O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Results

Fin Str Car Driver Make Laps Pts Status Laps Led
1 6 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 334 50 Running 45
2 25 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 334 35 Running 3
3 4 41 Daniel Suarez Ford 334 46 Running 9
4 11 20 Erik Jones Toyota 334 33 Running 30
5 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 334 42 Running 60
6 2 24 William Byron Chevrolet 334 34 Running 15
7 21 10 Aric Almirola Ford 334 30 Running 3
8 23 4 Kevin Harvick Fod 334 29 Running –
9 30 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 334 28 Running –
10 16 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 334 37 Running 66
11 18 6 Ryan Newman Ford 334 31 Running –
12 20 19 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 334 25 Running 10
13 3 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 334 32 Running 35
14 5 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 334 30 Running 5
15 15 34 Michael McDowell Ford 334 24 Running –
16 17 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 333 25 Running –
17 8 22 Joey Logano Ford 333 30 Running 8
18 24 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 333 19 Running –
19 14 21 Paul Menard Ford 333 29 Running –
20 19 37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 333 18 Running –
21 9 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 332 16 Running –
22 27 47 Ryan Preece # Chevrolet 332 15 Running –
23 10 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 332 14 Running –
24 29 36 Matt Tifft # Ford 332 13 Running –
25 28 38 David Ragan Ford 331 12 Running –
26 26 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 331 11 Running –
27 33 96 Parker Kligerman Toyota 330 0 Running –
28 31 32 Corey LaJoie Ford 330 9 Running –
29 35 15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 329 0 Running –
30 32 00 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 326 7 Running –
31 34 51 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 325 0 Running –
32 38 77 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 325 0 Running –
33 7 8 Daniel Hemric # Chevrolet 324 4 Running –
34 37 27 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 322 3 Running –
35 36 52 Bayley Currey Ford 320 0 Running –
36 12 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 279 1 Running –
37 13 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 225 16 Overheating 45
38 39 66 Timmy Hill Toyota 168 0 Clutch –
39 22 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 147 3 Accident –

Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 16 Mins, 11 Secs.
Average Speed: 153.224 MPH
Margin of Victory: 2.743 Seconds

Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 48, 9, 3, 12, 21, 41, 18, 42, 37
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 12, 41, 18, 21, 6, 17, 24, 34, 48

Race Comments: Denny Hamlin won the 23rd Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, his 33rd victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Prior to the start of the race, the following car(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: No. 8 (back up car) and No. 6 (multiple (2) pre-race inspection failures). Race Recap

Caution Flags: 5 for 29 laps; Laps: 16-18 (#20 Spin Turn 2 [None]); 87-92 (Stage 1 Conclusion [6]); 150-158 (#42 Incident Turn 2 [22]); 172-177 (Stage 2 Conclusion [20]); 256-260 (#8 Incident Turn 2 [None]).

Lead Changes: 26 among 13 drivers; J. Johnson 0; J. Johnson 1-59; J. Logano 60; A. Dillon 61-62; K. Busch 63-65; W. Byron 66-79; C. Bowyer 80-82; J. Logano 83-88; M. Truex Jr. 89-98; K. Busch 99-108; C. Elliott 109-143; J. Logano 144; K. Busch 145-155; D. Hamlin 156-172; R. Blaney 173-217; D. Suarez 218-220; K. Busch 221-238; J. Johnson 239; D. Suarez 240-245; K. Busch 246-257; A. Almirola 258-260; E. Jones 261-263; K. Busch 264-275; E. Jones 276-302; D. Hamlin 303-318; W. Byron 319; A. Dillon 320-322; D. Hamlin 323-334.