| 2018 Food City 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | Not Disclosed | Race Date: | Apr 16, 2018 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .628 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 26Min 25Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 77.465 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 39 | No. of Cautions: | 13 For 114 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kyle Busch K. Busch | Driver: | Kyle Busch K. Busch | Toyota: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #18 Toyota | Car No.: | #18 Toyota | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Adam Stevens | Crew Chief: | Adam Stevens | |||||
| Laps Led: | 117 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 128.822 MPH | |||||
| Official 2018 Food City 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Skittles | Running |  | 49 | 500 | 117 |
| 2 | 6 | 42 | Kyle Larson | McDonald's | Running |  | 47 | 500 | 200 |
| 3 | 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's for Pros | Running | | 46 | 500 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | SunnyD | Running |  | 39 | 500 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Nationwide | Running | | 36 | 500 | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Running | | 34 | 500 | 0 |
| 7 | 39 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Beer | Running | | 33 | 500 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Haas Automation Demo Day | Running | | 37 | 500 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | AutoTrader | Running | | 28 | 500 | 1 |
| 10 | 30 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's | Running | | 36 | 500 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Arris | Running | | 26 | 500 | 5 |
| 12 | 23 | 38 | David Ragan | The Pete Store | Running | | 25 | 500 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | 21 | Paul Menard | Menards / Dutch Boy | Running | | 24 | 499 | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight | Running | | 30 | 499 | 4 |
| 15 | 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Realtree | Running | | 24 | 499 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 43 | Bubba Wallace (R) | STP | Running | | 22 | 499 | 6 |
| 17 | 18 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger Click List | Running | | 27 | 499 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Axalta | Running | | 19 | 498 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | CESSNA | Running | | 18 | 498 | 0 |
| 20 | 29 | 00 | Landon Cassill | TW CABLE | Running | | 17 | 498 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Keen Parts / CorvetteParts.Net | Running | | 16 | 497 | 0 |
| 22 | 2 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Running | | 17 | 496 | 0 |
| 23 | 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire | Running | | 34 | 495 | 67 |
| 24 | 33 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | AdvoCare | Running | | 13 | 495 | 0 |
| 25 | 34 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | TriStar Motorsports | Running | | 12 | 494 | 0 |
| 26 | 13 | 20 | Erik Jones | DeWalt | Running | | 16 | 494 | 0 |
| 27 | 35 | 96 | D.J. Kennington | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Running | | 10 | 482 | 0 |
| 28 | 32 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO | Running | | 9 | 475 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Mountain Dew Baja Blast | Running | | 8 | 473 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 78 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Auto-Owners Insurance | Accident | | 7 | 458 | 0 |
| 31 | 28 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Earthwater | Running | | 6 | 448 | 0 |
| 32 | 36 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | VIPRacingExperience.com | Accident | | 5 | 342 | 0 |
| 33 | 38 | 66 | Chad Finchum (I) | Concrete North / Smithbilt Homes | Accident | | 0 | 335 | 0 |
| 34 | 15 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | WRL General Contractors | Steering | | 3 | 236 | 0 |
| 35 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | REV | Accident | | 2 | 117 | 100 |
| 36 | 22 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Bushs Beans | Accident | | 1 | 116 | 0 |
| 37 | 37 | 51 | Harrison Rhodes | Industrial Construction Experts, Inc | Accident | | 1 | 115 | 0 |
| 38 | 9 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops | Accident | | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 39 | 27 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Low T Centers | Accident | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
