Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

GEICO 500

Talladega Superspeedway

April 29th, 2018

Race #10 of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Stages
    • Stage 1 ends on lap 55
    • Stage 2 ends on lap 110
    • Stage 3 ends on lap 188 (end of race)
  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (19)
    • Ford (14)
    • Toyota (7)
  • Last Talladega Superspeedway race (Alabama 500)
    • Pole: Dale Earnhardt Jr (190.544 mph)
    • Winner: Brad Keselowski
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Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
00 Joey Gase Cedar Rapids, IA Chevrolet Sparks Inc. StarCom Racing Tony Furr
1 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Chevrolet DC Solar Chip Ganassi Racing Matt McCall
10 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Ford Smithfield Stewart-Haas Racing John Klausmeier
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing Michael Wheeler
12 Ryan Blaney High Point, NC Ford Menards / Richmond Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
13 Ty Dillon Lewisville, NC Chevrolet GEICO Germain Racing Matt Borland
14 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Ford Haas Automation Demo Days Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz
15 Ross Chastain Alva, FL Chevrolet Unsponsored Premium Motorsports Pat Tryson
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Olive Branch, MS Ford Fifth Third Bank Roush Fenway Racing Brian Pattie
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota M&M's Flavor Vote Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
19 Daniel Suarez Monterrey, Mexico Toyota ARRIS Joe Gibbs Racing Scott Graves
2 Brad Keselowski Auburn Hills, MI Ford Snap On Team Penske Paul Wolfe
20 Erik Jones Byron, MI Toyota XYO Network Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
21 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Wood Brothers Racing Greg Erwin
22 Joey Logano Middleton, CT Ford Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Todd Gordon
23 Gray Gaulding Colonial Heights, VA Toyota Earthwater BK Racing Rick Bourgeois
24 William Byron Charlotte, NC Chevrolet Liberty University Hendrick Motorsports Darian Grubb
3 Austin Dillon Lewisville, NC Chevrolet DOW Scooper Cat Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander
31 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Chevrolet Caterpillar Richard Childress Racing Luke Lambert
32 Matt DiBenedetto Grass Valley, CA Ford Can-Am/Wholey GO FAS Racing Randy Cox
34 Michael McDowell Phoenix, AZ Ford Love's Travel Stops / Roller Bites Front Row Motorsports Derrick Finley
37 Chris Buescher Prosper, TX Chevrolet Degree JTG Daughtery Racing Trent Owens
38 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford Bad Boy Mowers Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
4 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Ford Busch Beer Flannel Stewart-Haas Racing Rodney Childers
41 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Ford Haas Automation / Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Billy Scott
42 Kyle Larson Sacremento, CA Chevrolet Credit One Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Chad Johnston
43 Bubba Wallace Mobile, AL Chevrolet Petty's Garage / Medallion Bank Richard Petty Motorsports Drew Blickensderfer
47 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Chevrolet Kroger ClickList JTG Daughtery Racing Tristan Smith
48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet Lowe's for Pros Hendrick Motorsports Chad Knaus
51 Cole Custer Ladera Ranch, CA Chevrolet Haas Automation Rick Ware Racing Ken Evans
55 Reed Sorenson Peachtree City, GA Chevrolet Unsponsored Premium Motorsports Todd Parrott
6 Trevor Bayne Knoxville, TN Ford AdvoCare Roush Fenway Racing Matt Puccia
62 Brendan Gaughan Las Vegas, NV Chevrolet Beard Oil Distributing / South Point Hotel & Casino Beard Oil Motorsports Darren Shaw
72 Cole Whitt Alpine, CA Chevrolet TriStar Motorsports TriStar Motorsports Frank Kerr
78 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Toyota Bass Pro Shops/5-Hour Energy Furniture Row Racing Cole Pearn
88 Alex Bowman Tuscon, AZ Chevrolet Nationwide Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
9 Chase Elliott Dawsonville, GA Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
92 Timothy Peters Danville, VA Ford Advance Auto Parts / Black's Tire RBR Enterprises Michael Hester
95 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Chevrolet Procore Safety Certified Leavine Family Racing Travis Mack
96 DJ Kennington St Thomas, Ontario Toyota Gaunt Brothers Racing Gaunt Brothers Racing Mark Hillman