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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race number 3 of 36
Sunday, March 4, 2018 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles)

Time of race: 2:49:31 Average speed: 141.756 mph Pole speed: 191.489 mph	Cautions: 4 for 29 laps Margin of victory: 2.906 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 11
Green flag passes: 2,379 (10.0 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup results / 2018 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	4	Kevin Harvick	Jimmy John's (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	267	running	214	40
2	13	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's Caramel (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	running	10	43
3	5	42	Kyle Larson	Credit One Bank (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	267	running	0	50
4	4	78	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / 5-hour Energy (Barney Visser)	Toyota	267	running	6	46
5	1	12	Ryan Blaney	Menards / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Ford	267	running	1	48
6	8	2	Brad Keselowski	Discount Tire (Roger Penske)	Ford	267	running	0	41
7	10	22	Joey Logano	Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Ford	267	running	25	43
8	9	20	Erik Jones	Sport Clips (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	running	0	29
9	12	21	Paul Menard	Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Wood Brothers)	Ford	267	running	0	30
10	29	10	Aric Almirola	Smithfield (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	266	running	0	27
11	25	31	Ryan Newman	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	266	running	0	26
12	14	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's for Pros (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	266	running	0	25
13	16	3	Austin Dillon	Dow Silastic Silicone Elastomers (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	266	running	0	24
14	7	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Fastenal / DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	265	running	0	23
15	28	37	Chris Buescher	Natural Light / Healthy Choice / Tyson (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	265	running	0	22
16	20	88	Alex Bowman	Nationwide Insurance (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	265	running	0	21
17	19	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Office (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	265	running	0	20
18	11	14	Clint Bowyer	CSU One Cure (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	265	running	0	19
19	21	95	Kasey Kahne	WRL General Contractors (Leavine Family Racing)	Chevrolet	264	running	0	18
20	24	6	Trevor Bayne	Ford / #FordHallOfFans (Jack Roush)	Ford	264	running	0	17
21	26	43	Bubba Wallace	The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Chevrolet	264	running	0	16
22	32	32	Matt DiBenedetto	Can-Am / Wholey (Archie St. Hilaire)	Ford	264	running	0	15
23	23	38	David Ragan	Speedco / Love's Travel Stops (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	264	running	0	14
24	31	13	Ty Dillon	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Chevrolet	264	running	0	13
25	30	51	Cole Custer	Las Vegas / Haas CNC (Rick Ware)	Ford	264	running	0	0
26	18	19	Daniel Suarez	Coca-Cola (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	263	running	0	11
27	17	24	William Byron	Axalta (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	263	running	0	10
28	34	72	Cole Whitt	TriStar Motorsports (Bryan Smith)	Chevrolet	262	running	0	9
29	33	15	Ross Chastain	Low T Centers (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	262	running	0	0
30	27	47	A.J. Allmendinger	Kroger ClickList / Tide / Cheerios (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	262	running	0	7
31	36	00	Jeffrey Earnhardt	VRX Simulators (StarCom Racing)	Chevrolet	255	running	0	6
32	37	55	Joey Gase	Nevada Donor Network (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	253	running	0	0
33	35	23	Gray Gaulding	Earthwater (BK Racing)	Toyota	195	engine	0	4
34	6	9	Chase Elliott	NAPA Auto Parts (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	183	crash	0	8
35	3	41	Kurt Busch	Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	183	crash	0	9
36	22	1	Jamie McMurray	Cessna / DC Solar (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	176	crash	0	1
37	15	34	Michael McDowell	Love's Travel Stops / Speedco (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	100	engine	11	1

Top 10 in Stage 1: #4, 78, 42, 12, 22, 2, 41, 9, 18, 21
Top 10 in Stage 2: #4, 12, 42, 22, 18, 2, 78, 41, 9, 21

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Ross Chastain	15	multiple inspection failure
Jimmie Johnson	48	multiple inspection failure

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	81	81
	82	88	7	end of stage 1	#3
	89	161	73
	162	166	5	end of stage 2	#3
	167	176	10
	177	182	6	#1 accident backstretch	#31
	183	183	1
	184	194	11	#9,41 accident frontstretch	#48
	195	267	73
Percent of race run under caution: 10.9% Average green flag run: 47.6 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ryan Blaney	1	1	1
Kevin Harvick	2	38	37
Michael McDowell	39	49	11
Kevin Harvick	50	121	72
Kyle Busch	122	125	4
Kevin Harvick	126	163	38
Joey Logano	164	176	13
Martin Truex, Jr.	177	182	6
Joey Logano	183	194	12
Kevin Harvick	195	224	30
Kyle Busch	225	230	6
Kevin Harvick	231	267	37

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Joey Logano	132
2	Ryan Blaney	131	-1
3	Kevin Harvick	115	-17
3	Martin Truex Jr	115	-17
5	Kyle Busch	104	-28
5	Kyle Larson	104	-28
7	Brad Keselowski	99	-33
8	Denny Hamlin	97	-35
9	Paul Menard	96	-36
10	Austin Dillon	94	-38
11	Clint Bowyer	93	-39
11	Aric Almirola	93	-39
13	Kurt Busch	77	-55
14	Ryan Newman	75	-57
15	Bubba Wallace	68	-64
16	Chris Buescher	67	-65
16	Alex Bowman	67	-65
18	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	66	-66
19	Erik Jones	64	-68
20	Michael McDowell	53	-79
21	Chase Elliott	52	-80

Rank	Driver	Wins	Points
Playoff standings after this race:
1	Kevin Harvick	1	115
2	Austin Dillon	1	94
3	Joey Logano	0	132
4	Ryan Blaney	0	131
5	Martin Truex Jr	0	115
6	Kyle Busch	0	104
6	Kyle Larson	0	104
8	Brad Keselowski	0	99
9	Denny Hamlin	0	97
10	Paul Menard	0	96
11	Aric Almirola	0	93
11	Clint Bowyer	0	93
13	Kurt Busch	0	77
14	Ryan Newman	0	75
15	Bubba Wallace	0	68
16	Alex Bowman	0	67