Race Lineup
The official 2018 Ticket Guardian 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Phoenix Raceway.
Ticket Guardian 500
Sunday, March 11th, 2018
Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, AZ
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- Drivers Entered: 37
- Laps Scheduled: 312
- Margin of Victory: 0.774 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 53 Minutes 13 Seconds
- Average Speed: 108.073
- Cautions: 6 for 36 laps
- Lead Changes: 15
- Green Flag Passes: 1,810 (6.6 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 | 136.945 | 26.288 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops / 5-Hour Energy | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 136.643 | 26.346 | 0.058 | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 136.126 | 26.446 | 0.158 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 4 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 136.080 | 26.455 | 0.167 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 135.947 | 26.481 | 0.193 | Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 135.900 | 26.490 | 0.202 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 135.870 | 26.496 | 0.208 | Skittle Sweet Heat | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 8 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 135.864 | 26.497 | 0.209 | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 9 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 135.829 | 26.504 | 0.216 | Sport Clips | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 135.522 | 26.564 | 0.276 | Jimmy John's | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 11 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 134.791 | 26.708 | 0.420 | AXALTA | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 134.776 | 26.711 | 0.423 | Devilbiss | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 13 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 135.262 | 26.615 | 0.327 | Grainger | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 14 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 135.181 | 26.631 | 0.343 | Menards / Dutch Boy | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 15 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 135.074 | 26.652 | 0.364 | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 16 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 135.014 | 26.664 | 0.376 | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 135.008 | 26.665 | 0.377 | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 134.998 | 26.667 | 0.379 | Dow | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 19 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 134.700 | 26.726 | 0.438 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 20 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 134.283 | 26.809 | 0.521 | Kroger ClickList | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 21 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 134.238 | 26.818 | 0.530 | AdvoCare | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 22 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 134.078 | 26.850 | 0.562 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 23 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 133.764 | 26.913 | 0.625 | Mobile 1 / Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 24 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 133.566 | 26.953 | 0.665 | Scott Towels | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 25 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 133.274 | 27.012 | 0.724 | Alliance Truck Parts | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 26 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 133.215 | 27.024 | 0.736 | WRL Contractors | Leavine Family Racing | Travis Mack |
| 27 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 133.052 | 27.057 | 0.769 | Click n' Close | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 28 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 133.013 | 27.065 | 0.777 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 29 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 132.920 | 27.084 | 0.796 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 30 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 132.597 | 27.150 | 0.862 | Can-Am / Wholey | Go Fas Racing | Randy Cox |
| 31 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 131.844 | 27.305 | 1.017 | K-LOVE Radio | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 32 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 130.709 | 27.542 | 1.254 | Earthwater | Bk Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 33 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Chevrolet | 130.378 | 27.612 | 1.324 | Schluter-Systems | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 34 | 96 | DJ Kennington | Toyota | 129.697 | 27.757 | 1.469 | Northern Provincial Pipelines | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 35 | 51 | Timmy Hill | Chevrolet | 128.889 | 27.931 | 1.643 | RWR | Rick Ware Racing | Pat Tryson |
| 36 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 128.553 | 28.004 | 1.716 | LowTCenter | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 37 | 00 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 26.288 | VRX Simulators | Starcom Racing | Tony Furr |