| 2018 1000Bulbs.com 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 31 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | Not Disclosed | Race Date: | Oct 14, 2018 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .105 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 20Min 24Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 Among / 11 Drivers | Average Speed: | 153.707 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 32 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Aric Almirola A. Almirola | Driver: | Kurt Busch K. Busch | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #10 Ford | Car No.: | #41 Ford | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Stewart Haas Racing | Team: | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Johnny Klausmeier | Crew Chief: | Billy Scott | |||||
| Laps Led: | 1 of 193 | Pole Speed: | 195.804 MPH | |||||
| Official 2018 1000Bulbs.com 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Bacon for Life | Running |  | 54 | 193 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Cummins / Rush Truck Centers | Running | | 53 | 193 | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | SunnyD | Running | | 34 | 193 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Running |  | 42 | 193 | 0 |
| 5 | 20 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Running | | 40 | 193 | 0 |
| 6 | 23 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger Click List | Running |  | 31 | 193 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's for Pros | Running | | 30 | 193 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 20 | Erik Jones | Craftsman | Running | | 29 | 193 | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | 21 | Paul Menard | Menards / Dutch Boy | Running | | 28 | 193 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | 95 | Regan Smith | Procore | Running | | 27 | 193 | 0 |
| 11 | 34 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank | Running | | 26 | 193 | 0 |
| 12 | 28 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan (I) | Beard Oil Dist / South Point Hotel & Casino | Running | | 0 | 193 | 1 |
| 13 | 24 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | AdvoCare Rehydrate | Running | | 24 | 193 | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy / Haas Automation | Running | | 41 | 193 | 108 |
| 15 | 29 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO | Running | | 23 | 193 | 0 |
| 16 | 13 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Stanley | Running | | 21 | 193 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | American Ethanol e15 | Running | | 23 | 193 | 0 |
| 18 | 37 | 00 | Joey Gase (I) | PFK Foundation | Running | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | 43 | Bubba Wallace (R) | Medallion Bank / Petty's Garage | Running | | 18 | 193 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hertz | Running | | 17 | 193 | 5 |
| 21 | 26 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Bush's Chili Beans | Running | | 16 | 193 | 0 |
| 22 | 38 | 99 | Landon Cassill (I) | StarCom Fiber | Running | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | 78 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / 5-hour Energy | Running | | 14 | 193 | 0 |
| 24 | 36 | 15 | Ross Chastain (I) | Xchange of America - Solomon Plumbing | Running | | 0 | 193 | 1 |
| 25 | 22 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Liberty National | Running | | 12 | 193 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running | | 15 | 193 | 1 |
| 27 | 18 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running | | 11 | 193 | 21 |
| 28 | 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's | Running | | 27 | 193 | 46 |
| 29 | 19 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | REV | Running | | 18 | 193 | 6 |
| 30 | 27 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Dude Wipes | Running | | 7 | 192 | 2 |
| 31 | 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA NightVision Lamps | Running | | 10 | 192 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Winn Dixie | Running | | 5 | 191 | 0 |
| 33 | 7 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Nationwide | Running | | 6 | 191 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | 7 | D.J. Kennington (I) | WILRIDE Transportation | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 35 | 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | GEARWRENCH | Running | | 2 | 186 | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 23 | J.J. Yeley | Steakhouse Elite | Accident | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 37 | 35 | 96 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | iK9 / Xtreme Concepts | Running | | 1 | 185 | 0 |
| 38 | 39 | 51 | Cody Ware | Jacob Companies | Running | | 1 | 185 | 0 |
| 39 | 16 | 38 | David Ragan | 1000Bulbs.Com | Running | | 1 | 173 | 0 |
| 40 | 14 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Speedco / Rotella | Running | | 1 | 155 | 0 |
