2018 Consumers Energy 400

The 2018 Consumers Energy 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 12, 2018 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the two-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it is the 23rd race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

2018 Consumers Energy 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 23 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date August 12, 2018 (2018-08-12)
Location Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan
Course Permanent racing facility
2 mi (3.2 km)
Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed 140.474 miles per hour (226.071 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 35.504
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 108
Winner
No. 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings 1.62 (Overnight)[11]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4)

Report

Background
Michigan International Speedway

Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) approximately four miles (6.4 km) south of the village of Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). Michigan is the fastest track in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 200 mph (320 km/h) and corner entry speeds are anywhere from 215 to 220 mph (346 to 354 km/h) after the 2012 repaving of the track.

Entry list
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00Landon CassillStarCom RacingChevrolet
1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord
7Garrett Smithley (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet
14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
23Blake JonesBK RacingToyota
24William Byron (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
32Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord
41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51B. J. McLeod (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsChevrolet
72Corey LaJoieTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet
78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Kasey KahneLeavine Family RacingChevrolet
96Jeffrey EarnhardtGaunt Brothers RacingToyota
99Gray GauldingStarCom RacingChevrolet
Official entry list

First practice

Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 35.603 seconds and a speed of 202.230 mph (325.458 km/h).[12]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota35.603202.230
2 41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord35.661201.901
3 19Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota35.670201.850
Official first practice results

Qualifying
Denny Hamlin in 2017

Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 35.504 and a speed of 202.794 mph (326.365 km/h).[13]

Qualifying results
Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2 R3
1 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota35.71635.60435.504
2 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota36.10735.68235.515
3 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord36.21835.66235.626
4 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota35.94535.75035.678
5 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet36.19835.81235.688
6 31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet36.05535.78435.704
7 78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota36.02535.70735.746
8 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord35.93235.83635.766
9 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord35.83035.76235.780
10 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet35.82735.71535.788
11 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord35.82935.79835.906
12 41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord35.78435.69835.994
13 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord36.14535.849—
14 21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord35.87135.854—
15 1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet36.20635.897—
16 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord35.84435.952—
17 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet36.15935.987—
18 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord35.90836.074—
19 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36.32436.091—
20 24William Byron (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36.36136.139—
21 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36.14236.167—
22 43Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet36.44436.415—
23 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet36.26836.438—
24 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord36.45736.467—
25 47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet36.483——
26 6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord36.493——
27 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet36.493——
28 95Kasey KahneLeavine Family RacingChevrolet36.495——
29 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord36.639——
30 32Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord36.663——
31 00Landon CassillStarCom RacingChevrolet36.816——
32 72Corey LaJoieTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet37.203——
33 51B. J. McLeod (i)Rick Ware RacingFord37.550——
34 99Gray GauldingStarCom RacingChevrolet37.806——
35 15Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet37.962——
36 7Garrett Smithley (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet38.228——
37 66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsChevrolet38.783——
38 96Jeffrey EarnhardtGaunt Brothers RacingToyota39.119——
39 23Blake JonesBK RacingToyota39.492——
40 19Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota0.000——
Official qualifying results
  • Reed Sorenson practiced and qualified the No. 15 for Ross Chastain who was in Ohio for the Xfinity Series race.

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Erik Jones was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 35.973 seconds and a speed of 200.150 mph (322.110 km/h).[14]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota35.973200.150
2 24William Byron (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36.058199.678
3 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord36.116199.358
Official second practice results

Final practice

Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 36.441 seconds and a speed of 197.580 mph (317.974 km/h).[15]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord36.441197.580
2 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota36.452197.520
3 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36.489197.320
Official final practice results

Race

Stage Results
Kevin Harvick swept all 3 stages in this race.

Stage 1 Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
14Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord10
218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
312Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord8
441Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord7
578Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota6
611Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5
710Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord4
831Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3
92Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord2
1088Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1
Official stage one results

Stage 2 Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
14Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord10
218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
312Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord8
441Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord7
53Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet6
622Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord5
714Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord4
810Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord3
92Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord2
1042Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

Stage 3 Laps: 80

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
134Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord20060
2182Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord20039
3218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20052
453Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20039
5812Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord20048
61241Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord20045
71110Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord20037
8111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20034
9219Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20028
10922Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord20032
114019Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20026
121614Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord20029
13420Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20024
14778Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota20029
15631Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20025
161421Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord20021
171742Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet20021
181317Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord20019
191088Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20019
202337Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet20017
21151Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet20016
222547A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet19915
232243Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet19914
243032Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord19913
252934Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord19912
262895Kasey KahneLeavine Family RacingChevrolet19911
272438David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord19910
281948Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1989
293100Landon CassillStarCom RacingChevrolet1978
303923Blake JonesBK RacingToyota1947
313351B. J. McLeod (i)Rick Ware RacingFord1940
32367Garrett Smithley (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1930
333499Gray GauldingStarCom RacingChevrolet1914
34266Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord1893
353515Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1870
362024William Byron (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1871
373766Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsChevrolet1380
382713Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet1311
393896Jeffrey EarnhardtGaunt Brothers RacingToyota1021
403272Corey LaJoieTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet371
Official race results

Race statistics
  • Lead changes: 9 among different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 37
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 50 minutes and 51 seconds
  • Average speed: 140.474 miles per hour (226.071 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and two-time Michigan winner, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

NBCSN
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.		Dave Burns
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast

Radio

Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe Moore
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace		Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey		Alex Hayden
Woody Cain
Kim Coon
Glenn Jarrett

Standings after the race

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