| 2018 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | Not Disclosed | Race Date: | Feb 18, 2018 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .260 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 26Min 15Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 24 Among / 14 Drivers | Average Speed: | 150.545 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 37 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Austin Dillon A. Dillon | Driver: | Alex Bowman A. Bowman | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Justin Alexander | Crew Chief: | Greg Ives | |||||
| Laps Led: | 1 of 207 | Pole Speed: | 195.644 MPH | |||||
| Official 2018 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Dow | Running |  | 42 | 207 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | 43 | Bubba Wallace (R) | Click n' Close | Running | | 39 | 207 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Running |  | 35 | 207 | 22 |
| 4 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Running |  | 41 | 207 | 3 |
| 5 | 21 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Kleenex | Running | | 32 | 207 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | 21 | Paul Menard | Omnicraft Auto Parts / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Cent | Running | | 42 | 207 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards / Peak | Running | | 48 | 207 | 118 |
| 8 | 13 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's | Running | | 29 | 207 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops | Running | | 39 | 207 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger Click List | Running | | 27 | 207 | 1 |
| 11 | 37 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Running | | 33 | 206 | 1 |
| 12 | 29 | 51 | Justin Marks (I) | Harry's | Running | | 0 | 206 | 1 |
| 13 | 18 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | AdvoCare | Running | | 28 | 206 | 0 |
| 14 | 39 | 92 | David Gilliland (I) | RBR Enterprise | Running | | 0 | 206 | 0 |
| 15 | 10 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Rush Truck Centers / Mobil 1 | Running | | 22 | 206 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's / Cessna | Running | | 21 | 205 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Nationwide | Running | | 29 | 205 | 13 |
| 18 | 24 | 78 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / 5-hour Energy | Running | | 30 | 205 | 4 |
| 19 | 38 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank | Running | | 18 | 204 | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | BK Racing | Running | | 17 | 204 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 00 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | VRX Simulators | Running | | 16 | 204 | 0 |
| 22 | 40 | 66 | Mark Thompson | Phoenix Air Racing | Running | | 15 | 203 | 0 |
| 23 | 33 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Axalta | Running | | 14 | 203 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 96 | D.J. Kennington | Lordco / Castrol | Running | | 13 | 201 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running | | 12 | 200 | 0 |
| 26 | 11 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Accident | | 21 | 198 | 16 |
| 27 | 36 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | The Hurricane Heist | Accident | | 10 | 198 | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Beard Motorsports | Accident | | 9 | 198 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Fastenal | Accident | | 15 | 197 | 11 |
| 30 | 15 | 38 | David Ragan | Speedco | Accident | | 7 | 107 | 0 |
| 31 | 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's | Accident | | 10 | 105 | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire | Accident | | 5 | 102 | 0 |
| 33 | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts | Accident | | 7 | 101 | 4 |
| 34 | 26 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Procore | Accident | | 3 | 101 | 0 |
| 35 | 28 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy | Accident | | 2 | 101 | 0 |
| 36 | 8 | 20 | Erik Jones | DeWalt | Accident | | 1 | 59 | 11 |
| 37 | 17 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Arris | Accident | | 1 | 59 | 0 |
| 38 | 35 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's for Pros | Accident | | 1 | 59 | 0 |
| 39 | 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO | Accident | | 1 | 59 | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Schluter Systems | Engine | | 1 | 8 | 0 |
