Cup Series · 2018 · race 6 of 36

STP 500

TrackMartinsville Speedway
ScheduledSun, Mar 25, 2018 · 2:00 PM ET
Laps500
Cars38
Official winnerClint Bowyer (#14)
TLS leaderKyle Busch (#18) · 18,265

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	Clint Bowyer (#14)	Kyle Busch (#18)	Kyle Busch (#18)
Finish	P1	P2	P2
TLS points	17,928	18,265	18,265
ARP	3.22	2.54	2.54
Laps led	215	24	24

Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.

Official winner — Clint Bowyer (#14): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 215 laps with 3.22 average running position and 17,928 TLS points.

TLS leader — Kyle Busch (#18): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (18,265 points). Finished P2 with 24 laps led and 2.54 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.

Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (2.54). The official winner ran a worse average position (3.22).

The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.

Race Notes auto-generated

Official winner: Clint Bowyer (#14), who ranked 3rd on TLS with 17,928 points.
TLS leader: Kyle Busch (#18) with 18,265 points, finished P2, ARP 2.54.
Most laps led: Clint Bowyer, 215 laps.
Luck index ▼ Denny Hamlin ran 5th on TLS but finished P12 (7 spots worse than they ran).
Luck index ▲ Alex Bowman finished P7 after running 14th on TLS (7 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	3	Clint Bowyer	14	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	9	215	3.22	17,928
2	1	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	2	24	2.54	18,265
3	2	Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	Team Penske	5	145	3.01	18,032
4	7	Martin Truex Jr.	78	Toyota	Furniture Row Racing	1	4	7.19	15,937
5	6	Kevin Harvick	4	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	8	0	5.90	16,582
6	8	Joey Logano	22	Ford	Team Penske	3	0	8.24	15,413
7	14	Alex Bowman	88	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	16	0	14.17	12,438
8	10	AJ Allmendinger	47	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	25	0	9.28	14,889
9	16	Chase Elliott	9	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	21	0	15.58	11,733
10	4	Brad Keselowski	2	Ford	Team Penske	4	1	5.21	16,931
11	9	Kurt Busch	41	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	11	0	8.32	15,371
12	5	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	6	111	5.55	16,758
13	11	Paul Menard	21	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	15	0	12.03	13,514
14	15	Aric Almirola	10	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	10	0	15.26	11,896
15	12	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	18	0	12.35	13,324
16	13	Kyle Larson	42	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	7	0	13.64	12,682
17	17	Erik Jones	20	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	13	0	16.45	11,232
18	19	Daniel Suarez	19	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	23	0	18.93	9,994
19	18	Ryan Newman	31	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	14	0	16.56	11,176
20	20	William Byron #	24	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	20	0	20.52	9,205
21	22	Michael McDowell	34	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	24	0	22.14	8,395
22	23	Ty Dillon	13	Chevrolet	Germain Racing	32	0	23.13	7,888
23	25	Chris Buescher	37	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	22	0	25.24	6,838
24	24	Kasey Kahne	95	Chevrolet	Leavine Family Racing	29	0	23.96	7,473
25	26	David Ragan	38	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	28	0	26.15	6,373
26	21	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	26	0	20.97	8,943
27	28	Cole Whitt	72	Chevrolet	TriStar Motorsports	35	0	28.16	5,357
28	31	* DJ Kennington	96	Toyota	Gaunt Brothers Racing	37	0	31.27	3,816
29	–	Ross Chastain(i)	15	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	33	0	–	3,935 (i)
30	29	Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	12	0	29.55	4,668
31	–	* JJ Yeley(i)	55	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	38	0	–	4,451 (i)
32	30	Matt DiBenedetto	32	Ford	GO FAS Racing	31	0	30.35	4,231
33	27	Trevor Bayne	6	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	27	0	27.76	5,476
34	32	Darrell Wallace Jr. #	43	Chevrolet	Richard Petty Motorsports	19	0	34.21	2,334
35	33	Harrison Rhodes	51	Chevrolet	Rick Ware Racing	30	0	35.32	1,778
36	34	Gray Gaulding	23	Toyota	BK Racing	34	0	35.33	1,767
37	35	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	17	0	35.61	1,633
38	36	Landon Cassill	00	Chevrolet	StarCom Racing	36	0	35.76	687

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	58,445	6.06	143	15,937
2	Kyle Busch	18	57,938	7.89	233	18,265
3	Joey Logano	22	54,222	8.50	38	15,413
4	Ryan Blaney	12	54,128	9.28	264	18,032
5	Denny Hamlin	11	53,929	9.59	193	16,758
6	Brad Keselowski	2	53,592	8.55	51	16,931
7	Kevin Harvick	4	52,155	10.46	433	16,582
8	Clint Bowyer	14	52,118	11.26	215	17,928
9	Kurt Busch	41	49,774	10.16	74	15,371
10	Kyle Larson	42	49,607	10.91	54	12,682
11	Aric Almirola	10	44,878	13.57	1	11,896
12	Alex Bowman	88	42,143	14.94	13	12,438
13	Paul Menard	21	41,060	14.99	1	13,514
14	Erik Jones	20	40,557	14.75	11	11,232
15	Chase Elliott	9	39,967	14.75	4	11,733
16	Ryan Newman	31	39,267	16.56	40	11,176
17	Jimmie Johnson	48	35,796	18.75	0	13,324
18	Daniel Suarez	19	35,186	18.65	0	9,994
19	Austin Dillon	3	34,691	17.75	1	4,668
20	Jamie McMurray	1	33,249	19.12	1	8,943
21	William Byron #	24	32,944	20.08	16	9,205
22	AJ Allmendinger	47	32,839	21.68	1	14,889
23	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	28,421	20.56	11	1,633
24	Kasey Kahne	95	25,749	23.37	1	7,473
25	Chris Buescher	37	25,185	23.86	0	6,838
26	Trevor Bayne	6	24,474	23.28	0	5,476
27	Michael McDowell	34	23,446	24.64	11	8,395
28	Darrell Wallace Jr. #	43	22,521	24.03	0	2,334
29	David Ragan	38	21,796	25.06	0	6,373
30	Ty Dillon	13	21,154	26.65	0	7,888
31	Matt DiBenedetto	32	18,457	27.34	0	4,231
32	Cole Whitt	72	11,112	29.70	0	5,357
33	Gray Gaulding Jr.	23	8,207	32.74	0	1,767
34	* DJ Kennington	96	8,163	30.83	0	3,816
35	Jeffrey Earnhardt	00	6,609	32.55	0	0
36	* Brendan Gaughan	62	4,359	19.10	0	0
37	Harrison Rhodes	51	2,729	34.63	0	1,778
38	* Mark Thompson	66	2,020	31.10	0	0
39	Danica Patrick	7	1,533	25.97	0	0
40	* Reed Sorenson	55	844	33.65	0	0
41	Landon Cassill	00	687	35.76	0	687
42	Corey LaJoie	72	74	37.09	0	0