2018 Toyota Owners 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 9 of 36 in the2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date	April 21, 2018 (2018-04-21)
Location	Richmond Raceway inRichmond, Virginia
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	0.75 miles (1.207 km)
Distance	402 laps, 301.5 mi (485.217 km)
Scheduled distance	400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed	96.215 miles per hour (154.843 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing
Time	21.799
Most laps led
Driver	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing
Laps	121
Winner
No. 18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Mike Joy,Jeff Gordon andDarrell Waltrip
Nielsen ratings	1.7 (Overnight)[10]
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth announcers	Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle andRusty Wallace
Turn announcers	Mike Bagley (Backstretch)

The2018 Toyota Owners 400 was aMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Seriesrace held on April 21, 2018, atRichmond Raceway inRichmond, Virginia. Contested over 402 laps – extended from 400 laps due to anovertime finish – on the 0.75-mile (1.21-kilometre) asphalt short track, it was the ninth race of the2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Joe Gibbs Racing driverKyle Busch took his third successive victory, having started from 32nd on the grid, taking the race lead at the final round of pit stops.

Richmond Raceway is a 0.75-mile (1.21-kilometre),D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outsideRichmond, Virginia inHenrico County. Known as "America's premier short track", it has hosted all three NASCAR national series, anIndyCar Series race, and twoUSAC sprint car races.

Chase Elliott was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.254 seconds and a speed of 121.327 mph (195.257 km/h).^[11]

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.441 seconds and a speed of 120.315 mph (193.628 km/h).^[12]

Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 21.799 and a speed of 123.859 mph (199.332 km/h).^[13]

Stage 1Laps: 100

Stage 2Laps: 100

Stage 3Laps: 202

• Lead changes: 16 among 7 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 6 for 46 laps
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 8 minutes and 1 second
• Average speed: 96.215 miles per hour (154.843 km/h)

Fox Sports covered their 18th race atRichmond Raceway.Mike Joy, two-time Richmond winnerJeff Gordon and six-time Richmond winnerDarrell Waltrip called the race from the broadcast booth, whileRegan Smith,Vince Welch andMatt Yocum handled pit road duties.

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast onSiriusXM's NASCAR Radio channel. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and six-time Richmond winnerRusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch.Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch, while Winston Kelley, Alex Hayden andGlenn Jarrett worked pit road.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kyle Busch 415 2 Joey Logano 359 (–56) 1 3 Clint Bowyer 329 (–86) 1 4 Kevin Harvick 324 (–91) 5 Brad Keselowski 303 (–112) 2 6 Denny Hamlin 286 (–129) 7 Martin Truex Jr. 284 (–131) 2 8 Ryan Blaney 282 (–133) 1 9 Kurt Busch 282 (–133) 1 10 Kyle Larson 279 (–136) 11 Aric Almirola 248 (–167) 12 Erik Jones 233 (–182) 13 Alex Bowman 209 (–206) 14 Austin Dillon 208 (–207) 2 15 Jimmie Johnson 200 (–215) 3 16 William Byron 192 (–223) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 332 2 Ford 319 (–13) 3 Chevrolet 297 (–35) Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in theMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

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