2018 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500

The 2018 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 8, 2018, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the seventh race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

2018 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 7 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date April 8, 2018 (2018-04-08)
Location Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (801.6 km)
Average speed 141.714 miles per hour (228.067 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 27.360
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 116
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings 1.7/1.7 (Overnight)[11]
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

Report

Background

Texas Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

Entry list

No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00Landon CassillStarCom RacingChevrolet
1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet
14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
23Gray GauldingBK RacingToyota
24William Byron (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
32Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord
41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Harrison RhodesRick Ware RacingChevrolet
55Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet
72Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet
78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Kasey KahneLeavine Family RacingChevrolet
Official entry list

First practice

Kurt Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.523 seconds and a speed of 196.200 mph (315.753 km/h).[12]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord27.523196.200
2 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord27.559195.943
3 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord27.632195.426
Official first practice results

Qualifying

Kurt Busch scored the pole position.

Kurt Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.360 and a speed of 197.368 mph (317.633 km/h) after only one round of qualifying was completed due to lightning in the area.[13]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1
1 41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord27.360
2 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord27.395
3 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord27.435
4 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord27.467
5 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.515
6 78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota27.554
7 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord27.562
8 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.583
9 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.607
10 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet27.688
11 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord27.689
12 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord27.693
13 6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord27.715
14 19Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.719
15 43Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet27.726
16 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.729
17 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.757
18 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet27.758
19 21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord27.774
20 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.789
21 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.810
22 47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet27.842
23 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet27.861
24 1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet27.873
25 31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.905
26 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord27.913
27 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord27.919
28 95Kasey KahneLeavine Family RacingChevrolet28.030
29 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord28.082
30 32Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord28.184
31 15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet28.325
32 23Gray GauldingBK RacingToyota28.569
33 24William Byron (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.694
34 72Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet28.963
35 00Landon CassillStarCom RacingChevrolet30.276
36 51Harrison RhodesRick Ware RacingChevrolet32.729
37 55Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet0.000
Official qualifying results

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 27.136 seconds and a speed of 198.998 mph (320.256 km/h).[14]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 19Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.136198.998
2 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.163198.800
3 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.171198.741
Official second practice results

Final practice

Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 27.253 seconds and a speed of 198.143 mph (318.880 km/h).[15]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.253198.143
2 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord27.275197.984
3 19Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.303197.780
Official final practice results

Race

First stage

Kurt Busch led the field to green at 2:10 p.m., and the first caution flew on lap 4 when Austin Dillon, Daniel Suárez, Paul Menard and Alex Bowman were involved in an accident in turn four.

The race restarted on lap 7, The second caution of the race flew on lap 82 when Martin Truex, Jr. spun out, Truex was running second to Harvick when his right front tire blew entering Turn 4.

Second stage

The race restarted on lap 91 and stayed green for the start of stage 2, Kyle Larson was making up for a bad start after having to start the race at the back of the field after failing pre-race inspection. That all changed on Lap 128 with Larson running second. He blew a right front tire and crashed hard into the Turn 2 wall, bringing out the third caution of the race.

The race restarted on lap 135, Kyle Busch passed his brother Kurt Busch to win his second stage of the season. Kurt Busch finished second followed by Joey Logano, Jones, Clint Bowyer, Chase Elliott, Keselowski, Stenhouse, Hamlin and Almirola, The fourth caution flew again for the conclusion of the second stage

Final stage

Kyle Busch won the race.

The race restarted on lap 178 and the fifth caution flew for a seven-car wreck, The final stage got off to a rough start as Hamlin and Aric Almirola made contact which sent Hamlin spinning back and collecting both Keselowski and Johnson.

The seven-car incident, which also collected Austin Dillon, brought out a red flag that stopped the race for more than 11 minutes with Jones leading the race.

Racing resumed on lap 184.

The seventh caution flew when Trevor Bayne and Kasey Kahne were involved in an accident in turn four.

The race restarted on lap 258, Busch and Harvick wenth side-by-side with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. and Darrell Wallace, Jr. behind them, and the eighth caution flew when Ryan Newman hit the wall in turn 1.

The race restarted on lap 305.

Kyle Busch edging Kevin Harvick for his first victory of the season.

Harvick, gunning for his fourth victory of 2018, finished three-tenths of a second behind. Busch, who won the second stage, led for 116 laps, while Harvick, who dominated the first stage, led 87.

Driver comments

“(Harvick) was probably just a tick faster overall, but I just had to make sure I did everything I could to hit all my marks and everything, and did the right things to block his air and everything, but this Camry was really awesome today," Busch said in victory lane.

"This has been a trying couple of months, you know? After Daytona, we’ve just been on a roll of finishing real good and been really pumped and excited about that and the momentum we were able to carry, but frustrated at the same time trying to get to victory lane," added Busch, who finished second in three of the first six races of 2018.


Stage Results

Stage 1 Laps: 85

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
14Kevin HarvickStewart-Hass RacingFord10
218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
341Kurt BuschStewart-Hass RacingFord8
422Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord7
542Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet6
614Clint BowyerStewart-Hass RacingFord5
71Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet4
82Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord3
99Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
1020Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1
Official stage one results

Stage 2 Laps: 85

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
241Kurt BuschStewart-Hass RacingFord9
322Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord8
420Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
514Clint BowyerStewart-Hass RacingFord6
69Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
72Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord4
817Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord3
911Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1010Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

Stage 3 Laps: 164

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1818Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33459
224Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord33445
3241Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet33438
42120Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33441
5412Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord33432
6722Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord33446
7141Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord33447
81543Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet33429
9314Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord33439
103324William Byron (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33427
11209Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33333
12136Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord33325
132313Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet33224
142734Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord33223
151837Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet33122
163032Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord32921
172895Kasey KahneLeavine Family RacingChevrolet32820
183115Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet3250
193472Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet32418
203223Gray GauldingBK RacingToyota32217
213500Landon CassillStarCom RacingChevrolet32116
223651Harrison RhodesRick Ware RacingChevrolet31915
232938David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord31714
242247A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet31613
252617Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord31515
26173Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30411
272531Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30310
281688Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2949
291419Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2908
301921Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord2157
313755Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet2096
321210Aric AlmirolaStewart-Hass RacingFord1786
33112Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord17811
34511Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1775
35948Jimmie JohnsonHendricks MotorsportsChevrolet1752
361042Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1267
37678Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota801
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 8 among different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 48
  • Red flags: 1 for 11 minutes and 5 seconds
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 32 minutes and 7 seconds
  • Average speed: 141.714 miles per hour (228.067 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered their 18th race at the Texas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, 2009 race winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.

FS1
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip
Jamie Little
Vince Welch
Matt Yocum

Radio

The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

PRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Announcer: Wendy Venturini
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Jim Noble
Steve Richards

Standings after the race

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