| 2018 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | Not Disclosed | Race Date: | Apr 8, 2018 | Texas Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .300 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 32Min 7Sec. | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 141.714 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 48 Laps | texasmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kyle Busch K. Busch | Driver: | Kurt Busch K. Busch | Toyota: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #18 Toyota | Car No.: | #41 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Adam Stevens | Crew Chief: | Billy Scott | |||||
| Laps Led: | 116 of 334 | Pole Speed: | 197.368 MPH | |||||
| Official 2018 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 59 | 334 | 116 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light | Running |  | 45 | 334 | 87 |
| 3 | 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | CESSNA | Running |  | 38 | 334 | 0 |
| 4 | 21 | 20 | Erik Jones | Reser's | Running | | 41 | 334 | 64 |
| 5 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards / Richmond The Water Heater Experts | Running | | 32 | 334 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Running | | 46 | 334 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Running | | 47 | 334 | 40 |
| 8 | 15 | 43 | Bubba Wallace (R) | Click n' Close | Running | | 29 | 334 | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Mobil 1 / Rush Truck Centers | Running | | 39 | 334 | 0 |
| 10 | 33 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Liberty University | Running | | 27 | 334 | 1 |
| 11 | 20 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 33 | 333 | 4 |
| 12 | 13 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Performance Plus | Running | | 25 | 333 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO | Running | | 24 | 332 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops | Running | | 23 | 332 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Bushs Beans | Running | | 22 | 331 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Can-Am / Wholey | Running | | 21 | 329 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Procore | Running | | 20 | 328 | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | 15 | Ross Chastain (I) | LowT Center | Running | | 0 | 325 | 0 |
| 19 | 34 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Rinnai | Running | | 18 | 324 | 0 |
| 20 | 32 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Earthwater | Running | | 17 | 322 | 0 |
| 21 | 35 | 00 | Landon Cassill | USFRA.ORG | Running | | 16 | 321 | 0 |
| 22 | 36 | 51 | Harrison Rhodes | Rick Ware Racing | Running | | 15 | 319 | 0 |
| 23 | 29 | 38 | David Ragan | 1000Bulbs.Com | Running | | 14 | 317 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger Click List | Engine | | 13 | 316 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | SunnyD | Suspension | | 15 | 315 | 10 |
| 26 | 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Symbicort | Running | | 11 | 304 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Grainger | Accident | | 10 | 303 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Nationwide | Running | | 9 | 294 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Stanley 'Racing for a Miracle' | Running | | 8 | 290 | 0 |
| 30 | 19 | 21 | Paul Menard | Quick Lane Auto & Tire Center | Accident | | 7 | 215 | 0 |
| 31 | 37 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Overheating | | 6 | 209 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Accident | | 6 | 178 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Accident | | 11 | 178 | 0 |
| 34 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office | Accident | | 5 | 177 | 12 |
| 35 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's for Pros | Accident | | 2 | 175 | 0 |
| 36 | 10 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank | Accident | | 7 | 126 | 0 |
| 37 | 6 | 78 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / 5-hour Energy | Accident | | 1 | 80 | 0 |
