| 2018 AAA Texas 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 34 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | Not Disclosed | Race Date: | Nov 4, 2018 | Texas Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .447 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 21Min 27Sec. | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 Among / 7 Drivers | Average Speed: | 150.558 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 37 Laps | texasmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kevin Harvick K. Harvick | Driver: | Ryan Blaney R. Blaney | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #4 Ford | Car No.: | #12 Ford | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Stewart Haas Racing | Team: | Team Penske | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Rodney Childers | Crew Chief: | Jeremy Bullins | |||||
| Laps Led: | 177 of 337 | Pole Speed: | 200.505 MPH | |||||
| Official 2018 AAA Texas 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Mobil 1 | Running |  | 60 | 337 | 177 |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Accella / Carlisle | Running | | 51 | 337 | 40 |
| 3 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | AAA Insurance | Running | | 45 | 337 | 54 |
| 4 | 12 | 20 | Erik Jones | Sport Clips | Running |  | 45 | 337 | 0 |
| 5 | 22 | 42 | Kyle Larson | DC Solar | Running |  | 32 | 337 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Kelley Blue Book | Running | | 34 | 337 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | State Water Heaters | Running | | 42 | 337 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Spirals | Running | | 35 | 337 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 78 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / 5-hour Energy | Running | | 42 | 337 | 0 |
| 10 | 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Dow NORKOOL | Running | | 27 | 337 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Fastenal | Running | | 26 | 337 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Wurth | Running | | 32 | 337 | 50 |
| 13 | 11 | 21 | Paul Menard | Menards / Cardell | Running | | 27 | 337 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Axalta | Running | | 23 | 337 | 3 |
| 15 | 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's for Pros | Running | | 22 | 337 | 11 |
| 16 | 9 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Autoguard | Running | | 21 | 337 | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running | | 24 | 337 | 0 |
| 18 | 14 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Caterpillar Next Gen Excavator | Running | | 19 | 335 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Sherwin-Williams | Running | | 18 | 335 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger Click List | Running | | 17 | 335 | 0 |
| 21 | 15 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | AdvoCare Rehydrate | Running | | 16 | 335 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO Military | Running | | 15 | 335 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Clorox | Running | | 14 | 335 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 38 | David Ragan | Earthwater | Running | | 13 | 335 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 43 | Bubba Wallace (R) | NASCAR Racing Experience | Running | | 12 | 335 | 2 |
| 26 | 2 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Rush Truck Centers / Mobil Delvac 1 | Running | | 11 | 334 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 95 | Regan Smith | Procore | Running | | 10 | 332 | 0 |
| 28 | 19 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Arris | Running | | 11 | 332 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's / Luber Finer | Running | | 8 | 331 | 0 |
| 30 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office | Running | | 7 | 331 | 0 |
| 31 | 34 | 96 | Parker Kligerman (I) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Running | | 0 | 329 | 0 |
| 32 | 33 | 15 | Ross Chastain (I) | LowT Center | Running | | 0 | 326 | 0 |
| 33 | 38 | 7 | Reed Sorenson (I) | Sustainable Quarry Crypto Mining | Running | | 0 | 326 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 99 | Kyle Weatherman | StarCom Fiber | Running | | 3 | 323 | 0 |
| 35 | 32 | 00 | Landon Cassill (I) | Brookshire's | Running | | 0 | 321 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 23 | J.J. Yeley | Maximum Elevation Off-Road | Running | | 0 | 321 | 0 |
| 37 | 39 | 51 | Joey Gase | Jacob Companies / Donate Life Texas | Running | | 0 | 317 | 0 |
| 38 | 31 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Can-Am / Wholey | Accident | | 1 | 300 | 0 |
| 39 | 40 | 97 | David Starr | Obaika Racing | Running | | 0 | 287 | 0 |
| 40 | 37 | 72 | Corey Lajoie | Gas Monkey Garage | Running | | 1 | 269 | 0 |
