Race Lineup
The official 2018 Consumers Energy 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Michigan International Speedway.
Consumers Energy 400
Sunday, August 12th, 2018
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: 03.233 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 50 Minutes 51 Seconds
- Average Speed: 140.474
- Cautions: 8 for 37 laps
- Lead Changes: 15
- Green Flag Passes: 2,279 (14.0 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 202.794 | 35.504 | 0.000 | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 202.731 | 35.515 | 0.011 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 202.100 | 35.626 | 0.122 | Busch Light / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 4 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 201.805 | 35.678 | 0.174 | Doosan | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 201.748 | 35.688 | 0.184 | Dow WE Are Innovators | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 6 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 201.658 | 35.704 | 0.200 | Grainger | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 7 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 201.421 | 35.746 | 0.242 | 5-Hour Energy / Bass Pro Shops | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 201.309 | 35.766 | 0.262 | Menards / Knauf Insulation | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 201.230 | 35.780 | 0.276 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 10 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 201.185 | 35.788 | 0.284 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 11 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 200.524 | 35.906 | 0.402 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 12 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 200.033 | 35.994 | 0.490 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 13 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 200.842 | 35.849 | 0.345 | Fifth Third Bank | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 14 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 200.814 | 35.854 | 0.350 | Earn While You Learn / NewFordTech.… | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 15 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 200.574 | 35.897 | 0.393 | McDonald's / Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 16 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 200.267 | 35.952 | 0.448 | Haas 30 Years of the VF1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 17 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 200.072 | 35.987 | 0.483 | DC Solar | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 18 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 199.590 | 36.074 | 0.570 | Discount Tire | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 199.496 | 36.091 | 0.587 | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 20 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 199.231 | 36.139 | 0.635 | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 21 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 199.077 | 36.167 | 0.663 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 22 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 197.721 | 36.415 | 0.911 | Medallion Bank/Petty's Garage | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 23 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 197.596 | 36.438 | 0.934 | Slim Jim | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 24 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 197.439 | 36.467 | 0.963 | Louis Kemp Crab Delights | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 25 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 197.352 | 36.483 | 0.979 | Kroger Click List | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 26 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 197.298 | 36.493 | 0.989 | AdvoCare Rehydrate | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 197.298 | 36.493 | 0.989 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 28 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 197.287 | 36.495 | 0.991 | WRL General Contractors | Leavine Family Racing | Jon Leonard |
| 29 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 196.512 | 36.639 | 1.135 | Dockside Logistics | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 30 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 196.383 | 36.663 | 1.159 | Harvest Investments/Properties | Go Fas Racing | Randy Cox |
| 31 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 195.567 | 36.816 | 1.312 | Mane n Tail | Starcom Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 32 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Chevrolet | 193.533 | 37.203 | 1.699 | Schluter Systems | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 33 | 51 | BJ McLeod | Ford | 191.744 | 37.550 | 2.046 | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 34 | 99 | Gray Gaulding | Chevrolet | 190.446 | 37.806 | 2.302 | StarCom Fiber | Starcom Racing | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 35 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 189.663 | 37.962 | 2.458 | Solomon Plumbing Co | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 36 | 7 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 188.344 | 38.228 | 2.724 | Victory Lane Quick Oil Change | Premium Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 185.648 | 38.783 | 3.279 | Rewards.com | Motorsports Business Management | Robert Scott |
| 38 | 96 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Toyota | 184.054 | 39.119 | 3.615 | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 39 | 23 | Blake Jones | Toyota | 182.315 | 39.492 | 3.988 | XXX Moonshine | Bk Racing | Tony Furr |
| 40 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 35.504 | Stanley | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |