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{{Infobox NASCAR race report
| Type = NASME
| Description    = <!-- Use only if CUSTOM is used -->
| Race_Name      = AAA 400 Drive for Autism
| Details ref    = <ref>{{cite web|title=2018 schedule|url=http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/2018-NASCAR-Cup-Schedule|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=April 3, 2018|date=May 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224004109/http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/2018-NASCAR-Cup-Schedule|archive-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/dover-international-speedway.html|title=Dover International Speedway|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|date=January 3, 2013|website=NASCAR.com|access-date=April 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/05/01/aaa-400-drive-for-autism-entry-list/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=May 1, 2018|date=May 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=First Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/05/04/aaa-400-drive-for-autism-first-practice-speeds/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=May 4, 2018|date=May 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Qualifying Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/05/04/aaa-400-drive-for-autism-qualifying-results/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=May 4, 2018|date=May 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Second Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/05/05/aaa-400-drive-for-autism-second-practice-speeds/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=May 5, 2018|date=May 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Final Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/05/05/aaa-400-drive-for-autism-final-practice-speeds/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=May 5, 2018|date=May 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=AAA 400 Drive for Autism Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/05/06/aaa-400-drive-for-autism-results/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=May 6, 2018|date=May 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/11dov2018racereport.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=May 7, 2018|date=May 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185353/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/11dov2018racereport.pdf|archive-date=May 8, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Manufacturer standings|url=http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/11dov2018racereport.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=May 7, 2018|date=May 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185353/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/11dov2018racereport.pdf|archive-date=May 8, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Fulldate       = {{Start date|2018|05|06}}
| Year           = 2018
| Race_No        = 11
| Season_No      = 36
|Image=Dover International Speedway.svg 
| Location       = Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware
| Course_mi      = 1
| Course_km      = 1.6
| Distance_laps  = 400
| Distance_mi    = 400
| Distance_km    = 640
| Weather        = 
| Avg            = {{convert|115.044|mph|km/h}}
| Pole_Driver    = Kyle Larson
| Pole_Team      = Chip Ganassi Racing
| Pole_Time      = 22.770
| Most_Driver    = Kevin Harvick
| Most_Team      = Stewart-Haas Racing
| Most_laps      = 201
| Car            = 4
| First_Driver   = Kevin Harvick
| First_Team     = Stewart-Haas Racing
| Network        = FS1
| Announcers     = Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
| Ratings        = 1.7 (Overnight)<ref>{{cite web|title=Dover final TV ratings|url=http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/23432988/dover-tv-ratings|website=Jayski's Silly Season Site|publisher=ESPN|access-date=23 May 2018|date=10 May 2018}}</ref>
| Radio          = MRN
| Booth_Ann      = Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
| Turn_Ann       = Mike Bagley (Backstretch)
}}

The '''2018 AAA 400 Drive for Autism''' was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series [[Medicine:AAA 400 Drive for Autism|race]] held on May 6, 2018, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps on the 1-mile (1.6&nbsp;km) concrete speedway, it was the 11th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

==Report==

===Background===
[[File:Dover International Raceway.jpg|thumb|left|Dover International Speedway, the track where the race was held.]]
Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, {{wipe|United States}} that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the Verizon IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a {{convert|1|mi|km}} concrete [[Oval|oval]], with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by [[Company:Dover Motorsports|Dover Motorsports]].

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after [[Company:Dover Downs|Dover Downs]] Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

====Entry list====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! Driver
! Team
! Manufacturer
|-
| 00 || Landon Cassill || StarCom Racing || Chevrolet
|-
| 1 || Jamie McMurray || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet
|-
| 2 || Brad Keselowski || Team Penske || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| 3 || Austin Dillon || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet
|-
| 4 || Kevin Harvick || Stewart-Haas Racing || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| 6 || Trevor Bayne || Roush Fenway Racing || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| 9 || Chase Elliott || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet
|-
| 10 || Aric Almirola || Stewart-Haas Racing || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| 11 || Denny Hamlin || Joe Gibbs Racing || [[Company:Toyota|Toyota]]
|-
| 12 || Ryan Blaney || Team Penske || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| 13 || Ty Dillon || Germain Racing || Chevrolet
|-
| 14 || Clint Bowyer || Stewart-Haas Racing || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| 15 || Ross Chastain '''(i)''' || Premium Motorsports || Chevrolet
|-
| 17 || Ricky Stenhouse Jr. || Roush Fenway Racing || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| 18 || Kyle Busch || Joe Gibbs Racing || [[Company:Toyota|Toyota]]
|-
| 19 || Daniel Suárez || Joe Gibbs Racing || [[Company:Toyota|Toyota]]
|-
| 20 || Erik Jones || Joe Gibbs Racing || [[Company:Toyota|Toyota]]
|-
| 21 || Paul Menard || Wood Brothers Racing || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| 22 || Joey Logano || Team Penske || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| 23 || Gray Gaulding || BK Racing || [[Company:Toyota|Toyota]]
|-
| 24 || William Byron '''(R)''' || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet
|-
| 31 || Ryan Newman || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet
|-
| 32 || Matt DiBenedetto || Go Fas Racing || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| 34 || Michael McDowell || Front Row Motorsports || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| 37 || Chris Buescher || JTG Daugherty Racing || Chevrolet
|-
| 38 || David Ragan || Front Row Motorsports || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
| 41 || Kurt Busch || Stewart-Haas Racing || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|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 || Cody Ware '''(i)''' || Rick Ware Racing || Chevrolet
|-
| 55 || Reed Sorenson || Premium Motorsports || Chevrolet
|-
| 72 || Corey LaJoie || TriStar Motorsports || Chevrolet
|-
| 78 || Martin Truex Jr. || Furniture Row Racing || [[Company:Toyota|Toyota]]
|-
| 88 || Alex Bowman || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet
|-
| 95 || Kasey Kahne || Leavine Family Racing || Chevrolet
|-
| 99 || Derrike Cope || StarCom Racing || Chevrolet
|-
!colspan="4"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180502064217/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/11dov2018entry.pdf Official entry list]
|}

==First practice==
Paul Menard was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.524 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|159.830|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Dover Cup practice mired by inspection delays; Menard fastest|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dover-cup-practice-mired-by-inspection-delays-menard-fastest-1033572/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=May 4, 2018|location=Dover, Delaware|date=May 4, 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! Driver
! Team
! Manufacturer
! Time
! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}}
|-
! 1
| 21 || Paul Menard || Wood Brothers Racing || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 22.524 || 159.830
|-
! 2
| 48 || Jimmie Johnson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 22.579 || 159.440
|-
! 3
| 4 || Kevin Harvick || Stewart-Haas Racing || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 22.583 || 159.412
|-
!colspan="7"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180505070811/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/11dov2018prac1.pdf Official first practice results]
|}

==Qualifying==
[[File:Kyle Larson 2018.png|thumb|Kyle Larson scored the pole position.]]
Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.770 and a speed of {{Convert|158.103|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gelston|first=Dan|title=Larson wins 5th career pole, Harvick also in front at Dover|url=https://racing.ap.org/article/larson-wins-5th-career-pole-harvick-also-front-dover|access-date=May 4, 2018|work=Associated Press|agency=Associated Press|publisher=AP Sports|date=May 4, 2018|location=Dover, Delaware|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505070101/https://racing.ap.org/article/larson-wins-5th-career-pole-harvick-also-front-dover|archive-date=May 5, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Qualifying results===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! Driver
! Team
! Manufacturer
! {{Tooltip|R1|Best time in Round 1}}
! {{Tooltip|R2|Best time in Round 2}}
! {{Tooltip|R3|Best time in Round 3}}
|-
! 1
|42 ||Kyle Larson ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||23.096 ||'''22.867''' ||'''22.770'''
|-
! 2
|4 ||Kevin Harvick ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||23.047 ||22.937 ||22.858
|-
! 3
|78 ||Martin Truex Jr. ||Furniture Row Racing ||Toyota ||22.977 ||22.948 ||22.867
|-
! 4
|18 ||Kyle Busch ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||'''22.913''' ||22.980 ||22.897
|-
! 5
|17 ||Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||23.077 ||22.924 ||22.929
|-
! 6
|9 ||Chase Elliott ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||23.047 ||22.891 ||22.969
|-
! 7
|19 ||Daniel Suárez ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||23.088 ||22.920 ||22.997
|-
! 8
|2 ||Brad Keselowski ||Team Penske ||Ford ||22.947 ||23.071 ||23.011
|-
! 9
|41 ||Kurt Busch ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||23.118 ||23.042 ||23.035
|-
! 10
|11 ||Denny Hamlin ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||22.998 ||23.060 ||23.078
|-
! 11
|20 ||Erik Jones ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||23.088 ||23.083 ||23.092
|-
! 12
|14 ||Clint Bowyer ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||23.112 ||23.049 ||23.121
|-
! 13
|10 ||Aric Almirola ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||23.170 ||23.096 || —
|-
! 14
|12 ||Ryan Blaney ||Team Penske ||Ford ||23.020 ||23.115 || —
|-
! 15
|88 ||Alex Bowman ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||23.110 ||23.128 || —
|-
! 16
|37 ||Chris Buescher ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||23.274 ||23.149 || —
|-
! 17
|24 ||William Byron '''(R)''' ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||23.301 ||23.179 || —
|-
! 18
|22 ||Joey Logano ||Team Penske ||Ford ||23.125 ||23.181 || —
|-
! 19
|48 ||Jimmie Johnson ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||23.074 ||23.193 || —
|-
! 20
|21 ||Paul Menard ||Wood Brothers Racing ||Ford ||23.189 ||23.201 || —
|-
! 21
|31 ||Ryan Newman ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||23.306 ||23.222 || —
|-
! 22
|6 ||Trevor Bayne ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||23.257 ||23.274 || —
|-
! 23
|1 ||Jamie McMurray ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||23.229 ||23.301 || —
|-
! 24
|32 ||Matt DiBenedetto ||Go Fas Racing ||Ford ||23.288 ||23.495 || —
|-
! 25
|95 ||Kasey Kahne ||Leavine Family Racing ||Chevrolet ||23.306 || — || —
|-
! 26
|43 ||Darrell Wallace Jr. '''(R)''' ||Richard Petty Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||23.345 || — || —
|-
! 27
|3 ||Austin Dillon ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||23.360 || — || —
|-
! 28
|47 ||A. J. Allmendinger ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||23.375 || — || —
|-
! 29
|34 ||Michael McDowell ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||23.384 || — || —
|-
! 30
|13 ||Ty Dillon ||Germain Racing ||Chevrolet ||23.459 || — || —
|-
! 31
|15 ||Ross Chastain '''(i)''' ||Premium Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||23.502 || — || —
|-
! 32
|38 ||David Ragan ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||23.593 || — || —
|-
! 33
|00 ||Landon Cassill ||StarCom Racing ||Chevrolet ||23.649 || — || —
|-
! 34
|55 ||Reed Sorenson ||Premium Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||24.026 || — || —
|-
! 35
|23 ||Gray Gaulding ||BK Racing ||Toyota ||24.048 || — || —
|-
! 36
|99 ||Derrike Cope ||StarCom Racing ||Chevrolet ||24.884 || — || —
|-
! 37
|51 ||Cody Ware '''(i)''' ||Rick Ware Racing ||Chevrolet ||25.442 || — || —
|-
! 38
|72 ||Corey LaJoie ||TriStar Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||0.000 || — || —
|-
!colspan="8"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180505070819/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/11dov2018qualresults.pdf Official qualifying results]
|}

==Practice (post-qualifying)==

===Second practice===
Joey Logano was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 22.858 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|157.494|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Team Penske fastest in Saturday's first Cup practice at Dover|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/team-penske-fastest-in-saturday-s-first-cup-practice-at-dover-1033950/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=May 5, 2018|location=Dover, Delaware|date=May 5, 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! Driver
! Team
! Manufacturer
! Time
! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}}
|-
! 1
| 22 || Joey Logano || Team Penske || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 22.858 || 157.494
|-
! 2
| 2 || Brad Keselowski || Team Penske || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 22.864 || 157.453
|-
! 3
| 78 || Martin Truex Jr. || Furniture Row Racing || [[Company:Toyota|Toyota]] || 22.923 || 157.048
|-
!colspan="7"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180506035434/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/11dov2018prac2.pdf Official second practice results]
|}

===Final practice===
[[File:2018 AAA 400 Drive for Autism final practice.jpg|thumb|right|Final practice]]
Aric Almirola was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.745 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|158.277|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Aric Almirola tops final NASCAR Cup practice at Dover|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/aric-almirola-tops-final-nascar-cup-practice-at-dover-1034028/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=May 5, 2018|location=Dover, Delaware|date=May 5, 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! Driver
! Team
! Manufacturer
! Time
! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}}
|-
! 1
| 10 || Aric Almirola || Stewart-Haas Racing || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 22.745 || 158.277
|-
! 2
| 9 || Chase Elliott || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 22.777 || 158.054
|-
! 3
| 14 || Clint Bowyer || Stewart-Haas Racing || [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 22.797 || 157.916
|-
!colspan="7"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180506035434/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/11dov2018prac2.pdf Official final practice results]
|}

==Race==

===Stage Results===
[[File:2018 AAA 400 Drive for Autism from turn 1.jpg|thumb|right|Eventual race winner Kevin Harvick leads on the first lap]]
'''Stage 1'''
''Laps:'' 120

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%
|-
! Pos
! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}
! Driver
! Team
! Manufacturer
! Points
|-
|1 || 4 || Kevin Harvick || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 10
|-
|2 || 18 || Kyle Busch || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 9
|-
|3 || 2 || Brad Keselowski || Team Penske || Ford || 8
|-
|4 || 19 || Daniel Suárez || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 7
|-
|5 || 41 || Kurt Busch || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 6
|-
|6 || 9 || Chase Elliott || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 5
|-
|7 || 14 || Clint Bowyer || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 4
|-
|8 || 48 || Jimmie Johnson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 3
|-
|9 || 22 || Joey Logano || Team Penske || Ford || 2
|-
|10 || 12 || Ryan Blaney || Team Penske || Ford || 1
|-
!colspan="6"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185353/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/11dov2018racereport.pdf Official stage one results]
|}

'''Stage 2'''
''Laps:'' 120

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%
|-
! Pos
! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}
! Driver
! Team
! Manufacturer
! Points
|-
|1 || 4 || Kevin Harvick || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 10
|-
|2 || 2 || Brad Keselowski || Team Penske || Ford || 9
|-
|3 || 18 || Kyle Busch || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 8
|-
|4 || 48 || Jimmie Johnson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 7
|-
|5 || 14 || Clint Bowyer || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 6
|-
|6 || 19 || Daniel Suárez || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 5
|-
|7 || 78 || Martin Truex Jr. || Furniture Row Racing || Toyota || 4
|-
|8 || 12 || Ryan Blaney || Team Penske || Ford || 3
|-
|9 || 9 || Chase Elliott || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 2
|-
|10 || 22 || Joey Logano || Team Penske || Ford || 1
|-
!colspan="6"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185353/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/11dov2018racereport.pdf Official stage two results]
|}

===Final Stage Results===

'''Stage 3'''
''Laps:'' 160

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%
|-
! Pos
! Grid
! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}
! Driver
! Team
! Manufacturer
! Laps
! Points
|-
|1 || 2 || 4 || Kevin Harvick || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 400 || 60
|-
|2 || 12 || 14 || Clint Bowyer || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 400 || 45
|-
|3 || 7 || 19 || Daniel Suárez || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 400 || 46
|-
|4 || 3 || 78 || Martin Truex Jr. || Furniture Row Racing || Toyota || 400 || 37
|-
|5 || 9 || 41 || Kurt Busch || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 400 || 38
|-
|6 || 8 || 2 || Brad Keselowski || Team Penske || Ford || 400 || 48
|-
|7 || 10 || 11 || Denny Hamlin || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 400 || 30
|-
|8 || 14 || 12 || Ryan Blaney || Team Penske || Ford || 400 || 33
|-
|9 || 19 || 48 || Jimmie Johnson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 400 || 38
|-
|10 || 1 || 42 || Kyle Larson || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet || 400 || 27
|-
|11 || 13 || 10 || Aric Almirola || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 400 || 26
|-
|12 || 6 || 9 || Chase Elliott || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 400 || 32
|-
|13 || 18 || 22 || Joey Logano || Team Penske || Ford || 400 || 27
|-
|14 || 17 || 24 || William Byron '''(R)''' || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 399 || 23
|-
|15 || 5 || 17 || Ricky Stenhouse Jr. || Roush Fenway Racing || Ford || 399 || 22
|-
|16 || 23 || 1 || Jamie McMurray || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet || 399 || 21
|-
|17 || 25 || 95 || Kasey Kahne || Leavine Family Racing || Chevrolet || 399 || 20
|-
|18 || 11 || 20 || Erik Jones || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 399 || 19
|-
|19 || 22 || 6 || Trevor Bayne || Roush Fenway Racing || Ford || 398 || 18
|-
|20 || 16 || 37 || Chris Buescher || JTG Daugherty Racing || Chevrolet || 398 || 17
|-
|21 || 28 || 47 || A. J. Allmendinger || JTG Daugherty Racing || Chevrolet || 397 || 16
|-
|22 || 29 || 34 || Michael McDowell || Front Row Motorsports || Ford || 397 || 15
|-
|23 || 15 || 88 || Alex Bowman || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 397 || 14
|-
|24 || 30 || 13 || Ty Dillon || Germain Racing || Chevrolet || 396 || 13
|-
|25 || 26 || 43 || Darrell Wallace Jr. '''(R)''' || Richard Petty Motorsports || Chevrolet || 396 || 12
|-
|26 || 27 || 3 || Austin Dillon || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet || 395 || 11
|-
|27 || 32 || 38 || David Ragan || Front Row Motorsports || Ford || 395 || 10
|-
|28 || 31 || 15 || Ross Chastain '''(i)''' || Premium Motorsports || Chevrolet || 393 || 0
|-
|29 || 24 || 32 || Matt DiBenedetto || Go Fas Racing || Ford || 392 || 8
|-
|30 || 35 || 23 || Gray Gaulding || BK Racing || Toyota || 386 || 7
|-
|31 || 33 || 00 || Landon Cassill || StarCom Racing || Chevrolet || 385 || 6
|-
|32 || 34 || 55 || Reed Sorenson || Premium Motorsports || Chevrolet || 382 || 5
|-
|33 || 21 || 31 || Ryan Newman || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet || 377 || 4
|-
|34 || 20 || 21 || Paul Menard || Wood Brothers Racing || Ford || 354 || 3
|-
|35 || 4 || 18 || Kyle Busch || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 271 || 19
|-
|36 || 37 || 51 || Cody Ware '''(i)''' || Rick Ware Racing || Chevrolet || 244 || 0
|-
|37 || 36 || 99 || Derrike Cope || StarCom Racing || Chevrolet || 145 || 1
|-
|38 || 38 || 72 || Corey LaJoie || TriStar Motorsports || Chevrolet || 20 || 1
|-
!colspan="8"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185353/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/11dov2018racereport.pdf Official race results]
|}

===Race statistics===
* Lead changes: 6 among different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 8 for 48
* Red flags: 1 for 41 minutes and 1 second
* Time of race: 3 hours, 28 minutes and 37 seconds
* Average speed: {{convert|115.044|mph|km/h}}

==Media==

===Television===
Fox Sports covered their 18th race at the Dover International Speedway. Mike Joy, five-time Dover winner Jeff Gordon and two-time Dover winner Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the action on pit road for the television side.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!colspan="2"|FS1
|-
!Booth announcers!!Pit reporters
|-
| '''Lap-by-lap:''' Mike Joy<br />'''Color-commentator:''' Jeff Gordon<br />'''Color commentator:''' Darrell Waltrip || Jamie Little<br />Vince Welch<br />Matt Yocum
|}

===Radio===
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!colspan="3"|MRN Radio
|-
!Booth announcers!!Turn announcers!!Pit reporters
|-
| '''Lead announcer:''' Joe Moore<br />'''Announcer:''' Jeff Striegle<br />'''Announcer:''' Rusty Wallace || '''Backstretch:''' Mike Bagley || Kim Coon<br />Alex Hayden<br />Dillon Welch<br />Steve Post
|}

==Standings after the race==
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;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow.png|10px]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kyle Busch
| style="text-align:center;"| 466
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow.png|10px]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Joey Logano
| style="text-align:center;"| 444 (–22)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow.png|10px]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kevin Harvick
| style="text-align:center;"| 426 (–40)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow.png|10px]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Clint Bowyer
| style="text-align:center;"| 380 (–86)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| Brad Keselowski
| style="text-align:center;"| 365 (–101)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 6
| Kurt Busch
| style="text-align:center;"| 358 (–108)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 7
| Ryan Blaney
| style="text-align:center;"| 346 (–120)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
| Denny Hamlin
| style="text-align:center;"| 344 (–122)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow.png|10px]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Martin Truex Jr.
| style="text-align:center;"| 340 (–126)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow.png|10px]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 10
| Kyle Larson
| style="text-align:center;"| 307 (–159)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow.png|10px]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 11
| Aric Almirola
| style="text-align:center;"| 304 (–162)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 12
| Jimmie Johnson
| style="text-align:center;"| 268 (–198)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow.png|10px]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 13
| Erik Jones
| style="text-align:center;"| 253 (–213)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 14
| Alex Bowman
| style="text-align:center;"| 252 (–214)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 15
| Chase Elliott
| style="text-align:center;"| 241 (–225)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 16
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
| style="text-align:center;"| 239 (–227)
|- class="sortbottom"
!colspan="9"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185353/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/11dov2018racereport.pdf Official driver's standings]
|}
{{col-2}}

;Manufacturers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Manufacturer
! Points
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow.png|10px]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 399
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow.png|10px]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| [[Company:Toyota|Toyota]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 393 (–6)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow.png|10px]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| Chevrolet
| style="text-align:center;"| 359 (–40)
|- class="sortbottom"
!colspan="9"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185353/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/11dov2018racereport.pdf Official manufacturers' standings]
|}

*<small>'''Note''': Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.</small>
*<small><span style="padding:1px 4px; color:#FFDEAD; background:#FFDEAD;">.</span>&nbsp;– Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.</small>
{{col-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{NASCAR next race
| Series        = Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
| Monsteryear = 2018
| Previous_race = 2018 GEICO 500
| Next_race     = 2018 KC Masterpiece 400
}}



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