2018 NASCAR MECS Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway

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  1. Mike S.

    Mike S. GIF Hall Of Fame Class Of 2007 Staff Member

    Race Preview provided by Jayski via ESPN.com
     
  2. Mike S.

    Mike S. GIF Hall Of Fame Class Of 2007 Staff Member

    Qualifying Results

    Positions 1 & 2 are locked in for the race. The rest of the field will be determined by the 2 Can-Am Duel 150 races on 2/15 beginning at 7:00 pm et on FS1. (1) & (2) refers to the drivers starting spots for the Can-Am Duel 150 races

    Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Time
    1 (1) 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.002
    2 (2) 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.132
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    3 (1) 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.217
    4 (2) 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.224
    5 (1) 24 William Byron (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.261
    6 (2) 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.279
    7 (1) 19 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46.280
    8 (2) 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 46.281
    9 (1) 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 46.381
    10 (2) 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46.413
    11 (1) 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 46.437
    12 (2) 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 46.584
    13 (1) 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 46.539
    14 (2) 3 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) 2 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) 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 Ford 46.938
    26 (2) 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 47.002
    27 (1) 13 Ty Dillon (R) 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) Rick Ware Racing 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 (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 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
     
  3. Mike S.

    Mike S. GIF Hall Of Fame Class Of 2007 Staff Member

    Starting lineup
    Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Notes
    1 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Fastest in pole qualifying
    2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Second in pole qualifying
    3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford Duel race #1 winner
    4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Duel race #2 winner
    5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Second in Duel 1
    6 4 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 3 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 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Toyota 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 2 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
     
  4. Mike S.

    Mike S. GIF Hall Of Fame Class Of 2007 Staff Member

    Race Results

    POS DRIVER CAR MANUFACTURER LAPS START LED PTS BONUS
    1 Austin Dillon 3 Chevrolet 207 14 1 42 2
    2 Darrell Wallace Jr. 43 Chevrolet 207 7 0 39 4
    3 Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 207 2 22 35 1
    4 Joey Logano 22 Ford 207 5 3 41 8
    5 Chris Buescher 37 Chevrolet 207 21 0 32 0
    6 Paul Menard 21 Ford 207 16 1 42 11
    7 Ryan Blaney 12 Ford 207 3 118 48 18
    8 Ryan Newman 31 Chevrolet 207 13 0 29 0
    9 Michael McDowell 34 Ford 207 22 0 39 11
    10 AJ Allmendinger 47 Chevrolet 207 20 1 27 0
    11 Aric Almirola 10 Ford 206 37 1 33 7
    12 Justin Marks 51 Chevrolet 206 29 1 0 0
    13 Trevor Bayne 6 Ford 206 18 0 28 4
    14 David Gilliland 92 Ford 206 39 0 0 0
    15 Clint Bowyer 14 Ford 206 10 0 22 0
    16 Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet 205 19 0 21 0
    17 Alex Bowman 88 Chevrolet 205 1 13 29 9
    18 Martin Truex Jr. 78 Toyota 205 24 4 30 11
    19 Kyle Larson 42 Chevrolet 204 38 0 18 0
    20 Gray Gaulding 23 Toyota 204 34 0 17 0
    21 Jeffrey Earnhardt 00 Chevrolet 204 27 0 16 0
    22 Mark Thompson 66 Ford 203 40 0 15 0
    23 William Byron 24 Chevrolet 203 33 0 14 0
    24 D.J. Kennington 96 Toyota 201 30 0 13 0
    25 Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 200 12 0 12 0
    26 Kurt Busch 41 Ford 198 11 16 21 10
    27 Matt DiBenedetto 32 Ford 198 36 0 10 0
    28 Brendan Gaughan 62 Chevrolet 198 25 0 9 0
    29 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17 Ford 197 9 11 15 7
    30 David Ragan 38 Ford 107 15 0 7 0
    31 Kevin Harvick 4 Ford 105 6 0 10 4
    32 Brad Keselowski 2 Ford 102 31 0 5 0
    33 Chase Elliott 9 Chevrolet 101 4 4 7 3
    34 Kasey Kahne 95 Chevrolet 101 26 0 3 0
    35 Danica Patrick 7 Chevrolet 101 28 0 2 0
    36 Erik Jones 20 Toyota 59 8 11 1 0
    37 Daniel Suarez 19 Toyota 59 17 0 1 0
    38 Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 59 35 0 1 0
    39 Ty Dillon 13 Chevrolet 59 23 0 1 0
    40 Corey LaJoie 72 Chevrolet 8 32 0 1 0