Race Lineup
The official 2018 Federated Auto Parts 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Richmond Raceway.
Federated Auto Parts 400
Saturday, September 22nd, 2018
Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 400
- Margin of Victory: 0.777 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 54 Minutes 30 Seconds
- Average Speed: 103.152
- Cautions: 3 for 23 laps
- Lead Changes: 16
- Green Flag Passes: 1,647 (4.4 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 121.880 | 22.153 | 0.000 | Jimmy John's New 9-Grain Wheat… | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 121.847 | 22.159 | 0.006 | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 3 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 121.529 | 22.217 | 0.064 | Auto-Owners Insurance | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 121.397 | 22.241 | 0.088 | Menards / Richmond | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 5 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 121.256 | 22.267 | 0.114 | State Water Heaters / Haas Automati… | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 120.968 | 22.320 | 0.167 | Get Grilling America Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 120.849 | 22.342 | 0.189 | Reese / DrawTite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 8 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 120.849 | 22.342 | 0.189 | Craftsman | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 9 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 120.822 | 22.347 | 0.194 | DC Solar | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 10 | 51 | Cole Custer | Ford | 120.751 | 22.360 | 0.207 | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 120.590 | 22.390 | 0.237 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 121.447 | 22.232 | 0.079 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 13 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 121.425 | 22.236 | 0.083 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 14 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 121.397 | 22.241 | 0.088 | Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 15 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 121.152 | 22.286 | 0.133 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 16 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 121.093 | 22.297 | 0.144 | Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 17 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 120.979 | 22.318 | 0.165 | Performance Plus Motor Oil | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 18 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 120.903 | 22.332 | 0.179 | Hooters | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 19 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 120.784 | 22.354 | 0.201 | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 20 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 120.676 | 22.374 | 0.221 | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & … | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 120.332 | 22.438 | 0.285 | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 22 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 120.326 | 22.439 | 0.286 | Cheerios, Zero Hunger, Zero Waste | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 119.058 | 22.678 | 0.525 | Dockside Logistics | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 24 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 121.049 | 22.305 | 0.152 | Itsavvy | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 25 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 120.946 | 22.324 | 0.171 | World Wide Technology | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 120.816 | 22.348 | 0.195 | VORASURF | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 27 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 120.778 | 22.355 | 0.202 | Keen Parts / CorvetteParts.Net | Go Fas Racing | Randy Cox |
| 28 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 120.681 | 22.373 | 0.220 | Kroger Click List | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 29 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 120.498 | 22.407 | 0.254 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 30 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 120.450 | 22.416 | 0.263 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 31 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Chevrolet | 119.585 | 22.578 | 0.425 | ARK.io Blockchain Solutions | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 32 | 96 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Toyota | 119.464 | 22.601 | 0.448 | Xtreme Concepts / iK9 | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 33 | Gray Gaulding | 117.739 | 22.932 | 0.779 | |||||
| 34 | 23 | Alon Day | Toyota | 117.627 | 22.954 | 0.801 | Best Billy Sticks | Bk Racing | Tony Furr |
| 35 | 00 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 117.596 | 22.960 | 0.807 | Eternal Fan | Starcom Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 36 | 99 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 117.055 | 23.066 | 0.913 | StarCom Fiber | Starcom Racing | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 116.989 | 23.079 | 0.926 | Unsponsored | Motorsports Business Management | Robert Scott |
| 38 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 22.153 | Comcast | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 39 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 22.153 | The Pete Store | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 40 | 95 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 22.153 | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Jon Leonard |