2018 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
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Date
February 25, 2018
Location
Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
1.54 miles (2.48 km)
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 2018 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 program cover, featuring Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman. | |||
| Date | February 25, 2018 | ||
| Location | Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.54 miles (2.48 km) | ||
| Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (806 km) | ||
| Average speed | 143.068 miles per hour (230.246 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 30.024 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 181 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 3.3/3.1 (Overnight)[10] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini | ||
| Turn announcers | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
The 2018 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 25, 2018, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 325 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway, it was the second race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
First practice
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.745 seconds and a speed of 186.384 mph (299.956 km/h).[11]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.745 | 186.384 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.820 | 185.915 |
| 3 | 43 | Bubba Wallace (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.833 | 185.834 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
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Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.024 and a speed of 184.652 mph (297.169 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results
Final practice
Ryan Newman was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.989 seconds and a speed of 184.868 mph (297.516 km/h).[13]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.989 | 184.868 |
| 2 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 30.033 | 184.597 |
| 3 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.038 | 184.566 |
| Official final practice results | ||||||
Race results
Stage Results
Stage 1 Laps: 85
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage 2 Laps: 85
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage 3 Laps: 155
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 325 | 56 |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 325 | 53 |
| 3 | 9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 325 | 45 |
| 4 | 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 325 | 40 |
| 5 | 35 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 325 | 39 |
| 6 | 16 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 325 | 39 |
| 7 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 325 | 43 |
| 8 | 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 325 | 41 |
| 9 | 8 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 36 |
| 10 | 27 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 27 |
| 11 | 10 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 325 | 26 |
| 12 | 26 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 325 | 25 |
| 13 | 11 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 325 | 33 |
| 14 | 25 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 23 |
| 15 | 4 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 324 | 23 |
| 16 | 6 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 324 | 21 |
| 17 | 15 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 324 | 20 |
| 18 | 23 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 323 | 19 |
| 19 | 13 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 323 | 18 |
| 20 | 18 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 322 | 17 |
| 21 | 14 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 322 | 16 |
| 22 | 2 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 322 | 15 |
| 23 | 29 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 321 | 14 |
| 24 | 17 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 321 | 13 |
| 25 | 24 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 321 | 12 |
| 26 | 28 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 321 | 11 |
| 27 | 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 321 | 10 |
| 28 | 32 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 320 | 9 |
| 29 | 21 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 320 | 8 |
| 30 | 34 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 319 | 6 |
| 32 | 19 | 43 | Bubba Wallace (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 319 | 5 |
| 33 | 36 | 51 | Harrison Rhodes | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 310 | 4 |
| 34 | 33 | 00 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 305 | 3 |
| 35 | 20 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 292 | 2 |
| 36 | 31 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | BK Racing | Toyota | 99 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- 24 lead changes among 8 drivers
- 5 cautions for 28 laps
- Time of race: 3 hours, 29 minutes and 54 seconds
- Average speed: 143.071 miles per hour (230.250 km/h)
- Margin of victory: 2.690 seconds
