Cup Series · 2018 · race 13 of 36

Coca-Cola 600

TrackCharlotte Motor Speedway
ScheduledSun, May 27, 2018 · 6:00 PM ET
Laps400
Cars40
Official winnerKyle Busch (#18)
TLS leaderKyle Busch (#18) · 15,958

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	Kyle Busch (#18)	Kyle Busch (#18)	Kyle Busch (#18)
Finish	P1	P1	P1
TLS points	15,958	15,958	15,958
ARP	1.21	1.21	1.21
Laps led	377	377	377

This race lined up on all three measures: Kyle Busch (#18) won the race, led TLS points (15,958), and posted the best average running position (1.21).

Race Notes auto-generated

Official winner: Kyle Busch (#18), who also led TrueLapScore with 15,958 points (ARP 1.21).
Most laps led: Kyle Busch, 377 laps.
Luck index ▼ Ryan Newman ran 20th on TLS but finished P35 (15 spots worse than they ran).
Luck index ▲ Jamie McMurray finished P6 after running 13th 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	1	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	1	377	1.21	15,958
2	4	Martin Truex Jr.	78	Toyota	Furniture Row Racing	15	0	6.55	13,812
3	2	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	3	9	4.74	14,538
4	10	Brad Keselowski	2	Ford	Team Penske	5	2	11.85	11,689
5	6	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	23	0	10.07	12,404
6	13	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	7	0	12.55	11,408
7	3	Kyle Larson	42	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	11	0	6.03	14,024
8	7	Kurt Busch	41	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	16	0	10.10	12,389
9	12	Alex Bowman	88	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	27	0	12.27	11,523
10	14	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	13	0	14.03	10,788
11	11	Chase Elliott	9	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	22	0	12.12	11,553
12	9	Clint Bowyer	14	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	28	0	11.59	11,764
13	5	Aric Almirola	10	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	9	0	8.77	12,892
14	16	Paul Menard	21	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	14	0	15.85	10,059
15	19	Daniel Suarez	19	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	10	0	18.69	8,925
16	17	Darrell Wallace Jr. #	43	Chevrolet	Richard Petty Motorsports	24	0	18.40	9,040
17	22	Matt Kenseth	6	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	17	0	22.13	7,547
18	23	Michael McDowell	34	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	29	0	23.12	7,151
19	8	Erik Jones	20	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	4	0	11.35	11,861
20	18	Kasey Kahne	95	Chevrolet	Leavine Family Racing	26	0	18.43	9,029
21	25	Ty Dillon	13	Chevrolet	Germain Racing	20	0	23.79	6,884
22	15	Joey Logano	22	Ford	Team Penske	2	12	15.38	10,247
23	21	AJ Allmendinger	47	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	30	0	21.61	7,756
24	–	Ross Chastain(i)	15	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	25	0	–	5,699 (i)
25	27	David Ragan	38	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	19	0	24.19	6,674
26	28	Corey LaJoie	72	Chevrolet	TriStar Motorsports	33	0	28.17	5,092
27	–	* Parker Kligerman(i)	96	Toyota	Gaunt Brothers Racing	32	0	–	3,940 (i)
28	29	Landon Cassill	00	Chevrolet	StarCom Racing	35	0	30.94	3,973
29	24	Chris Buescher	37	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	18	0	23.44	6,937
30	31	* Jeffrey Earnhardt	55	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	37	0	33.67	2,858
31	30	Gray Gaulding	23	Toyota	BK Racing	34	0	32.35	3,366
32	–	* Timmy Hill(i)	66	Toyota	Motorsports Business Management	36	0	–	2,035 (i)
33	–	BJ McLeod(i)	51	Chevrolet	Rick Ware Racing	38	0	–	2,282 (i)
34	33	Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	12	0	35.45	1,936
35	20	Ryan Newman	31	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	6	0	17.76	8,018
36	26	Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	Team Penske	8	0	16.72	6,773
37	32	Matt DiBenedetto	32	Ford	GO FAS Racing	31	0	32.47	2,200
38	–	* JJ Yeley(i)	7	Chevrolet	NY Racing Team	40	0	–	694 (i)
39	34	William Byron #	24	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	21	0	33.05	1,113
40	35	Kevin Harvick	4	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	39	0	33.17	658

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	Kyle Busch	18	138,277	7.12	875	15,958
2	Joey Logano	22	133,003	8.01	220	10,247
3	Clint Bowyer	14	124,199	11.46	300	11,764
4	Kurt Busch	41	123,094	9.95	217	12,389
5	Denny Hamlin	11	121,985	10.55	235	14,538
6	Brad Keselowski	2	121,426	10.21	249	11,689
7	Kevin Harvick	4	120,491	10.56	820	658
8	Martin Truex Jr.	78	114,747	11.43	277	13,812
9	Kyle Larson	42	113,599	12.36	355	14,024
10	Ryan Blaney	12	111,193	9.45	418	6,773
11	Aric Almirola	10	109,252	13.06	1	12,892
12	Chase Elliott	9	101,406	14.31	8	11,553
13	Erik Jones	20	99,044	15.54	75	11,861
14	Alex Bowman	88	96,874	16.40	65	11,523
15	Jimmie Johnson	48	96,632	16.76	0	12,404
16	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	93,190	16.86	59	10,788
17	Ryan Newman	31	91,049	16.96	40	8,018
18	Jamie McMurray	1	90,818	17.84	1	11,408
19	Daniel Suarez	19	90,353	18.40	6	8,925
20	Paul Menard	21	89,507	17.18	9	10,059
21	William Byron #	24	86,228	18.22	31	1,113
22	Austin Dillon	3	76,765	20.27	5	1,936
23	AJ Allmendinger	47	74,837	22.04	3	7,756
24	Darrell Wallace Jr. #	43	72,358	21.72	11	9,040
25	David Ragan	38	65,709	23.11	0	6,674
26	Kasey Kahne	95	64,460	22.76	2	9,029
27	Chris Buescher	37	62,061	22.72	1	6,937
28	Ty Dillon	13	54,677	26.13	0	6,884
29	Michael McDowell	34	53,909	24.35	11	7,151
30	Trevor Bayne	6	53,131	23.47	0	0
31	Matt DiBenedetto	32	51,538	26.47	6	2,200
32	Gray Gaulding Jr.	23	26,083	32.35	0	3,366
33	Landon Cassill	00	22,636	30.97	0	3,973
34	Cole Whitt	72	22,204	28.08	0	0
35	* DJ Kennington	96	15,570	30.17	0	0
36	Corey LaJoie	72	13,305	33.00	0	5,092
37	Matt Kenseth	6	10,696	24.29	0	7,547
38	* Reed Sorenson	55	10,481	33.52	0	0
39	Jeffrey Earnhardt	55	9,467	32.73	0	2,858
40	* Brendan Gaughan	62	8,259	19.73	1	0
41	Harrison Rhodes	51	7,315	33.33	0	0
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