Premium Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 35 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 121.767 | 15.758 | 0.743 | LowT Center | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 36 | 51 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 121.274 | 15.822 | 0.807 | Trading View | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 120.816 | 15.882 | 0.867 | Unsponsored | Motorsports Business Management | Robert Scott |
| 38 | 99 | Gray Gaulding | Chevrolet | 120.687 | 15.899 | 0.884 | StarCom Fiber | Starcom Racing | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 39 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 120.407 | 15.936 | 0.921 | StarCom Fiber | Starcom Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 40 | 23 | Blake Jones | Toyota | 119.173 | 16.101 | 1.086 | Tennessee XXX Moonshine | Bk Racing | Tony Furr |