Cup Series · 2018 · race 30 of 36

Gander Outdoors 400

TrackDover International Speedway
ScheduledSun, Oct 7, 2018 · 2:00 PM ET
Laps404 of 400 scheduled
Cars39
Official winnerChase Elliott (P) (#9)
TLS leaderKevin Harvick (P) (#4) · 14,983

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	Chase Elliott (P) (#9)	Kevin Harvick (P) (#4)	Kevin Harvick (P) (#4)
Finish	P1	P6	P6
TLS points	12,819	14,983	14,983
ARP	8.35	3.00	3.00
Laps led	11	286	286

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

Official winner — Chase Elliott (P) (#9): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 11 laps with 8.35 average running position and 12,819 TLS points.

TLS leader — Kevin Harvick (P) (#4): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (14,983 points). Finished P6 with 286 laps led and 3.00 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.

Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (3.00). The official winner ran a worse average position (8.35).

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: Chase Elliott (P) (#9), who ranked 8th on TLS with 12,819 points.
TLS leader: Kevin Harvick (P) (#4) with 14,983 points, finished P6, ARP 3.00.
Most laps led: Kevin Harvick (P), 286 laps.
Luck index ▼ Clint Bowyer (P) ran 6th on TLS but finished P35 (29 spots worse than they ran).
Luck index ▲ Denny Hamlin finished P2 after running 11th on TLS (9 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	8	Chase Elliott (P)	9	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	9	11	8.35	12,819
2	11	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	15	0	9.82	12,222
3	3	Joey Logano (P)	22	Ford	Team Penske	6	6	5.17	14,106
4	12	Erik Jones	20	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	16	0	11.35	11,602
5	4	Kurt Busch (P)	41	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	7	0	5.60	13,930
6	1	Kevin Harvick (P)	4	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	2	286	3.01	14,983
7	13	Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	14	0	12.92	10,968
8	9	Kyle Busch (P)	18	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	1	21	8.44	12,783
9	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	21	7	17.33	9,182
10	16	Daniel Suarez	19	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	19	0	16.80	9,395
11	10	Ryan Blaney (P)	12	Ford	Team Penske	8	0	9.07	12,526
12	14	Kyle Larson (P)	42	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	10	0	13.79	10,616
13	5	Aric Almirola (P)	10	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	11	64	5.74	13,875
14	2	Brad Keselowski (P)	2	Ford	Team Penske	4	8	5.16	14,112
15	7	Martin Truex Jr. (P)	78	Toyota	Furniture Row Racing	3	0	7.41	13,198
16	18	Paul Menard	21	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	18	0	17.42	9,122
17	19	Ryan Newman	31	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	17	0	18.69	8,608
18	20	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	20	0	18.96	8,480
19	21	William Byron #	24	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	22	0	21.55	7,434
20	22	Matt Kenseth	6	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	28	0	22.40	7,092
21	23	Regan Smith	95	Chevrolet	Leavine Family Racing	25	0	22.71	6,951
22	24	AJ Allmendinger	47	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	24	0	22.67	6,950
23	26	Bubba Wallace #	43	Chevrolet	Richard Petty Motorsports	29	0	25.77	5,690
24	28	David Ragan	38	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	26	0	27.45	5,020
25	25	Chris Buescher	37	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	23	0	25.42	5,833
26	27	Michael McDowell	34	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	27	0	27.03	5,186
27	30	Matt DiBenedetto	32	Ford	GO FAS Racing	31	0	28.88	4,425
28	15	Alex Bowman (P)	88	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	12	0	13.50	10,520
29	29	Ty Dillon	13	Chevrolet	Germain Racing	30	0	28.80	4,446
30	32	Corey LaJoie	72	Chevrolet	TriStar Motorsports	33	0	32.00	3,161
31	31	* Jeffrey Earnhardt	96	Toyota	Gaunt Brothers Racing	37	0	31.28	3,444
32	–	JJ Yeley(i)	23	Toyota	BK Racing	35	0	–	2,499 (i)
33	–	Landon Cassill(i)	00	Chevrolet	StarCom Racing	34	0	–	1,978 (i)
34	–	BJ McLeod(i)	51	Ford	Rick Ware Racing	36	0	–	1,979 (i)
35	6	Clint Bowyer (P)	14	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	5	1	4.81	13,690
36	34	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	13	0	37.68	901
37	–	Ross Chastain(i)	15	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	32	0	–	2,059 (i)
38	33	* Harrison Rhodes	52	Chevrolet	Rick Ware Racing	39	0	36.89	962
39	–	* Timmy Hill(i)	66	Toyota	Motorsports Business Management	38	0	–	69 (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 (P)	18	261,526	8.22	1,230	12,783
2	Kevin Harvick (P)	4	253,156	8.65	1,560	14,983
3	Joey Logano (P)	22	251,760	11.03	391	14,106
4	Kurt Busch (P)	41	250,274	9.88	484	13,930
5	Clint Bowyer (P)	14	243,646	10.77	489	13,690
6	Brad Keselowski (P)	2	242,933	10.57	535	14,112
7	Martin Truex Jr. (P)	78	239,824	10.25	970	13,198
8	Kyle Larson (P)	42	236,436	11.38	737	10,616
9	Denny Hamlin (P)	11	232,037	11.89	308	12,222
10	Ryan Blaney (P)	12	228,231	10.82	602	12,526
11	Chase Elliott (P)	9	226,732	11.57	265	12,819
12	Aric Almirola (P)	10	221,263	13.66	180	13,875
13	Erik Jones (P)	20	210,264	14.29	88	11,602
14	Alex Bowman (P)	88	195,010	16.01	68	10,520
15	Ryan Newman	31	193,389	16.26	57	8,608
16	Jimmie Johnson (P)	48	191,188	16.10	29	901
17	Daniel Suarez	19	178,473	18.21	35	9,395
18	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	175,759	18.62	132	9,182
19	Austin Dillon (P)	3	175,013	18.21	23	10,968
20	Jamie McMurray	1	174,915	17.48	9	8,480
21	Paul Menard	21	171,566	17.86	14	9,122
22	William Byron #	24	168,752	18.23	56	7,434
23	Chris Buescher	37	138,133	22.18	1	5,833
24	AJ Allmendinger	47	127,670	23.37	9	6,950
25	David Ragan	38	127,126	24.54	0	5,020
26	Darrell Wallace Jr. #	43	119,658	24.52	15	5,690
27	Michael McDowell	34	112,276	23.83	31	5,186
28	Kasey Kahne	95	112,091	22.59	30	0
29	Ty Dillon	13	111,395	25.88	3	4,446
30	Matt DiBenedetto	32	95,128	27.77	6	4,425
31	Trevor Bayne	6	89,187	21.99	0	0
32	Matt Kenseth	6	56,100	22.25	5	7,092
33	Corey LaJoie	72	40,148	32.13	0	3,161
34	Landon Cassill(i)	99	38,770	32.40	0	0
35	Gray Gaulding Jr.	99	31,813	33.27	0	0
36	Jeffrey Earnhardt	96	27,842	32.04	0	3,444
37	Cole Whitt	72	25,328	29.25	0	0
38	Regan Smith	95	20,277	25.74	10	6,951
39	* DJ Kennington	96	19,761	29.39	0	0
40	Reed Sorenson	7	19,098	33.51	0	0
41	* Brendan Gaughan	62	11,870	19.70	1	0
42	Harrison Rhodes	52	8,277	33.92	0	962
43	Blake Jones	23	8,230	32.41	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	0
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	Stanton Barrett	51	23	39.08	0	0
53	* Timothy Peters(i)	92	1	34.74	0	0
53	BJ McLeod(i)	52	1	35.61	0	0