Race Lineup
The official 2018 Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard
Sunday, September 9th, 2018
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Margin of Victory: 0.904 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 6 Minutes 35 Seconds
- Average Speed: 128.629
- Cautions: 10 for 39 laps
- Lead Changes: 14
- Green Flag Passes: 2,195 (18.1 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | M&M's Caramel | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Jimmy John's New 9-Grain Wheat… | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 3 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Auto-Owners Insurance | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 4 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Discount Tire | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Mobil 1 / Rush Truck Centers | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | BODYARMOR | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | FedEx Possibilities | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 13 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | buyatoyota.com | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 15 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 16 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | John Deere | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 17 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Grainger | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Dow MOLYKOTE | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 19 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Menards / Dutch Boy | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 20 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | STANLEY | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 21 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Cessna / McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 22 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 23 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bush's Beans | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 24 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kroger Click List | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 25 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Race for Riley | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 27 | 95 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | WRL General Contractors | Leavine Family Racing | Jon Leonard |
| 28 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | World Wide Technology | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 29 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Wyndham Rewards | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 30 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 31 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Anest Iwata | Go Fas Racing | Randy Cox |
| 32 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Low T Centers | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 33 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ARK.io Blockchain Solutions | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 34 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | StarCom Fiber | Starcom Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 35 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Unsponsored | Bk Racing | Tony Furr |
| 36 | 51 | David Starr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 37 | 96 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Xtreme Concepts | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 38 | 7 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 39 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Ternio | Motorsports Business Management | Robert Scott |
| 40 | 52 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Geroge Church |