Results
The 2018 GEICO 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.
GEICO 500
Sunday, April 29th, 2018
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Margin of Victory: 0.127 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 16 Minutes 46 Seconds
- Average Speed: 152.489
- Cautions: 6 for 29 laps
- Lead Changes: 25
- Green Flag Passes: 6,932 (43.6 passes per green flag lap)
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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| 34 | 28 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | 165 | 2 | 0 | crash |
| 7 | 40 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 30 | 30 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 33 | 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 14 | 4 | 165 | 21 | 0 | crash |
| 31 | 8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 6 | 6 | 165 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 6 | 12 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 36 | 31 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 28 | 23 | 188 | 11 | 0 | running |
| 28 | 27 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 174 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 30 | 25 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 1 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 58 | 40 | 188 | 70 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 26 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 188 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 42 | 33 | 188 | 12 | 0 | running |
| 2 | 2 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 38 | 35 | 188 | 5 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 32 | 24 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 26 | 3 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 19 | 11 | 184 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 32 | 20 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 5 | 5 | 165 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 30 | 13 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 23 | 7 | 165 | 8 | 0 | crash |
| 37 | 38 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 79 | 0 | 0 | suspension |
| 9 | 18 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 28 | 28 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 22 | 30 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 188 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 38 | 21 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 1 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 35 | 24 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 165 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 21 | 36 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 16 | 16 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 7 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 41 | 32 | 188 | 4 | 0 | running |
| 36 | 39 | 51 | Timmy Hill | Ford | 1 | 1 | 151 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 40 | 22 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 8 | 11 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 29 | 29 | 188 | 26 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 23 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 31 | 19 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 27 | 34 | 00 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 178 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 15 | 29 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 34 | 34 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 33 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 18 | 18 | 188 | 6 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 25 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 26 | 26 | 188 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 39 | 6 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 1 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | crash |
| 24 | 37 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 13 | 13 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 31 | 96 | DJ Kennington | Toyota | 17 | 17 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 14 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 27 | 27 | 188 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 25 | 35 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 186 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 15 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 188 | 5 | 0 | running |
| 29 | 17 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 10 | 8 | 165 | 14 | 0 | crash |
| 23 | 32 | 92 | Timothy Peters | Ford | 14 | 14 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.