Results
The 2018 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Bristol Motor Speedway race.
Food City 500
Sunday, April 15th, 2018
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: 0.628 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 26 Minutes 25 Seconds
- Average Speed: 77.465
- Cautions: 13 for 114 laps
- Lead Changes: 18
- Green Flag Passes: 1,739 (4.5 passes per green flag lap)
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 18 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 27 | 20 | 499 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 19 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 34 | 31 | 500 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 34 | 14 | 495 | 67 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 14 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 37 | 29 | 500 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 23 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 25 | 25 | 500 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 30 | 23 | 499 | 4 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 18 | 18 | 498 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 46 | 34 | 500 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 28 | 28 | 500 | 1 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 15 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | 236 | 0 | 0 | Steering |
| 7 | 39 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 33 | 30 | 500 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 2 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 17 | 15 | 496 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 49 | 40 | 500 | 117 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 26 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 7 | 7 | 458 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 38 | 9 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 13 | 7 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 24 | 24 | 499 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 36 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 5 | 5 | 342 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 10 | 30 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 36 | 27 | 500 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 29 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 498 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 33 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 13 | 13 | 495 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 24 | 22 | 499 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 39 | 33 | 500 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 6 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 47 | 35 | 500 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 36 | 32 | 500 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 2 | 2 | 117 | 100 | 0 | Accident |
| 25 | 34 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 494 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 32 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 475 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 473 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 24 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 16 | 16 | 497 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 22 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 116 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 26 | 13 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 16 | 11 | 494 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 28 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 6 | 6 | 448 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 35 | 96 | DJ Kennington | Toyota | 10 | 10 | 482 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 12 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 26 | 26 | 500 | 5 | 0 | Running |
| 39 | 27 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 16 | 20 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 22 | 21 | 499 | 6 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 11 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 498 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 37 | 51 | Harrison Rhodes | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 115 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 33 | 38 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Toyota | 4 | 4 | 335 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.