Race Lineup
The official 2018 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Food City 500
Sunday, April 15th, 2018
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: 0.628 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 26 Minutes 25 Seconds
- Average Speed: 77.465
- Cautions: 13 for 114 laps
- Lead Changes: 18
- Green Flag Passes: 1,739 (4.5 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 128.822 | 14.895 | 0.000 | Skittles | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 2 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 128.804 | 14.897 | 0.002 | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 128.262 | 14.960 | 0.065 | Discount Tire | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 128.253 | 14.961 | 0.066 | SunnyD | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 128.185 | 14.969 | 0.074 | REV | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 6 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 128.048 | 14.985 | 0.090 | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 7 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 127.980 | 14.993 | 0.098 | Menards / Dutch Boy | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 127.835 | 15.010 | 0.115 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 9 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 127.673 | 15.029 | 0.134 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 127.571 | 15.041 | 0.146 | Autotrader | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 11 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 127.470 | 15.053 | 0.158 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 12 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 126.628 | 15.153 | 0.258 | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 13 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 127.317 | 15.071 | 0.176 | DeWalt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 14 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 127.191 | 15.086 | 0.191 | Haas Automation Demo Days | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 15 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 127.115 | 15.095 | 0.200 | Procore Habitat for Humanity | Leavine Family Racing | Travis Mack |
| 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 127.031 | 15.105 | 0.210 | Mountain Dew Baja Blast | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 126.972 | 15.112 | 0.217 | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 18 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 126.771 | 15.136 | 0.241 | Kroger ClickList | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 19 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 126.704 | 15.144 | 0.249 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 20 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 126.420 | 15.178 | 0.283 | STP | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 126.395 | 15.181 | 0.286 | Realtree | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 22 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 126.270 | 15.196 | 0.301 | Bush's Beans | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 23 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 126.204 | 15.204 | 0.309 | The Pete Store | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 24 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 125.535 | 15.285 | 0.390 | Keen Parts / CorvetteParts.net | Go Fas Racing | Randy Cox |
| 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 125.773 | 15.256 | 0.361 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 26 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 125.765 | 15.257 | 0.362 | Auto-Owners Insurance | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 27 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 125.248 | 15.320 | 0.425 | Low T Centers | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 28 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 124.938 | 15.358 | 0.463 | Earthwater | Bk Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 29 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 124.922 | 15.360 | 0.465 | TW Cable | Starcom Racing | Tony Furr |
| 30 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 124.735 | 15.383 | 0.488 | Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 124.517 | 15.410 | 0.515 | Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 32 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 123.978 | 15.477 | 0.582 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 33 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 123.802 | 15.499 | 0.604 | AdvoCare | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 34 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Chevrolet | 121.790 | 15.755 | 0.860 | TriStar Motorsports | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 35 | 96 | DJ Kennington | Toyota | 121.389 | 15.807 | 0.912 | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 36 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 121.366 | 15.810 | 0.915 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Todd Parrott |
| 37 | 51 | Harrison Rhodes | Chevrolet | 118.058 | 16.253 | 1.358 | Industrial Construction Experts, In… | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 38 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Toyota | 114.658 | 16.735 | 1.840 | Concrete North / Smithbuilt Homes | Motorsports Business Management | Mike Hillman Sr |
| 39 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 14.895 | Busch Light | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |