Cup Series · 2018 · race 12 of 36
KC Masterpiece 400
- TrackKansas Speedway
- ScheduledSat, May 12, 2018 · 8:00 PM ET
- Laps267
- Cars38
- Official winnerKevin Harvick (#4)
- TLS leaderKevin Harvick (#4) · 9,895
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 | 9,895 | 9,895 | 9,895 |
| ARP | 2.08 | 2.08 | 2.08 |
| Laps led | 79 | 79 | 79 |
This race lined up on all three measures: Kevin Harvick (#4) won the race, led TLS points (9,895), and posted the best average running position (2.08).
Race Notes auto-generated
- Official winner: Kevin Harvick (#4), who also led TrueLapScore with 9,895 points (ARP 2.08).
- Most laps led: Kyle Larson, 101 laps.
- Luck index ▼ Ryan Blaney ran 5th on TLS but finished P37 (32 spots worse than they ran).
- Luck index ▲ Landon Cassill finished P25 after running 33rd on TLS (8 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 | 1 | 79 | 2.08 | 9,895 |
| 2 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 78 | Toyota | Furniture Row Racing | 7 | 13 | 8.97 | 8,049 |
| 3 | 2 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 9 | 6 | 4.36 | 9,285 |
| 4 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 42 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 22 | 101 | 4.54 | 9,236 |
| 5 | 10 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 6 | 0 | 9.97 | 7,780 |
| 6 | 12 | Paul Menard | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 11 | 0 | 11.55 | 7,357 |
| 7 | 9 | Erik Jones | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 12 | 0 | 9.85 | 7,811 |
| 8 | 7 | Kurt Busch | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 8 | 0 | 8.17 | 8,262 |
| 9 | 6 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 4 | 0 | 7.45 | 8,456 |
| 10 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 3 | 0 | 5.45 | 8,992 |
| 11 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 16 | 10 | 17.09 | 5,872 |
| 12 | 13 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 17 | 0 | 14.61 | 6,537 |
| 13 | 20 | David Ragan | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 20 | 0 | 19.82 | 5,139 |
| 14 | 15 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 5 | 0 | 15.69 | 6,246 |
| 15 | 11 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 33 | 0 | 11.36 | 7,409 |
| 16 | 23 | AJ Allmendinger | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 18 | 0 | 21.99 | 4,543 |
| 17 | 22 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 25 | 4 | 21.68 | 4,625 |
| 18 | 14 | Alex Bowman | 88 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 19 | 0 | 15.39 | 6,304 |
| 19 | 25 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 23 | 0 | 23.80 | 4,044 |
| 20 | 26 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 36 | 0 | 24.75 | 3,791 |
| 21 | 27 | Kasey Kahne | 95 | Chevrolet | Leavine Family Racing | 34 | 0 | 26.43 | 3,332 |
| 22 | 29 | Matt DiBenedetto | 32 | Ford | GO FAS Racing | 37 | 0 | 29.33 | 2,553 |
| 23 | 30 | Darrell Wallace Jr. # | 43 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports | 21 | 0 | 30.58 | 2,214 |
| 24 | 31 | Corey LaJoie | 72 | Chevrolet | TriStar Motorsports | 27 | 0 | 30.73 | 2,175 |
| 25 | 33 | Landon Cassill | 00 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 31 | 0 | 32.33 | 1,742 |
| 26 | – | Ross Chastain(i) | 15 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | 28 | 0 | – | 1,091 (i) |
| 27 | 34 | * Reed Sorenson | 55 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | 30 | 0 | 34.25 | 1,236 |
| 28 | 24 | Daniel Suarez | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 14 | 0 | 23.21 | 4,090 |
| 29 | 35 | Gray Gaulding | 23 | Toyota | BK Racing | 29 | 0 | 34.87 | 1,067 |
| 30 | 16 | Ryan Newman | 31 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 15 | 0 | 15.11 | 6,068 |
| 31 | 19 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 24 | 0 | 17.13 | 5,555 |
| 32 | – | * Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | Toyota | Motorsports Business Management | 38 | 0 | – | 472 (i) |
| 33 | 18 | William Byron # | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 13 | 0 | 16.92 | 5,586 |
| 34 | 21 | Chris Buescher | 37 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 10 | 0 | 19.95 | 4,820 |
| 35 | – | BJ McLeod(i) | 51 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 32 | 0 | – | 420 (i) |
| 36 | 28 | Matt Kenseth | 6 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 35 | 0 | 26.45 | 3,149 |
| 37 | 5 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 2 | 54 | 4.39 | 8,583 |
| 38 | 32 | Ty Dillon | 13 | Chevrolet | Germain Racing | 26 | 0 | 30.76 | 2,043 |
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 | Joey Logano | 22 | 122,756 | 7.39 | 208 | 9,285 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 18 | 122,319 | 7.61 | 498 | 8,992 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 119,833 | 8.67 | 820 | 9,895 |
| 4 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | 112,435 | 11.45 | 300 | 7,409 |
| 5 | Kurt Busch | 41 | 110,705 | 9.93 | 217 | 8,262 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 109,737 | 10.07 | 247 | 6,246 |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 107,447 | 11.04 | 226 | 7,780 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 104,420 | 8.85 | 418 | 8,583 |
| 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 78 | 100,935 | 11.84 | 277 | 8,049 |
| 10 | Kyle Larson | 42 | 99,575 | 12.89 | 355 | 9,236 |
| 11 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 96,360 | 13.41 | 1 | 8,456 |
| 12 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 89,853 | 14.50 | 8 | 6,537 |
| 13 | Erik Jones | 20 | 87,183 | 15.89 | 75 | 7,811 |
| 14 | Alex Bowman | 88 | 85,351 | 16.74 | 65 | 6,304 |
| 15 | William Byron # | 24 | 85,115 | 16.99 | 31 | 5,586 |
| 16 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | 84,228 | 17.32 | 0 | 4,044 |
| 17 | Ryan Newman | 31 | 83,031 | 16.89 | 40 | 6,068 |
| 18 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | 82,402 | 17.10 | 59 | 5,872 |
| 19 | Daniel Suarez | 19 | 81,428 | 18.38 | 6 | 4,090 |
| 20 | Paul Menard | 21 | 79,448 | 17.29 | 9 | 7,357 |
| 21 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | 79,410 | 18.28 | 1 | 5,555 |
| 22 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 74,829 | 19.01 | 5 | 4,625 |
| 23 | AJ Allmendinger | 47 | 67,081 | 22.07 | 3 | 4,543 |
| 24 | Darrell Wallace Jr. # | 43 | 63,318 | 22.00 | 11 | 2,214 |
| 25 | David Ragan | 38 | 59,035 | 23.02 | 0 | 5,139 |
| 26 | Kasey Kahne | 95 | 55,431 | 23.13 | 2 | 3,332 |
| 27 | Chris Buescher | 37 | 55,124 | 22.66 | 1 | 4,820 |
| 28 | Trevor Bayne | 6 | 53,131 | 23.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Matt DiBenedetto | 32 | 49,338 | 25.97 | 6 | 2,553 |
| 30 | Ty Dillon | 13 | 47,793 | 26.33 | 0 | 2,043 |
| 31 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 46,758 | 24.46 | 11 | 3,791 |
| 32 | Gray Gaulding Jr. | 23 | 22,717 | 32.35 | 0 | 1,067 |
| 33 | Cole Whitt | 72 | 22,204 | 28.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Landon Cassill | 00 | 18,663 | 30.98 | 0 | 1,742 |
| 35 | * DJ Kennington | 96 | 15,570 | 30.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | * Reed Sorenson | 55 | 10,481 | 33.52 | 0 | 1,236 |
| 37 | * Brendan Gaughan | 62 | 8,259 | 19.73 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Corey LaJoie | 72 | 8,213 | 33.96 | 0 | 2,175 |
| 39 | Harrison Rhodes | 51 | 7,315 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 00 | 6,609 | 32.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Matt Kenseth | 6 | 3,149 | 26.45 | 0 | 3,149 |
| 42 | * Mark Thompson | 66 | 2,020 | 31.10 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Danica Patrick | 7 | 1,533 | 25.97 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | * Derrike Cope | 99 | 415 | 36.14 | 0 | 0 |