2018 NASCAR Standings

Cup Series season standings

Joey Logano seized the 2018 championship with a victory in the finale at Homestead-Miami, completing a remarkable late-season surge after entering the playoffs without a guaranteed spot. Logano's three wins included the decisive final race, delivering Team Penske and Ford their first Cup title since 2012.

Kevin Harvick

Champion

Drivers

2018

Season

Races

The 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season saw Kevin Harvick claim the championship with 1,428 points across 36 races. 36 drivers earned points throughout the season.

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Pos	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Avg Finish	Behind	Rating	Avg Fin	Pass Diff
1	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	—	1,428	8	23	29	8.80	—	115.5	8.80	+218
2	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	—	1,415	8	22	28	8.30	-13	109.3	8.30	+144
3	Martin Truex, Jr.	Furniture Row Racing	—	1,251	4	20	21	10.70	-177	—	—	—
4	Joey Logano	Team Penske	—	1,223	3	13	26	10.70	-205	97.3	10.70	-27
5	Kurt Busch	Stewart-Haas Racing	—	1,210	1	6	22	12.10	-218	98.4	12.10	+86
6	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	—	1,152	3	12	20	13.40	-276	97.6	13.40	+138
7	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	—	1,136	0	12	19	12.60	-292	95.7	12.60	+519
8	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	—	1,117	3	11	21	12.30	-311	94.2	12.30	+273
9	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	—	1,089	2	9	16	13.80	-339	93.0	13.80	+135
10	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske		1,076	1	8	16	14.80	-352	94.3	14.80	-4
11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	—	1,060	0	10	17	12.60	-368	91.4	12.60	+19
12	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing		1,047	1	4	17	12.80	-381	88.6	12.80	+218
13	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing		950	1	9	18	14.00	-478	84.7	14.00	+5
14	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	—	869	0	2	11	16.70	-559	79.2	16.70	+431
15	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	—	794	0	3	11	17.00	-634	77.6	17.00	+5
16	Ryan Newman	Richard Childress Racing	—	764	0	0	9	17.30	-664	74.0	17.30	-98
17	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing		746	1	2	8	17.50	-682	72.0	17.50	-93
18	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing	—	694	0	3	5	19.40	-734	71.3	19.40	-143
19	Daniel Suarez	Joe Gibbs Racing		691	0	3	9	18.50	-737	70.5	18.50	-51
20	Paul Menard	Wood Brothers Racing		688	0	1	7	19.40	-740	71.1	19.40	-93
21	Jamie McMurray	Chip Ganassi Racing	—	681	0	2	8	18.90	-747	71.5	18.90	-81
22	A.J. Allmendinger	JTG Daugherty Racing		602	0	1	5	21.30	-826	59.0	21.30	+86
23	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	—	587	0	0	4	22.10	-841	68.1	22.10	-175
24	Chris Buescher	JTG Daugherty Racing	—	584	0	2	2	21.00	-844	59.3	21.00	-38
25	David Ragan	Front Row Motorsports		520	0	0	1	22.90	-908	53.5	22.90	-266
26	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports		493	0	0	1	24.50	-935	53.6	24.50	-86
27	Ty Dillon	Germain Racing		482	0	0	1	24.10	-946	52.4	24.10	-152
28	Bubba Wallace	Richard Petty Motorsports	—	463	0	1	3	24.50	-965	54.8	24.50	+59
29	Matt DiBenedetto	Go Fas Racing	—	368	0	0	1	27.00	-1060	46.0	27.00	-124
30	Kasey Kahne	Leavine Family Racing	—	368	0	1	1	22.80	-1060	55.1	22.80	-6
31	Trevor Bayne	Roush Fenway Racing	—	284	0	0	0	23.90	-1144	59.3	23.90	-149
32	Corey LaJoie	TriStar Motorsports	—	144	0	0	0	31.50	-1284	36.7	31.50	-150
33	Landon Cassill	StarCom Racing	—	123	0	0	0	29.70	-1305	36.1	29.70	-86
34	Gray Gaulding	BK Racing	—	119	0	0	0	31.40	-1309	33.4	31.50	-168
35	Timmy Hill	MBM Motorsports	—	0	0	0	0	35.70	-1428	27.2	35.70	-9
36	Ross Chastain	Premium Motorsports	—	0	0	0	0	28.40	-1428	39.8	28.40	+172

Chase eligible (top 16)

Champion

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series standings?

Kevin Harvick leads the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series standings with 1,428 points.

How many drivers are in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series?

36 drivers have earned points in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season.