2018 Can-Am 500
Motor car race
The 2018 Can-Am 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on November 11, 2018, at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona . Contested over 312 laps on the one mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the 35th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, ninth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 8.
Report
Background
ISM Raceway , the track where the race was held.ISM Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona . It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix . The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series , CART , USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series . The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation .
The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.
ISM Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth and penultimate track on the schedule.
Entry list
First practice
Erik Jones was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 26.113 seconds and a speed of 137.862 mph (221.867 km/h).[ 12]
Qualifying
Kevin Harvick scored the pole position.Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 25.836 and a speed of 139.340 mph (224.246 km/h).[ 13]
Qualifying results
Second practice
Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 26.724 seconds and a speed of 134.710 mph (216.795 km/h).[ 14]
Final practice
Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.642 seconds and a speed of 135.125 mph (217.463 km/h).[ 15]
Race
Kyle Busch won the race.
Stage Results
Stage 1
Laps: 75
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
41
Kurt Busch
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
7
5
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage 2
Laps: 75
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
78
Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
8
4
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
7
5
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
3
9
24
William Byron (R)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage 3
Laps: 162
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
6
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
312
54
2
12
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
312
50
3
8
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
312
45
4
18
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
312
34
5
1
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
312
39
6
21
1
Jamie McMurray
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
312
31
7
17
6
Matt Kenseth
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
312
30
8
15
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
312
35
9
19
24
William Byron (R)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
312
30
10
30
43
Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)
Richard Petty Motorsports
Chevrolet
312
27
11
22
31
Ryan Newman
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
312
26
12
24
47
A. J. Allmendinger
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
312
25
13
10
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
312
32
14
13
78
Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
312
31
15
20
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
312
22
16
23
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
311
21
17
7
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
310
23
18
25
37
Chris Buescher
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
310
19
19
28
13
Ty Dillon
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
310
18
20
31
38
David Ragan
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
310
17
21
27
32
Matt DiBenedetto
Go Fas Racing
Ford
310
16
22
29
95
Regan Smith
Leavine Family Racing
Chevrolet
310
15
23
2
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
309
28
24
33
15
Ross Chastain (i)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
309
0
25
34
72
Cole Whitt
TriStar Motorsports
Chevrolet
309
12
26
32
00
Landon Cassill (i)
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
308
0
27
38
7
D. J. Kennington (i)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
306
0
28
39
51
Cody Ware
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
306
9
29
11
21
Paul Menard
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
303
8
30
5
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
285
9
31
36
97
Tanner Berryhill
Obaika Racing
Toyota
283
6
32
14
41
Kurt Busch
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
272
12
33
3
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
262
4
34
4
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
237
15
35
16
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
133
2
36
26
19
Daniel Suárez
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
96
1
37
9
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
95
1
38
35
23
J. J. Yeley (i)
BK Racing
Toyota
88
0
39
37
66
Timmy Hill (i)
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
40
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 8 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 10 for 61
Red flags: 1 for 16 minutes and 24 seconds
Time of race: 3 hours, 10 minutes and 20 seconds
Average speed: 98.354 miles per hour (158.285 km/h)
Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen , two–time Phoenix winner Jeff Burton , Steve Letarte and three-time Phoenix winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns , Parker Kligerman , Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio .
MRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dan HubbardTurns 3 & 4: Kyle RickeyAlex Hayden
Standings after the race
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Joey Logano
5,000
2
Kyle Busch
5,000 (–0)
3
Martin Truex Jr.
5,000 (–0)
4
Kevin Harvick
5,000 (–0)
5
Chase Elliott
2,320 (–2,680)
6
Kurt Busch
2,318 (–2,682)
7
Aric Almirola
2,316 (–2,684)
8
Brad Keselowski
2,309 (–2,691)
9
Ryan Blaney
2,278 (–2,722)
10
Kyle Larson
2,256 (–2,744)
11
Denny Hamlin
2,252 (–2,748)
12
Clint Bowyer
2,242 (–2,758)
13
Austin Dillon
2,219 (–2,781)
14
Jimmie Johnson
2,217 (–2,783)
15
Erik Jones
2,207 (–2,793)
16
Alex Bowman
2,196 (–2,804)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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