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2018 AAA Texas 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race number 34 of 36 Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX 334 laps* on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles) Time of race: 3:21:27 Average speed: 150.558 mph Pole speed: 200.505 mph Cautions: 8 for 37 laps Margin of victory: .447 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 16 Green flag passes: 1,902 (6.3 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup results   /   2018 standings Playoff drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Status Led Pts PPts 1 3 4   Kevin Harvick Mobil 1   (Stewart Haas Racing) Ford 337 running 177 20 7 2 1 12   Ryan Blaney Accella / Carlisle   (Roger Penske) Ford 337 running 40 31 0 3 8 22   Joey Logano AAA Insurance   (Roger Penske) Ford 337 running 54 45 0 4 12 20   Erik Jones Sport Clips   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 337 running 0 25 0 5 22 42   Kyle Larson DC Solar   (Chip Ganassi) Chevrolet 337 running 0 32 0 6 16 9   Chase Elliott Kelley Blue Book   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 337 running 0 34 0 7 7 41   Kurt Busch State Water Heaters   (Stewart Haas Racing) Ford 337 running 0 42 0 8 4 10   Aric Almirola Smithfield Spirals   (Stewart Haas Racing) Ford 337 running 0 35 0 9 13 78   Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops / 5-hour Energy   (Barney Visser) Toyota 337 running 0 42 0 10 26 3   Austin Dillon Dow Norkool   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 337 running 0 27 0 11 17 17   Ricky Stenhouse Jr Milwaukee / Fastenal   (Jack Roush) Ford 337 running 0 26 0 12 5 2   Brad Keselowski Wurth   (Roger Penske) Ford 337 running 50 32 0 13 11 21   Paul Menard Menards / Cardell   (Wood Brothers) Ford 337 running 0 27 0 14 18 88   Alex Bowman Axalta   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 337 running 3 23 0 15 23 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's for Pros / Ally Financial   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 337 running 11 22 0 16 9 24   William Byron Hendrick Autoguard   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 337 running 0 21 0 17 10 18   Kyle Busch M&M's   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 337 running 0 24 0 18 14 31   Ryan Newman Caterpillar Next Gen Excavator   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 335 running 0 19 0 19 20 1   Jamie McMurray Sherwin-Williams   (Chip Ganassi) Chevrolet 335 running 0 18 0 20 25 47   A.J. Allmendinger Kroger ClickList / Velveeta / Energizer   (JTG-Daugherty Racing) Chevrolet 335 running 0 17 0 21 15 6   Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Rehydrate   (Jack Roush) Ford 335 running 0 16 0 22 24 13   Ty Dillon GEICO Military   (Germain Racing) Chevrolet 335 running 0 15 0 23 21 37   Chris Buescher Clorox / Kleenex / Bush's Beans   (JTG-Daugherty Racing) Chevrolet 335 running 0 14 0 24 27 38   David Ragan Earthwater   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 335 running 0 13 0 25 30 43   Bubba Wallace NASCAR Racing Experience   (Richard Petty Motorsports) Chevrolet 335 running 2 12 0 26 2 14   Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers / Mobil Delvac 1   (Stewart Haas Racing) Ford 334 running 0 11 0 27 28 95   Regan Smith Procore   (Leavine Family Racing) Chevrolet 332 running 0 10 0 28 19 19   Daniel Suarez Arris / Ruckus   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 332 running 0 11 0 29 29 34   Michael McDowell Love's Travel Stops / Luber Finer   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 331 running 0 8 0 30 6 11   Denny Hamlin FedEx Office   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 331 running 0 7 0 31 34 96   Parker Kligerman Gaunt Brothers Racing   (Gaunt Brothers) Toyota 329 running 0 0 0 32 33 15   Ross Chastain Low T Centers   (Jay Robinson) Chevrolet 326 running 0 0 0 33 38 7   Reed Sorenson Sustainable Quarry Crypto Mining   (Jay Robinson) Chevrolet 326 running 0 0 0 34 36 99   Kyle Weatherman Rewards.com   (StarCom Racing) Chevrolet 323 running 0 3 0 35 32 00   Landon Cassill Brookshire's   (StarCom Racing) Chevrolet 321 running 0 0 0 36 35 23   J.J. Yeley Maximum Elevation Off-Road   (Bob Jenkins) Toyota 321 running 0 0 0 37 39 51   Joey Gase Jacob Companies / Donate Life Texas   (Rick Ware) Ford 317 running 0 0 0 38 31 32   Matt DiBenedetto Can-Am / Wholey   (Archie St. Hilaire) Ford 300 crash 0 1 0 39 40 97   David Starr Sam's Dockyard / RV General Store   (Victor Obaika) Toyota 287 running 0 0 0 40 37 72   Corey LaJoie Gas Monkey Garage   (Bryan Smith) Chevrolet 269 running 0 1 0 * Race extended to 337 laps due to overtime. Top 10 in Stage 1: #4, 41, 20, 12, 78, 22, 18, 21, 9, 10 Top 10 in Stage 2: #4, 12, 78, 2, 22, 10, 20, 41, 19, 9

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Aric Almirola 10 unapproved body modification Daniel Suarez 19 engine change William Byron 24 inspection failure Matt DiBenedetto 32 transmission change Chris Buescher 37 engine change Jimmie Johnson 48 inspection failure Martin Truex, Jr. 78 engine change Kyle Weatherman 99 pitting before green flag Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 41 Timmy Hill 66 Rewards.com Carl Long Toyota Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 31 31     32 36 5   competition #38 37 86 50     87 92 6   end of stage 1 #38 93 97 5     98 100 3   #24,48 accident turn 3 #43 101 171 71     172 176 5   end of stage 2 #37 177 225 49     226 230 5   #19 accident turn 2 none 231 297 67     298 302 5   #97 accident turn 2 #78 303 306 4     307 310 4   #43,37,32 accident backstretch #17 311 331 21     332 335 4   #19,51,47 accident turn 2 #18 336 337 2       Percent of race run under caution: 11.0%             Average green flag run: 33.3 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ryan Blaney 1 32 32   Kevin Harvick 33 131 99   Joey Logano 132 152 21   Alex Bowman 153 155 3   Bubba Wallace 156 157 2   Jimmie Johnson 158 159 2   Kevin Harvick 160 172 13   Joey Logano 173 176 4   Brad Keselowski 177 226 50   Ryan Blaney 227 227 1   Joey Logano 228 253 26   Kevin Harvick 254 280 27   Joey Logano 281 283 3   Jimmie Johnson 284 292 9   Kevin Harvick 293 310 18   Ryan Blaney 311 317 7   Kevin Harvick 318 337 20 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Kyle Busch 4128     2   Martin Truex Jr 4125   -3   3   Joey Logano 4119   -9   4   Kevin Harvick 4103   -25   5   Kurt Busch 4100   -28   6   Chase Elliott 4086   -42   7   Aric Almirola 4068   -60   8   Clint Bowyer 4052   -76   9   Ryan Blaney 2263   -1865   10   Brad Keselowski 2259   -1869   11   Denny Hamlin 2220   -1908   12   Kyle Larson 2211   -1917   13   Jimmie Johnson 2195   -1933   14   Alex Bowman 2187   -1941   15   Austin Dillon 2184   -1944   15   Erik Jones 2184   -1944   17   Ryan Newman 721   -3407   18   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 676   -3452   19   Paul Menard 672   -3456   20   Daniel Suarez 666   -3462   21   Jamie McMurray 633   -3495   Non-playoff standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Kyle Busch 1334     2   Kevin Harvick 1294   -40   3   Joey Logano 1191   -143   4   Martin Truex Jr 1185   -149   5   Kurt Busch 1172   -162   6   Brad Keselowski 1068   -266   7   Chase Elliott 1044   -290   7   Clint Bowyer 1044   -290   9   Ryan Blaney 1031   -303   10   Kyle Larson 1018   -316   11   Denny Hamlin 997   -337   12   Aric Almirola 975   -359   13   Erik Jones 902   -432   14   Jimmie Johnson 822   -512   15   Alex Bowman 777   -557   16   Ryan Newman 721   -613   17   Austin Dillon 690   -644   18   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 676   -658   19   Paul Menard 672   -662   20   Daniel Suarez 666   -668