Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race – TicketGuardian 500
ISM Raceway
Avondale, Arizona
Sunday, March 11, 2018
1. (10) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 312.
2. (7) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 312.
3. (3) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 312.
4. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 312.
5. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 312.
6. (19) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 312.
7. (22) Aric Almirola, Ford, 312.
8. (15) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 312.
9. (9) Erik Jones, Toyota, 312.
10. (23) Kurt Busch, Ford, 312.
11. (13) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 312.
12. (11) William Byron #, Chevrolet, 312.
13. (4) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 312.
14. (17) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 312.
15. (25) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 312.
16. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 311.
17. (18) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 311.
18. (2) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 311.
19. (5) Joey Logano, Ford, 311.
20. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 311.
21. (20) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 311.
22. (16) David Ragan, Ford, 311.
23. (29) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 311.
24. (26) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 311.
25. (30) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 311.
26. (8) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 310.
27. (36) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 310.
28. (27) Darrell Wallace Jr. #, Chevrolet, 309.
29. (24) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 309.
30. (28) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 309.
31. (34) * DJ Kennington, Toyota, 309.
32. (31) Michael McDowell, Ford, 308.
33. (35) Timmy Hill(i), Chevrolet, 306.
34. (32) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, 304.
35. (37) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 292.
36. (14) Paul Menard, Ford, Accident, 189.
37. (33) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, Engine, 23.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 108.073 mph.
Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 53 Mins, 13 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.774 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 6 for 36 laps.
Lead Changes: 15 among 9 drivers.
Lap Leaders: M. Truex Jr. 0; K. Larson 1-30; M. Truex Jr. 31-33; K. Larson 34-57; Kyle Busch 58-123; B. Keselowski 124-128; Kyle Busch 129-147; Kurt Busch 148-153; Kyle Busch 154-178; K. Harvick 179-194; W. Byron # 195-209; D. Hamlin 210-242; Kyle Busch 243-260; B. Keselowski 261-267; R. Newman 268-290; K. Harvick 291-312.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Kyle Busch 4 times for 128 laps; K. Larson 2 times for 54 laps; K. Harvick 2 times for 38 laps; D. Hamlin 1 time for 33 laps; R. Newman 1 time for 23 laps; W. Byron # 1 time for 15 laps; B. Keselowski 2 times for 12 laps; Kurt Busch 1 time for 6 laps; M. Truex Jr. 1 time for 3 laps.
Stage #1 Top Ten: 18,4,42,11,78,9,2,41,22,20
Stage #2 Top Ten: 41,2,17,18,34,13,4,78,95,14
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