Cup Series · 2018 · race 17 of 36

Overton’s 400

TrackChicagoland Speedway
ScheduledSun, Jul 1, 2018 · 2:30 PM ET
Laps267
Cars39
Official winnerKyle Busch (#18)
TLS leaderKevin Harvick (#4) · 9,539

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)	Kevin Harvick (#4)	Kevin Harvick (#4)
Finish	P1	P3	P3
TLS points	8,460	9,539	9,539
ARP	8.43	4.41	4.41
Laps led	59	39	39

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

Official winner — Kyle Busch (#18): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 59 laps with 8.43 average running position and 8,460 TLS points.

TLS leader — Kevin Harvick (#4): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (9,539 points). Finished P3 with 39 laps led and 4.41 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.

Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (4.41). The official winner ran a worse average position (8.43).

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 (#18), who ranked 7th on TLS with 8,460 points.
TLS leader: Kevin Harvick (#4) with 9,539 points, finished P3, ARP 4.41.
Most laps led: Aric Almirola, 70 laps.
Luck index ▼ Aric Almirola ran 10th on TLS but finished P25 (15 spots worse than they ran).
Luck index ▲ Clint Bowyer finished P5 after running 15th on TLS (10 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	7	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	16	59	8.43	8,460
2	2	Kyle Larson	42	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	18	7	5.67	9,199
3	1	Kevin Harvick	4	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	11	39	4.41	9,539
4	5	Martin Truex Jr.	78	Toyota	Furniture Row Racing	36	0	6.77	8,905
5	15	Clint Bowyer	14	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	5	21	14.19	6,916
6	9	Erik Jones	20	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	9	0	10.52	7,900
7	13	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	37	0	13.10	7,208
8	6	Joey Logano	22	Ford	Team Penske	12	0	8.02	8,570
9	3	Brad Keselowski	2	Ford	Team Penske	7	16	5.69	9,195
10	12	Alex Bowman	88	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	15	0	12.85	7,276
11	20	Daniel Suarez	19	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	10	0	19.25	5,561
12	16	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	13	0	14.93	6,720
13	14	Paul Menard	21	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	1	0	13.60	7,076
14	18	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	38	0	17.16	6,121
15	17	Ryan Newman	31	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	17	3	16.54	6,288
16	21	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	20	0	19.62	5,441
17	4	Kurt Busch	41	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	4	20	6.56	8,929
18	11	Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	Team Penske	2	19	10.92	7,765
19	8	Chase Elliott	9	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	3	0	9.39	8,172
20	19	William Byron #	24	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	8	0	17.85	5,914
21	22	Michael McDowell	34	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	26	0	22.02	4,800
22	24	Chris Buescher	37	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	39	0	23.94	4,287
23	23	Bubba Wallace #	43	Chevrolet	Richard Petty Motorsports	22	0	22.92	4,561
24	26	AJ Allmendinger	47	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	19	0	24.96	4,016
25	10	Aric Almirola	10	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	6	70	10.90	7,770
26	25	Trevor Bayne	6	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	21	0	24.07	4,238
27	29	Kasey Kahne	95	Chevrolet	Leavine Family Racing	24	0	29.18	2,867
28	28	Ty Dillon	13	Chevrolet	Germain Racing	25	0	27.21	3,390
29	30	Matt DiBenedetto	32	Ford	GO FAS Racing	28	0	29.24	2,829
30	–	Ross Chastain(i)	15	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	27	0	–	2,553 (i)
31	31	Gray Gaulding	23	Toyota	BK Racing	29	0	32.52	1,952
32	33	* Reed Sorenson	7	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	34	0	33.71	1,636
33	35	* Kyle Weatherman	99	Chevrolet	StarCom Racing	30	0	35.95	1,037
34	32	Corey LaJoie	72	Chevrolet	TriStar Motorsports	32	0	32.60	1,731
35	–	BJ McLeod(i)	51	Chevrolet	Rick Ware Racing	33	0	–	967 (i)
36	36	Landon Cassill	00	Chevrolet	StarCom Racing	31	0	37.29	609
37	27	Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	14	13	21.62	3,491
38	34	David Ragan	38	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	23	0	33.55	1,226
39	–	* Timmy Hill(i)	66	Toyota	Motorsports Business Management	35	0	–	727 (i)

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	159,963	7.20	947	8,460
2	Joey Logano	22	151,774	9.02	220	8,570
3	Kevin Harvick	4	144,965	8.80	1,032	9,539
4	Clint Bowyer	14	144,796	10.59	329	6,916
5	Kurt Busch	41	143,948	9.65	284	8,929
6	Brad Keselowski	2	142,984	9.72	275	9,195
7	Denny Hamlin	11	139,854	11.00	239	7,208
8	Martin Truex Jr.	78	136,698	10.40	370	8,905
9	Kyle Larson	42	133,782	12.04	365	9,199
10	Ryan Blaney	12	130,389	9.97	463	7,765
11	Aric Almirola	10	127,171	13.14	71	7,770
12	Chase Elliott	9	121,764	13.12	8	8,172
13	Erik Jones	20	116,591	15.22	76	7,900
14	Alex Bowman	88	113,749	16.03	65	7,276
15	Jimmie Johnson	48	113,139	16.27	2	6,121
16	Ryan Newman	31	106,425	16.96	43	6,288
17	Paul Menard	21	105,505	17.00	12	7,076
18	Jamie McMurray	1	105,439	17.83	1	6,720
19	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	105,077	18.19	59	5,441
20	Daniel Suarez	19	103,886	18.60	6	5,561
21	William Byron #	24	102,309	17.57	31	5,914
22	Austin Dillon	3	89,645	19.67	18	3,491
23	AJ Allmendinger	47	84,631	22.43	8	4,016
24	Darrell Wallace Jr. #	43	81,499	22.65	15	4,561
25	Kasey Kahne	95	73,659	23.03	13	2,867
26	Chris Buescher	37	73,291	22.61	1	4,287
27	David Ragan	38	71,579	24.31	0	1,226
28	Michael McDowell	34	64,885	24.11	11	4,800
29	Ty Dillon	13	63,003	26.37	0	3,390
30	Trevor Bayne	6	58,964	23.59	0	4,238
31	Matt DiBenedetto	32	57,784	27.18	6	2,829
32	Gray Gaulding Jr.	23	30,668	32.39	0	1,952
33	Landon Cassill	00	25,199	31.92	0	609
34	Cole Whitt	72	23,699	28.88	0	0
35	* DJ Kennington	96	16,411	30.76	0	0
36	Corey LaJoie	72	16,350	32.60	0	1,731
37	Matt Kenseth	6	14,074	26.25	0	0
38	* Reed Sorenson	7	12,117	33.55	0	1,636
39	Jeffrey Earnhardt	55	9,467	32.73	0	0
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	* Kyle Weatherman	99	1,037	35.95	0	1,037
45	Chris Cook	51	839	31.37	0	0
46	* Derrike Cope	99	698	36.64	0	0
47	Tomy Drissi	00	660	32.94	0	0
48	Cody Ware(i)	52	118	35.30	0	0