Race: STP 500
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Race 6 of 36
Date: March 26, 2018
Track: Martinsville Speedway
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STP 500 Race Information
| Winner | Clint Bowyer | Car | No. 14 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Stewart-Haas Racing | Sponsor | Haas Automation Demo Day |
| Winner Start | 9th | Winner Laps Led | 215 |
| Started First | Martin Truex Jr | Most Laps Led | Clint Bowyer (215) |
| Race Distance | 263.0 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | .526 miles |
| Track Type | Oval | Starters | 38 |
| Different Leaders | 6 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 14 |
| Average Speed | 81.663 mph | Lead Changes | 11 |
| Cautions | 4 for 33 laps | Pole Speed |
STP 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Haas Automation Demo Day | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 215 | Running | 55 |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Caramel | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 24 | Running | 50 |
| 3 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Libman | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 145 | Running | 52 |
| 4 | 1 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | 5-hour ENERGY/Bass Pro Shops | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 500 | 4 | Running | 33 |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 6 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 7 | 16 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 25 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger ClickList | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 21 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Reese/DrawTite | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 1 | Running | 43 |
| 11 | 11 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation/Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 111 | Running | 41 |
| 13 | 15 | 21 | Paul Menard | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Mobil 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 16 | 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Credit One Bank/DC Solar | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 13 | 20 | Erik Jones | Circle K | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 497 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 23 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 497 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 14 | 31 | Ryan Newman | eBay Motors | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 20 | 24 | William Byron | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 24 | 34 | Michael McDowell | A&W All American Food | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 497 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 32 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 22 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Bush's Beans | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 29 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | WRL General Contractors | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 28 | 38 | David Ragan | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 495 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | First Data | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 35 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 37 | 96 | D.J. Kennington | Gordon Brothers | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 493 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 33 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | ChampionMachinery.com | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | American Ethanol | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 38 | 55 | JJ Yeley (i) | Adirondack Tree Surgeons | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Can-Am/Wholey | GO FAS Racing | Ford | 488 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 27 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | AdvoCare | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 486 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 19 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr | STP | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 30 | 51 | Harrison Rhodes | Custom Aircraft Cabinets | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | Running | 2 |
| 36 | 34 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Earthwater | BK Racing | Toyota | 481 | 0 | Running | 1 |
| 37 | 17 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Fastenal | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 481 | 0 | Running | 1 |
| 38 | 36 | 00 | Landon Cassill | USFRA.org/StarCom Fiber | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 211 | 0 | Rear Gear | 1 |
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