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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race number 33 of 36
Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a 0.526 mile paved track (263.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:29:32
Average speed: 75.31 mph
Pole speed: 96.254 mph
Cautions: 8 for 68 laps
Margin of victory: .107 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 11
Green flag passes: 1,296 (3.0 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.

PosSt#DriverCarLapsStatusLedPtsPPts
11022   Joey Logano Shell / Pennzoil   (Roger Penske)Ford500running309596
2 311   Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota500running31541
33378   Martin Truex Jr 5-hour Energy / Bass Pro Shops   (Barney Visser)Toyota500running18450
4 118   Kyle Busch M&M's Halloween   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota500running100490
5 72   Brad Keselowski Thomas Built Buses   (Roger Penske)Ford500running41330
6 641   Kurt Busch Haas Automation / Monster Energy   (Stewart Haas Racing)Ford500running0430
7199   Chase Elliott Sun Energy 1   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet500running0340
81631   Ryan Newman E-Z-Go   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet500running0390
9 819   Daniel Suarez Arris   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota500running0280
10124   Kevin Harvick Busch Beer   (Stewart Haas Racing)Ford500running0290
11 510   Aric Almirola Smithfield   (Stewart Haas Racing)Ford500running0270
123448   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's for Pros / Ally Financial   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet500running0250
131337   Chris Buescher Bush's Chili Beans / Cheerios   (JTG-Daugherty Racing)Chevrolet500running0240
141547   A.J. Allmendinger Kroger ClickList / Cheez-It / Energizer   (JTG-Daugherty Racing)Chevrolet500running0250
152313   Ty Dillon GEICO   (Germain Racing)Chevrolet500running0220
16171   Jamie McMurray McDonald's   (Chip Ganassi)Chevrolet500running0210
171488   Alex Bowman Nationwide Insurance   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet500running0200
183638   David Ragan MDS Transport   (Bob Jenkins)Ford500running0190
191817   Ricky Stenhouse Jr Fifth Third Bank   (Jack Roush)Ford500running0180
20 412   Ryan Blaney Menards / Moen   (Roger Penske)Ford500running0200
21 214   Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers   (Stewart Haas Racing)Ford499running1260
223521   Paul Menard Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center   (Wood Brothers)Ford499running0150
23246   Matt Kenseth Wyndham Rewards   (Jack Roush)Ford499running0140
242872   Cole Whitt Moen   (Bryan Smith)Chevrolet498running0130
252034   Michael McDowell Dockside Logistics   (Bob Jenkins)Ford497running0120
262120   Erik Jones DeWalt   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota494running0110
272996   D.J. Kennington Xtreme Concepts / iK9   (Gaunt Brothers)Toyota493running000
282795   Regan Smith WRL General Contractors   (Leavine Family Racing)Chevrolet492running090
292215   Ross Chastain Ternio   (Jay Robinson)Chevrolet492running000
30253   Austin Dillon Dow / TACHI-S   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet491running070
313823   J.J. Yeley Adirondack Tree Surgeons   (Bob Jenkins)Toyota491running000
323299   Landon Cassill StarCom Fiber   (StarCom Racing)Chevrolet490running000
333951   Jeb Burton Jacob Companies   (Rick Ware)Chevrolet489running000
343743   Bubba Wallace Pioneer Records Management   (Richard Petty Motorsports)Chevrolet488running030
353000   Joey Gase Donate Life Virginia   (StarCom Racing)Chevrolet467running000
362632   Matt DiBenedetto Snoopy / Keen Parts / CorvetteParts.net   (Archie St. Hilaire)Ford451running010
37 942   Kyle Larson First Data / Clover   (Chip Ganassi)Chevrolet393engine010
384066   Timmy Hill Rewards.com   (Carl Long)Toyota368engine000
391124   William Byron Liberty University   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet364crash010
40317   Hermie Sadler Virginia Lottery "30 Years of Fun"   (Jay Robinson)Chevrolet230brakes010
Top 10 in Stage 1: #11, 22, 18, 14, 41, 31, 78, 12, 4, 10
Top 10 in Stage 2: #22, 11, 18, 78, 41, 31, 9, 14, 47, 2

To the back:
NameNbrReason
Brad Keselowski2unapproved adjustments
Paul Menard21engine change
Bubba Wallace43backup car
Landon Cassill99unapproved adjustments

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
14343  
44496   #51 accident turn 2#72
507122  
72765   #20,48 accident turn 3#23
7713155  
1321398   end of stage 1#38
140261122  
2622698   end of stage 2#4
27036697  
3673737   #24 accident turn 4#1
3743829  
38339311   fluid on track#19
3943974  
39841417   fluid turn 4#37
41545743  
4584636   #14 spun turn 3#88
46450037  
  Percent of race run under caution: 13.6%             Average green flag run: 48.0 laps

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

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Kyle Busch13030
  Denny Hamlin314414
  Clint Bowyer45451
  Kyle Busch4611570
  Denny Hamlin11613217
  Joey Logano133359227
  Martin Truex, Jr.36037617
  Joey Logano37741842
  Brad Keselowski41945941
  Joey Logano46049839
  Martin Truex, Jr.4994991
  Joey Logano5005001

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Kyle Busch 4104    
2   Kevin Harvick 4083   -21  
2   Martin Truex Jr 4083   -21  
4   Joey Logano 4074   -30  
5   Kurt Busch 4058   -46  
6   Chase Elliott 4052   -52  
7   Clint Bowyer 4041   -63  
8   Aric Almirola 4033   -71  
9   Ryan Blaney 2232   -1872  
10   Brad Keselowski 2227   -1877  
11   Denny Hamlin 2213   -1891  
12   Kyle Larson 2179   -1925  
13   Jimmie Johnson 2173   -1931  
14   Alex Bowman 2164   -1940  
15   Erik Jones 2159   -1945  
16   Austin Dillon 2157   -1947  
17   Ryan Newman 702   -3402  
18   Daniel Suarez 655   -3449  
19   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 650   -3454  
20   Paul Menard 645   -3459  
21   Jamie McMurray 615   -3489  
Non-playoff standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Kyle Busch 1310    
2   Kevin Harvick 1274   -36  
3   Joey Logano 1146   -164  
4   Martin Truex Jr 1143   -167  
5   Kurt Busch 1130   -180  
6   Brad Keselowski 1036   -274  
7   Clint Bowyer 1033   -277  
8   Chase Elliott 1010   -300  
9   Ryan Blaney 1000   -310  
10   Denny Hamlin 990   -320  
11   Kyle Larson 986   -324  
12   Aric Almirola 940   -370  
13   Erik Jones 877   -433  
14   Jimmie Johnson 800   -510  
15   Alex Bowman 754   -556  
16   Ryan Newman 702   -608  
17   Austin Dillon 663   -647  
18   Daniel Suarez 655   -655  
19   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 650   -660  
20   Paul Menard 645   -665