Race Lineup
The official 2018 STP 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Martinsville Speedway.
STP 500
Sunday, March 25th, 2018
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 38
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: 01.146 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 13 Minutes 14 Seconds
- Average Speed: 81.663
- Cautions: 4 for 33 laps
- Lead Changes: 11
- Green Flag Passes: 966 (2.1 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5-Hour Energy / Bass Pro Shops | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | M&M's Caramel | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Reese / DrawTite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Menards / Libman | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Credit One Bank / DC Solar | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Jimmy John's | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Haas Automation Demo Day | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 11 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | American Ethanol | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 13 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Circle K | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 14 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | eBay Motors | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 15 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 16 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 17 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 19 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | STP | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 20 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 21 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 22 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bush's Beans | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 23 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 24 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | A&W All American Food | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 25 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kroger ClickList | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | First Data | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 27 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | AdvoCare | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 28 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 29 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Travis Mack |
| 30 | 51 | Harrison Rhodes | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Harry's | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 31 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Can-Am / Wholey | Go Fas Racing | Randy Cox |
| 32 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 33 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ChampionMachinery.com | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 34 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Earthwater | Bk Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 35 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Schluter Systems | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 36 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | VRX / Starcom Fiber | Starcom Racing | Tony Furr |
| 37 | 96 | DJ Kennington | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Gordon Brothers | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 38 | 55 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Adirondack Tree Surgeons | Premium Motorsports | Todd Parrott |