Race: O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Race 7 of 36
Date: April 8, 2018
Track: Texas Motor Speedway
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O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Race Information
| Winner | Kyle Busch | Car | No. 18 Toyota |
| Team / Owner | Joe Gibbs Racing | Sponsor | Interstate Batteries |
| Winner Start | 8th | Winner Laps Led | 116 |
| Started First | Kurt Busch | Most Laps Led | Kyle Busch (116) |
| Race Distance | 501.0 miles (334 laps) | Track Length | 1.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved Tri-oval | Starters | 37 |
| Different Leaders | 8 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 10 |
| Average Speed | 141.714 mph | Lead Changes | 16 |
| Cautions | 8 for 48 laps | Pole Speed |
O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 334 | 116 | Running | 59 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 334 | 87 | Running | 45 |
| 3 | 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 334 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 4 | 21 | 20 | Erik Jones | Reser's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 334 | 64 | Running | 41 |
| 5 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Richmond The Water Heater Experts | Team Penske | Ford | 334 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Ford | 334 | 0 | Running | 46 |
| 7 | 1 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation/Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 334 | 40 | Running | 47 |
| 8 | 15 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr | Click n' Close | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 334 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Mobil 1/Rush Truck Centers | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 334 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 10 | 33 | 24 | William Byron | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 334 | 1 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 20 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 333 | 4 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 13 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Performance Plus | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 333 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 332 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 27 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 332 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 18 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Bush's Beans | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 331 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 30 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Can-Am/Wholey | GO FAS Racing | Ford | 329 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 28 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 31 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | LowT Center | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 19 | 34 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Rinnai | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 32 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Earthwater | BK Racing | Toyota | 322 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 35 | 00 | Landon Cassill | USFRA.ORG | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 36 | 51 | Harrison Rhodes | Rick Ware Racing | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 29 | 38 | David Ragan | 1000Bulbs.Com | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 317 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 22 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger ClickList | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 316 | 0 | Engine | 13 |
| 25 | 26 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | SunnyD | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 315 | 10 | Suspension | 15 |
| 26 | 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Symbicort | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 304 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 25 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Grainger | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 303 | 0 | Accident | 10 |
| 28 | 16 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 14 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | STANLEY Racing for a Miracle | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 290 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 19 | 21 | Paul Menard | Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 215 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
| 31 | 37 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 209 | 0 | Overheating | 6 | |
| 32 | 12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 178 | 0 | Accident | 6 |
| 33 | 11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Ford | 178 | 0 | Accident | 11 |
| 34 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 177 | 12 | Accident | 5 |
| 35 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 10 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
| 37 | 6 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 80 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
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