Cup Series · 2018 · race 35 of 36

Can-Am 500

TrackISM Raceway
ScheduledSun, Nov 11, 2018 · 2:30 PM ET
Laps312
Cars39
Official winnerKyle Busch (P) (#18)
TLS leaderBrad Keselowski (#2) · 11,252

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)	Brad Keselowski (#2)	Brad Keselowski (#2)
Finish	P1	P2	P2
TLS points	11,165	11,252	11,252
ARP	4.33	4.05	4.05
Laps led	117	32	32

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 117 laps with 4.33 average running position and 11,165 TLS points.

TLS leader — Brad Keselowski (#2): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (11,252 points). Finished P2 with 32 laps led and 4.05 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.

Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (4.05). The official winner ran a worse average position (4.33).

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 2nd on TLS with 11,165 points.
TLS leader: Brad Keselowski (#2) with 11,252 points, finished P2, ARP 4.05.
Most laps led: Kyle Busch (P), 117 laps.
Luck index ▼ Chase Elliott (P) ran 4th on TLS but finished P23 (19 spots worse than they ran).
Luck index ▲ Jamie McMurray finished P6 after running 19th on TLS (13 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	2	Kyle Busch (P)	18	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	6	117	4.33	11,165
2	1	Brad Keselowski	2	Ford	Team Penske	12	32	4.05	11,252
3	3	Kyle Larson	42	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	8	0	6.45	10,500
4	8	Aric Almirola (P)	10	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	18	0	10.15	9,344
5	5	Kevin Harvick (P)	4	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	1	73	7.72	10,103
6	19	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	21	0	18.40	6,762
7	16	Matt Kenseth	6	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	17	0	17.40	7,073
8	10	Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	15	0	11.06	9,058
9	11	William Byron #	24	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	19	0	12.42	8,633
10	20	Bubba Wallace #	43	Chevrolet	Richard Petty Motorsports	30	0	20.05	6,246
11	12	Ryan Newman	31	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	22	0	12.78	8,521
12	17	AJ Allmendinger	47	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	24	0	17.61	7,008
13	6	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	10	0	8.32	9,916
14	7	Martin Truex Jr. (P)	78	Toyota	Furniture Row Racing	13	8	9.70	9,482
15	14	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	20	0	15.51	7,667
16	22	Michael McDowell	34	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	23	0	23.30	5,211
17	9	Erik Jones	20	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	7	11	10.40	9,207
18	24	Chris Buescher	37	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	25	0	23.94	4,995
19	23	Ty Dillon	13	Chevrolet	Germain Racing	28	0	23.68	5,075
20	25	David Ragan	38	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	31	0	24.23	4,903
21	27	Matt DiBenedetto	32	Ford	GO FAS Racing	27	0	26.76	4,119
22	26	Regan Smith	95	Chevrolet	Leavine Family Racing	29	0	25.35	4,555
23	4	Chase Elliott (P)	9	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	2	16	6.96	10,243
24	–	Ross Chastain(i)	15	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	33	0	–	3,119 (i)
25	28	Cole Whitt	72	Chevrolet	TriStar Motorsports	34	0	28.94	3,429
26	–	Landon Cassill(i)	00	Chevrolet	StarCom Racing	32	0	–	2,973 (i)
27	–	* DJ Kennington(i)	7	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	38	0	–	2,254 (i)
28	29	Cody Ware	51	Chevrolet	Rick Ware Racing	39	0	32.65	2,256
29	30	Paul Menard	21	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	11	0	33.18	2,072
30	13	Alex Bowman	88	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	5	0	12.58	7,842
31	32	* Tanner Berryhill	97	Toyota	Obaika Racing	36	0	34.51	1,558
32	15	Kurt Busch (P)	41	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	14	52	13.83	7,146
33	21	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	3	0	17.63	5,883
34	18	Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	Team Penske	4	3	10.63	6,989
35	31	Clint Bowyer (P)	14	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	16	0	24.81	2,035
36	34	Daniel Suarez	19	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	26	0	30.29	942
37	33	Joey Logano (P)	22	Ford	Team Penske	9	0	29.81	978
38	–	JJ Yeley(i)	23	Toyota	BK Racing	35	0	–	359 (i)
39	–	* Timmy Hill(i)	66	Toyota	Phoenix Air Racing	37	0	–	86 (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	314,688	8.30	1,448	11,165
2	Kevin Harvick (P)	4	308,248	8.27	1,932	10,103
3	Joey Logano (P)	22	301,288	10.81	854	978
4	Kurt Busch (P)	41	301,256	9.74	644	7,146
5	Brad Keselowski (P)	2	294,663	10.32	705	11,252
6	Martin Truex Jr. (P)	78	287,532	10.60	996	9,482
7	Clint Bowyer (P)	14	281,284	11.45	490	2,035
8	Chase Elliott (P)	9	278,011	11.20	325	10,243
9	Denny Hamlin (P)	11	276,884	12.16	339	9,916
10	Kyle Larson (P)	42	276,265	11.78	737	10,500
11	Ryan Blaney (P)	12	276,261	10.52	660	6,989
12	Aric Almirola (P)	10	272,535	12.95	181	9,344
13	Erik Jones (P)	20	250,064	14.31	99	9,207
14	Alex Bowman (P)	88	237,833	15.59	71	7,842
15	Ryan Newman	31	234,025	16.38	57	8,521
16	Jimmie Johnson (P)	48	230,463	16.21	40	7,667
17	Austin Dillon (P)	3	212,225	18.04	23	9,058
18	Jamie McMurray	1	210,892	17.75	9	6,762
19	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	210,460	18.60	133	5,883
20	Daniel Suarez	19	208,721	18.61	35	942
21	Paul Menard	21	201,382	18.49	14	2,072
22	William Byron #	24	195,885	18.63	61	8,633
23	Chris Buescher	37	172,402	21.89	1	4,995
24	AJ Allmendinger	47	164,688	22.72	19	7,008
25	David Ragan	38	152,298	24.78	0	4,903
26	Darrell Wallace Jr. #	43	147,008	24.25	19	6,246
27	Ty Dillon	13	144,734	25.12	3	5,075
28	Michael McDowell	34	134,203	24.35	31	5,211
29	Matt DiBenedetto	32	116,714	27.51	8	4,119
30	Kasey Kahne	95	112,091	22.59	30	0
31	Trevor Bayne	6	103,967	22.08	0	0
32	Matt Kenseth	6	72,549	21.90	5	7,073
33	Corey LaJoie	72	44,714	32.39	0	0
34	Regan Smith	95	40,191	26.59	10	4,555
35	Landon Cassill(i)	99	38,770	32.37	0	0
36	Cole Whitt	72	35,981	29.01	0	3,429
37	Gray Gaulding Jr.	99	31,813	33.27	0	0
38	Jeffrey Earnhardt	96	29,604	32.45	0	0
39	* DJ Kennington(i)	96	19,761	30.41	0	0
40	* Reed Sorenson(i)	7	19,717	33.80	0	0
41	* Brendan Gaughan(i)	62	11,870	20.73	2	0
42	* Kyle Weatherman	99	8,551	34.66	0	0
43	Harrison Rhodes	52	8,277	33.92	0	0
44	Blake Jones	23	8,230	32.41	0	0
45	Cody Ware(i)	52	3,133	35.04	0	2,256
46	Ross Chastain(i)	7	2,800	30.37	1	0
47	* Derrike Cope	99	2,197	36.66	0	0
48	* Mark Thompson	66	2,020	31.10	0	0
49	* Tanner Berryhill	97	1,558	34.51	0	1,558
50	Danica Patrick	7	1,533	25.97	0	0
51	Alon Day	23	1,026	38.33	0	0
52	Chris Cook	51	839	31.37	0	0
53	Tomy Drissi	00	660	32.94	0	0
54	* Hermie Sadler III	7	638	38.24	0	0
55	Stanton Barrett	51	23	39.08	0	0
56	* Timothy Peters(i)	92	1	34.74	0	0
56	David Starr(i)	97	1	38.97	0	0
56	BJ McLeod(i)	52	1	35.58	0	0