Race Lineup
The official 2018 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Daytona International Speedway.
Daytona 500
Sunday, February 18th, 2018
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Laps Actual: 207 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.260 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 26 Minutes 15 Seconds
- Average Speed: 150.545
- Cautions: 8 for 37 laps
- Lead Changes: 24
- Green Flag Passes: 6,267 (36.9 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Menards / Peak | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Shell / Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Jimmy John's | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 7 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Click n' Close | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 8 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | DeWalt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 9 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 10 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Rush Truck Centers / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 11 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 13 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | DOW | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 15 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Speedco | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 16 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Omnicraft Auto Parts | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 17 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 18 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | AdvoCare | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 20 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kroger ClickList | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 21 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kleenex | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 22 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 24 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops / 5-Hour Energy | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 25 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Beard Oil Distributing / South Poin… | Beard Oil Motorsports | Darren Shaw |
| 26 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Travis Mack |
| 27 | 00 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | StarCom Racing | Starcom Racing | Tony Furr |
| 28 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | GoDaddy | Premium Motorsports | Tony Eury Jr |
| 29 | 51 | Justin Marks | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | HARRY'S | Rick Ware Racing | Pat Tryson |
| 30 | 96 | DJ Kennington | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | LORDCO / CASTROL | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 31 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Discount Tire | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 32 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Schluter Systems | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 33 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 34 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Unsponsored | Bk Racing | |
| 35 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 36 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | The Hurrican Heist | Go Fas Racing | Gene Nead |
| 37 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 38 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 39 | 92 | David Gilliland | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Black's Tire Service | Rbr Enterprises | Michael Hester |
| 40 | 66 | Mark Thompson | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Phoenix Air Racing | Phoenix Air Racing | Mark Hillman |