2018 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

2018 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
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Race 2 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series	Race 2 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series	Race 2 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series	Race 2 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
 	 	 	
Date 	February 25, 2018 	February 25, 2018 	February 25, 2018
Location 	Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia 	Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia 	Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia
Course 	Permanent racing facility1.54 mi (2.48 km) 	Permanent racing facility1.54 mi (2.48 km) 	Permanent racing facility1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance 	325 laps, 500.5 mi (806 km) 	325 laps, 500.5 mi (806 km) 	325 laps, 500.5 mi (806 km)
Average speed 	143.068 miles per hour (230.246 km/h) 	143.068 miles per hour (230.246 km/h) 	143.068 miles per hour (230.246 km/h)
Pole position 	Pole position 	Pole position 	Pole position
Driver 	
*Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	
Time 	30.024 	30.024 	30.024
Most laps led 	Most laps led 	Most laps led 	Most laps led
Driver 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	
Laps 	181 	181 	181
Winner 	Winner 	Winner 	Winner
No. 4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	
Television in the United States 	Television in the United States 	Television in the United States 	Television in the United States
Network 	Fox 	Fox 	Fox
Announcers 	Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip 	Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip 	Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Radio in the United States 	Radio in the United States 	Radio in the United States 	Radio in the United States
Radio 	PRN 	PRN 	PRN
Booth Announcers 	Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini 	Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini 	Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini
Turn Announcers 	Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) 	Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) 	Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)
The 2018 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 25, 2018, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 325 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway, it is the second race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
==Report==
===Background===
Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.
====Entry list====
No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer
00 	Jeffrey Earnhardt 	StarCom Racing 	Chevrolet
1 	Jamie McMurray 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet
2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	Ford
3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet
4 	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
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
==First practice==
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.745 seconds and a speed of 186.384 mph (299.956 km/h).[10]
Pos	No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Time 	Speed
1 	17 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	29.745	186.384
2 	42 	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	29.820	185.915
3 	43 	
Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)	Richard Petty Motorsports	Chevrolet 	29.833	185.834
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==Qualifying==
Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.024 and a speed of 184.652 mph (297.169 km/h).[11]
===Qualifying results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	R1 	R2 	R3
1 	18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	30.140	30.178	30.024
2 	31 	Ryan Newman 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	30.091	30.218	30.062
3 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	29.869	30.043	30.067
4 	19 	Daniel Suárez 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	30.075	30.084	30.093
5 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	Ford 	29.737	30.152	30.154
6 	17 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	30.132	30.212	30.176
7 	41 	Kurt Busch 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	30.126	30.155	30.215
8 	42 	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	30.025	30.101	30.221
9 	14 	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	29.988	30.248	30.414
10 	20 	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	30.299	30.292	30.621
11 	10 	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	30.251	30.224	0.000
12 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	30.240	30.303	0.000
13 	1 	Jamie McMurray 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	30.025	30.324	—
14 	95 	Kasey Kahne 	Leavine Family Racing 	Chevrolet 	30.433	30.377	—
15 	21 	Paul Menard 	Wood Brothers Racing 	Ford 	30.242	30.384	—
16 	22 	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	30.117	30.440	—
17 	34 	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford 	30.475	30.469	—
18 	88 	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	30.146	30.523	—
19 	43 	Darrell Wallace Jr.
(R)	Richard Petty Motorsports	Chevrolet 	30.439	30.551	—
20 	6 	Trevor Bayne 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	30.350	30.578	—
21 	47 	A. J. Allmendinger 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet 	30.433	30.588	—
22 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	30.194	30.590	—
23 	24 	William Byron
(R) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	30.088	30.663	—
24 	37 	Chris Buescher 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet 	30.488	0.000 	—
25 	3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	30.503	— 	—
26 	12 	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford 	30.537	— 	—
27 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	30.616	— 	—
28 	13 	Ty Dillon 	Germain Racing 	Chevrolet 	30.750	— 	—
29 	38 	David Ragan 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford 	30.780	— 	—
30 	32 	Matt DiBenedetto 	Go Fas Racing 	Ford 	30.987	— 	—
31 	23 	Gray Gaulding 	BK Racing 	Toyota 	31.099	— 	—
32 	72 	Cole Whitt 	TriStar Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	31.314	— 	—
33 	00 	Jeffrey Earnhardt 	StarCom Racing 	Chevrolet 	31.671	— 	—
34 	15 	Ross Chastain
(i) 	Premium Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	31.796	— 	—
35 	78 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Furniture Row Racing 	Toyota 	0.000 	— 	—
36 	51 	Harrison Rhodes 	Rick Ware Racing 	Chevrolet 	0.000 	— 	—
==Final practice==
Ryan Newman was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.989 seconds and a speed of 184.868 mph (297.516 km/h).
Pos	No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Time 	Speed
1 	31 	Ryan Newman 	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet 	29.989	184.868
2 	78 	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing 	Toyota 	30.033	184.597
3 	21 	Paul Menard 	Wood Brothers Racing 	Ford 	30.038	184.566
==Race==
Morning rain delayed the start of the race by two hours and 30 minutes. Track drying allowed the green flag to fall about 3:30 p.m. (ET). The race originally was scheduled for a 2 p.m. start, but that time was moved to 1 p.m. because of Sunday’s forecast of wet weather.
===Stage 1===
Kyle Busch led the field to the green flag once racing commenced at 3:32 p.m., and Ryan Newman took the lead on lap 1 and led 17 laps, The first caution of the race flew for a scheduled competition caution on lap 30, Harrison Rhodes won the free pass under caution, and Kevin Harvick took the lead on lap 33.
The race restarted on lap 35, and Harvick dominated the first stage of the race, leading 64 laps and finishing 6.5 seconds in front of second-place Clint Bowyer. Also in the top five were Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr. and Aric Almirola, The second caution of the race flew on lap 87 for the conclusion of stage one, Harvick pitted twice during the caution that ended the first stage. A pit gun failed during the first stop. He dropped from the lead to 19th place but methodically moved through the field to regain first.
===Stage 2===
The race restarted on lap 94, and it remained green for 66 laps, The third caution of the race flew when Jimmie Johnson slid through the second turn on lap 160, His Chevrolet was off the pace during the race’s first stage, and he was lapped by leader Harvick on lap 83. Paul Menard won the free pass under caution.
The race restarted on lap 162.
Brad Keselowski outran Kurt Busch to win the second stage on lap 170. Following were Kyle Busch, Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick, The fourth caution of the race flew for conclusion of the second stage.
===Final stage===
The race restarted on lap 178, Rain in the track area threatened to end the race early with about 100 laps to go as Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski and Kurt Busch wrestled for the lead. Crew chiefs puzzled over when to pit as they watched the weather.
Ford teams showed strength at Atlanta Motor Speedway as Chevrolets struggled in the first non-restrictor plate outing for the new Camaro model. Ford teams won the race’s first two stages and led 144 of the first 170 laps. Chevrolet led 17 and Toyota led nine during that stretch.
The final segment of the race developed into a tussle of strategies as the teams of Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano ran on a different pit-stop sequence than the other leaders, attempting to use one less stop to give them a shot at beating faster cars.
With 28 laps to go, the fifth caution of the race flew when Trevor Bayne’s engine blew creating a huge plume of smoke behind him. As the caution flag flew, Darrell Wallace Jr., his vision hampered, slammed into the back of Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s car, causing significant damage to the left front of Wallace’s car.
The race restarted on lap 305, Kevin Harvick drove on to score his second career victory at Atlanta
====Post race====
“To be able to do that and pay tribute to Dale was cool, been waiting a long time to do that,” Harvick said. ‘We’ve had so many days we could have done that. It’s good to be back in victory lane. Finally. It took a while.”
"It was great getting into this race car and knowing that everybody knew they needed to beat our car," Harvick continued. "This is a great start to getting ourselves into the playoffs. We overcame a lot of things today and had a late race restart that we drove off and won the race with.
"Things seemed to haunt us here for a long time. The cool thing was trying to replicate that first win. "
===Stage Results===
Stage One Laps: 85
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	10
2 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	9
3 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	Ford 	8
4 	78	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing	Toyota 	7
5 	10	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	6
6 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	5
7 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	4
8 	41	Kurt Busch 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	3
9 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	2
10 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	1
Stage Two Laps: 85
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Points
1 	2 	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske 	Ford 	10
2 	41	Kurt Busch 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	9
3 	18	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	8
4 	22	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	7
5 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	6
6 	11	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	5
7 	42	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet 	4
8 	10	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	3
9 	14	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford 	2
10 	19	Daniel Suárez 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	1
=== Final Stage Results ===
Stage Three Laps: 155
Pos 	Grid 	No 	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer 	Laps 	Points
1 	3 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	325 	56
2 	5 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	Ford 	325 	53
3 	9 	14 	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	325 	45
4 	12 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	325 	40
5 	35 	78 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Furniture Row Racing 	Toyota 	325 	39
6 	16 	22 	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	325 	39
7 	1 	18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	325 	43
8 	7 	41 	Kurt Busch 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	325 	41
9 	8 	42 	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	325 	36
10 	27 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	325 	27
11 	10 	20 	Erik Jones 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	325 	26
12 	26 	12 	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske 	Ford 	325 	25
13 	11 	10 	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	325 	33
14 	25 	3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	324 	23
15 	4 	19 	Daniel Suárez 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	324 	23
16 	6 	17 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	324 	21
17 	15 	21 	Paul Menard 	Wood Brothers Racing 	Ford 	324 	20
18 	23 	24 	William Byron (R) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	323 	19
19 	13 	1 	Jamie McMurray 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	323 	18
20 	18 	88 	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	322 	17
21 	14 	95 	Kasey Kahne 	Leavine Family Racing 	Chevrolet 	322 	16
22 	2 	31 	Ryan Newman 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	322 	15
23 	29 	38 	David Ragan 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford 	321 	14
24 	17 	34 	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford 	321 	13
25 	24 	37 	Chris Buescher 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet 	321 	12
26 	28 	13 	Ty Dillon 	Germain Racing 	Chevrolet 	321 	11
27 	22 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	321 	10
28 	32 	72 	Cole Whitt 	TriStar Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	320 	9
29 	21 	47 	A. J. Allmendinger 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet 	320 	8
30 	34 	15 	Ross Chastain (i) 	Premium Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	319 	0
31 	30 	32 	Matt DiBenedetto 	Go Fas Racing 	Ford 	319 	6
32 	19 	43 	Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)	Richard Petty Motorsports	Chevrolet 	319 	5
33 	36 	51 	Harrison Rhodes 	Rick Ware Racing 	Chevrolet 	310 	4
34 	33 	00 	Jeffrey Earnhardt 	StarCom Racing 	Chevrolet 	305 	3
35 	20 	6 	Trevor Bayne 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	292 	2
36 	31 	23 	Gray Gaulding 	BK Racing 	Toyota 	99 	1
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=== Race statistics ===
* Lead changes: 8 among different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 5 for 28
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 29 minutes and 54 seconds
* Average speed: 142.925 miles per hour (230.015 km/h)
== Media ==
=== Television ===
The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was carried by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy, five-time Atlanta winner Jeff Gordon and three-time Atlanta winner Darrell Waltrip worked the race from the booth. Pit road was manned by Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum.
Fox 	Fox
Booth announcers	Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip	Jamie Little
Vince Welch
Matt Yocum
=== Radio ===
The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front stretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Jim Noble and Doug Turnbull.
PRN 	PRN 	PRN
Booth announcers	Turn announcers	Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Announcer: Wendy Venturini	Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson	Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Jim Noble
Doug Turnbull
== Standings after the race ==
; Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable"	 	Pos 	Driver 	Points 	 	 	 	
3 	1 	Joey Logano 	89 	 	 	 	 	
1 	2 	Ryan Blaney 	83 (–6) 	 	 	 	 	
4 	3 	Denny Hamlin 	77 (–12) 	 	 	 	 	
15 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	75 (–14) 	 	 	 	 	
10 	5 	Clint Bowyer 	74 (–15) 	 	 	 	 	
4 	6 	Austin Dillon 	70 (–19) 	 	 	 	 	
5 	7 	Martin Truex Jr. 	69 (–20) 	 	 	 	 	
8 	8 	Kurt Busch 	68 (–21) 	 	 	 	 	
6 	9 	Paul Menard 	66 (–23) 	 	 	 	 	
2 	10 	Aric Almirola 	66 (–23) 	 	 	 	 	
10 	11 	Kyle Busch 	61 (–28) 	 	 	 	 	
20 	12 	Brad Keselowski 	58 (–31) 	 	 	 	 	
7 	13 	Kyle Larson 	54 (–35) 	 	 	 	 	
9 	14 	Darrell Wallace Jr. 	52 (–37) 	 	 	 	 	
9 	15 	Michael McDowell 	52 (–37) 	 	 	 	 	
5 	16 	Ryan Newman 	49 (–40) 	 	 	 	 	
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