2018 Daytona 500 - wikipedia 2018 Daytona 500 2018 Daytona 500 Race details Race 1 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Date February 18, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 18 ) Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida Course Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi ( 4 km ) Distance 207 laps, 517.5 mi ( 828 km ) Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi ( 800 km ) Average speed 150.545 mph ( 242.279 km / h ) Pole position Driver Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Time 46.002 Qualifying race winners Duel 1 Winner Ryan Blaney Team Penske Duel 2 Winner Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Most laps led Driver Ryan Blaney Team Penske Laps 118 Winner No. 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Television in the United States Network Fox Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip Nielsen Ratings 5.3 / 12 ( Overnight ) Radio in the United States Radio MRN Booth Announcers Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Turn Announcers Dave Moody ( 1 & 2 ), Mike Bagley ( Backstretch ) and Kyle Rickey ( 3 & 4 ) The 2018 Daytona 500, the 60th running of the event, was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 18, 2018, contested over 207 laps -- extended from 200 laps due to an overtime finish -- on the 2.5 - mile ( 4.0 km ) asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Contents 1 Report 1.1 Background 1.2 Notes 1.3 Entry list 2 Practice 2.1 First practice ( February 10 ) 2.2 Second practice ( February 10 ) 3 Qualifying 3.1 Qualifying results 4 Can - Am Duels 4.1 Duel 1 4.1. 1 Duel 1 results 4.2 Duel 2 4.2. 1 Duel 2 results 4.3 Starting lineup 5 Practice ( post -- Duels ) 5.1 Third practice ( February 16 ) 5.2 Fourth practice ( February 16 ) 5.3 Final practice ( February 17 ) 6 Race 6.1 Stage 1 6.1. 1 Start 6.2 Stage 2 6.3 Final stage 6.4 Overtime 6.4. 1 Post race 6.5 Racing statistics 7 Media 7.1 Television 7.2 Radio 8 Standings after the race 9 Notes 10 References Report Background Daytona International Speedway, the track where the race was held Daytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four - turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles ( 4.0 km ) long. The track 's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. Notes This was the first Daytona 500 race since 1982 where none of the cars were sponsored by beer companies ( Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski, sponsored by Anheuser - Busch InBev and MillerCoors, respectively, were instead sponsored by Jimmy John 's and Discount Tire for the race ). Also this Daytona 500 saw an strange sight of only 40 cars ( The maximum field and no extra cars ) entering the race, thus making no teams in a `` go or go home '' position for the first time. Entry List No. Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Jeffrey Earnhardt StarCom Racing Chevrolet Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Kevin Harvick Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Danica Patrick Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Aric Almirola Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Gray Gaulding BK Racing Toyota 24 William Byron ( R ) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Kurt Busch Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. ( R ) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 47 A.J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Justin Marks ( i ) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 62 Brendan Gaughan Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 66 Mark Thompson MBM Motorsports Ford 72 Corey LaJoie TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 92 David Gilliland ( i ) RBR Enterprises Ford 95 Kasey Kahne Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 96 D.J. Kennington Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota Official entry list ( R ) Denotes Rookie of the Year candidate. ( i ) Denotes driver has declared for another NASCAR national touring series championship and is thus ineligible for Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship points. Practice First practice ( February 10 ) Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 45.058 seconds and a speed of 199.743 mph ( 321.455 km / h ). Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 45.058 199.743 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 45.085 199.623 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 45.088 199.610 Official first practice results Second practice ( February 10 ) William Byron was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 44.625 seconds and a speed of 201.681 mph ( 324.574 km / h ). Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 24 William Byron ( R ) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 44.625 201.681 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 44.632 201.649 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 44.641 201.608 Official second practice results Qualifying Alex Bowman scored the pole for the race with a time of 46.002 and a speed of 195.644 mph ( 314.858 km / h ). Qualifying results Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2 1 ( 1 ) 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.181 46.002 2 ( 2 ) 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.201 46.132 3 ( 1 ) 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.420 46.217 4 ( 2 ) 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.366 46.224 5 ( 1 ) 24 William Byron ( R ) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.328 46.261 6 ( 2 ) 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.513 46.279 7 ( 1 ) 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.412 46.280 8 ( 2 ) Kevin Harvick Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 46.420 46.281 9 ( 1 ) 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 46.313 46.381 10 ( 2 ) 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.534 46.413 11 ( 1 ) 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 46.422 46.437 12 ( 2 ) 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 46.470 46.584 13 ( 1 ) 10 Aric Almirola Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 46.539 -- 14 ( 2 ) Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46.546 -- 15 ( 1 ) 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 46.577 -- 16 ( 2 ) 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 46.658 -- 17 ( 1 ) 41 Kurt Busch Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 46.678 -- 18 ( 2 ) 95 Kasey Kahne Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 46.694 -- 19 ( 1 ) Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 46.698 -- 20 ( 2 ) 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 46.781 -- 21 ( 1 ) 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46.816 -- 22 ( 2 ) 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 46.817 -- 23 ( 1 ) Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 46.836 -- 24 ( 2 ) 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 46.899 -- 25 ( 1 ) 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. ( R ) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 46.938 -- 26 ( 2 ) 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 47.002 -- 27 ( 1 ) 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 47.074 -- 28 ( 2 ) 7 Danica Patrick Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 47.081 -- 29 ( 1 ) 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 47.095 -- 30 ( 2 ) 47 A.J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 47.144 -- 31 ( 1 ) 62 Brendan Gaughan Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 47.398 -- 32 ( 1 ) 51 Justin Marks ( i ) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 47.464 -- 33 ( 2 ) 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 47.675 -- 34 ( 2 ) 96 D.J. Kennington Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 47.848 -- 35 ( 1 ) 00 Jeffrey Earnhardt StarCom Racing Chevrolet 47.866 -- 36 ( 1 ) 92 David Gilliland ( i ) RBR Enterprises Ford 47.884 -- 37 ( 2 ) 66 Mark Thompson MBM Motorsports Ford 48.267 -- 38 ( 2 ) 72 Corey LaJoie TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 48.372 -- 39 ( 2 ) 23 Gray Gaulding BK Racing Toyota 0.000 -- 40 ( 1 ) 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 0.000 -- Official qualifying results Can - Am Duels See also : 2018 Can - Am Duels The Can - Am Duels are a pair of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races held in conjunction with the Daytona 500 annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. They consist of two races 60 laps and 150 miles ( 240 km ) in length, which serve as heat races that set the lineup for the Daytona 500. Both races sets the lineup for positions 3 -- 32. The first race sets the lineup for cars that qualified in odd -- numbered positions on pole qualifying day. The second race sets the lineup for cars that qualified in even -- numbered positions. Positions 33 -- 36 are filled by the four drivers that posted the fastest lap in pole qualifying that did n't lock in a position in the Duel 's. Positions 37 -- 40 are set by the four cars highest in the 2017 owner 's points that did n't lock in a position in the Duels and were n't among the cars that posted the four fastest timed laps in pole qualifying. Duel 1 Duel 1 results Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps 8 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 63 6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 63 13 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. ( R ) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 63 5 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 63 5 9 41 Kurt Busch Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 63 6 11 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 63 7 20 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 63 8 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 63 9 12 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 63 10 15 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 63 11 14 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 63 12 16 62 Brendan Gaughan Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 63 13 18 00 Jeffrey Earnhardt StarCom Racing Chevrolet 63 14 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 63 15 17 51 Justin Marks ( i ) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 63 16 10 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 57 17 19 92 David Gilliland ( i ) RBR Enterprises Ford 47 18 24 William Byron ( R ) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 38 19 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8 20 7 10 Aric Almirola Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 8 Official race results Duel 2 Duel 2 results Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps 5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 60 Kevin Harvick Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 60 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 8 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 60 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 6 7 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 7 6 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 60 8 10 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 60 9 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 10 15 47 A.J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 60 11 12 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 60 12 13 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 60 13 9 95 Kasey Kahne Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 60 14 14 7 Danica Patrick Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 60 15 17 96 D.J. Kennington Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 58 16 19 72 Corey LaJoie TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 58 17 20 23 Gray Gaulding BK Racing Toyota 55 18 18 66 Mark Thompson MBM Motorsports Ford 32 19 16 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 11 20 11 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 11 Official race results Starting lineup Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Notes 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Fastest in pole qualifying 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Second in pole qualifying 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford Duel race # 1 winner 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Duel race # 2 winner 5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Second in Duel 1 6 Kevin Harvick Stewart - Haas Racing Ford Second in Duel 2 7 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. ( R ) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet Third in Duel 1 8 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Third in Duel 2 9 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fourth in Duel 1 10 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart - Haas Racing Ford Fourth in Duel 2 11 41 Kurt Busch Stewart - Haas Racing Ford Fifth in Duel 1 12 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Fifth in Duel 2 13 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Sixth in Duel 1 14 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Sixth in Duel 2 15 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford Seventh in Duel 1 16 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford Seventh in Duel 2 17 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Eighth in Duel 1 18 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford Eighth in Duel 2 19 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Ninth in Duel 1 20 47 A.J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 10th in Duel 2 21 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 10th in Duel 1 22 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 11th in Duel 2 23 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 11th in Duel 1 24 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 12th in Duel 2 25 62 Brendan Gaughan Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 12th in Duel 1 26 95 Kasey Kahne Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 13th in Duel 2 27 00 Jeffrey Earnhardt StarCom Racing Chevrolet 13th in Duel 1 28 7 Danica Patrick Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 14th in Duel 2 29 51 Justin Marks ( i ) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 15th in Duel 1 30 96 D.J. Kennington Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 15th in Duel 2 31 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 16th in Duel 1 32 72 Corey LaJoie TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 16th in Duel 2 33 24 William Byron ( R ) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 18th in Duel 1 34 23 Gray Gaulding BK Racing Toyota 17th in Duel 2 35 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19th in Duel 1 36 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 19th in Duel 2 37 10 Aric Almirola Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 20th in Duel 1 38 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 20th in Duel 2 39 92 David Gilliland ( i ) RBR Enterprises Ford Qualifying speed 40 66 Mark Thompson MBM Motorsports Ford Qualifying speed Official starting lineup Practice ( Post -- Duels ) Third practice ( February 16 ) Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the third practice session with a time of 45.036 seconds and a speed of 199.840 mph ( 321.611 km / h ). Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 45.036 199.840 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 45.058 199.743 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 45.069 199.694 Official third practice results Fourth practice ( February 16 ) Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the fourth practice session with a time of 44.296 seconds and a speed of 203.179 mph ( 326.985 km / h ). Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 44.296 203.179 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 44.347 202.945 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 44.364 202.867 Official fourth practice results Final practice ( February 17 ) Darrell Wallace Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 45.696 seconds and a speed of 196.954 mph ( 316.967 km / h ). Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. ( R ) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 45.696 196.954 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 45.795 196.528 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 45.810 196.464 Official final practice results Race Stage 1 Start The 61st running of the Daytona 500 began with Alex Bowman leading the field to the green flag, Denny Hamlin took the lead on lap 1 and led 10 laps, The first caution of the race came out on lap 9 when Corey LaJoie blew an engine in Turn 2, Hamlin 's car was penalized one lap for pitting outside the box prior to the caution. Racing resumed on lap 13, Kyle Busch 's car went flat on lap 30, and he dropped from 5th to 38th to get his tire fixed, and the second caution came out on lap 52 for a three - car wreck in turn 3, Kyle Busch spun out prior to the same time his tire went flat, The first ten cars did not opt to pit, waiting instead for the end of stage 1. Back to green on lap 56, and the third caution came out five laps later for a huge crash on the back straightaway, 2017 Daytona 500 winner Kurt Busch won the first stage, but he missed his pit box and was penalized, A total of nine cars was involved in the melee including William Byron, Erik Jones, Ty Dillon, Daniel Suárez, Jimmie Johnson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ryan Blaney, Martin Truex Jr., and Kyle Larson, A total of four cars were out of the race, including Jimmie Johnson, Daniel Suárez, Erik Jones and Ty Dillon. Stage 2 Racing restarted on lap 67, Ryan Blaney assumed the lead on lap 68 and led 26 laps, Paul Menard took the lead from Blaney on lap 94 and led one lap, Debris on the back straightaway brought out the fourth caution of the race on lap 94, from William Byron 's car, Martin Truex Jr. chose not to pit and he took the lead a lap later. Racing resumed on lap 97 and the fifth caution of the race came out for a seven - car wreck in turn 3 involving Chase Elliott, Danica Patrick, Kevin Harvick, David Ragan, Martin Truex Jr., Brad Keselowski, and Kasey Kahne, A total of eleven cars was out of the race. Restart flew with 92 to go, Ryan Blaney won the second stage and collected ten points prior to winning the stage as caution # 6 flew with 78 to go for conclusion of the second stage. Final stage Back to the green flag with 73 to go, Denny Hamlin took the lead with 28 to go and led 3 laps, and Ryan Blaney assumed the lead with 26 to go and led 26 laps. Caution flew for the seventh time with 9 to go for a single - car spin as William Byron spun out into turn 2, Joey Logano won the free pass under caution. Racing resumed with 6 to go and a major multi-car wreck brought out the eighth caution of the race, on the final lap, 2017 Daytona 500 winner Kurt Busch tried to pass Denny Hamlin but contact behind him triggered the melee, A total of twelve cars were involved were Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Matt DiBenedetto, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, Ryan Newman, Joey Logano, Darrell Wallace Jr., Jeffrey Earnhardt, Brendan Gaughan, and A.J. Allmendinger. The multi-car wreck sent the race into overtime. Overtime The race resumed on lap 205 of 200 advertised, for a 2 - lap NASCAR Overtime. Aric Almirola was leading at the white flag, but a mistimed block on the superstretch forced Austin Dillon to drive into his right - rear corner and turn Almirola into the wall. Dillon drove on and scored his second career NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series victory along with Dillon 's first career Daytona 500 victory, 20 years after Dale Earnhardt won the 1998 Daytona 500 in the same seat. Post race `` I did what I had to do in the end ; I hated for Aric Almirola 's team '' said Dillon, after a series of burnouts. This was in reference to contact between the two on the final lap. Racing statistics 24 lead changes among 14 drivers 8 cautions for 37 laps Time of race : 3 hours, 26 minutes and 58 seconds Average speed : 150.551 miles per hour ( 242.288 km / h ) Margin of victory : 0.260 seconds Media Television See also : NASCAR on television and radio § Beyond the United States Since 2001 -- with the exception of 2002, 2004 and 2006 -- the Daytona 500 has been carried by Fox in the United States. The booth crew consisted of longtime NASCAR lap - by - lap announcer Mike Joy, three -- time Daytona 500 champion Jeff Gordon, and 1989 race winner Darrell Waltrip. Pit road was manned by Jamie Little, Regan Smith, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum. Fox Television Booth announcers Pit reporters Lap - by - lap : Mike Joy Color - commentator : Jeff Gordon Color commentator : Darrell Waltrip Jamie Little Regan Smith Vince Welch Matt Yocum Radio The race was broadcast on radio by the Motor Racing Network -- who has covered the Daytona 500 since 1970 -- and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. The booth crew consisted of longtime announcer Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and 1989 Cup Series champion Rusty Wallace. Longtime turn announcer -- and prodigy of MRN co-founder Ken Squier -- Dave Moody was the lead turn announcer. He called the Daytona 500 from atop the Sunoco tower outside the exit of turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley worked the backstretch for the Daytona 500 from a spotter 's stand on the inside of the track. Kyle Rickey called the Daytona 500 when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4 from the Sunoco tower outside the exit of turn 4. On pit road, MRN was manned by lead pit reporter and NASCAR Hall of Fame Executive Director Winston Kelley. He was joined on pit road by Steve Post, Kim Coon and Alex Hayden. MRN Radio Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters Lead announcer : Joe Moore Announcer : Jeff Striegle Announcer : Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2 : Dave Moody Backstretch : Mike Bagley Turns 3 & 4 : Kyle Rickey Alex Hayden Winston Kelley Kim Coon Steve Post Standings after the race Drivers ' Championship standings Pos Driver Points Ryan Blaney 48 Austin Dillon 42 ( -- 6 ) Paul Menard 42 ( -- 6 ) Joey Logano 41 ( -- 7 ) 5 Darrell Wallace Jr. 39 ( -- 9 ) 6 Michael McDowell 39 ( -- 9 ) 7 Denny Hamlin 35 ( -- 13 ) 8 Aric Almirola 33 ( -- 15 ) 9 Chris Buescher 32 ( -- 16 ) 10 Martin Truex Jr. 30 ( -- 18 ) 11 Ryan Newman 29 ( -- 19 ) 12 Alex Bowman 29 ( -- 19 ) 13 Trevor Bayne 28 ( -- 20 ) 14 A.J. Allmendinger 27 ( -- 21 ) 15 Clint Bowyer 22 ( -- 26 ) 16 Jamie McMurray 21 ( -- 27 ) Official driver 's standings Manufacturers ' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points Chevrolet 40 Toyota 34 ( -- 6 ) Ford 33 ( -- 7 ) Official manufacturers ' standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. Notes References Jump up ^ `` 2018 schedule ''. Jayski.com. Jayski 's Silly Season Site. May 5, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Daytona International Speedway ''. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Entry List ''. MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018. Jump up ^ `` First Practice Results ''. MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Second Practice Results ''. MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Qualifying Results ''. MRN.com. 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Question: what is the date of the daytona 500 in 2018
Answer: February 18, 2018