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The 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series was the 70th season of NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States, and the 47th modern-era Cup series season. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the Advance Auto Parts Clash, the Can-Am Duel qualifying races and the 60th running of the Daytona 500. The regular season ended with the Brickyard 400 on September 9, 2018. The playoffs ended with the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2018. Martin Truex Jr. was the defending champion, having won his first in the series.
The 2018 season was the fourth of the current 10-year television contract with Fox Sports and NBC Sports and the third of a five-year race sanctioning agreement with all tracks.[1][2] It is the first season to feature the Regular Season Championship trophy, which is awarded at the final race before the playoffs.[3] Kyle Busch clinched the MENCS Regular Season Championship trophy at the end of Stage 2 of the 2018 Brickyard 400.[4]
The season marked the debut of the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, which replaced the outgoing Chevrolet SS and became the first coupe-based Chevrolet stock car since the Monte Carlo SS was discontinued in 2007. This was also the last season for Kasey Kahne, who announced his intention to retire from racing at the end of the season and was forced to step away in early October 2018 after not being medically cleared to continue,[5] as well as BK Racing who sold its equipment to Front Row Motorsports,[6] and Furniture Row Racing, which ceased operations after 2018.[7] It was also the final season Ford fielded the Fusion, replacing it with the Ford Mustang in 2019.[8]
Joey Logano, driving for Team Penske in a Ford won the championship, after defeating Martin Truex Jr., Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch in a 1–2–3–4 finish for the "Championship 4" at the final round at Homestead. Logano won three races during the course of the season, having also won the spring race at Talladega and the fall race at Martinsville. Austin Dillon was the Daytona 500 winner. Kyle Busch and Harvick won the most races with eight each, with Denny Hamlin and seven-time series champion Jimmie Johnson concluding their first winless seasons in full-time Cup competition. The 2018 season also marked the fifteenth consecutive and final time that Johnson made the playoffs since its inception in 2004. Erik Jones and Chase Elliott won their first career victories and William Byron became Rookie of the Year.
During its annual media tour in November 2017, NASCAR announced that constraints would be imposed on crew rosters in its three national series. Crew members are divided into "Organizational", "Road Crew", and "Pit Crew" roles; in the Cup Series, a single team may only have a roster of 3-4 organizational crew members (depending on the number of cars they field), 12 road crew members, and 5 pit crew members (reduced from 6, as implemented in 2011). Crew members must be assigned a jersey number and a letter corresponding to their position, which must be worn on their crew uniforms. Staff may be shared between a team's individual cars, even if they are not explicitly listed on their roster. NASCAR's executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O'Donnell stated that these changes were intended to improve safety, as well as improve its focus on teamwork.[62][63]
In February 2018, it was announced that the vehicle damage policy introduced in 2017 had been modified, following analysis of the rule's effects in 2017, and to account for the reduction in pit crew members. The length of the repair window has been extended to six minutes, and the penalty for having too many crew members repairing the car was reduced from disqualification to a two-lap penalty. Additionally, the length of the first session in qualifying on intermediate- and short-tracks has been reduced from 20 to 15 minutes.[64]
On May 16, 2018, NASCAR announced that teams no longer need to start the race on the tires used in qualifying, due to teams that fail to pass the inspection before qualifying getting an advantage.[65]
The final schedule – comprising 36 races, as well as exhibition races, which are the Advance Auto Parts Clash, Can-Am Duel qualifying duel races for the Daytona 500 and the All-Star Race – was released on May 23, 2017.[66] Key changes from 2017 include:
Crown Jewel races in bold
In 2015, NASCAR and 23 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series tracks agreed on a five-year contract that guarantees each track would continue to host races through 2020.[71] Despite the agreement, Speedway Motorsports decided to transfer one of its Cup Series races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to Las Vegas Motor Speedway to form a race weekend involving each of the three national series in the fall.[72] On July 27, 2016, Daytona International Speedway announced that the 60th running of the Daytona 500 would be moved one week earlier to be held on February 18, 2018.[73]
Several changes were announced with the release of the final schedule. The Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway moved to September to become the final race of the regular season, while the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway moved to the second race in the Round of 16. The new date that Las Vegas Motor Speedway acquired from New Hampshire Motor Speedway was moved to the first race of the playoffs to replace Chicagoland Speedway, which became race 17 of the regular season. Dover International Speedway's spring race, the AAA 400 Drive for Autism, was moved one month early to precede Kansas Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. The track's fall race, the Gander Outdoors 400, was moved one week later to become the first race of the Round of 12. Also, Charlotte Motor Speedway's Bank of America 500 moves one week earlier and will utilize the track's road course layout instead of its quad-oval; with the scheduled distance changing from 500 miles to 400 kilometers, the race will now be known as the Bank of America Roval 400. With an additional off-week in the schedule for 2018, the Father's Day off-week that FOX added for the U.S. Open and the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be restored, with the third off-week being after the Bristol August race.[66][74]
Speedweeks 2018
Daytona Speedweeks started with the Advance Auto Parts Clash. Austin Dillon drew the pole as Chase Elliott and Brad Keselowski led the majority of the race. Jamie McMurray crashed and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. received a penalty. Keselowski led the last half to win over Joey Logano as Jimmie Johnson crashed after contact with Kyle Larson with Chase Elliott, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, and Martin Truex Jr. also getting involved.[75]
In Daytona 500 qualifying, Alex Bowman won the pole while Denny Hamlin qualified second. Bowman won the pole for his first race since taking over the No. 88 car from Dale Earnhardt Jr. full-time. This was the fourth consecutive Daytona 500 pole won by Hendrick Motorsports.[76]
In the Can-Am Duels on Thursday, Bowman was on pole for race one. In the early laps, Jimmie Johnson lost a tire and crashed along with Aric Almirola. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was moving around the entire race, but got into both William Byron and David Gilliland, taking them out. Joey Logano led the majority of laps, but was passed for the lead by Ryan Blaney as Brad Keselowski crashed with Jamie McMurray, sending the race into overtime. In overtime, Blaney held off Joey Logano and Bubba Wallace to win the first Duel. In the second Duel, Hamlin was on pole. Early in the race, Erik Jones spun and collected Kyle Larson and Matt DiBenedetto. Hamlin and Chase Elliott led most of the race. Elliott led the most laps to win his second straight Duel race over Kevin Harvick.[77]
Round 1: Daytona 500
Alex Bowman started on pole. Early on, Kyle Busch had a tire go down and had to pit. Later, Busch had another tire down and got into the wall and collected Jamie McMurray and D. J. Kennington. In the closing laps of stage one, Erik Jones spun and collected Kyle Larson, Jimmie Johnson, Daniel Suarez, William Byron, and Ty Dillon as Kurt Busch won stage one. In stage two, Byron got into the wall after having a tire go down. Brad Keselowski got into Chase Elliott and collected others including David Ragan, Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, and Danica Patrick, who finished 35th in her final NASCAR race. Ryan Blaney won stage two over Joey Logano. In the final stage, Blaney continued to lead. In the closing laps, Byron again had a tire go down and spun. With two laps to go, Kurt Busch got turned around and collected Blaney, Matt DiBenedetto, Brendan Gaughan, and others, sending the race to overtime. In overtime, Aric Almirola was leading at the white flag, and tried to block Austin Dillon, but the block was late and Almirola ended up in the wall. Austin Dillon held off Bubba Wallace for his second career win and winning the Daytona 500 in the No. 3 20 years after Dale Earnhardt won his only 500 in 1998.[78]
Round 2: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
Kyle Busch led the field to the green flag after an hour delay from rain. Ryan Newman jumped out to an early lead, but Busch was able to reclaim the lead. After the end-of-stage caution, Newman had a tire go down and hit the wall. Kevin Harvick led and won the first stage. In the second stage, Harvick, Kurt Busch, and Brad Keselowski all led as Keselowski won stage two after a spin by Jimmie Johnson. In the final stage, Harvick continued to dominate as Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano tried to win on a different strategy as the rest of the field. Late in the final stage, Trevor Bayne had an engine failure as Bubba Wallace plowed into Ricky Stenhouse Jr. trying to avoid the smoke. Harvick continued to lead and won over Keselowski for his first win at Atlanta since 2001.[79]
Round 3: Pennzoil 400
Ryan Blaney started on pole. Kevin Harvick took the lead at the beginning and dominated and won the first two caution free stages. In the final stage, Jamie McMurray got into the wall after a flat tire. Kurt Busch got loose and crashed along with Chase Elliott. Harvick led over 200 laps and held off a hard charging Kyle Busch for his second straight win and second at Las Vegas.[80]
Round 4: TicketGuardian 500
Martin Truex Jr. started on pole. Kyle Larson shot out to the lead early and led most of the first stage. Kyle Busch took the lead and won the first stage. Early in the second stage, Larson spun on the apron. Chris Buescher had a tire go down and got into the wall. Kurt Busch stayed out and won the second stage. Denny Hamlin took the lead as Paul Menard had a tire go down and got into the wall. Kyle Busch regained the lead until green flag pit stops. Brad Keselowski stayed out to stretch it out until the end, but had to pit. Kevin Harvick was able to pass Chase Elliott during the green flag cycle to take the lead from Ryan Newman and hold off Kyle Busch for his third consecutive win and ninth at Phoenix.[81]
Round 5: Auto Club 400
Martin Truex Jr. started on pole for the second straight week. Early, Kevin Harvick got into the wall and spun through the grass after contact with Kyle Larson, ending his chances for a fourth straight win. Truex was able to win the first stage and win the second stage after Trevor Bayne got into the wall. David Ragan brought out the final caution as Truex was able to beat out Kyle Busch on pit stops and pulled away from Larson to sweep all three stages to win.[82]
Round 6: STP 500
Martin Truex Jr. started on pole for the third straight week as qualifying was cancelled due to rain and snow. The race was postponed from Sunday to Monday due to snow. Denny Hamlin won the first stage after a Competition Caution and Ryan Blaney won the second stage. Jamie McMurray spun after contact with Austin Dillon. Clint Bowyer took the lead from Blaney and dominated the remainder of the race, leading 215 laps. McMurray, Trevor Bayne, and Harrison Rhodes all had tires go down, but there was no caution. Bowyer held off Kyle Busch for his first win since 2012 and the fourth out of six races for Stewart-Haas Racing.[83]
Round 7: O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
Kurt Busch started on pole after qualifying was cancelled just after the first round due to rain. As soon as the race began, Alex Bowman spun and collected Aric Almirola, Austin Dillon, and Paul Menard. At the end of the first stage, Martin Truex Jr. had a tire go down and got into the wall as Kevin Harvick scored the stage win as it ended under caution. In the second stage, Kyle Larson had a tire go down and he got into the wall. Kyle Busch was able to win the second stage. Early in the final stage, Denny Hamlin spun and collected David Ragan, Brad Keselowski, and Jimmie Johnson. Menard and Ryan Newman both got into the wall. Kyle Busch and Harvick, both with older tires, were able to stay out front and Busch was able to hold Harvick off for his first win of the year and third at Texas.[84]
Round 8: Food City 500
Kyle Busch started on pole. Michael McDowell spun on the third lap and collected others including Chase Elliott and Martin Truex Jr. The race was stopped three different times due to rain and a wreck by Trevor Bayne. Ryan Blaney led most of the first half of the race, but was caught up in an accident while leading, ending his race. Brad Keselowski won the first stage. After another red flag due to rain, the remainder of the race was postponed to Monday. After a small delay due to rain, the race continued. Keselowski would win the second stage after taking back the lead. Kyle Larson took back the lead and continued leading until spun after making contact with Ryan Newman. Kyle Busch got the lead when the caution was displayed for rain, but it was a brief yellow. On the final restart, Larson got back in the lead, but Kyle Busch passed Larson for the lead with six laps to go and Busch pulled away to his second straight win and seventh at Bristol.[85]
Round 9: Toyota Owners 400
Martin Truex Jr. won the pole. Joey Logano dominated the early part of the race, winning both stages. Kurt Busch and Clint Bowyer took turned swapping the lead. Truex regained the lead and lead a race high of 121 laps. Ryan Blaney and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. got together and spun. Jamie McMurray got into the wall and made contact with Ryan Newman, who blew up. David Ragan had a tire go down and got into the wall. Stenhouse spun again to send the race into overtime. On the restart, Kyle Busch held off Chase Elliott for his third straight win and fifth at Richmond.[86]
Round 10: GEICO 500
Kevin Harvick started the race from the pole. Brad Keselowski won the first stage of the race. In the second stage, Erik Jones caused a multicar wreck that collected Jamie McMurray, Kyle Larson, Martin Truex Jr., and Trevor Bayne. Paul Menard won the second stage of the race. Numerous drivers experienced speeding penalties on pit road including Denny Hamlin, who was caught speeding on pit road multiple times. Late in the race, Jimmie Johnson got loose in front of teammate William Byron and caused a 14-car accident that also collected Keselowski, Menard, Clint Bowyer, Michael McDowell, Ryan Blaney, Bubba Wallace, and A. J. Allmendinger. Joey Logano led in the closing laps of the race and went to score his first win of the season, ending a 36 race winless streak.[87]
Round 11: AAA 400 Drive for Autism
Kyle Larson started on pole. Michael McDowell spun and Derrike Cope crashed early as Kevin Harvick won both stages. Kyle Busch went to the garage after suffering a broken driveshaft. Clint Bowyer was leading when the race was halted by a red flag due to rain. After the delay, Kevin Harvick passed Bowyer for the lead and pulled away for his second win at Dover and his fourth win of the season.[88]
Round 12: KC Masterpiece 400
Kevin Harvick started on pole. Harvick led early, but Ryan Blaney took the lead and won the first stage. Kyle Larson came from the rear of the field to dominate the race, winning the second stage. Alex Bowman and Daniel Suarez got together and both got into the wall. Larson and Blaney got into each other, putting Blaney in the wall. On the restart, William Byron had a tire go down caused a wreck featuring Clint Bowyer, Ryan Newman, Ty Dillon, Jamie McMurray, Chris Buescher, and Matt Kenseth, competing in his first race of the year, bringing out the red flag. On the restart, Martin Truex Jr. pulled away from the field, but Kevin Harvick was able run down Truex to take the lead for his second consecutive win and his fifth of the season.[89]
Exhibition: Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race
First, it was the Monster Energy Open. Aric Almirola started on pole due to qualifying being rained out. Almirola led early, but Alex Bowman took the lead and won the first stage to transfer. In the second stage, Paul Menard got into the wall. Chase Elliott had the lead, but Daniel Suárez took the lead and won the second stage to transfer. Bubba Wallace led in the final stage, but Elliott got back into the lead. Alimrola and Erik Jones got into each other as A. J. Allmendinger took the lead and held off Eliott to win his second Open to transfer.[90] Chase Eliott won the fan vote to transfer for the third straight year.[91]
Matt Kenseth won the pole for the race. Kurt Busch spun early as Kevin Harvick won the first stage and Kyle Busch won the second stage. In the third stage, Kasey Kahne got into the wall. Martin Truex Jr. got into Clint Bowyer and they crashed with Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, and Brad Keselowski. Harvick got by Daniel Suárez to win the third stage. In the final 10 laps, Harvick was out front as Kyle Larson spun after contact with Joey Logano. In a two lap shootout, Kevin Harvick held off Daniel Suárez for his second All-Star Race win and the $1 million.[92]
Round 13: Coca-Cola 600
Kyle Busch started on pole. Defending winner Austin Dillon got in the wall after having a tire go down early. Kevin Harvick got into the wall, taking him out of the race, as Busch won the first stage. William Byron had a tire go down and got into the wall. Jimmie Johnson spun after contact with Denny Hamlin and also sent Joey Logano spinning. Busch won the second stage. In the third stage, Gray Gaulding crashed and Chris Buescher spun. Kyle Larson spun and Ryan Blaney blew an engine and caught fire. Busch won the third stage. Kyle Busch continued to dominate and won his fourth race of the season and with the win, he became the first in history to win a race at every racetrack in the MENCS that he competed at.[93]
Round 14: Pocono 400
Defending race winner Ryan Blaney started on pole. Blaney led early until he had a problem and had to pit. Martin Truex Jr. got the lead and won the first stage. Kevin Harvick got to the lead and dominated to win a caution free stage two. In the final stage, Matt DiBenedetto had brake issues and it caused a tire to catch fire as Kasey Kahne and Bubba Wallace both had transmission issues. Derrike Cope spun after contact with Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin spun and crashed into the wall after contact with Alex Bowman. On the restart, Erik Jones spun after contact with Joey Logano. On the restart, Martin Truex Jr. pulled away from Larson, Harvick, and Kyle Busch to pick up his second win of the season and second at Pocono.[94]
Round 15: FireKeepers Casino 400
Kurt Busch started on pole. The race started over two hours late due to rain. Austin Dillon and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. spun after making contact with each other just as the competition caution came out. David Ragan got into the wall after contact with Bubba Wallace Matt Kenseth spun at the end of the stage as Ryan Blaney, who had taken the lead from Kurt Busch, won the first stage. Daniel Suárez spun after contact with Paul Menard. Kyle Larson, who won the last three Michigan races, spun into the grass, ending his changes of a fourth straight win. Kevin Harvick won the second stage over his teammates. Clint Bowyer had taken the lead from Harvick as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. spun as rain was reported around the track. The race was called giving Bowyer his second win of the season.[95]
Round 16: Toyota/Save Mart 350
Kyle Larson started on pole. Erik Jones had problems early as Martin Truex Jr. led most of the first stage, but pitted allowing A. J. Allmendinger to win the stage. On the restart, Allmendinger blew an engine while Jamie McMurray went to the garage with low oil pressure. Denny Hamlin won the second stage by staying out while others pitted. Ryan Blaney had to make several stops to fix damage. Kevin Harvick had the lead late until he decided to pit in case of a late caution. Truex stayed out during green flag pit stops and won his third win of the season and second at Sonoma with a ten-second lead over Harvick.[96]
Round 17: Overton's 400
Paul Menard started the race on pole. Clint Bowyer led early in the race before getting two speeding penalties on pit road. Aric Almirola won Stage 1 and led the most laps the race, but had to pit under green for a loose wheel. Kevin Harvick won Stage 2 of the race. Harvick would continue to lead until losing it to Kyle Busch during a round of pit stops under caution. Kyle Busch continued to lead in the closing laps as Kyle Larson was catching him. Larson caught up to Kyle Busch on the final lap and the two made contact twice, with Kyle Busch holding on to win the race with Larson finishing second.[97]
Round 18: Coke Zero Sugar 400
Chase Elliott started on pole. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. dominated by winning both stages. In the second stage, Paul Menard got turned and into the grass. Brad Keselowski got turned around and collected Kurt Busch, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin, Elliott, and others. Kyle Busch got turned into William Byron and also involved Jamie McMurray. In the final stage, Kyle Larson got turned into Stenhouse. Jimmie Johnson was leading until he received a penalty on pit road. Stenhouse had a tire go down and spun, ending his chance of back-to-back wins. On the restart, Aric Almirola lost a wheel and crashed along with Michael McDowell and Johnson. In overtime, Kevin Harvick took the lead from Kasey Kahne, but Clint Bowyer spun and collected Harvick, Brendan Gaughan, and others. On the second restart of overtime, Erik Jones drove past Martin Truex Jr. to score his first career win and became the seventh different winner of the season.[98]
Round 19: Quaker State 400
Martin Truex Jr. started on pole. Truex dominated by leading the most laps and winning both stages. Alex Bowman had a tire go down and got into the wall and J. J. Yeley lost an engine. Teammates Jamie McMurray and Kyle Larson suffered mechanical problems. Truex pulled away from a charging Ryan Blaney for his fourth win of the season and second straight at Kentucky.[99]
Round 20: Foxwoods Resort Casino 301
Kurt Busch started on pole. The start of the race was delayed due to rain. Busch dominated the majority of the race. A. J. Allmendinger got into the wall, ending his day. Martin Truex Jr. took the lead after the Competition Caution and won the first stage. Chase Elliott took the lead from Truex to win the second stage. Clint Bowyer got into the wall and went to the garage. Kyle Busch had the lead late, but Kevin Harvick moved Busch to take the lead and get his sixth win of the season and third at New Hampshire.[100]
Round 21: Gander Outdoors 400
Kevin Harvick originally won the pole. Thirteen cars including Harvick failed post-qualifying inspection, disallowing their times and forcing them to start in the back, thus Daniel Suarez won the pole. Chase Elliott won the first stage while Harvick won the second stage. A few had tire problems including Kurt Busch, Joey Logano, and Brad Keselowski. Keselowski got into the wall, sending him to the garage. Bubba Wallace lost his brakes and hit the wall hard at a high speed, resulting in a red flag. On the restart, Aric Almirola spun after contact with Matt DiBenedetto, sending the race to overtime. Kyle Busch pulled away to hold off Daniel Suarez for his sixth win of the season and second at Pocono.[101]
Round 22: Go Bowling at The Glen
Denny Hamlin started on pole. Aric Almirola got into the wall early and Joey Logano spun and went to the garage. Martin Truex Jr. won the first stage. Chase Elliott dominated the second half of the race and won the second stage. Ryan Newman spun and Jimmie Johnson spun after contact with A. J. Allmendinger. Martin Truex Jr. caught Elliott, but ran out of fuel, which allowed Chase Elliott to get his first career win and the 250th win for Hendrick Motorsports.[102]
Round 23: Consumers Energy 400
Denny Hamlin started on pole for the second straight week. Erik Jones spun early and William Byron spun and got into the wall along with Martin Truex Jr. Kevin Harvick dominated and won both stages. Jones spun again and Ty Dillon ran over a battery and got into the wall and caught fire. Harvick took the lead from Jamie McMurray and held off Brad Keselowski for his seventh win of the season.[103]
Round 24: Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Kyle Larson started on pole. Kyle Busch spun and caused a pile up on the frontstretch, including Bubba Wallace. Paul Menard got into the wall while running up front as Ryan Blaney edged Kevin Harvick to win the first stage. Blaney, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Clint Bowyer, and others led up front. Logano won the second stage. Aric Almirola had mechanical problems that sent him to the garage. Martin Truex Jr. spun and crashed along with J. J. Yeley after getting into Kyle Busch. Busch and Brad Keselowski had tires go down and both spun. Kurt Busch was able to take the lead from Clint Bowyer and held off Kyle Larson for his first win of the season and sixth at Bristol.[104]
Round 25: Bojangles' Southern 500
Denny Hamlin started on pole. Jimmie Johnson had fuel pump problems, sending him to the garage. Kyle Larson dominated and won both stages and led the most laps. Clint Bowyer got into the back of Ryan Newman, who slowed down to go to pit road. William Byron had the engine blew, sending him to the garage. Brad Keselowski beat out Kyle Larson on pit road and pulled away from teammate Joey Logano for his first win of the season.[105]
Round 26: Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard
Kyle Busch started on pole after qualifying was cancelled due to rain. The race was postponed from Sunday to Monday due to rain. The race had two competition cautions at the beginning due to the rain. Martin Truex Jr. was sent to the garage early after a rotor exploded causing front end damage to the car. Clint Bowyer was able to win the first stage. Bubba Wallace spun and collided with David Starr. A. J. Allmendinger and Alex Bowman both wrecked off turn two. Matt Kenseth was able to win the second stage. In the final stage Clint Bowyer dominated and Denny Hamlin was able to grab the lead after the final round of green flag pit stops cycled through and was heading to the win until Landon Cassill wrecked along with Jeffrey Earnhardt. On the restart, Brad Keselowski, who had fresher tires, was able to take the lead from Hamlin and hold off Erik Jones for his second straight win and the first Brickyard 400 victory for Roger Penske and the first Brickyard win for Ford since 1999. Kyle Busch went on to capture the Regular-Season Championship over Kevin Harvick and the final two playoff spots went to Jimmie Johnson and Alex Bowman.[106]
Round 27: South Point 400
Erik Jones started on pole. Kyle Larson had to make an unscheduled pit stop early for a flat right front tire. Martin Truex Jr. would grab the first stage. In the second stage, Kevin Harvick blew a tire and slammed the wall in turn 1 collecting polesitter Jones in the process. Brad Keselowski would win the second stage. The final stage had a number of wrecks that puts some playoff drivers in jeopardy, with Jamie McMurray wrecked in turn three hard collecting Chase Elliott as well. Kyle Busch later spun in turn four as well as Denny Hamlin later on in the same spot, but would suffer splitter damage ending his day. A late race restart caused Jimmie Johnson, Alex Bowman, and Kurt Busch to suffer tire rubs after contact in the back-straightaway. Joey Logano hit the wall late in turn two to bring out a caution with just a few laps remaining for an overtime restart. Keselowski would have great restart, but a multi-car wreck in turn four involving Michael McDowell, Kurt Busch, Matt DiBenedetto, and David Ragan, forcing another attempt. On the second attempt, Keselowski would go on to win the race over Larson to advance to the second round for his third win in a row as well as Team Penske's 500th win overall.[107]
Round 28: Federated Auto Parts 400
Kevin Harvick started on pole. Denny Hamlin was spun by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., but was able to save it. Martin Truex Jr. dominated and won both stages, but an uncontrolled tire sent him to the back of the field. Matt Kenseth and Jeffrey Earnhardt go into each other, which sent Earnhardt in the wall. Kyle Busch was able to take the lead from Brad Keselowski and held off Harvick to advance to the next round of the playoffs for his seventh win of the season and his 50th career win overall.[108]
Round 29: Bank of America Roval 400
Kurt Busch started on pole. Kyle Larson won stage one while Ryan Blaney won the second stage. Austin Dillon slammed the wall twice and got sent to the garage to end his playoff hopes. Aric Almirola and Chris Buescher spun and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. slammed the wall. At the end, leader Brad Keselowski lost control of his car on a restart and crashed into the wall along with Larson, Paul Menard, Kyle Busch, Daniel Hemric, Bubba Wallace, and others. Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson were racing for the win until Johnson spun in the chicane and collected Truex. Ryan Blaney snuck through to win over Jamie McMurray for his second career win and advance in the playoffs. Dillon, Denny Hamlin, Erik Jones, and Johnson were eliminated.[109]
Round 30: Gander Outdoors 400
Kyle Busch started on pole after qualifying was rained out. Jimmie Johnson had to go to the garage before the race and eventually returned to the race several laps down. Kevin Harvick took the lead and dominated, leading 286 laps and winning both stages. Harvick had trouble on pit road and fell back. Aric Almirola was heading to the win, but Clint Bowyer got into the wall. Almirola wrecked on the restart along with Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Ryan Blaney, and Martin Truex Jr. In overtime, Chase Elliott held off Denny Hamlin to advance to the next round with his second win of the year and the second of his career.[110]
Round 31: 1000Bulbs.com 500
Kurt Busch started on pole with all Stewart-Haas Racing drivers starting first through fourth. SHR dominated the race with Busch leading the most laps and winning stage one. Jimmie Johnson spun and hit the wall and Kyle Larson had a tire go down and spun. Kevin Harvick won the second stage. Jamie McMurray spun and got stuck in the grass. Late in the race, Alex Bowman got into the wall and collected J. J. Yeley and William Byron, which sent the race to overtime. Harvick, Ryan Blaney, and Brad Keselowski ran out of fuel before the restart. Matt DiBenedetto spun and collected several cars, but the race remained green. Kurt Busch ran out of fuel and it allowed teammate Aric Almirola to take the lead and hold off teammate Clint Bowyer to advance in the Round of 8 for his second career win and becoming the fourth SHR driver to win during the season.[111]
Round 32: Hollywood Casino 400
Joey Logano started on pole. Daniel Suárez got into the wall as Bubba Wallace had a tire go down and William Byron suffered a blown engine with Logano winning the first stage. Kevin Harvick won the second stage and was leading when he got a speeding penalty on pit road. Chase Elliott was able to hold off Kyle Busch for his third win and his second in the "Round of 12". Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, and Alex Bowman were eliminated from the playoffs.[112]
Round 33: First Data 500
Kyle Busch started on pole. Jimmie Johnson spun after contact with Erik Jones as Denny Hamlin won the first stage. Joey Logano dominated the race and won the second stage. William Byron was spun on pit road after contact with Clint Bowyer. Kyle Larson had the engine blow and Timmy Hill had an electrical fire. Clint Bowyer made contact with Johnson and spun. Martin Truex Jr. took the lead from Logano, but Logano was able to pull the bump-and-run on Truex and held off Hamlin for his second win of the season and clinched a spot in the "Championship 4."[113]
Round 34: AAA Texas 500
Ryan Blaney started on pole. William Byron spun after contact with teammate Jimmie Johnson. Kevin Harvick dominated by leading the most laps and winning both stages. Matt DiBenedetto made contact with Martin Truex Jr. and got into the wall. Joey Gase spun and collected Daniel Suarez, sending the race into overtime. Harvick held off Blaney to lock into the "Championship 4" for his eighth win of the season and second Playoff race at Texas.[114] Due to an altered spoiler discovered post-race, Harvick had his win encumbered, was penalized 40 points, and was no longer locked into the Championship 4.
Round 35: Can-Am 500
Kevin Harvick started on pole. Harvick led all of the first stage until he had a flat tire and had to pit allowing Chase Elliott to win the first stage. Joey Logano had a tire go down and sent him to the garage. Clint Bowyer had a tire go down and got into the wall, ending his championship hopes. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. hit the wall and caught fire. Denny Hamlin got loose and collected Kurt Busch, Elliott, and others. Alex Bowman got into the wall and caught fire. Kyle Busch, who won the second stage, dominated the race and held off Brad Keselowski for his eighth win of the season and locking into the "Championship 4" along with Logano, Harvick, and Martin Truex Jr. while Elliott, Aric Almirola, Bowyer, and Kurt Busch were eliminated.[115]
Round 36: Ford EcoBoost 400
Denny Hamlin started on pole. The Championship 4 dominated the race with Kevin Harvick winning the first stage. Kyle Larson won the second stage after passing Harvick at the line. Larson got into the wall after having a tire go down. Erik Jones and Chris Buescher both had flat tires, but got to pit road before a caution. Daniel Suarez got into the wall after contact with Brad Keselowski. Joey Logano, who led the most laps, took the lead from Martin Truex Jr. and pulled away from his third win of the season and winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship.[116]
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Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems |
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner. 3 – Stage 3 winner.[N 1] 1–10 - Regular season top 10 finishers.
. – Eliminated after Round of 16 . – Eliminated after Round of 12 . – Eliminated after Round of 8
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | ROV | DOV | TAL | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts. | Stage | Bonus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Logano | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 412 | 1* | 13 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 10 | 42 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8*1 | 1*2 | 3 | 37 | 1* | 5040 | – | 155 | |||
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 18 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1*12 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 14* | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 1* | 4 | 2 | 1*12 | 41 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 30 | 11 | 40 | 3*1 | 3*12 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 5035 | – | 383 | |||
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 31 | 1*1 | 1*12 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1*12 | 1 | 40 | 4*2 | 2*2 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 1*12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 9 | 6*12 | 282 | 122 | 10 | 1*12 | 5 | 31 | 5034 | – | 542 | |||
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2*1 | 3 | 2 | 1*2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 10 | 1*123 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1* | 3 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 1*2 | 4 | 5033 | – | 551 | |||
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| Pos. | Driver | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | ROV | DOV | TAL | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts. | Stage | Bonus | |||
| 5 | Aric Almirola | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 25*1 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 31 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2354 | 60 | 6 | |||
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 33 | 10 | 34 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 13 | 52 | 71 | 1*2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 231 | 7 | 2350 | 74 | 18 | |||
| 7 | Kurt Busch | 261 | 8 | 35 | 102 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 8* | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 14*1 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 10 | 2350 | 101 | 154 | |||
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 32 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 2312 | 8 | 331 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 3 | 32 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2343 | 56 | 256 | |||
| 9 | Kyle Larson | 19 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 2* | 7 | 40 | 10 | 4*2 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 3*12 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 25*1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 132 | 2299 | 50 | 68 | |||
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 7*2 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 371 | 36 | 6 | 81 | 34 | 18 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7*1 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 2298 | 76 | 139 | |||
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 121 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 12 | 102 | 7 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3* | 32 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 2285 | 49 | 310 | |||
| 12 | Clint Bowyer | 15 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1* | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 36 | 5*1 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 26 | 35 | 8 | 2272 | 63 | 157 | |||
| 13 | Austin Dillon | 1 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 26 | 17 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 2245 | 17 | 5 | |||
| 14 | Jimmie Johnson | 38 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 39 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 7 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 2242 | 26 | – | |||
| 15 | Erik Jones | 36 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 2220 | 32 | 5 | |||
| 16 | Alex Bowman | 17 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 33 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 2204 | 27 | – | |||
| 17 | Ryan Newman | 8 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 769 | 52 | – | |||
| 18 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 29 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 37 | 25 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 17*12 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 33 | 16 | 701 | 57 | 2 | |||
| 19 | Paul Menard | 6 | 17 | 9 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 30 | 13 | 24 | 302 | 34 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 16 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 32 | 22 | 13 | 29 | 25 | 692 | 80 | 1 | |||
| 20 | Jamie McMurray | 16 | 19 | 36 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 16 | 31 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 37 | 12 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 683 | 29 | – | |||
| 21 | Daniel Suárez | 37 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 35 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 30 | 674 | 34 | – | |||
| 22 | A. J. Allmendinger | 10 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 27 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 381 | 24 | 3 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 39 | 22 | 37 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 603 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 23 | William Byron (R) | 23 | 18 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 29 | 14 | 33 | 39 | 18 | 13 | 25 | 20 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 23 | 35 | 19 | 37 | 20 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 38 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 587 | 41 | – | |||
| 24 | Chris Buescher | 5 | 25 | 15 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 30 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 585 | 7 | – | |||
| 25 | David Ragan | 30 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 27 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 38 | 22 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 24 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 524 | 5 | – | |||
| 26 | Michael McDowell | 9 | 24 | 37 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 38 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 28 | 493 | 36 | – | |||
| 27 | Ty Dillon | 39 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 38 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 29 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 482 | 12 | – | |||
| 28 | Bubba Wallace (R) | 2 | 32 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 34 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 38 | 19 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 38 | 26 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 36 | 23 | 19 | 26 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 471 | 5 | – | |||
| 29 | Matt DiBenedetto | 27 | 31 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 33 | 24 | 22 | 38 | 36 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 36 | 38 | 21 | 26 | 368 | – | – | |||
| 30 | Kasey Kahne | 34 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 36 | 23 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 30 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 24 | 358 | 14 | – | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | Trevor Bayne | 13 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 24 | 21 | 38 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 13 | 30 | 21 | 287 | 6 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Matt Kenseth | 36 | 17 | 13 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 25 | 122 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 268 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Regan Smith | 20 | 12 | 31 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 39 | 157 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Corey LaJoie | 40 | 37 | 25 | 38 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 39 | 40 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 40 | 34 | 144 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Cole Whitt | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 132 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Gray Gaulding | 20 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 20 | 31 | 35 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | QL | 33 | 40 | Wth | 40 | 119 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 21 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 29 | 39 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 37 | 26 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 110 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Kyle Weatherman | 33 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 33 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Harrison Rhodes | 33 | 35 | 22 | 37 | 36 | 38 | 24 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Blake Jones | 33 | 30 | 27 | 21 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Mark Thompson | 22 | 15 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Cody Ware | 36† | 36 | 38 | 28 | 11 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Derrike Cope | 37 | Wth | 34 | 33 | 8 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Tanner Berryhill | 31 | 38 | 7 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Chris Cook | 31 | 6 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Tomy Drissi | 32 | 5 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Danica Patrick | 35 | 2 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Alon Day | 38 | 1 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | Stanton Barrett | 40 | 1 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Hermie Sadler | 40 | 1 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos. | Driver | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | ROV | DOV | TAL | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts. | Stage | Bonus | |||
| Brendan Gaughan | 28 | 22 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Justin Marks | 12 | 28 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. J. Kennington | 24 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 34 | 13 | 34 | 27 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Gilliland | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Black Jr. | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. J. Yeley | 31 | 38 | 32 | 18 | 38 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 38 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ross Chastain | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 39 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 33 | 24 | 37 | 24 | 39 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 33 | |||||||||
| Landon Cassill | 38 | 21 | 20 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 24 | 33 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 18 | 36 | 29 | 33 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 26 | 31 | ||||||||||||||
| Joey Gase | 32 | 27 | 25 | 40 | 35 | 18 | 35 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parker Kligerman | 27 | 23 | 24 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Hemric | 32 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timothy Peters | 23 | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cole Custer | 25 | 26 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reed Sorenson | 34 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 32 | 27 | Wth | Wth | 32 | 32 | QL | 33 | Wth | 28 | 31 | 36 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B. J. McLeod | 35 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 40 | 31 | DNQ | 32 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timmy Hill | 33 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 28 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 38 | DNQ | 39 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Garrett Smithley | 39 | 36 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chad Finchum | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeb Burton | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jesse Little | 35 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spencer Gallagher | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josh Bilicki | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Starr | 39 | DNQ | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carl Long | Wth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | KAN | CLT | POC | MCH | SON | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | ROV | DOV | TAL | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts. | Stage | Bonus | |||
| † – Cody Ware started receiving points at Sonoma. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford | 19 | 1310 |
| 2 | Toyota | 13 | 1286 |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 4 | 1187 |
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 3M Hard Charger Award | |
| American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award | Kevin Harvick |
| Busch Pole Award | Kurt Busch |
| Ingersoll Rand Power Move Award | |
| MAHLE Engine Builder Award | Doug Yates |
| Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| MOOG Go the Extra Mile Award | Adam Stevens |
| Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap Award | |
| NASCAR Rookie of the Year | William Byron |
| Most Popular Driver | Chase Elliott |
| Mobil 1 Driver of the Year | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
