Motor car race
The 2018 STP 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 26, 2018, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia . Contested over 500 laps on the .526 mile (.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track, it was sixth race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The race was postponed from Sunday, March 25 to Monday, March 26 due to snow accumulation in Martinsville.
Report
Background
Martinsville Speedway , the track where the race was held.Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation -owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County , in Ridgeway, Virginia , just to the south of Martinsville . At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series . The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles . It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.
Entry list
Practice
First practice
Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 19.776 seconds and a speed of 95.752 mph (154.098 km/h).[ 10]
Final practice
Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 19.846 seconds and a speed of 95.415 mph (153.556 km/h).[ 11]
Qualifying
Qualifying for Saturday was cancelled due to snow and Martin Truex Jr. , the point leader, was awarded the pole as a result.[ 12]
Starting Lineup
Race
Clint Bowyer won the race, breaking a dry spell of 190 losses.
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 130
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
5
7
47
A. J. Allmendinger
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
41
Kurt Busch
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
3
9
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
2
10
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 130
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
9
3
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
6
6
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
5
7
41
Kurt Busch
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
4
8
47
A. J. Allmendinger
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
2
10
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 240
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
9
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
500
55
2
2
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
500
50
3
5
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
500
52
4
1
78
Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
500
33
5
8
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
500
42
6
3
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
500
35
7
16
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
500
30
8
25
47
A. J. Allmendinger
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
500
36
9
21
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
500
28
10
4
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
500
43
11
11
41
Kurt Busch
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
500
33
12
6
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
500
41
13
15
21
Paul Menard
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
500
24
14
10
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
500
23
15
18
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
499
24
16
7
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
499
21
17
13
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
497
20
18
23
19
Daniel Suárez
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
497
19
19
14
31
Ryan Newman
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
497
18
20
20
24
William Byron (R)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
497
17
21
24
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
497
16
22
32
13
Ty Dillon
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
496
15
23
22
37
Chris Buescher
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
496
14
24
29
95
Kasey Kahne
Leavine Family Racing
Chevrolet
496
13
25
28
38
David Ragan
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
495
12
26
26
1
Jamie McMurray
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
495
11
27
35
72
Cole Whitt
TriStar Motorsports
Chevrolet
493
10
28
37
96
D. J. Kennington
Gaunt Brothers Racing
Toyota
493
9
29
33
15
Ross Chastain (i)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
493
0
30
12
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
493
7
31
38
55
J. J. Yeley (i)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
493
0
32
31
32
Matt DiBenedetto
Go Fas Racing
Ford
488
5
33
27
6
Trevor Bayne
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
486
4
34
19
43
Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)
Richard Petty Motorsports
Chevrolet
486
3
35
30
51
Harrison Rhodes
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
482
2
36
34
23
Gray Gaulding
BK Racing
Toyota
481
1
37
17
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
481
1
38
36
00
Landon Cassill
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
211
1
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 6 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 4 for 33
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 13 minutes and 14 seconds
Average speed: 81.663 miles per hour (131.424 km/h)
Television
Fox Sports was covering their 18th race at the Martinsville Speedway . Mike Joy , nine-time Martinsville winner Jeff Gordon and 11-time Martinsville winner Darrell Waltrip called in the booth for the race. Jamie Little , Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled pit road duties for the entire race.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race which would also be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and seven-time Martinsville winner Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth as the cars were on the frontstretch. Dave Moody called the race from atop the turn 3 stands as the field is racing down the backstretch. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Steve Post worked pit road for the radio side.
MRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Backstretch: Dave Moody Alex Hayden
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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