| 2018 Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | Not Disclosed | Race Date: | Sep 10, 2018 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .904 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 6Min 35Sec. | Speedway, Indiana | |
| Lead Changes: | 14 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 128.629 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 39 Laps | indianapolismotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Brad Keselowski B. Keselowski | Driver: | Kyle Busch K. Busch | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Ford | Car No.: | #18 Toyota | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Paul Wolfe | Crew Chief: | Adam Stevens | |||||
| Laps Led: | 9 of 160 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 2018 Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire | Running |  | 49 | 160 | 9 |
| 2 | 13 | 20 | Erik Jones | buyatoyota.com | Running |  | 44 | 160 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Running | | 42 | 160 | 37 |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's New 9-Grain Wheat Sub | Running | | 33 | 160 | 22 |
| 5 | 8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Mobil 1 / Rush Truck Centers | Running | | 42 | 160 | 37 |
| 6 | 4 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Running | | 46 | 160 | 19 |
| 7 | 21 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Cessna / McDonald's | Running |  | 30 | 160 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Caramel | Running | | 35 | 160 | 27 |
| 9 | 19 | 21 | Paul Menard | Menards / Dutch Boy | Running | | 31 | 160 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Grainger | Running | | 29 | 160 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | BodyArmor | Running | | 26 | 160 | 1 |
| 12 | 29 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Wyndham Rewards | Running | | 35 | 160 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Running | | 31 | 160 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank | Running | | 30 | 160 | 0 |
| 15 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 33 | 160 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's for Pros | Running | | 22 | 160 | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Race For Riley | Running | | 20 | 160 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Stanley | Running | | 24 | 160 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Liberty University | Running | | 21 | 160 | 3 |
| 20 | 27 | 95 | Regan Smith | WRL General Contractors | Running | | 17 | 160 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO | Running | | 16 | 160 | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Dow Molykote | Running | | 15 | 160 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Running | | 18 | 159 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 38 | David Ragan | MDS Transport | Running | | 13 | 159 | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Bush's Beans | Running | | 12 | 158 | 0 |
| 26 | 32 | 15 | Ross Chastain (I) | Low T Centers | Running | | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 27 | 33 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | ARK.io Blockchain Solutions | Running | | 10 | 158 | 0 |
| 28 | 38 | 7 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Running | | 9 | 158 | 0 |
| 29 | 35 | 23 | J.J. Yeley (I) | Front Row Motorsports | Running | | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 30 | 40 | 52 | B.J. McLeod (I) | Jacob Companies | Running | | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 31 | 34 | 00 | Landon Cassill (I) | StarCom Fiber | Accident | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 32 | 37 | 96 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | iK9 / Xtreme Concepts Inc. | Accident | | 5 | 150 | 0 |
| 33 | 15 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Axalta | Running | | 4 | 142 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | John Deere | Engine | | 3 | 136 | 0 |
| 35 | 39 | 66 | Timmy Hill (I) | Ternio | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Anest Iwata | Rear Gear | | 1 | 89 | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger Click List | Accident | | 1 | 66 | 0 |
| 38 | 28 | 43 | Bubba Wallace (R) | World Wide Technology | Accident | | 1 | 57 | 0 |
| 39 | 36 | 51 | David Starr | Jacob Companies | Accident | | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 40 | 3 | 78 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Auto-Owners Insurance | Brakes | | 1 | 41 | 0 |
