| 2018 Gander Outdoors 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 30 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | Not Disclosed | Race Date: | Oct 7, 2018 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .265 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 18Min 2Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 122.404 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 39 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 31 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Chase Elliott C. Elliott | Driver: | Kyle Busch K. Busch | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #18 Toyota | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Alan Gustafson | Crew Chief: | Adam Stevens | Lincoln: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 11 of 404 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 2018 Gander Outdoors 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts | Running |  | 48 | 404 | 11 |
| 2 | 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Running |  | 38 | 404 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Running |  | 50 | 404 | 6 |
| 4 | 16 | 20 | Erik Jones | Craftsman | Running | | 33 | 404 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy / Haas Automation | Running | | 40 | 404 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Outdoors | Running | | 51 | 404 | 286 |
| 7 | 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | AAA | Running | | 30 | 404 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 41 | 404 | 21 |
| 9 | 21 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Fastenal | Running | | 28 | 404 | 7 |
| 10 | 19 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Arris | Running | | 27 | 404 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | PPG | Running | | 30 | 404 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank | Running | | 25 | 404 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Running | | 32 | 404 | 64 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Wurth | Running | | 29 | 404 | 8 |
| 15 | 3 | 78 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 5-hour Energy / Bass Pro Shops | Running | | 31 | 404 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 21 | Paul Menard | Menards / Tarkett | Running | | 21 | 403 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Waste Masters Solutions / 22 in 22 | Running | | 20 | 403 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | GEARWRENCH | Running | | 19 | 402 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Autoguard | Running | | 18 | 402 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Wyndham Rewards | Running | | 17 | 402 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 95 | Regan Smith | Dumont Jets | Running | | 16 | 401 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger Click List | Running | | 15 | 400 | 0 |
| 23 | 29 | 43 | Bubba Wallace (R) | World Wide Technology | Running | | 14 | 399 | 0 |
| 24 | 26 | 38 | David Ragan | MDS Transport | Running | | 13 | 399 | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Scott Products | Running | | 12 | 399 | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops | Running | | 11 | 399 | 0 |
| 27 | 31 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Can-Am / Wholey | Running | | 10 | 397 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Axalta | Accident | | 9 | 396 | 0 |
| 29 | 30 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO | Running | | 8 | 396 | 0 |
| 30 | 33 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Factor One Source | Running | | 7 | 394 | 0 |
| 31 | 37 | 96 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Xtreme Concepts / iK9 | Running | | 6 | 394 | 0 |
| 32 | 35 | 23 | J.J. Yeley (I) | Front Row Motorsports | Running | | 0 | 392 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 00 | Landon Cassill (I) | StarCom Fiber | Running | | 0 | 390 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 51 | B.J. McLeod (I) | Jacob Companies | Running | | 0 | 389 | 0 |
| 35 | 5 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Haas VF1/Rush Truck Centers | Accident | | 18 | 388 | 1 |
| 36 | 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's for Pros | Running | | 1 | 387 | 0 |
| 37 | 32 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Use Your Melon Drive Sober | Rear Gear | | 0 | 314 | 0 |
| 38 | 39 | 52 | Harrison Rhodes | The Medicine Shoppe | Brakes | | 1 | 308 | 0 |
| 39 | 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Ternio | Transmission | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
