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2018 1000Bulbs.com 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race number 31 of 36 Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 3:20:24 Average speed: 153.707 mph Pole speed: 195.804 mph Cautions: 8 for 32 laps Margin of victory: .105 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 15 Green flag passes: 6,362 (39.5 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup results   /   2018 standings Chase drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Status Led Pts PPts 1 4 10   Aric Almirola Smithfield Bacon for Life   (Stewart Haas Racing) Ford 193 running 1 54 5 2 2 14   Clint Bowyer Cummins / Rush Truck Centers   (Stewart Haas Racing) Ford 193 running 0 53 0 3 12 17   Ricky Stenhouse Jr Sunny D   (Jack Roush) Ford 193 running 0 34 0 4 10 11   Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 193 running 0 42 0 5 20 22   Joey Logano Shell / Pennzoil   (Roger Penske) Ford 193 running 0 40 0 6 23 47   A.J. Allmendinger Kroger ClickList / Velveeta   (JTG-Daugherty Racing) Chevrolet 193 running 1 31 0 7 6 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's for Pros   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 193 running 0 30 0 8 15 20   Erik Jones Craftsman   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 193 running 0 29 0 9 30 21   Paul Menard Menards / Dutch Boy   (Wood Brothers) Ford 193 running 0 28 0 10 25 95   Regan Smith Procore   (Leavine Family Racing) Chevrolet 193 running 0 27 0 11 34 42   Kyle Larson Credit One Bank   (Chip Ganassi) Chevrolet 193 running 0 16 0 12 28 62   Brendan Gaughan Beard Oil Dist. / South Point Hotel & Casino   (Beard Motorsports) Chevrolet 193 running 1 0 0 13 24 6   Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Rehydrate   (Jack Roush) Ford 193 running 0 24 0 14 1 41   Kurt Busch Monster Energy / Haas Automation   (Stewart Haas Racing) Ford 193 running 108 41 1 15 29 13   Ty Dillon GEICO   (Germain Racing) Chevrolet 193 running 0 23 0 16 13 19   Daniel Suarez Stanley Tools   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 193 running 0 21 0 17 21 3   Austin Dillon American Ethanol E15   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 193 running 0 23 0 18 37 00   Joey Gase PFK Foundation   (StarCom Racing) Chevrolet 193 running 0 0 0 19 17 43   Bubba Wallace Medallion Bank / Petty's Garage   (Richard Petty Motorsports) Chevrolet 193 running 0 18 0 20 8 24   William Byron Hertz   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 193 running 5 17 0 21 26 37   Chris Buescher Bush's Chili Beans / Ball Park / Tyson   (JTG-Daugherty Racing) Chevrolet 193 running 0 16 0 22 38 99   Landon Cassill StarCom Fiber   (StarCom Racing) Chevrolet 193 running 0 0 0 23 11 78   Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops / 5-hour Energy   (Barney Visser) Toyota 193 running 0 14 0 24 36 15   Ross Chastain Xchange of America / Solomon Plumbing   (Jay Robinson) Chevrolet 193 running 1 0 0 25 22 31   Ryan Newman Liberty National   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 193 running 0 12 0 26 9 18   Kyle Busch M&M's   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 193 running 1 15 0 27 18 2   Brad Keselowski Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 193 running 21 11 0 28 3 4   Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's   (Stewart Haas Racing) Ford 193 running 46 27 1 29 19 12   Ryan Blaney Fleetwood RV / REV Group   (Roger Penske) Ford 193 running 6 18 0 30 27 32   Matt DiBenedetto Dude Wipes   (Archie St. Hilaire) Ford 192 running 2 7 0 31 5 9   Chase Elliott NAPA Nightvision Lamps   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 192 running 0 10 0 32 40 72   Corey LaJoie Winn Dixie   (Bryan Smith) Chevrolet 191 running 0 5 0 33 7 88   Alex Bowman Nationwide Insurance   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 191 running 0 6 0 34 33 7   D.J. Kennington Wilride Transport   (Jay Robinson) Chevrolet 190 running 0 0 0 35 31 1   Jamie McMurray Winter Park Construction / Arctic Cat   (Chip Ganassi) Chevrolet 186 running 0 2 0 36 32 23   J.J. Yeley Steakhouse Elite   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 185 crash 0 0 0 37 35 96   Jeffrey Earnhardt iK9 / Xtreme Concepts   (Gaunt Brothers) Toyota 185 running 0 1 0 38 39 51   Cody Ware Jacob Companies   (Rick Ware) Chevrolet 185 running 0 1 0 39 16 38   David Ragan 1000Bulbs.com 500   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 173 running 0 1 0 40 14 34   Michael McDowell Speedco / Rotella   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 155 running 0 1 0 * Race extended to 193 laps due to overtime. Top 10 in Stage 1: #41, 14, 4, 10, 22, 12, 9, 11, 88, 13 Top 10 in Stage 2: #4, 14, 41, 10, 11, 12, 18, 3, 22, 2

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Joey Gase 00 unapproved adjustments Kyle Larson 42 unapproved adjustments Corey LaJoie 72 unapproved adjustments Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 41 David Starr 97 Vroom! Brands / Brand South Africa Obaika Racing Toyota Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 11 11     12 14 3   #96 spun frontstretch none 15 56 42     57 60 4   end of stage 1 #72 61 62 2     63 66 4   #48 accident frontstretch #99 67 104 38     105 107 3   #42 accident backstretch #21 108 111 4     112 115 4   end of stage 2 #42 116 136 21     137 141 5   #1 accident frontstretch #17 142 160 19     161 164 4   debris frontstretch #48 165 186 22     187 191 5   #24,88,23,20,9 accident turn 4 #31 192 193 2       Percent of race run under caution: 16.6%             Average green flag run: 17.9 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Kurt Busch 1 11 11   A.J. Allmendinger 12 12 1   Kurt Busch 13 56 44   Matt DiBenedetto 57 57 1   Ryan Blaney 58 63 6   Ross Chastain 64 64 1   Kevin Harvick 65 68 4   Kyle Busch 69 69 1   Kevin Harvick 70 111 42   Brad Keselowski 112 121 10   William Byron 122 126 5   Brad Keselowski 127 137 11   Matt DiBenedetto 138 138 1   Brendan Gaughan 139 139 1   Kurt Busch 140 192 53   Aric Almirola 193 193 1 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Kevin Harvick 3128     2   Kyle Busch 3111   -17   3   Joey Logano 3104   -24   4   Kurt Busch 3095   -33   5   Aric Almirola 3087   -41   6   Clint Bowyer 3086   -42   7   Martin Truex Jr 3083   -45   8   Chase Elliott 3066   -62   9   Brad Keselowski 3065   -63   10   Ryan Blaney 3061   -67   11   Kyle Larson 3047   -81   12   Alex Bowman 3015   -113   13   Denny Hamlin 2136   -992   14   Jimmie Johnson 2128   -1000   15   Austin Dillon 2124   -1004   16   Erik Jones 2108   -1020   17   Ryan Newman 641   -2487   18   Paul Menard 619   -2509   19   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 615   -2513   20   Daniel Suarez 614   -2514   21   Jamie McMurray 574   -2554   Non-playoff standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Kyle Busch 1213     2   Kevin Harvick 1201   -12   3   Kurt Busch 1068   -145   4   Martin Truex Jr 1065   -148   5   Joey Logano 1040   -173   6   Clint Bowyer 979   -234   7   Brad Keselowski 972   -241   8   Kyle Larson 946   -267   9   Ryan Blaney 933   -280   10   Chase Elliott 928   -285   11   Denny Hamlin 913   -300   12   Aric Almirola 881   -332   13   Erik Jones 826   -387   14   Jimmie Johnson 755   -458   15   Alex Bowman 704   -509   16   Ryan Newman 641   -572   17   Austin Dillon 630   -583   18   Paul Menard 619   -594   19   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 615   -598   20   Daniel Suarez 614   -599