2018 Food City 500
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| Race 8 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 2018 Food City 500 program cover, featuring "Young Guns" Ryan Blaney, Bubba Wallace, Chase Elliott, and William Byron, and "Veterans" Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, and Martin Truex Jr. | |||
| Date | April 15–16, 2018 | ||
| Location | Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.533 miles (0.858 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (429 km) | ||
| Average speed | 77.465 miles per hour (124.668 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 14.895 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| Laps | 200 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 1.4 (Overnight)[11] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini | ||
| Turn announcers | Rob Albright (Backstretch) | ||
The 2018 Food City 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 15 and 16, 2018, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. The second half of the race was postponed to April 16 due to rain. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 miles (0.858 km) concrete short track, it was the eighth race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Background
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.
Entry list
First practice
Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 14.774 seconds and a speed of 129.877 mph (209.017 km/h).[12]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 14.774 | 129.877 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14.774 | 129.877 |
| 3 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 14.799 | 129.657 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.895 and a speed of 128.822 mph (207.319 km/h).[13]
Qualifying results
Practice (post-qualifying)
Second practice
Kyle Larson was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 14.874 seconds and a speed of 129.004 mph (207.612 km/h).[14]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 14.874 | 129.004 |
| 2 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 14.880 | 128.952 |
| 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 14.881 | 128.943 |
| Official second practice results | ||||||
Final practice
David Ragan was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 15.051 seconds and a speed of 127.487 mph (205.170 km/h).[15]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 15.051 | 127.487 |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.100 | 127.073 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.109 | 126.997 |
| Official final practice results | ||||||
Race results
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Stage Results
Stage 1 Laps: 125
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 41 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage 2 Laps: 125
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 43 | Bubba Wallace (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage 3 Laps: 250
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 49 |
| 2 | 6 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 47 |
| 3 | 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 46 |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 500 | 39 |
| 5 | 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 36 |
| 6 | 19 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Hass Racing | Ford | 500 | 34 |
| 7 | 39 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 33 |
| 8 | 14 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 37 |
| 9 | 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 28 |
| 10 | 30 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 36 |
| 11 | 12 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 26 |
| 12 | 23 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 25 |
| 13 | 7 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 499 | 24 |
| 14 | 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 499 | 30 |
| 15 | 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 24 |
| 16 | 20 | 43 | Bubba Wallace (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 22 |
| 17 | 18 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 27 |
| 18 | 11 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 19 |
| 19 | 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 18 |
| 20 | 29 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 17 |
| 21 | 24 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 497 | 16 |
| 22 | 2 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 496 | 17 |
| 23 | 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 495 | 34 |
| 24 | 33 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 495 | 13 |
| 25 | 34 | 72 | Corey LaJoie | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 494 | 12 |
| 26 | 13 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 494 | 16 |
| 27 | 35 | 96 | D. J. Kennington | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 482 | 10 |
| 28 | 32 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 475 | 9 |
| 29 | 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 473 | 8 |
| 30 | 26 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 458 | 7 |
| 31 | 28 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | BK Racing | Toyota | 448 | 6 |
| 32 | 36 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 342 | 5 |
| 33 | 38 | 66 | Chad Finchum (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 335 | 0 |
| 34 | 15 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 236 | 3 |
| 35 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 117 | 2 |
| 36 | 22 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | 1 |
| 37 | 37 | 51 | Harrison Rhodes | Rick Ware Racing | Toyota | 115 | 1 |
| 38 | 9 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 9 | 1 |
| 39 | 29 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 8 among different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 13 for 114
- Red flags: 4 for 18 hours 58 minutes and 48 seconds
- Time of race: 3 hours, 26 minutes and 25 seconds
- Average speed: 77.465 miles per hour (124.668 km/h)
