Race Lineup
The official 2018 KC Masterpiece 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Kansas Speedway.
KC Masterpiece 400
Saturday, May 12th, 2018
Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
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- Drivers Entered: 38
- Laps Scheduled: 267
- Margin of Victory: 0.390 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 53 Minutes 38 Seconds
- Average Speed: 128.395
- Cautions: 6 for 31 laps
- Lead Changes: 13
- Green Flag Passes: 1,676 (7.1 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 188.811 | 28.600 | 0.000 | Busch Light | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 187.826 | 28.750 | 0.150 | REV Group | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 187.552 | 28.792 | 0.192 | M&M's Caramel | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 187.428 | 28.811 | 0.211 | Smithfield Prime | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 186.748 | 28.916 | 0.316 | Alliance Truck Parts | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 186.445 | 28.963 | 0.363 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 7 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 186.200 | 29.001 | 0.401 | 5-Hour Energy / Bass Pro Shops | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 8 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 186.194 | 29.002 | 0.402 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 185.899 | 29.048 | 0.448 | AAA | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 10 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 185.695 | 29.080 | 0.480 | Breyers 2 in 1 | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 11 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 185.471 | 29.115 | 0.515 | Menards / Atlas | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 12 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 185.128 | 29.169 | 0.569 | Reser's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 13 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 185.880 | 29.051 | 0.451 | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 14 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 185.631 | 29.090 | 0.490 | Stanley | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 15 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 185.605 | 29.094 | 0.494 | Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 16 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 185.561 | 29.101 | 0.501 | SunnyD | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 17 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 185.103 | 29.173 | 0.573 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 18 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 184.420 | 29.281 | 0.681 | Kroger ClickList | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 19 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 184.231 | 29.311 | 0.711 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 20 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 184.168 | 29.321 | 0.721 | MDS Trucking | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 21 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 183.880 | 29.367 | 0.767 | World Wide Technology | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 22 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 28.600 | Clover | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 28.600 | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 28.600 | Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 25 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 184.843 | 29.214 | 0.614 | Symbicort | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 26 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 182.692 | 29.558 | 0.958 | Twisted Tea | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 27 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Chevrolet | 180.343 | 29.943 | 1.343 | Schluter-Systems | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 28 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 179.814 | 30.031 | 1.431 | LowT Center | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 29 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 179.790 | 30.035 | 1.435 | BK Racing | Bk Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 30 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 178.921 | 30.181 | 1.581 | Harrah's North Kansas City | Premium Motorsports | Todd Parrott |
| 31 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 178.713 | 30.216 | 1.616 | VRX Simulators | Starcom Racing | Tony Furr |
| 32 | 51 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 176.338 | 30.623 | 2.023 | Haas Automation | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 33 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 28.600 | Haas 30 Years of the VF1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 34 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 28.600 | Tommy Williams Drywall | Leavine Family Racing | Travis Mack |
| 35 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 28.600 | Wyndham Rewards | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 36 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 28.600 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 37 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 28.600 | Can-Am / Wholey | Go Fas Racing | Randy Cox |
| 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 28.600 | CrashClaimsR.us | Motorsports Business Management | Mike Hillman Sr |