Race Lineup
The official 2018 Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Daytona International Speedway.
Coke Zero Sugar 400
Saturday, July 7th, 2018
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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- Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Laps Actual: 168 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.125 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 13 Minutes 12 Seconds
- Average Speed: 130.435
- Cautions: 10 for 46 laps
- Lead Changes: 25
- Green Flag Passes: 4,494 (36.8 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 194.045 | 46.381 | 0.000 | Hooters | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 193.046 | 46.621 | 0.240 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 192.802 | 46.680 | 0.299 | Stars, Stripes and Lites | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 192.361 | 46.787 | 0.406 | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 192.345 | 46.791 | 0.410 | Jimmy John's Kickin' Ranc… | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 6 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 192.164 | 46.835 | 0.454 | Fifth Third Bank | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 7 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 191.812 | 46.921 | 0.540 | Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 8 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 191.669 | 46.956 | 0.575 | K-LOVE Radio | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 191.445 | 47.011 | 0.630 | Haas 30 Years of the VF1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 191.298 | 47.047 | 0.666 | American Ethanol e15 | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 191.152 | 47.083 | 0.702 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 190.981 | 47.125 | 0.744 | BodyArmor | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 13 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 191.209 | 47.069 | 0.688 | 5-Hour Energy / Bass Pro Shops | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 14 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 191.140 | 47.086 | 0.705 | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 190.913 | 47.142 | 0.761 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 16 | 162 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 190.900 | 47.145 | 0.764 | Beard Oil Distributing / South Poin… | Beard Oil Motorsports | Darren Shaw |
| 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 190.876 | 47.151 | 0.770 | FedEx Cares | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 18 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 190.868 | 47.153 | 0.772 | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 19 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 190.832 | 47.162 | 0.781 | GEICO Military | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 20 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 190.819 | 47.165 | 0.784 | Performance Plus | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 21 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 190.634 | 47.211 | 0.830 | Shriners Hospital For Children | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 22 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 190.565 | 47.228 | 0.847 | U.S. Air Force | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 23 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 190.396 | 47.270 | 0.889 | Monster Energy / Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 24 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 190.339 | 47.284 | 0.903 | Kroger ClickList | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 25 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 190.042 | 47.358 | 0.977 | Kleenex Wet Wipes | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 26 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 190.034 | 47.360 | 0.979 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 27 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 189.777 | 47.424 | 1.043 | DC Solar | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 28 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 189.649 | 47.456 | 1.075 | Thorne Wellness | Leavine Family Racing | Jon Leonard |
| 29 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 189.434 | 47.510 | 1.129 | buyatoyota.com | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 30 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 189.203 | 47.568 | 1.187 | Menards / Moen | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 31 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 188.336 | 47.787 | 1.406 | Zynga Poker | Go Fas Racing | Randy Cox |
| 32 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 188.001 | 47.872 | 1.491 | Unsponsored | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 33 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 187.371 | 48.033 | 1.652 | Caddy's Beach Bar Restaurants | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 34 | 7 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 187.324 | 48.045 | 1.664 | Nine Line Foundation | Premium Motorsports | Todd Parrott |
| 35 | 96 | DJ Kennington | Toyota | 186.312 | 48.306 | 1.925 | Lordco / Castrol / Spectra Premium | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 36 | 00 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 185.361 | 48.554 | 2.173 | Sparks Inc. | Starcom Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 37 | 99 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 185.033 | 48.640 | 2.259 | StarCom Fiber | Starcom Racing | Jonas Bell |
| 38 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Chevrolet | 184.976 | 48.655 | 2.274 | Dragonchain | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 39 | 51 | Ray Black II | Chevrolet | 183.146 | 49.141 | 2.760 | Unsponsored | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 40 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 182.730 | 49.253 | 2.872 | Steakhouse Elite | Bk Racing | Tony Furr |