2018 First Data 500
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{{Infobox NASCAR race report
| Type = NASME
| Description =
| Race_Name = First Data 500
| Details ref = {{cite web|title=2018 schedule|url=https://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/2018-NASCAR-Cup-Schedule|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=September 17, 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=Martinsville Speedway|url=https://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/martinsville-speedway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=September 17, 2018|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=April 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425205616/https://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/martinsville-speedway.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/10/23/first-data-500-entry-list/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=October 23, 2018|date=October 23, 2018}}{{cite web|title=First Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/10/27/first-data-500-first-practice-speeds/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=October 27, 2018|date=October 27, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Final Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/10/27/first-data-500-final-practice-speeds/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=October 27, 2018|date=October 27, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Starting Lineup|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/10/27/first-data-500-lineup/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=October 27, 2018|date=October 27, 2018}}{{cite web|title=First Data 500 Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/10/28/first-data-500-results-martinsville/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=October 28, 2018|date=October 28, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/33mar2018racereport.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123115004/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/33mar2018racereport.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 23, 2018|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=October 29, 2018|date=October 29, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Manufacturer standings|url=http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/33mar2018racereport.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123115004/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/33mar2018racereport.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 23, 2018|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=October 29, 2018|date=October 29, 2018}}
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2018|10|28}}
| Year = 2018
| Race_No = 33
| Season_No = 36
| Image = Joey logano martin truex jr. (45603532942).jpg
| Caption =
| Location = Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia
| Course_mi = .526
| Course_km = .847
| Distance_laps = 500
| Distance_mi = 263
| Distance_km = 423.5
| Weather =
| Avg = {{convert|75.310|mph|km/h}}
| Pole_Driver = Kyle Busch
| Pole_Team = Joe Gibbs Racing
| Pole_Time = 19.673
| Most_Driver = Joey Logano
| Most_Team = Team Penske
| Most_laps = 309
| Car = 22
| First_Driver = Joey Logano
| First_Team = Team Penske
| Network = NBCSN
| Announcers = Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
| Ratings = 1.3 (Overnight){{cite web |title=Martinsville final TV ratings |url=http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/25119301/martinsville-tv-ratings |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=ESPN |access-date=20 November 2018}}
| Radio = MRN
| Booth_Ann = Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
| Turn_Ann = Dave Moody (Backstretch)
}}
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
=Background=
File:Martinsville Speedway, September 2011 overview.JPG, 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 {{convert|0.526|mi|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.
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==Entry list==
Practice
=First practice=
Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 19.784 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|95.714|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Brad Keselowski tops two playoffs drivers in Saturday's first practice|url=https://www.motorsport.com/us/nascar-cup/news/nascar-brad-keselowski-leads-practice/3203657/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=October 27, 2018|location=Ridgeway, Virginia|date=October 27, 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |
| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |
|---|
| 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 |
| colspan="7"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20181123115004/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/33mar2018prac1.pdf Official first practice results] |
=Final practice=
Ryan Newman was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 19.785 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|95.709|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Ryan Newman fastest in final practice at Martinsville |url=https://www.motorsport.com/us/nascar-cup/news/ryan-newman-fastest-in-saturdays-final-practice-at-martinsville/3203787/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=October 27, 2018|location=Ridgeway, Virginia|date=October 27, 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |
| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |
|---|
| 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 |
| colspan="7"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20181123115004/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/33mar2018prac2.pdf Official final practice results] |
Qualifying
Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.673 and a speed of {{Convert|96.254|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite news|title=Kyle Busch to lead next round of NASCAR's playoffs|url=https://racing.ap.org/article/kyle-busch-lead-next-round-nascars-playoffs|access-date=October 27, 2018|work=Associated Press|agency=Associated Press|publisher=AP Sports|date=October 27, 2018|location=Ridgeway, Virginia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028073736/https://racing.ap.org/article/kyle-busch-lead-next-round-nascars-playoffs|archive-date=October 28, 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
|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 || — || — |
| colspan="8"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20181123115004/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/33mar2018qualresults.pdf Official qualifying results] |
Race
File:Sunday finish (44739408215).jpg won the race.]]
=Stage Results=
Stage 1
Laps: 130
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| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| colspan="6"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20181123115004/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/33mar2018racereport.pdf Official stage one results] |
Stage 2
Laps: 130
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%" | |||||
| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| colspan="6"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20181123115004/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/33mar2018racereport.pdf Official stage two results] |
=Final Stage Results=
Stage 3
Laps: 240
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%" | |||||||
| Pos
! Grid ! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Laps ! Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| colspan="8"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20181123115004/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/33mar2018racereport.pdf Official race results] |
=Race statistics=
- 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: {{convert|75.310|mph|km/h}}
Media
=Television=
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.
| 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 Parker Kligerman Marty Snider Kelli Stavast |
=Radio=
MRN covered 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 | Backstretch: Dave Moody | Alex Hayden Winston Kelley Steve Post Kim Coon |
Standings after the race
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{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |
| ! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| style="background:#D4AF37;"
|align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4,104 |
| style="background:#D4AF37;"
|align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 4,083 (–21) |
| style="background:#D4AF37;"
|align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 4,083 (–21) |
| style="background:#D4AF37;"
|align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 4,074 (–30) |
| style="background:#D4AF37;"
|align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 4,058 (–46) |
| style="background:#D4AF37;"
|align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 4,052 (–52) |
| style="background:#D4AF37;"
|align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 4,041 (–63) |
| style="background:#D4AF37;"
|align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 4,033 (–71) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,232 (–1,872) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,227 (–1,877) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,213 (–1,891) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,179 (–1,925) |
| align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 13 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,173 (–1,931) |
| align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 14 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,164 (–1,940) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,159 (–1,949) |
| align="left"| 10px 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 16 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,157 (–1,947) |
| class="sortbottom"
!colspan="9"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20181123115004/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/33mar2018racereport.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 | Ford | style="text-align:center;"| 1,195 |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Toyota | style="text-align:center;"| 1,178 (–17) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,091 (–104) |
| class="sortbottom"
!colspan="9"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20181123115004/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/33mar2018racereport.pdf Official manufacturers' standings] |
- Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
{{col-end}}
References
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