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2018 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 36 races across 24 tracks, with 12 different drivers reaching victory lane. Joey Logano captured the championship driving a Ford.

36
Total Races
12
Different Winners
Joey Logano
Champion
24
Tracks Visited
Manufacturer wins: Ford: 19, Toyota: 13, Chevrolet: 4

Race-by-Race Results

# Race Winner Entries
1 Daytona 500 Austin Dillon 40
2 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Kevin Harvick 36
3 Pennzoil 400 Kevin Harvick 37
4 TicketGuardian 500 Kevin Harvick 37
5 Auto Club 400 Martin Truex, Jr. 37
6 STP 500 Clint Bowyer 38
7 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Kyle Busch 37
8 Food City 500 Kyle Busch 39
9 Toyota Owners 400 Kyle Busch 38
10 GEICO 500 Joey Logano 40
11 AAA 400 Drive for Autism Kevin Harvick 38
12 KC Masterpiece 400 Kevin Harvick 38
13 Coca-Cola 600 Kyle Busch 40
14 Pocono 400 Martin Truex, Jr. 38
15 FireKeepers Casino 400 Clint Bowyer 39
16 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Martin Truex, Jr. 38
17 Overton's 400 Kyle Busch 39
18 Coke Zero Sugar 400 Erik Jones 40
19 Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart Martin Truex, Jr. 39
20 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 Kevin Harvick 37
21 Gander Outdoors 400 Kyle Busch 40
22 Go Bowling at The Glen Chase Elliott 37
23 Consumers Energy 400 Kevin Harvick 40
24 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Kurt Busch 40
25 Bojangles' Southern 500 Brad Keselowski 40
26 Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard Brad Keselowski 40
27 South Point 400 Brad Keselowski 40
28 Federated Auto Parts 400 Kyle Busch 40
29 Bank of America Roval 400 Ryan Blaney 40
30 Gander Outdoors 400 Chase Elliott 39
31 1000Bulbs.com 500 Aric Almirola 40
32 Hollywood Casino 400 Chase Elliott 40
33 First Data 500 Joey Logano 40
34 AAA Texas 500 Kevin Harvick 40
35 Can-Am 500 Kyle Busch 39
36 Ford EcoBoost 400 Joey Logano 39

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank Driver Wins Top 5 Top 10 Races Avg Finish
1 Kevin Harvick 8 23 29 36 8.8
2 Kyle Busch 8 22 28 36 8.3
3 Martin Truex, Jr. 4 20 21 36 10.7
4 Joey Logano ★ 3 13 26 36 10.7
5 Brad Keselowski 3 12 20 36 13.4
6 Chase Elliott 3 11 21 36 12.3
7 Clint Bowyer 2 9 16 36 13.8
8 Erik Jones 1 9 18 36 14.0
9 Ryan Blaney 1 8 16 36 14.8
10 Kurt Busch 1 6 22 36 12.1
11 Aric Almirola 1 4 17 36 12.8
12 Austin Dillon 1 2 8 36 17.5
13 Kyle Larson 0 12 19 36 12.6
14 Denny Hamlin 0 10 17 36 12.6
15 Alex Bowman 0 3 11 36 17.0
16 Daniel Suarez 0 3 9 36 18.5
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 0 3 5 36 19.4
18 Jimmie Johnson 0 2 11 36 16.7
19 Jamie McMurray 0 2 8 36 18.9
20 Chris Buescher 0 2 2 36 21.0
21 Paul Menard 0 1 7 36 19.4
22 A.J. Allmendinger 0 1 5 36 21.3
23 Kasey Kahne 0 1 1 25 22.8
24 Bubba Wallace 0 1 3 36 24.5
25 David Gilliland 0 0 0 1 14.0
26 Ray Black, Jr. 0 0 0 1 16.0
27 Ryan Newman 0 0 9 36 17.3
28 Brendan Gaughan 0 0 0 4 18.5
29 Matt Kenseth 0 0 2 15 19.9
30 Mark Thompson 0 0 0 1 22.0

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2018 NASCAR championship?
Joey Logano won the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series championship with 3 wins, driving a Ford.
How many races were in the 2018 Cup Series season?
The 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 36 races at 24 different tracks.
What were the notable moments of the 2018 NASCAR season?
The 2018 season saw 12 different winners, with Kevin Harvick leading the way with 8 victories.

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Joey Logano
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