Race Lineup
The official 2018 First Data 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Martinsville Speedway.
First Data 500
Sunday, October 28th, 2018
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: 0.107 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 29 Minutes 32 Seconds
- Average Speed: 75.310
- Cautions: 8 for 68 laps
- Lead Changes: 11
- Green Flag Passes: 1,296 (3.0 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 96.254 | 19.673 | 0.000 | M&M's Halloween | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 2 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 96.122 | 19.700 | 0.027 | Rush Truck Centers | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 96.112 | 19.702 | 0.029 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 96.093 | 19.706 | 0.033 | Menards / Moen | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 96.058 | 19.713 | 0.040 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 6 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 95.883 | 19.749 | 0.076 | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 95.781 | 19.770 | 0.097 | Thomas Built Buses | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 8 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 95.704 | 19.786 | 0.113 | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 9 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 95.607 | 19.806 | 0.133 | First Data / Clover | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 95.516 | 19.825 | 0.152 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 11 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 95.266 | 19.877 | 0.204 | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 12 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 95.530 | 19.822 | 0.149 | Busch Beer | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 13 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 95.444 | 19.840 | 0.167 | Bush's Chili Beans | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 14 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 95.434 | 19.842 | 0.169 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 15 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 95.352 | 19.859 | 0.186 | Kroger Click List | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 16 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 95.323 | 19.865 | 0.192 | EZ GO | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 95.208 | 19.889 | 0.216 | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 18 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 95.184 | 19.894 | 0.221 | Fifth Third Bank | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 19 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 95.146 | 19.902 | 0.229 | SunEnergy1 | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 20 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 95.084 | 19.915 | 0.242 | Dockside Logistics | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 21 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 95.027 | 19.927 | 0.254 | DeWalt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 22 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 95.165 | 19.898 | 0.225 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 95.132 | 19.905 | 0.232 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 24 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 95.094 | 19.913 | 0.240 | Wyndham Rewards | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 25 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 95.079 | 19.916 | 0.243 | Dow | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 26 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 95.070 | 19.918 | 0.245 | CorvetteParts.net | Go Fas Racing | Randy Cox |
| 27 | 95 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 94.960 | 19.941 | 0.268 | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Jon Leonard |
| 28 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 94.411 | 20.057 | 0.384 | MOEN | Tristar Motorsports | Wally Rogers |
| 29 | 96 | DJ Kennington | Toyota | 93.919 | 20.162 | 0.489 | Xtreme Concepts / iK9 | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 30 | 00 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 93.088 | 20.342 | 0.669 | Donate Life | Starcom Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 31 | 7 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | 92.497 | 20.472 | 0.799 | Virginia Lottery | Premium Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 32 | 99 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 19.673 | StarCom Fiber | Starcom Racing | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 33 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 19.673 | Bass Pro Shops / 5-hour Energy | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 34 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 19.673 | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 35 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 19.673 | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & … | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 36 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 19.673 | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 37 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 19.673 | Pioneer Records Management | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 38 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 19.673 | Adirondack Tree Surgeons | Bk Racing | Tony Furr |
| 39 | 51 | Jeb Burton | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 19.673 | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 40 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 19.673 | Unsponsored | Motorsports Business Management | Michael Groves |