Cup Series · 2018 · race 33 of 36

First Data 500

TrackMartinsville Speedway
ScheduledSun, Oct 28, 2018 · 2:30 PM ET
Laps500
Cars40
Official winnerJoey Logano (P) (#22)
TLS leaderJoey Logano (P) (#22) · 19,554

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	Joey Logano (P) (#22)	Joey Logano (P) (#22)	Joey Logano (P) (#22)
Finish	P1	P1	P1
TLS points	19,554	19,554	19,554
ARP	1.97	1.97	1.97
Laps led	309	309	309

This race lined up on all three measures: Joey Logano (P) (#22) won the race, led TLS points (19,554), and posted the best average running position (1.97).

Race Notes auto-generated

Official winner: Joey Logano (P) (#22), who also led TrueLapScore with 19,554 points (ARP 1.97).
Most laps led: Joey Logano (P), 309 laps.
Luck index ▼ Clint Bowyer (P) ran 5th on TLS but finished P21 (16 spots worse than they ran).
Luck index ▲ Brad Keselowski finished P5 after running 10th on TLS (5 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	Joey Logano (P)	22	Ford	Team Penske	10	309	1.97	19,554
2	3	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	3	31	3.07	19,002
3	6	Martin Truex Jr. (P)	78	Toyota	Furniture Row Racing	33	18	7.91	16,576
4	2	Kyle Busch (P)	18	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	1	100	3.05	19,014
5	10	Brad Keselowski	2	Ford	Team Penske	7	41	10.11	15,476
6	4	Kurt Busch (P)	41	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	6	0	4.75	18,160
7	8	Chase Elliott (P)	9	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	19	0	9.52	15,771
8	9	Ryan Newman	31	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	16	0	9.65	15,705
9	14	Daniel Suarez	19	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	8	0	15.13	12,959
10	11	Kevin Harvick (P)	4	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	12	0	10.74	15,159
11	7	Aric Almirola (P)	10	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	5	0	9.32	15,871
12	16	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	34	0	16.15	12,450
13	17	Chris Buescher	37	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	13	0	16.19	12,429
14	12	AJ Allmendinger	47	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	15	0	11.94	14,559
15	15	Ty Dillon	13	Chevrolet	Germain Racing	23	0	15.69	12,678
16	13	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	17	0	14.82	13,116
17	19	Alex Bowman	88	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	14	0	18.25	11,399
18	23	David Ragan	38	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	36	0	23.82	8,608
19	20	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	18	0	20.84	10,102
20	18	Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	Team Penske	4	0	16.88	12,084
21	5	Clint Bowyer (P)	14	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	2	1	7.66	16,670
22	22	Paul Menard	21	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	35	0	22.37	9,316
23	21	Matt Kenseth	6	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	24	0	22.25	9,376
24	26	Cole Whitt	72	Chevrolet	TriStar Motorsports	28	0	26.52	7,224
25	25	Michael McDowell	34	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	20	0	26.09	7,426
26	28	Erik Jones	20	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	21	0	28.60	6,138
27	–	* DJ Kennington(i)	96	Toyota	Gaunt Brothers Racing	29	0	–	5,270 (i)
28	31	Regan Smith	95	Chevrolet	Leavine Family Racing	27	0	31.16	4,851
29	–	Ross Chastain(i)	15	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	22	0	–	5,487 (i)
30	24	Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	25	0	25.32	7,713
31	–	JJ Yeley(i)	23	Toyota	BK Racing	38	0	–	4,067 (i)
32	–	* Landon Cassill(i)	99	Chevrolet	StarCom Racing	32	0	–	2,903 (i)
33	–	Jeb Burton(i)	51	Chevrolet	Rick Ware Racing	39	0	–	1,865 (i)
34	29	Bubba Wallace #	43	Chevrolet	Richard Petty Motorsports	37	0	30.34	5,213
35	–	Joey Gase(i)	00	Chevrolet	StarCom Racing	30	0	–	2,515 (i)
36	30	Matt DiBenedetto	32	Ford	GO FAS Racing	26	0	29.60	5,151
37	27	Kyle Larson	42	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	9	0	23.37	6,946
38	–	* Timmy Hill(i)	66	Toyota	Motorsports Business Management	40	0	–	1,169 (i)
39	32	William Byron #	24	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	11	0	28.56	4,542
40	33	* Hermie Sadler III	7	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	31	0	38.24	638

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	295,004	8.20	1,331	19,014
2	Joey Logano (P)	22	287,595	10.46	800	19,554
3	Kevin Harvick (P)	4	285,152	8.46	1,682	15,159
4	Kurt Busch (P)	41	281,845	9.77	592	18,160
5	Clint Bowyer (P)	14	275,325	10.50	490	16,670
6	Brad Keselowski (P)	2	272,686	10.54	623	15,476
7	Martin Truex Jr. (P)	78	267,813	10.63	988	16,576
8	Denny Hamlin (P)	11	263,732	11.70	339	19,002
9	Chase Elliott (P)	9	257,349	11.36	309	15,771
10	Ryan Blaney (P)	12	256,574	10.73	617	12,084
11	Kyle Larson (P)	42	256,099	11.92	737	6,946
12	Aric Almirola (P)	10	252,535	13.14	181	15,871
13	Erik Jones (P)	20	229,730	14.62	88	6,138
14	Alex Bowman (P)	88	219,973	15.81	68	11,399
15	Ryan Newman	31	218,431	16.38	57	15,705
16	Jimmie Johnson (P)	48	214,616	16.21	29	12,450
17	Daniel Suarez	19	199,864	18.30	35	12,959
18	Jamie McMurray	1	197,083	17.66	9	13,116
19	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	195,502	18.76	133	10,102
20	Austin Dillon (P)	3	193,373	18.43	23	7,713
21	Paul Menard	21	189,660	18.22	14	9,316
22	William Byron #	24	178,602	18.92	61	4,542
23	Chris Buescher	37	159,875	21.93	1	12,429
24	AJ Allmendinger	47	151,141	22.92	19	14,559
25	David Ragan	38	141,666	24.82	0	8,608
26	Darrell Wallace Jr. #	43	133,938	24.48	17	5,213
27	Ty Dillon	13	132,929	25.29	3	12,678
28	Michael McDowell	34	125,162	24.23	31	7,426
29	Kasey Kahne	95	112,091	22.59	30	0
30	Matt DiBenedetto	32	108,809	27.51	8	5,151
31	Trevor Bayne	6	96,336	22.26	0	0
32	Matt Kenseth	6	65,476	22.25	5	9,376
33	Corey LaJoie	72	43,835	32.13	0	0
34	Landon Cassill(i)	99	38,770	32.35	0	0
35	Cole Whitt	72	32,552	29.02	0	7,224
36	Gray Gaulding Jr.	99	31,813	33.27	0	0
37	Regan Smith	95	31,591	26.46	10	4,851
38	Jeffrey Earnhardt	96	29,604	32.45	0	0
39	* DJ Kennington(i)	96	19,761	30.17	0	0
40	Reed Sorenson	7	19,717	33.79	0	0
41	* Brendan Gaughan(i)	62	11,870	20.73	2	0
42	Harrison Rhodes	52	8,277	33.92	0	0
43	Blake Jones	23	8,230	32.41	0	0
44	* Kyle Weatherman	99	6,971	34.37	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	Cody Ware(i)	52	877	35.84	0	0
50	Chris Cook	51	839	31.37	0	0
51	Tomy Drissi	00	660	32.94	0	0
52	* Hermie Sadler III	7	638	38.24	0	638
53	Stanton Barrett	51	23	39.08	0	0
54	David Starr(i)	97	1	38.92	0	0
54	BJ McLeod(i)	52	1	35.58	0	0
54	* Timothy Peters(i)	92	1	34.74	0	0