2018 First Data 500

2018 First Data 500 Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Race 33 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date|  October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)
Location|  Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia
Course|  Permanent racing facility
Course length|  .526 miles (.847 km)
Distance|  500 laps, 263 mi (423.5 km)
Average speed|  75.310 miles per hour (121.200 km/h)
Pole position
Driver|

* Kyle Busch

|  Joe Gibbs Racing
Time|  19.673
Most laps led
Driver|  Joey Logano|  Team Penske
Laps|  309
Winner
No. 22|  Joey Logano|  Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network|  NBCSN
Announcers|  Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen ratings|  1.3 (Overnight)[10]
Radio in the United States
Radio|  MRN
Booth announcers|  Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn announcers|  Dave Moody (Backstretch)

Motor car race

The 2018 First Data 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 28, 2018, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the .526 mile (.847 km) short track (extended from 500 laps), it was the 33rd race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, seventh race of the Playoffs, and first race of the Round of 8.

## Report

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### Background

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Martinsville Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series. The track is also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only NASCAR oval track on the entire NASCAR track circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways, then concrete to cover the turns.

#### Entry list

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No. | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer

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00 | Joey Gase (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet
1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet
2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford
3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet
4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford
6 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford
7 | Hermie Sadler | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet
9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet
10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford
11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota
12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford
13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet
14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford
15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet
17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford
18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota
19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota
20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota
21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford
22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford
23 | J. J. Yeley (i) | BK Racing | Toyota
24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet
31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet
32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford
34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford
37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet
38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford
41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford
42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet
43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet
47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet
48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet
51 | Jeb Burton (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet
66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota
72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet
78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota
88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet
95 | Regan Smith | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet
96 | D. J. Kennington (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota
99 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet
Official entry list

## Practice

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### First practice

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Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 19.784 seconds and a speed of 95.714 mph (154.037 km/h).[11]

Pos  | No. | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Time  | Speed

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1  | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 19.784 | 95.714
2  | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 19.798 | 95.646
3  | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.809 | 95.593
Official first practice results

### Final practice

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Ryan Newman was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 19.785 seconds and a speed of 95.709 mph (154.029 km/h).[12]

Pos  | No. | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Time  | Speed

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1  | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 19.785 | 95.709
2  | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.951 | 94.913
3  | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.978 | 94.784
Official final practice results

## Qualifying

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Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.673 and a speed of 96.254 mph (154.906 km/h).[13]

### Qualifying results

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Pos  | No. | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer  | R1 | R2 | R3

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1  | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.795 | 19.711 | 19.673
2  | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 19.694 | 19.716 | 19.700
3  | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.738 | 19.715 | 19.702
4  | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 19.660 | 19.761 | 19.706
5  | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 19.717 | 19.722 | 19.713
6  | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 19.858 | 19.751 | 19.739
7  | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 19.719 | 19.692 | 19.692
8  | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 19.831 | 19.780 | 19.770
9  | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.792 | 19.731 | 19.786
10  | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 19.763 | 19.741 | 19.806
11  | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 19.730 | 19.802 | 19.825
12  | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.836 | 19.762 | 19.877
13  | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 19.836 | 19.822 | —
14  | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 19.796 | 19.796 | —
15  | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 19.795 | 19.795 | —
16  | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.863 | 19.842 | —
17  | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 19.756 | 19.756 | —
18  | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 19.763 | 19.763 | —
19  | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 19.740 | 19.740 | —
20  | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 19.832 | 19.832 | —
21  | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.891 | 19.891 | —
22  | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 19.879 | 19.879 | —
23  | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.881 | 19.881 | —
24  | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.802 | 19.802 | —
25  | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.898 | — | —
26  | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 19.905 | — | —
27  | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 19.913 | — | —
28  | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 19.916 | — | —
29  | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 19.918 | — | —
30  | 95 | Regan Smith | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 19.941 | — | —
31  | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.057 | — | —
32  | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.062 | — | —
33  | 96 | D. J. Kennington (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 20.162 | — | —
34  | 23 | J. J. Yeley (i) | BK Racing | Toyota | 20.205 | — | —
35  | 00 | Joey Gase (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 20.342 | — | —
36  | 51 | Jeb Burton (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 20.388 | — | —
37  | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 20.432 | — | —
38  | 7 | Hermie Sadler | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.472 | — | —
39  | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 21.040 | — | —
40  | 99 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — | —
Official qualifying results

## Race

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Joey Logano won the race.

### Stage Results

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Stage 1 Laps: 130

Pos  | No | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Points

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1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10
2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 9
3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8
4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7
5 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6
6 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5
7 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 4
8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 3
9 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2
10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1
Official stage one results

Stage 2 Laps: 130

Pos  | No | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Points

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1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10
2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9
3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8
4 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 7
5 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6
6 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5
7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4
8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3
9 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 2
10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 1
Official stage two results

### Final Stage Results

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Stage 3 Laps: 240

Pos  | Grid  | No | Driver  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Laps  | Points

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1 | 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 59
2 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 54
3 | 6 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 500 | 45
4 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 49
5 | 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 33
6 | 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 43
7 | 21 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 34
8 | 18 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 39
9 | 9 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 28
10 | 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 29
11 | 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 27
12 | 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 25
13 | 15 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 24
14 | 17 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 25
15 | 26 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 22
16 | 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 21
17 | 16 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 20
18 | 14 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 19
19 | 20 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 500 | 18
20 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 20
21 | 2 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 499 | 26
22 | 39 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 499 | 15
23 | 27 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 499 | 14
24 | 31 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 13
25 | 22 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 497 | 12
26 | 24 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 494 | 11
27 | 33 | 96 | D. J. Kennington (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 493 | 0
28 | 30 | 95 | Regan Smith | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 492 | 9
29 | 25 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 492 | 0
30 | 28 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 491 | 7
31 | 34 | 23 | J. J. Yeley (i) | BK Racing | Toyota | 491 | 0
32 | 40 | 99 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 490 | 0
33 | 36 | 51 | Jeb Burton (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 489 | 0
34 | 32 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 488 | 3
35 | 35 | 00 | Joey Gase (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 467 | 0
36 | 29 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 451 | 1
37 | 10 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 393 | 1
38 | 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 368 | 0
39 | 12 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 364 | 1
40 | 38 | 7 | Hermie Sadler | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 230 | 1
Official race results

### Race statistics

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* Lead changes: 6 among different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 8 for 68
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 29 minutes and 32 seconds
* Average speed: 75.310 miles per hour (121.200 km/h)

## Media

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### Television

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NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 1997 race winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2014 race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

NBCSN

Booth announcers | Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dave Burns
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast

### Radio

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MRN covered the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN

Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe Moore
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace | Backstretch: Dave Moody | Alex Hayden
Winston Kelley
Steve Post
Kim Coon

## Standings after the race

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|  | Pos  | Driver  | Points

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| 1  | Kyle Busch | 4,104
1  | 2  | Martin Truex Jr. | 4,083 (–21)
1  | 3  | Kevin Harvick | 4,083 (–21)
2  | 4  | Joey Logano | 4,074 (–30)
2  | 5  | Kurt Busch | 4,058 (–46)
2  | 6  | Chase Elliott | 4,052 (–52)
2  | 7  | Clint Bowyer | 4,041 (–63)
| 8  | Aric Almirola | 4,033 (–71)
| 9  | Ryan Blaney | 2,232 (–1,872)
| 10  | Brad Keselowski | 2,227 (–1,877)
1  | 11  | Denny Hamlin | 2,213 (–1,891)
1  | 12  | Kyle Larson | 2,179 (–1,925)
2  | 13  | Jimmie Johnson | 2,173 (–1,931)
2  | 14  | Alex Bowman | 2,164 (–1,940)
1  | 15  | Erik Jones | 2,159 (–1,949)
3  | 16  | Austin Dillon | 2,157 (–1,947)
Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings
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| 1  | Ford | 1,195
| 2  | Toyota | 1,178 (–17)
| 3  | Chevrolet | 1,091 (–104)
Official manufacturers' standings

* Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

## References

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1. ^ "2018 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
2. ^ "Martinsville Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
3. ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
4. ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 27, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
5. ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 27, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
6. ^ "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 27, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
7. ^ "First Data 500 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 28, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 29, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
9. ^ "Manufacturer standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 29, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
10. ^ "Martinsville final TV ratings". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
11. ^ Utter, Jim (October 27, 2018). "Brad Keselowski tops two playoffs drivers in Saturday's first practice". Motorsport.com. Ridgeway, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
12. ^ Utter, Jim (October 27, 2018). "Ryan Newman fastest in final practice at Martinsville". Motorsport.com. Ridgeway, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
13. ^ "Kyle Busch to lead next round of NASCAR's playoffs". Associated Press. Ridgeway, Virginia: AP Sports. Associated Press. October 27, 2018. Archived from the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.

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