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2018 Daytona 500

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race number 1 of 36
Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:26:15 Average speed: 150.545 mph Pole speed: 195.644 mph	Cautions: 8 for 37 laps Margin of victory: .260 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 24
Green flag passes: 6,267 (36.9 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	PPts
1	14	3	Austin Dillon	Dow (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	207	running	1	42	5
2	7	43	Bubba Wallace	Click n' Close (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Chevrolet	207	running	0	39	0
3	2	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	207	running	22	35	0
4	5	22	Joey Logano	Shell / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Ford	207	running	3	41	0
5	21	37	Chris Buescher	Kleenex / Cottonelle / Bush's Beans (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	207	running	0	32	0
6	16	21	Paul Menard	Omnicraft Auto Parts / Quick Lane Tire & Auto (Wood Brothers)	Ford	207	running	1	42	0
7	3	12	Ryan Blaney	Menards / Peak (Roger Penske)	Ford	207	running	118	48	1
8	13	31	Ryan Newman	Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	207	running	0	29	0
9	22	34	Michael McDowell	Love's Travel Stops / Speedco (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	207	running	0	39	0
10	20	47	A.J. Allmendinger	Kroger ClickList / Velveeta / Cheerios (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	207	running	1	27	0
11	37	10	Aric Almirola	Smithfield (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	206	running	1	33	0
12	29	51	Justin Marks	Harry's (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	206	running	1	0	0
13	18	6	Trevor Bayne	AdvoCare 25th Anniversary (Jack Roush)	Ford	206	running	0	28	0
14	39	92	David Gilliland	Black's Tire Service / Carquest Auto Parts (Ricky Benton)	Ford	206	running	0	0	0
15	10	14	Clint Bowyer	Rush Truck Centers / Mobil 1 (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	206	running	0	22	0
16	19	1	Jamie McMurray	McDonald's / Cessna (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	205	running	0	21	0
17	1	88	Alex Bowman	Nationwide Insurance (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	205	running	13	29	0
18	24	78	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / 5-hour Energy (Barney Visser)	Toyota	205	running	4	30	0
19	38	42	Kyle Larson	Credit One Bank (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	204	running	0	18	0
20	34	23	Gray Gaulding	Earthwater (BK Racing)	Toyota	204	running	0	17	0
21	27	00	Jeffrey Earnhardt	VRX Simulators (StarCom Racing)	Chevrolet	204	running	0	16	0
22	40	66	Mark Thompson	Phoenix Air Racing (Carl Long)	Ford	203	running	0	15	0
23	33	24	William Byron	Axalta (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	203	running	0	14	0
24	30	96	D.J. Kennington	Lordco Auto Parts / Castrol (Gaunt Brothers)	Toyota	201	running	0	13	0
25	12	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	200	running	0	12	0
26	11	41	Kurt Busch	Haas Automation / Monster Energy (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	198	crash	16	21	1
27	36	32	Matt DiBenedetto	The Hurricane Heist (Archie St. Hilaire)	Ford	198	crash	0	10	0
28	25	62	Brendan Gaughan	Beard Oil Dist. / South Point Hotel & Casino (Beard Motorsports)	Chevrolet	198	crash	0	9	0
29	9	17	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	3M / Fastenal (Jack Roush)	Ford	197	crash	11	15	0
30	15	38	David Ragan	Speedco / Love's Travel Stops (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	107	crash	0	7	0
31	6	4	Kevin Harvick	Jimmy John's (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	105	crash	0	10	0
32	31	2	Brad Keselowski	Discount Tire / Bruce Halle 1930-2018 (Roger Penske)	Ford	102	crash	0	5	0
33	4	9	Chase Elliott	NAPA Auto Parts (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	101	crash	4	7	0
34	26	95	Kasey Kahne	Procore (Leavine Family Racing)	Chevrolet	101	crash	0	3	0
35	28	7	Danica Patrick	GoDaddy / Warrior by Danica Patrick (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	101	crash	0	2	0
36	8	20	Erik Jones	DeWalt (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	59	crash	11	1	0
37	17	19	Daniel Suarez	Arris (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	59	crash	0	1	0
38	35	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's for Pros (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	59	crash	0	1	0
39	23	13	Ty Dillon	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Chevrolet	59	crash	0	1	0
40	32	72	Corey LaJoie	Schluter Systems (Bryan Smith)	Chevrolet	8	engine	0	1	0

* Race extended to 207 laps due to overtime.

Top 10 in Stage 1: #41, 88, 12, 17, 78, 34, 4, 9, 21, 6
Top 10 in Stage 2: #12, 21, 22, 10, 34, 78, 43, 6, 3, 11

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Brad Keselowski	2	backup car
Austin Dillon	3	backup car
Aric Almirola	10	backup car
William Byron	24	backup car
Matt DiBenedetto	32	backup car
Kyle Larson	42	backup car
Jimmie Johnson	48	backup car
David Gilliland	92	backup car

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	9	9
	10	12	3	#72 accident turn 2	none
	13	51	39
	52	55	4	#18,96,1 accident turn 3	#23
	56	60	5
	61	66	6	#24,20,13,19,48,17,12,78,42 accident backstretch	#11
	67	93	27
	94	97	4	debris backstretch	#23
	98	102	5
	103	108	6	#9,7,4,34,78,2,95 accident turn 3	#22
	109	121	13
	122	126	5	end of stage 2	#24
	127	190	64
	191	193	3	#24 spun turn 4	#22
	194	199	6
	200	205	6	#41,78,32,17,62,12,88,31,22,43,00,47 accident turn 2	#34
	206	207	2
Percent of race run under caution: 17.9% Average green flag run: 18.9 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Denny Hamlin	1	10	10
Justin Marks	11	11	1
Kurt Busch	12	14	3
Alex Bowman	15	22	8
Erik Jones	23	33	11
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	34	44	11
Chase Elliott	45	48	4
Joey Logano	49	51	3
Kurt Busch	52	62	11
Alex Bowman	63	67	5
Ryan Blaney	68	93	26
Paul Menard	94	94	1
Martin Truex, Jr.	95	98	4
Ryan Blaney	99	122	24
A.J. Allmendinger	123	123	1
Ryan Blaney	124	170	47
Denny Hamlin	171	173	3
Ryan Blaney	174	193	20
Denny Hamlin	194	194	1
Kurt Busch	195	196	2
Ryan Blaney	197	197	1
Denny Hamlin	198	205	8
Aric Almirola	206	206	1
Austin Dillon	207	207	1

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Ryan Blaney	58
2	Joey Logano	50	-8
3	Austin Dillon	47	-11
3	Bubba Wallace	47	-11
5	Paul Menard	46	-12
6	Michael McDowell	39	-19
7	Denny Hamlin	37	-21
8	Ryan Newman	34	-24
9	Chris Buescher	33	-25
9	Aric Almirola	33	-25
11	Trevor Bayne	31	-27
12	Martin Truex, Jr.	30	-28
13	Clint Bowyer	29	-29
13	Alex Bowman	29	-29
15	A.J. Allmendinger	28	-30
16	Kurt Busch	27	-31
17	Jamie McMurray	23	-35
18	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	22	-36
19	Kevin Harvick	19	-39
20	Kyle Larson	18	-40

Rank	Driver	Wins	Points
Playoff standings after this race:
1	Austin Dillon	1	47
2	Ryan Blaney	0	58
3	Joey Logano	0	50
4	Bubba Wallace	0	47
5	Paul Menard	0	46
6	Michael McDowell	0	39
7	Denny Hamlin	0	37
8	Ryan Newman	0	34
9	Chris Buescher	0	33
9	Aric Almirola	0	33
11	Trevor Bayne	0	31
12	Martin Truex, Jr.	0	30
13	Clint Bowyer	0	29
13	Alex Bowman	0	29
15	A.J. Allmendinger	0	28
16	Kurt Busch	0	27