Race Lineup
The official 2018 1000Bulbs.com 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.
1000Bulbs.com 500
Sunday, October 14th, 2018
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Laps Actual: 193 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.105 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 20 Minutes 24 Seconds
- Average Speed: 153.707
- Cautions: 8 for 32 laps
- Lead Changes: 15
- Green Flag Passes: 6,362 (39.5 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 195.804 | 48.906 | 0.000 | Monster Energy / Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 2 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 195.301 | 49.032 | 0.126 | Cummins / Rush Truck Centers | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 195.186 | 49.061 | 0.155 | Jimmy John's | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 194.571 | 49.216 | 0.310 | Smithfield Bacon for Life | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 194.397 | 49.260 | 0.354 | NAPA Nightvision Lamps | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 194.172 | 49.317 | 0.411 | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 7 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 193.768 | 49.420 | 0.514 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 8 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 193.768 | 49.420 | 0.514 | Hertz | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 193.693 | 49.439 | 0.533 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 193.380 | 49.519 | 0.613 | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 11 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 192.928 | 49.635 | 0.729 | Bass Pro Shops / 5-hour Energy | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 12 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 192.827 | 49.661 | 0.755 | SunnyD | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 13 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 192.564 | 49.729 | 0.823 | Stanley | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 14 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 192.509 | 49.743 | 0.837 | Speedco / Rotella | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 15 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 192.162 | 49.833 | 0.927 | Craftsman | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 16 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 191.996 | 49.876 | 0.970 | 1000Bulbs.com | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 17 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 191.935 | 49.892 | 0.986 | Medallion Bank / Petty's Garag… | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 18 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 191.900 | 49.901 | 0.995 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 19 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 191.731 | 49.945 | 1.039 | REV | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 20 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 191.386 | 50.035 | 1.129 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 191.195 | 50.085 | 1.179 | American Ethanol e15 | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 22 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 191.172 | 50.091 | 1.185 | Liberty Nationalo | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 23 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 190.985 | 50.140 | 1.234 | Kroger Click List | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 24 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 190.981 | 50.141 | 1.235 | AdvoCare Rehydrate | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 25 | 95 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 190.662 | 50.225 | 1.319 | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Jon Leonard |
| 26 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 190.651 | 50.228 | 1.322 | Bush's Chili Beans | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 27 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 189.940 | 50.416 | 1.510 | Dude Wipes | Go Fas Racing | Randy Cox |
| 28 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 189.706 | 50.478 | 1.572 | Beard Oil Distributing / South Poin… | Beard Oil Motorsports | Darren Shaw |
| 29 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 189.699 | 50.480 | 1.574 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 30 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 189.658 | 50.491 | 1.585 | Menards / Dutch Boy | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 189.500 | 50.533 | 1.627 | Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 32 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 189.380 | 50.565 | 1.659 | Steakhouse Elite | Bk Racing | Tony Furr |
| 33 | 7 | DJ Kennington | Chevrolet | 189.234 | 50.604 | 1.698 | WILRIDE Transportation | Premium Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 34 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 188.731 | 50.739 | 1.833 | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 35 | 96 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Toyota | 188.367 | 50.837 | 1.931 | Xtreme Concepts / iK9 | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 36 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 186.969 | 51.217 | 2.311 | Xchange of American / Solomon Plumb… | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 37 | 00 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 186.696 | 51.292 | 2.386 | PFK Foundation | Starcom Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 38 | 99 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 186.627 | 51.311 | 2.405 | StarCom Fiber | Starcom Racing | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 39 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Chevrolet | 184.733 | 51.837 | 2.931 | Winn Dixie | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 40 | 51 | Cody Ware | Ford | 183.136 | 52.289 | 3.383 | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |