Race Lineup
The official 2018 Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Kansas Speedway.
Hollywood Casino 400
Sunday, October 21st, 2018
Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 267
- Margin of Victory: 0.903 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 38 Minutes 2 Seconds
- Average Speed: 152.713
- Cautions: 3 for 17 laps
- Lead Changes: 11
- Green Flag Passes: 2,714 (10.9 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 191.646 | 28.177 | 0.000 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 191.178 | 28.246 | 0.069 | Busch Light | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 190.968 | 28.277 | 0.100 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 190.934 | 28.282 | 0.105 | Menards / Wrangler Riggs Workwear | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 190.725 | 28.313 | 0.136 | Discount Tire | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 6 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 190.570 | 28.336 | 0.159 | Craftsman | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 190.543 | 28.340 | 0.163 | M&M's Halloween | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 8 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 190.449 | 28.354 | 0.177 | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 190.027 | 28.417 | 0.240 | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 10 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 189.994 | 28.422 | 0.245 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 11 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 189.593 | 28.482 | 0.305 | Haas Automation / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 12 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 189.387 | 28.513 | 0.336 | Bass Pro Shops / 5-hour Energy | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 13 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 190.027 | 28.417 | 0.240 | Mountain Dew | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 14 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 189.980 | 28.424 | 0.247 | Dekalb | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 15 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 189.787 | 28.453 | 0.276 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 16 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 189.747 | 28.459 | 0.282 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 17 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 189.733 | 28.461 | 0.284 | Unifirst | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 18 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 189.122 | 28.553 | 0.376 | Menards / NIBCO | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 19 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 189.095 | 28.557 | 0.380 | AdvoCare Rehydrate | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 188.818 | 28.599 | 0.422 | McDonald's Trick. Treat. Win! | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 21 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 188.818 | 28.599 | 0.422 | Bush's Chili Beans | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 188.627 | 28.628 | 0.451 | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 188.547 | 28.640 | 0.463 | Dow | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 24 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 187.891 | 28.740 | 0.563 | Coburn Supply Company | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 25 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 187.715 | 28.767 | 0.590 | Kroger Click List | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 26 | 95 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 187.467 | 28.805 | 0.628 | Williams Drywall | Leavine Family Racing | Jon Leonard |
| 27 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 187.162 | 28.852 | 0.675 | McDonald's Trick. Treat. Win! | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 28 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 187.136 | 28.856 | 0.679 | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 29 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 186.554 | 28.946 | 0.769 | Transportation Impact | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 30 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 186.079 | 29.020 | 0.843 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 31 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 185.612 | 29.093 | 0.916 | Can-Am / Wholey | Go Fas Racing | Randy Cox |
| 32 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 183.993 | 29.349 | 1.172 | DurkinTactical.com | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 33 | 96 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Toyota | 183.250 | 29.468 | 1.291 | Xtreme Concepts / iK9 | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 34 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Chevrolet | 183.138 | 29.486 | 1.309 | Dragonchain | Tristar Motorsports | Wally Rogers |
| 35 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 182.278 | 29.625 | 1.448 | Share Foundation | Starcom Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 36 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 181.184 | 29.804 | 1.627 | BK Racing | Bk Racing | Tony Furr |
| 37 | 99 | Kyle Weatherman | Chevrolet | 180.650 | 29.892 | 1.715 | StarCom Fiber | Starcom Racing | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 38 | 51 | BJ McLeod | Ford | 178.141 | 30.313 | 2.136 | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 39 | 7 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 177.889 | 30.356 | 2.179 | Harrah's North Kansas City | Premium Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 40 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 177.708 | 30.387 | 2.210 | Ternio | Motorsports Business Management | Robert Scott |