Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race – O’Reilly Auto Parts 500
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth, Texas
Sunday, April 8, 2018
1. (8) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 334.
2. (2) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 334.
3. (24) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 334.
4. (21) Erik Jones, Toyota, 334.
5. (4) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 334.
6. (7) Joey Logano, Ford, 334.
7. (1) Kurt Busch, Ford, 334.
8. (15) Darrell Wallace Jr. #, Chevrolet, 334.
9. (3) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 334.
10. (33) William Byron #, Chevrolet, 334.
11. (20) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 333.
12. (13) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 333.
13. (23) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 332.
14. (27) Michael McDowell, Ford, 332.
15. (18) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 331.
16. (30) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 329.
17. (28) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 328.
18. (31) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 325.
19. (34) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 324.
20. (32) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, 322.
21. (35) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 321.
22. (36) Harrison Rhodes, Chevrolet, 319.
23. (29) David Ragan, Ford, 317.
24. (22) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, Engine, 316.
25. (26) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, Suspension, 315.
26. (17) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 304.
27. (25) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, Accident, 303.
28. (16) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 294.
29. (14) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 290.
30. (19) Paul Menard, Ford, Accident, 215.
31. (37) * Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, Overheating, 209.
32. (12) Aric Almirola, Ford, Accident, 178.
33. (11) Brad Keselowski, Ford, Accident, 178.
34. (5) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Accident, 177.
35. (9) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, Accident, 175.
36. (10) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Accident, 126.
37. (6) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, Accident, 80.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 141.714 mph.
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 32 Mins, 07 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.300 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 8 for 48 laps.
Lead Changes: 16 among 8 drivers.
Lap Leaders: Kurt Busch 0; K. Harvick 1-43; D. Hamlin 44-55; K. Harvick 56-86; Kyle Busch 87-116; K. Harvick 117-129; Kurt Busch 130-166; Kyle Busch 167-172; Kurt Busch 173; E. Jones 174-231; Kurt Busch 232-233; W. Byron # 234; E. Jones 235-240; Kyle Busch 241-290; C. Elliott 291-294; R. Stenhouse Jr. 295-304; Kyle Busch 305-334.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Kyle Busch 4 times for 116 laps; K. Harvick 3 times for 87 laps; E. Jones 2 times for 64 laps; Kurt Busch 3 times for 40 laps; D. Hamlin 1 time for 12 laps; R. Stenhouse Jr. 1 time for 10 laps; C. Elliott 1 time for 4 laps; W. Byron # 1 time for 1 lap.
Stage #1 Top Ten: 4,18,41,22,42,14,1,2,9,20
Stage #2 Top Ten: 18,41,22,20,14,9,2,17,11,10
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