First Data 500 Results

October 28, 2018 at 6:30 PM
Fin St Car Driver Car Laps Status Laps Led Points
1 10 22 Joey Logano Ford 500 Running 309 59
2 3 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 500 Running 31 54
3 33 78 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 500 Running 18 45
4 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 500 Running 100 49
5 7 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 500 Running 41 33
6 6 41 Kurt Busch Ford 500 Running 0 43
7 19 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 500 Running 0 34
8 16 31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 500 Running 0 39
9 8 19 Daniel Suarez Toyota 500 Running 0 28
10 12 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 500 Running 0 29
11 5 10 Aric Almirola Ford 500 Running 0 27
12 34 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 500 Running 0 25
13 13 37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 500 Running 0 24
14 15 47 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 500 Running 0 25
15 23 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 500 Running 0 22
16 17 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 500 Running 0 21
17 14 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 500 Running 0 20
18 36 38 David Ragan Ford 500 Running 0 19
19 18 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 500 Running 0 18
20 4 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 500 Running 0 20
21 2 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 499 Running 1 26
22 35 21 Paul Menard Ford 499 Running 0 15
23 24 6 Matt Kenseth Ford 499 Running 0 14
24 28 72 Cole Whitt Chevrolet 498 Running 0 13
25 20 34 Michael McDowell Ford 497 Running 0 12
26 21 20 Erik Jones Toyota 494 Running 0 11
27 29 96 D.J. Kennington Toyota 493 Running 0 0
28 27 95 Regan Smith Chevrolet 492 Running 0 9
29 22 15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 492 Running 0 0
30 25 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 491 Running 0 7
31 38 23 J.J. Yeley Toyota 491 Running 0 0
32 32 99 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 490 Running 0 0
33 39 51 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 489 Running 0 0
34 37 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 488 Running 0 3
35 30 00 Joey Gase Chevrolet 467 Running 0 0
36 26 32 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 451 Running 0 1
37 9 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 393 Engine 0 1
38 40 66 Timmy Hill Toyota 368 Engine 0 0
39 11 24 William Byron Chevrolet 364 Accident 0 1
40 31 7 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 230 Brakes 0 1

Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 29 Mins, 32 Secs.
Average Speed: 75.31 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.107 Seconds

Stage 1 Top 10: 11,22,18,14,41,31,78,12,4,10
Stage 2 Rop 10: 22,11,18,78,41,31,9,14,47,2

Race Comments: Joey Logano won the First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway, his 20th victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 2, 99 (unapproved adjustments), 21 (engine change), 43 (backup car).

Caution Flags: 8 for 68 laps; Laps: 44-49 (#51 Incident in Turn 2 [72]); 72-76 (#20 and 48 Spin in Turn 3 [23]); 132-139 (Stage 1 Conclusion [38]); 262-269 (Stage 2 Conclusion [4]); 367-373 (#24 Incident in Turn 4 [1]); 383-393 (#Fluid on pit road from #66 [19]); 398-414 (Fluid in Turn 4 from #42 [37]); 458-463 (#14 Spin in Turn 3 [88]).

Lead Changes: 11 among 6 drivers; K. Busch (P) 1-30; D. Hamlin 31-44; C. Bowyer (P) 45; K. Busch (P) 46-115; D. Hamlin 116-132; J. Logano (P) 133-359; M. Truex Jr. (P) 360-376; J. Logano (P) 377-418; B. Keselowski 419-459; J. Logano (P) 460-498; M. Truex Jr. (P) 499; J. Logano (P) 500.