2018 Consumers Energy 400
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{{Infobox NASCAR race report
| Type = NASME
| Description =
| Race_Name = Consumers Energy 400
| Details ref = {{cite web|title=2018 schedule|url=http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/2018-NASCAR-Cup-Schedule|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=July 2, 2018|date=May 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224004109/http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/2018-NASCAR-Cup-Schedule|archive-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Michigan International Speedway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/michigan-international-speedway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=July 2, 2018|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=April 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407042342/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/michigan-international-speedway.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/08/07/consumers-energy-400-entry-list/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=August 7, 2018|date=August 7, 2018}}{{cite web|title=First Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/08/10/consumers-energy-400-first-practice-speeds/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=August 10, 2018|date=August 10, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Starting Lineup|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/08/10/consumers-energy-400-lineup/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=August 10, 2018|date=August 10, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Second Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/08/11/consumers-energy-400-second-practice-speeds/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=August 11, 2018|date=August 11, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Final Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/08/11/consumers-energy-400-final-practice-speeds/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=August 11, 2018|date=August 11, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Consumers Energy 400 Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/08/12/consumers-energy-400-results/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=August 12, 2018|date=August 12, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/23mis2018racereport.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=August 13, 2018|date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827204403/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/23mis2018racereport.pdf|archive-date=August 27, 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Manufacturer standings|url=http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/23mis2018racereport.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=August 13, 2018|date=August 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827204403/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/23mis2018racereport.pdf|archive-date=August 27, 2018|url-status=dead}}
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2018|08|12}}
| Year = 2018
| Race_No = 23
| Season_No = 36
| Image = Michigan International Speedway track map.png
| Location = Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan
| Course_mi = 2
| Course_km = 3.2
| Distance_laps = 200
| Distance_mi = 400
| Distance_km = 640
| Weather =
| Avg = {{convert|140.474|mph|km/h}}
| Pole_Driver = Denny Hamlin
| Pole_Team = Joe Gibbs Racing
| Pole_Time = 35.504
| Most_Driver = Kevin Harvick
| Most_Team = Stewart-Haas Racing
| Most_laps = 108
| Car = 4
| First_Driver = Kevin Harvick
| First_Team = Stewart-Haas Racing
| Network = NBCSN
| Announcers = Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
| Ratings = 1.62 (Overnight){{cite web |title=Michigan TV ratings |url=http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/24365151/michigan-tv-ratings |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=ESPN |access-date=4 October 2018}}
| Radio = MRN
| Booth_Ann = Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
| Turn_Ann = Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4)
}}
The 2018 Consumers Energy 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 12, 2018 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the {{convert|2|mi|adj=on|spell=in}} D-shaped oval, it is the 23rd race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
=Background=
File:MIS front stretch from infield.JPG
Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a {{convert|2|mi|km|adj=on|spell=in}} moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than {{convert|1400|acre|km2}} approximately {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in}} south of the village of Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). Michigan is the fastest track in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of {{convert|200|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and corner entry speeds are anywhere from {{convert|215|to|220|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} after the 2012 repaving of the track.
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==Entry list==
First practice
Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 35.603 seconds and a speed of {{convert|202.230|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Denny Hamlin tops Michigan Cup practice at over 202 mph|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/denny-hamlin-leads-first-cup-practice-at-michigan/3156802/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=August 10, 2018|location=Brooklyn, Michigan|date=August 10, 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |
| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |
|---|
| 1
| 11 || Denny Hamlin || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 35.603 || 202.230 |
| 2
| 41 || Kurt Busch || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 35.661 || 201.901 |
| 3
| 19 || Daniel Suárez || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 35.670 || 201.850 |
| colspan="7"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180810235443/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/23mis2018prac1.pdf Official first practice results] |
Qualifying
File:Denny Hamlin's No. 11 at Daytona International Speedway.jpg in 2017]]
Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 35.504 and a speed of {{convert|202.794|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite news|title=Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch go 1-2 for Gibbs at Michigan|url=https://racing.ap.org/article/denny-hamlin-and-kyle-busch-go-1-2-gibbs-michigan|access-date=August 10, 2018|work=Associated Press|agency=Associated Press|publisher=AP Sports|date=August 10, 2018|location=Brooklyn, Michigan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811032120/https://racing.ap.org/article/denny-hamlin-and-kyle-busch-go-1-2-gibbs-michigan|archive-date=August 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}
=Qualifying results=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |
| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! {{Tooltip|R1|Best time in Round 1}} ! {{Tooltip|R2|Best time in Round 2}} ! {{Tooltip|R3|Best time in Round 3}} |
|---|
| 1
|11 ||Denny Hamlin ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||35.716 ||35.604 ||35.504 |
| 2
|18 ||Kyle Busch ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||36.107 ||35.682 ||35.515 |
| 3
|4 ||Kevin Harvick ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||36.218 ||35.662 ||35.626 |
| 4
|20 ||Erik Jones ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||35.945 ||35.750 ||35.678 |
| 5
|3 ||Austin Dillon ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||36.198 ||35.812 ||35.688 |
| 6
|31 ||Ryan Newman ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||36.055 ||35.784 ||35.704 |
| 7
|78 ||Martin Truex Jr. ||Furniture Row Racing ||Toyota ||36.025 ||35.707 ||35.746 |
| 8
|12 ||Ryan Blaney ||Team Penske ||Ford ||35.932 ||35.836 ||35.766 |
| 9
|22 ||Joey Logano ||Team Penske ||Ford ||35.830 ||35.762 ||35.780 |
| 10
|88 ||Alex Bowman ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||35.827 ||35.715 ||35.788 |
| 11
|10 ||Aric Almirola ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||35.829 ||35.798 ||35.906 |
| 12
|41 ||Kurt Busch ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||35.784 ||35.698 ||35.994 |
| 13
|17 ||Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||36.145 ||35.849 || — |
| 14
|21 ||Paul Menard ||Wood Brothers Racing ||Ford ||35.871 ||35.854 || — |
| 15
|1 ||Jamie McMurray ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||36.206 ||35.897 || — |
| 16
|14 ||Clint Bowyer ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||35.844 ||35.952 || — |
| 17
|42 ||Kyle Larson ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||36.159 ||35.987 || — |
| 18
|2 ||Brad Keselowski ||Team Penske ||Ford ||35.908 ||36.074 || — |
| 19
|48 ||Jimmie Johnson ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||36.324 ||36.091 || — |
| 20
|24 ||William Byron (R) ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||36.361 ||36.139 || — |
| 21
|9 ||Chase Elliott ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||36.142 ||36.167 || — |
| 22
|43 ||Darrell Wallace Jr. (R) ||Richard Petty Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||36.444 ||36.415 || — |
| 23
|37 ||Chris Buescher ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||36.268 ||36.438 || — |
| 24
|38 ||David Ragan ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||36.457 ||36.467 || — |
| 25
|47 ||A. J. Allmendinger ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||36.483 || — || — |
| 26
|6 ||Trevor Bayne ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||36.493 || — || — |
| 27
|13 ||Ty Dillon ||Germain Racing ||Chevrolet ||36.493 || — || — |
| 28
|95 ||Kasey Kahne ||Leavine Family Racing ||Chevrolet ||36.495 || — || — |
| 29
|34 ||Michael McDowell ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||36.639 || — || — |
| 30
|32 ||Matt DiBenedetto ||Go Fas Racing ||Ford ||36.663 || — || — |
| 31
|00 ||Landon Cassill ||StarCom Racing ||Chevrolet ||36.816 || — || — |
| 32
|72 ||Corey LaJoie ||TriStar Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||37.203 || — || — |
| 33
|51 ||B. J. McLeod (i) ||Rick Ware Racing ||Ford ||37.550 || — || — |
| 34
|99 ||Gray Gaulding ||StarCom Racing ||Chevrolet ||37.806 || — || — |
| 35
|15 ||Reed Sorenson ||Premium Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||37.962 || — || — |
| 36
|7 ||Garrett Smithley (i) ||Premium Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||38.228 || — || — |
| 37
|66 ||Timmy Hill (i) ||MBM Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||38.783 || — || — |
| 38
|96 ||Jeffrey Earnhardt ||Gaunt Brothers Racing ||Toyota ||39.119 || — || — |
| 39
|23 ||Blake Jones ||BK Racing ||Toyota ||39.492 || — || — |
| 40
|19 ||Daniel Suárez ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||0.000 || — || — |
| colspan="8"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180811032922/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/23mis2018qualresults.pdf Official qualifying results] |
- Reed Sorenson practiced and qualified the No. 15 for Ross Chastain who was in Ohio for the Xfinity Series race.
Practice (post-qualifying)
=Second practice=
Erik Jones was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 35.973 seconds and a speed of {{convert|200.150|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Erik Jones fastest in Saturday's abbreviated first Cup practice|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/erik-jones-fastest-in-saturdays-abbreviated-first-cup-practice/3157142/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=August 11, 2018|location=Brooklyn, Michigan|date=August 11, 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |
| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |
|---|
| 1
| 20 || Erik Jones || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 35.973 || 200.150 |
| 2
| 24 || William Byron (R) || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 36.058 || 199.678 |
| 3
| 2 || Brad Keselowski || Team Penske || Ford || 36.116 || 199.358 |
| colspan="7"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180811230251/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/23mis2018prac2.pdf Official second practice results] |
=Final practice=
Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 36.441 seconds and a speed of {{convert|197.580|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Joey Logano tops Kyle Busch in final Cup practice at Michigan|url=https://www.motorsport.com/ca/nascar-cup/news/joey-logano-tops-kyle-busch-in-final-cup-practice-at-michigan/3157281/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=August 11, 2018|location=Brooklyn, Michigan|date=August 11, 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |
| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |
|---|
| 1
| 22 || Joey Logano || Team Penske || Ford || 36.441 || 197.580 |
| 2
| 18 || Kyle Busch || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 36.452 || 197.520 |
| 3
| 88 || Alex Bowman || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 36.489 || 197.320 |
| colspan="7"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180811231134/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/23mis2018prac3.pdf Official final practice results] |
Race
=Stage Results=
File:Kevin harvick (31995381688).jpg swept all 3 stages in this race.]]
Stage 1
Laps: 60
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%" | |||||
| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| colspan="6"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180827204403/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/23mis2018racereport.pdf Official stage one results] |
Stage 2
Laps: 60
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%" | |||||
| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| colspan="6"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180827204403/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/23mis2018racereport.pdf Official stage two results] |
=Final Stage Results=
Stage 3
Laps: 80
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%" | |||||||
| Pos
! Grid ! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Laps ! Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 60 |
| 2 | 18 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 39 |
| 3 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 52 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 39 |
| 5 | 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 48 |
| 6 | 12 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 45 |
| 7 | 11 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 37 |
| 8 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 34 |
| 9 | 21 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 28 |
| 10 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 32 |
| 11 | 40 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 26 |
| 12 | 16 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 29 |
| 13 | 4 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 24 |
| 14 | 7 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 200 | 29 |
| 15 | 6 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 25 |
| 16 | 14 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 21 |
| 17 | 17 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 21 |
| 18 | 13 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 19 |
| 19 | 10 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 19 |
| 20 | 23 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 17 |
| 21 | 15 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 16 |
| 22 | 25 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 15 |
| 23 | 22 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 14 |
| 24 | 30 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 199 | 13 |
| 25 | 29 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 12 |
| 26 | 28 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 11 |
| 27 | 24 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 10 |
| 28 | 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 9 |
| 29 | 31 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 8 |
| 30 | 39 | 23 | Blake Jones | BK Racing | Toyota | 194 | 7 |
| 31 | 33 | 51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 |
| 32 | 36 | 7 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 99 | Gray Gaulding | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 4 |
| 34 | 26 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 189 | 3 |
| 35 | 35 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 |
| 36 | 20 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 187 | 1 |
| 37 | 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 131 | 1 |
| 39 | 38 | 96 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 102 | 1 |
| 40 | 32 | 72 | Corey LaJoie | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37 | 1 |
| colspan="8"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180827204403/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/23mis2018racereport.pdf Official race results] |
=Race statistics=
- Lead changes: 9 among different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8 for 37
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 50 minutes and 51 seconds
- Average speed: {{convert|140.474|mph|km/h}}
Media
=Television=
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and two-time Michigan winner, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" | |
| colspan="2"|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 Marty Snider Kelli Stavast |
=Radio=
Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" | ||
| colspan="3"|MRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Joe Moore Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey | Alex Hayden Woody Cain Kim Coon Glenn Jarrett |
Standings after the race
{{col-start}}
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;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |
| ! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kyle Busch | style="text-align:center;"| 986 |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kevin Harvick | style="text-align:center;"| 924 (–62) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Martin Truex Jr. | style="text-align:center;"| 842 (–144) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 750 (–236) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Clint Bowyer | style="text-align:center;"| 732 (–254) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Joey Logano | style="text-align:center;"| 723 (–263) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 709 (–277) |
| align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 687 (–299) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 684 (–302) |
| align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 681 (–305) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Chase Elliott | style="text-align:center;"| 647 (–339) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:center;"| 639 (–347) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 13 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Erik Jones | style="text-align:center;"| 596 (–390) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 14 | style="text-align:center;"| 572 (–414) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 | style="text-align:center;"| 542 (–444) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 16 | style="text-align:center;"| 480 (–506) |
| class="sortbottom"
!colspan="9"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180827204403/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/23mis2018racereport.pdf Official driver's standings] |
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;Manufacturers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |
| ! Pos
! Manufacturer ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Toyota | style="text-align:center;"| 844 |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Ford | style="text-align:center;"| 815 (–29) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 748 (–96) |
| class="sortbottom"
!colspan="9"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180827204403/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/23mis2018racereport.pdf Official manufacturers' standings] |
- Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
- . – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
{{col-end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
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| Monsteryear = 2018
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| Next_race = 2018 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
}}
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