| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | February 18, 2018 | ||
| 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 | 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)[14] | ||
| 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, and also marked the first race for the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 as Chevrolet's car for this season, replacing the SS. Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing won the race after contact with Aric Almirola on the final lap resulted in a single-car accident for the latter. Bubba Wallace making his first Daytona 500 start finished second while Denny Hamlin came in third. This was the last Daytona 500 starts for Danica Patrick, Trevor Bayne, Kasey Kahne, David Gilliland, Mark Thompson (in his only Daytona 500 start), BK Racing, Furniture Row Racing and D. J. Kennington.
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