Cup Series · 2018 · race 28 of 36

Federated Auto Parts 400

TrackRichmond Raceway
ScheduledSat, Sep 22, 2018 · 7:30 PM ET
Laps400
Cars40
Official winnerKyle Busch (P) (#18)
TLS leaderKevin Harvick (P) (#4) · 15,462

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 (P) (#18)	Kevin Harvick (P) (#4)	Kevin Harvick (P) (#4)
Finish	P1	P2	P2
TLS points	13,220	15,462	15,462
ARP	8.03	2.44	2.44
Laps led	92	40	40

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

Official winner — Kyle Busch (P) (#18): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 92 laps with 8.03 average running position and 13,220 TLS points.

TLS leader — Kevin Harvick (P) (#4): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (15,462 points). Finished P2 with 40 laps led and 2.44 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.

Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (2.44). The official winner ran a worse average position (8.03).

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: Kyle Busch (P) (#18), who ranked 6th on TLS with 13,220 points.
TLS leader: Kevin Harvick (P) (#4) with 15,462 points, finished P2, ARP 2.44.
Most laps led: Martin Truex Jr. (P), 163 laps.
Luck index ▼ Kurt Busch (P) ran 9th on TLS but finished P18 (9 spots worse than they ran).
Luck index ▲ Clint Bowyer (P) finished P10 after running 16th on TLS (6 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	6	Kyle Busch (P)	18	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	11	92	8.03	13,220
2	1	Kevin Harvick (P)	4	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	1	40	2.44	15,462
3	4	Martin Truex Jr. (P)	78	Toyota	Furniture Row Racing	3	163	5.45	14,254
4	5	Chase Elliott (P)	9	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	18	34	5.53	14,223
5	3	Aric Almirola (P)	10	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	6	1	4.47	14,647
6	10	Austin Dillon (P)	3	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	26	0	10.12	12,382
7	7	Kyle Larson (P)	42	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	9	0	8.28	13,119
8	11	Jimmie Johnson (P)	48	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	21	0	11.09	11,994
9	2	Brad Keselowski (P)	2	Ford	Team Penske	7	67	3.54	15,021
10	16	Clint Bowyer (P)	14	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	24	0	16.35	9,885
11	15	Erik Jones (P)	20	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	8	0	13.85	10,886
12	8	Alex Bowman (P)	88	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	13	1	9.47	12,643
13	19	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	15	2	18.38	9,071
14	12	Joey Logano (P)	22	Ford	Team Penske	12	0	12.39	11,443
15	14	Ryan Newman	31	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	16	0	13.47	11,012
16	13	Denny Hamlin (P)	11	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	2	0	12.94	11,223
17	17	Daniel Suarez	19	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	38	0	16.61	9,755
18	9	Kurt Busch (P)	41	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	5	0	9.73	12,477
19	18	Ryan Blaney (P)	12	Ford	Team Penske	4	0	16.83	9,645
20	22	William Byron #	24	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	19	0	21.25	7,880
21	21	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	14	0	19.72	8,491
22	20	Paul Menard	21	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	20	0	18.35	9,016
23	24	David Ragan	38	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	40	0	24.28	6,654
24	25	Michael McDowell	34	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	23	0	25.73	6,078
25	23	Matt Kenseth	6	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	17	0	21.33	7,808
26	–	Cole Custer(i)	51	Ford	Rick Ware Racing	10	0	–	6,504 (i)
27	27	Bubba Wallace #	43	Chevrolet	Richard Petty Motorsports	25	0	27.58	5,314
28	26	Ty Dillon	13	Chevrolet	Germain Racing	29	0	27.12	5,494
29	30	AJ Allmendinger	47	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	28	0	30.76	4,043
30	28	Chris Buescher	37	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	22	0	29.28	4,627
31	29	Regan Smith	95	Chevrolet	Leavine Family Racing	39	0	29.73	4,454
32	31	Corey LaJoie	72	Chevrolet	TriStar Motorsports	31	0	31.68	3,671
33	–	Ross Chastain(i)	15	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	30	0	–	3,186 (i)
34	32	Matt DiBenedetto	32	Ford	GO FAS Racing	27	0	31.99	3,533
35	–	Joey Gase(i)	00	Chevrolet	StarCom Racing	35	0	–	2,135 (i)
36	–	* Landon Cassill(i)	99	Chevrolet	StarCom Racing	36	0	–	1,622 (i)
37	33	* Jeffrey Earnhardt	96	Toyota	Gaunt Brothers Racing	32	0	35.56	2,110
38	34	Alon Day	23	Toyota	BK Racing	34	0	38.33	1,026
39	–	* Timmy Hill(i)	66	Toyota	Motorsports Business Management	37	0	–	927 (i)
40	35	* Gray Gaulding	52	Ford	Rick Ware Racing	33	0	39.45	450

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 (P)	18	245,412	8.18	1,209	13,220
2	Kevin Harvick (P)	4	234,704	8.83	1,274	15,462
3	Joey Logano (P)	22	234,624	11.16	385	11,443
4	Kurt Busch (P)	41	232,840	10.05	477	12,477
5	Clint Bowyer (P)	14	226,979	10.87	488	9,885
6	Brad Keselowski (P)	2	226,180	10.58	498	15,021
7	Martin Truex Jr. (P)	78	223,041	10.42	965	14,254
8	Kyle Larson (P)	42	221,867	11.52	690	13,119
9	Denny Hamlin (P)	11	217,235	11.76	308	11,223
10	Ryan Blaney (P)	12	212,551	10.83	586	9,645
11	Chase Elliott (P)	9	210,425	11.76	254	14,223
12	Aric Almirola (P)	10	205,235	13.66	116	14,647
13	Erik Jones (P)	20	196,953	14.00	88	10,886
14	Jimmie Johnson (P)	48	186,685	15.61	29	11,994
15	Ryan Newman	31	182,884	15.90	57	11,012
16	Alex Bowman (P)	88	181,618	16.14	68	12,643
17	Daniel Suarez	19	166,878	18.17	35	9,755
18	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	164,569	18.58	123	9,071
19	Austin Dillon (P)	3	163,063	18.13	23	12,382
20	Jamie McMurray	1	163,044	17.69	8	8,491
21	Paul Menard	21	159,434	18.09	12	9,016
22	William Byron #	24	158,794	18.17	56	7,880
23	Chris Buescher	37	130,274	22.05	1	4,627
24	David Ragan	38	120,448	24.39	0	6,654
25	AJ Allmendinger	47	117,807	23.71	9	4,043
26	Darrell Wallace Jr. #	43	112,521	24.39	15	5,314
27	Kasey Kahne	95	112,091	22.59	30	0
28	Ty Dillon	13	104,909	25.90	3	5,494
29	Michael McDowell	34	104,681	23.89	31	6,078
30	Matt DiBenedetto	32	88,924	27.84	6	3,533
31	Trevor Bayne	6	87,287	21.95	0	0
32	Matt Kenseth	6	49,008	22.23	5	7,808
33	Landon Cassill(i)	99	38,770	32.21	0	0
34	Corey LaJoie	72	36,987	32.13	0	3,671
35	Gray Gaulding Jr.	99	31,813	33.27	0	450
36	Cole Whitt	72	24,235	29.06	0	0
37	Jeffrey Earnhardt	96	23,341	32.14	0	2,110
38	* DJ Kennington	96	19,761	29.39	0	0
39	Reed Sorenson	7	19,098	33.51	0	0
40	Regan Smith	95	12,015	25.64	10	4,454
41	* Brendan Gaughan	62	11,870	19.70	1	0
42	Blake Jones	23	8,230	32.41	0	0
43	Harrison Rhodes	51	7,315	33.33	0	0
44	* Kyle Weatherman	99	5,417	34.50	0	0
45	* Derrike Cope	99	2,197	36.66	0	0
46	* Mark Thompson	66	2,020	31.10	0	0
47	Danica Patrick	7	1,533	25.97	0	0
48	Alon Day	23	1,026	38.33	0	1,026
49	Chris Cook	51	839	31.37	0	0
50	Tomy Drissi	00	660	32.94	0	0
51	Cody Ware(i)	52	118	35.30	0	0
52	* Timothy Peters(i)	92	1	34.74	0	0
52	BJ McLeod(i)	52	1	35.67	0	0