Cup Series · 2018 · race 3 of 36

Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube

TrackLas Vegas Motor Speedway
ScheduledSun, Mar 4, 2018 · 3:30 PM ET
Laps267
Cars37
Official winnerKevin Harvick (#4)
TLS leaderKevin Harvick (#4) · 9,785

2018–2019 Methodology Note · ARP-Derived How 2018 TrueLapScore standings differ from 2020–present

NASCAR's lap-by-lap lap-times.json feed begins in 2020. For 2018 and 2019, TrueLapScore points are reconstructed from NASCAR's official post-race timing feed (live_feed.json / Loop Data Average Running Position and Laps Completed) using the mathematical identity TLS Points = round((Laps Completed + 1) × (Cars in Field + 1 − ARP)).

Because NASCAR's Loop Data samples running position across multiple track timing loops each lap rather than solely at the start/finish line, 2018–2019 race totals can vary by ~0.1%–0.3% (typically 1–15 points per race) from start/finish-only lap scoring, and lap-by-lap Top-5/Top-10 lap counts are not available. Full methodology details →

Three ways to measure this race

	Official winner	TLS leader	Best ARP
Driver	Kevin Harvick (#4)	Kevin Harvick (#4)	Kevin Harvick (#4)
Finish	P1	P1	P1
TLS points	9,785	9,785	9,785
ARP	1.49	1.49	1.49
Laps led	214	214	214

This race lined up on all three measures: Kevin Harvick (#4) won the race, led TLS points (9,785), and posted the best average running position (1.49).

Race Notes auto-generated

Official winner: Kevin Harvick (#4), who also led TrueLapScore with 9,785 points (ARP 1.49).
Most laps led: Kevin Harvick, 214 laps.
Luck index ▼ Kurt Busch ran 22nd on TLS but finished P35 (13 spots worse than they ran).
Luck index ▲ Kyle Busch finished P2 after running 7th on TLS (5 spots better than they ran).

Auto-generated stats from TrueLapScore lap data. Not a written story.

Race results

Fin	TLS rank	Driver	Car	Make	Team	Start	Laps led	ARP	TLS points
1	1	Kevin Harvick	4	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	2	214	1.49	9,785
2	7	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	13	10	6.60	8,414
3	3	Kyle Larson	42	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	5	0	4.94	8,859
4	4	Martin Truex Jr.	78	Toyota	Furniture Row Racing	4	6	5.09	8,821
5	2	Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	Team Penske	1	1	3.12	9,348
6	6	Brad Keselowski	2	Ford	Team Penske	8	0	6.30	8,495
7	5	Joey Logano	22	Ford	Team Penske	10	25	5.67	8,665
8	9	Erik Jones	20	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	9	0	10.99	7,238
9	8	Paul Menard	21	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	12	0	10.23	7,443
10	11	Aric Almirola	10	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	29	0	14.50	6,274
11	14	Ryan Newman	31	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	25	0	16.70	5,687
12	17	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	14	0	20.11	4,777
13	12	Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	16	0	15.29	6,064
14	16	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	7	0	18.43	5,205
15	18	Chris Buescher	37	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	28	0	20.36	4,691
16	15	Alex Bowman	88	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	20	0	17.27	5,513
17	10	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	19	0	13.54	6,507
18	13	Clint Bowyer	14	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	11	0	15.35	6,026
19	19	Kasey Kahne	95	Chevrolet	Leavine Family Racing	21	0	21.73	4,312
20	21	Trevor Bayne	6	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	24	0	22.21	4,184
21	24	Darrell Wallace Jr. #	43	Chevrolet	Richard Petty Motorsports	26	0	23.22	3,917
22	26	Matt DiBenedetto	32	Ford	GO FAS Racing	32	0	25.27	3,373
23	25	David Ragan	38	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	23	0	23.94	3,727
24	27	Ty Dillon	13	Chevrolet	Germain Racing	31	0	26.46	3,058
25	–	Cole Custer(i)	51	Ford	Rick Ware Racing	30	0	–	2,750 (i)
26	20	Daniel Suarez	19	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	18	0	21.73	4,295
27	29	William Byron #	24	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	17	0	28.12	2,609
28	30	Cole Whitt	72	Chevrolet	TriStar Motorsports	34	0	29.99	2,107
29	–	Ross Chastain(i)	15	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	33	0	–	2,062 (i)
30	31	AJ Allmendinger	47	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	27	0	30.97	1,849
31	32	Jeffrey Earnhardt	00	Chevrolet	StarCom Racing	36	0	33.75	1,087
32	–	* Joey Gase(i)	55	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	37	0	–	737 (i)
33	34	Gray Gaulding	23	Toyota	BK Racing	35	0	34.21	743
34	23	Chase Elliott	9	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	6	0	16.13	4,024
35	22	Kurt Busch	41	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	3	0	15.32	4,173
36	28	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	22	0	21.18	2,977
37	33	Michael McDowell	34	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	15	11	29.12	897

official winner TLS leader · (i) ineligible for series points (lap points shown for reference, not counted) · legend

Season standings through this race

Rank	Driver	Car	Season points	ARP	Laps led	This race
1	Martin Truex Jr.	78	24,719	7.69	11	8,821
2	Ryan Blaney	12	24,631	6.99	119	9,348
3	Joey Logano	22	24,282	8.40	29	8,665
4	Kevin Harvick	4	23,265	7.70	395	9,785
5	Kyle Larson	42	22,656	10.96	0	8,859
6	Denny Hamlin	11	21,595	11.97	48	6,507
7	Brad Keselowski	2	21,560	10.08	38	8,495
8	Kyle Busch	18	21,375	13.37	19	8,414
9	Kurt Busch	41	20,987	9.80	68	4,173
10	Paul Menard	21	20,983	11.78	1	7,443
11	Clint Bowyer	14	20,337	13.98	0	6,026
12	Aric Almirola	10	20,312	13.12	1	6,274
13	Alex Bowman	88	18,455	14.38	13	5,513
14	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	18,196	15.23	11	5,205
15	Austin Dillon	3	18,008	16.04	1	6,064
16	Ryan Newman	31	16,384	17.10	17	5,687
17	Erik Jones	20	14,950	17.75	11	7,238
18	Darrell Wallace Jr. #	43	14,101	19.60	0	3,917
19	Daniel Suarez	19	13,933	19.86	0	4,295
20	Chase Elliott	9	13,550	17.33	4	4,024
21	Trevor Bayne	6	13,192	20.60	0	4,184
22	Chris Buescher	37	13,139	21.45	0	4,691
23	Jamie McMurray	1	11,988	22.01	0	2,977
24	William Byron #	24	11,498	23.67	0	2,609
25	Kasey Kahne	95	10,708	23.31	0	4,312
26	AJ Allmendinger	47	10,237	24.82	1	1,849
27	Jimmie Johnson	48	9,701	24.88	0	4,777
28	Michael McDowell	34	9,633	23.78	11	897
29	Matt DiBenedetto	32	9,405	25.50	0	3,373
30	David Ragan	38	8,642	24.92	0	3,727
31	Ty Dillon	13	7,472	27.60	0	3,058
32	Jeffrey Earnhardt	00	5,524	30.38	0	1,087
33	* Brendan Gaughan	62	4,359	19.10	0	0
34	Gray Gaulding Jr.	23	4,233	31.41	0	743
35	Cole Whitt	72	4,194	30.24	0	2,107
36	* DJ Kennington	96	2,177	30.22	0	0
37	* Mark Thompson	66	2,020	31.10	0	0
38	Danica Patrick	7	1,533	25.97	0	0
39	Harrison Rhodes	51	951	33.94	0	0
40	Corey LaJoie	72	24	38.28	0	0