2018 STP 500 - wikipedia 2018 STP 500 2018 STP 500 Race details Race 6 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Date March 26, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 26 ) Location Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia Course Permanent racing facility 0.526 mi ( 0.847 km ) Distance 500 laps, 263 mi ( 423.5 km ) Average speed 81.663 miles per hour ( 131.424 km / h ) Pole position Driver Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Time N / A Most laps led Driver Clint Bowyer Stewart - Haas Racing Laps 215 Winner No. 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart - Haas Racing Television in the United States Network FS1 Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip Radio in the United States Radio MRN Booth Announcers Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Turn Announcers Dave Moody ( Backstretch ) 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. Contents 1 Report 1.1 Background 1.1. 1 Entry list 2 Practice 2.1 First practice 2.2 Final practice 3 Qualifying 3.1 Starting Lineup 4 Race 4.1 Stage Results 4.2 Final Stage Results 4.3 Race statistics 5 Media 5.1 Television 5.2 Radio 6 Standings after the race 7 References 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 No. Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Landon Cassill 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 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 15 Ross Chastain ( i ) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 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 Harrison Rhodes Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 55 J.J. Yeley ( i ) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Kasey Kahne Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 96 D.J. Kennington Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota Official 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 ). Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 19.776 95.752 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 19.798 95.646 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.888 95.213 Official first practice results 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 ). Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 19.846 95.415 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 19.874 95.280 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.882 95.242 Official final practice results Qualifying Qualifying for Saturday was cancelled due to snow and Martin Truex Jr., the point leader, was awarded the pole as a result. Starting Lineup Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 8 Kevin Harvick Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 9 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 10 10 Aric Almirola Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 11 41 Kurt Busch Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 12 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 13 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 16 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 17 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. ( R ) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 20 24 William Byron ( R ) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 23 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 24 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 25 47 A.J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 26 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 29 95 Kasey Kahne Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 30 51 Harrison Rhodes Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 31 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 32 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 33 15 Ross Chastain ( i ) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 34 23 Gray Gaulding BK Racing Toyota 35 72 Cole Whitt Tri-Star Motorsports Chevrolet 36 00 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet 37 96 D.J. Kennington Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 38 55 J.J. Yeley ( i ) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Official starting lineup Race Stage Results Stage One Laps : 130 Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 8 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7 5 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 6 6 Kevin Harvick Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 5 7 47 A.J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 8 41 Kurt Busch Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Official stage one results Stage Two Laps : 130 Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 10 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 9 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 7 5 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6 6 Kevin Harvick Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 5 7 41 Kurt Busch Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 8 47 A.J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Official stage two results Final Stage Results Stage Three Laps : 240 Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points 9 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 500 55 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 50 5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 500 52 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 500 33 5 8 Kevin Harvick Stewart - Haas Racing Ford 500 42 6 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 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 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 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 34 19 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. ( R ) Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 486 35 30 51 Harrison Rhodes Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 482 36 34 23 Gray Gaulding BK Racing Toyota 481 37 17 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 481 38 36 00 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet 211 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 ) Media 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. FS1 Booth announcers Pit reporters Lap - by - lap : Mike Joy Color - commentator : Jeff Gordon Color commentator : Darrell Waltrip Jamie Little Vince Welch Matt Yocum 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 Moore Announcer : Jeff Striegle Announcer : Rusty Wallace Backstretch : Dave Moody Alex Hayden Winston Kelley Steve Post Standings after the race Drivers ' Championship standings Pos Driver Points Kyle Busch 257 Martin Truex Jr. 249 ( -- 8 ) Ryan Blaney 233 ( -- 24 ) Joey Logano 232 ( -- 25 ) 5 Brad Keselowski 226 ( -- 31 ) 6 Denny Hamlin 217 ( -- 40 ) 7 Kevin Harvick 212 ( -- 45 ) 8 Clint Bowyer 210 ( -- 47 ) 9 Kyle Larson 195 ( -- 62 ) 10 Kurt Busch 177 ( -- 80 ) 11 Aric Almirola 171 ( -- 86 ) 12 Erik Jones 152 ( -- 105 ) 13 Austin Dillon 148 ( -- 109 ) 14 Alex Bowman 145 ( -- 112 ) 15 Paul Menard 139 ( -- 118 ) 16 Ryan Newman 135 ( -- 122 ) Official driver 's standings Manufacturers ' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points Ford 218 Toyota 212 ( -- 6 ) Chevrolet 193 ( -- 25 ) Official manufacturers ' standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. References Jump up ^ `` 2018 schedule ''. Jayski.com. Jayski 's Silly Season Site. May 5, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Martinsville Speedway ''. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Entry List ''. MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018. Jump up ^ `` First Practice Results ''. MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Final Practice Results ''. MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Starting Lineup ''. MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018. Jump up ^ `` STP 500 Results ''. MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Points standings '' ( PDF ). Jayski.com. Jayski 's Silly Season Site. March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Manufacturer standings '' ( PDF ). Jayski.com. Jayski 's Silly Season Site. March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018. Jump up ^ Utter, Jim ( March 24, 2018 ). `` Martin Truex Jr. fastest in Saturday 's first Cup practice at Martinsville ''. Motorsport.com. Ridgeway, Virginia : Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Utter, Jim ( March 24, 2018 ). `` Martin Truex Jr. fastest in final Cup practice ; Stenhouse wrecks ''. Motorsport.com. Ridgeway, Virginia : Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 24, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Champ on the pole after weather washes out qualifying ''. Associated Press. Ridgeway, Virginia : AP Sports. Associated Press. March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018. 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Question: who won the nascar race on march 26 2018
Answer: Clint Bowyer