The 2018 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 25, 2018, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 325 laps on the asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway, it was the second race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Entry list Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Jeffrey Earnhardt StarCom Racing Chevrolet 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Aric Almirola Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Gray Gaulding BK Racing Toyota 24 William Byron (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Bubba Wallace (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Harrison Rhodes Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Kasey Kahne Leavine Family Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
First practice Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.745 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.745 186.384 2 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.820 185.915 3 43 Bubba Wallace (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 29.833 185.834Official first practice results
Qualifying
Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.024 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.140 30.178 30.024 231 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.091 30.218 30.062 34 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas RacingFord 29.869 30.043 30.067 419 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.075 30.084 30.093 52 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.737 30.152 30.154 617 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.132 30.212 30.176 741 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas RacingFord 30.126 30.155 30.215 842 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.025 30.101 30.221 914 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas RacingFord 29.988 30.248 30.414 1020 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.299 30.292 30.621 1110 Aric Almirola Stewart–Haas RacingFord 30.251 30.224 0.000 1211 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.240 30.303 0.000 131 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.025 30.324 — 1495 Kasey Kahne Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 30.433 30.377 — 1521 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.242 30.384 — 1622 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 30.117 30.440 — 1734 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.475 30.469 — 1888 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.146 30.523 — 1943 Bubba Wallace (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 30.439 30.551 — 206 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.350 30.578 — 2147 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.433 30.588 — 2248 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.194 30.590 — 2324 William Byron (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.088 30.663 — 2437 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.488 0.000 — 253 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.503 — — 2612 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 30.537 — — 279 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.616 — — 2813 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 30.750 — — 2938 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.780 — — 3032 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 30.987 — — 3123 Gray Gaulding BK Racing Toyota 31.099 — — 3272 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 31.314 — — 3300 Jeffrey Earnhardt StarCom Racing Chevrolet 31.671 — — 3415 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 31.796 — — 3578 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 0.000 — — 3651 Harrison Rhodes Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 0.000 — —Official qualifying results
Final practice Ryan Newman was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.989 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.989 184.868 2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 30.033 184.597 3 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.038 184.566Official final practice results
Race results
Stage Results
Stage 1 Laps: 85
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 102 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 93 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 84 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 75 10 Aric Almirola Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 66 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 39 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage 2 Laps: 85
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 102 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 93 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 75 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 66 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48 10 Aric Almirola Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 39 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 210 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage 3 Laps: 155
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 325 562 5 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 325 533 9 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 325 454 12 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 325 405 35 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 325 396 16 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 325 397 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 325 438 7 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 325 419 8 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 325 3610 27 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 325 2711 10 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 325 2612 26 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 325 2513 11 10 Aric Almirola Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 325 3314 25 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 324 2315 4 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 324 2316 6 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 324 2117 15 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 324 2018 23 24 William Byron (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 323 1919 13 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 323 1820 18 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 322 1721 14 95 Kasey Kahne Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 322 1622 2 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 322 1523 29 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 321 1424 17 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 321 1325 24 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 321 1226 28 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 321 1127 22 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 321 1028 32 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 320 929 21 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 320 830 34 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 319 031 30 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 319 632 19 43 Bubba Wallace (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 319 533 36 51 Harrison Rhodes Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 310 434 33 00 Jeffrey Earnhardt StarCom Racing Chevrolet 305 335 20 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 292 236 31 23 Gray Gaulding BK Racing Toyota 99 1Official race results
Race statistics
24 lead changes among 8 drivers 5 cautions for 28 laps Time of race: 3 hours, 29 minutes and 54 seconds Average speed: Margin of victory: 2.690 seconds
Media
Television The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was carried by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy, five-time Atlanta winner Jeff Gordon and three-time Atlanta winner Darrell Waltrip worked the race from the booth. Pit road was manned by Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum.
FoxBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor commentator: Jeff GordonColor commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleVince WelchMatt Yocum
Radio The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front stretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Jim Noble and Doug Turnbull.
PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Wendy Venturini Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanJim NobleDoug Turnbull
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 3 1 Joey Logano 89 1 2 Ryan Blaney 83 (–6) 4 3 Denny Hamlin 77 (–12) 15 4 Kevin Harvick 75 (–14) 10 5 Clint Bowyer 74 (–15) 4 6 Austin Dillon 70 (–19) 5 7 Martin Truex Jr. 69 (–20) 8 8 Kurt Busch 68 (–21) 6 9 Paul Menard 66 (–23) 2 10 Aric Almirola 66 (–23) 10 11 Kyle Busch 61 (–28) 20 12 Brad Keselowski 58 (–31) 7 13 Kyle Larson 54 (–35) 9 14 Bubba Wallace 52 (–37) 9 15 Michael McDowell 52 (–37) 5 16 Ryan Newman 49 (–40)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 2 1 Ford 73 1 2 Chevrolet 68 (–5) 1 3 Toyota 67 (–6)Official manufacturers' standings
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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