2018 Ford EcoBoost 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 36 of 36 in the2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date	November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)
Location	Homestead-Miami Speedway inHomestead, Florida
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed	133.056 miles per hour (214.133 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	31.059
Most laps led
Driver	Joey Logano	Team Penske
Laps	80
Winner
No. 22	Joey Logano	Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Rick Allen,Jeff Burton,Steve Letarte andDale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen ratings	2.5 (Overnight)[11]
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth announcers	Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle andRusty Wallace
Turn announcers	Dave Moody (1 & 2) andMike Bagley (3 & 4)

The2018 Ford EcoBoost 400 was aMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Seriesrace that was held on November 18, 2018, atHomestead-Miami Speedway inHomestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 36th and final race of the2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, and the first Cup race following the death ofDavid Pearson.Joey Logano won the race, claiming his first Cup Series championship. This was the final race for theFord Fusion, as it was replaced in the2019 season by theMustang GT. This race was also the final start forFurniture Row Racing andBK Racing.

Homestead-Miami Speedway is amotor racing track located inHomestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, includingNASCAR, theVerizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-AmRolex Sports Car Series and theChampionship Cup Series.

From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: theCup Series, theXfinity Series, and theCamping World Truck Series.Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the namesFord EcoBoost 400,Ford EcoBoost 300, andFord EcoBoost 200, respectively. The weekend itself was marketed asFord Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series held its season-ending races at Homestead from 1995 until 2020, when it was moved toPhoenix Raceway, along with NASCAR's other two series.

Joey Logano was the first of the four drivers to clinch a spot in the Championship 4, winning the first race of the Round of 8 atMartinsville.

Kyle Busch clinched the second spot in the Championship 4 based on points at thePhoenix race whenRicky Stenhouse Jr. crashed out of the race and finished 33rd. Busch had to finish at least 33rd to be locked in on points. He later clinched a playoff berth anyway by winning the race.

Martin Truex Jr. clinched the third spot in the Championship 4 based on points.

Kevin Harvick clinched the final spot based on points after hisTexas win was encumbered after a spoiler violation.

Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 31.035 seconds and a speed of 173.997 mph (280.021 km/h).^[12]

Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 31.059 and a speed of 173.863 mph (279.805 km/h).^[13]

Joey Logano was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 31.838 seconds and a speed of 169.609 mph (272.959 km/h).^[14]

Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 31.450 seconds and a speed of 171.701 mph (276.326 km/h).^[15]

Note: Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., and Kyle Busch were not eligible for stage points in this race because of their participation as the Championship 4 drivers.

Stage 1Laps: 80

Stage 2Laps: 80

Stage 3Laps: 107

• Lead changes: 7 among different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 5 for 26
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes and 36 seconds
• Average speed: 133.056 miles per hour (214.133 km/h)

NBC covered the race on the television side.Rick Allen,Jeff Burton,Steve Letarte andDale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race.Dave Burns,Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider andKelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race. While the race itself aired on NBC,NBCSN airedNBCSN NASCAR Hot Pass, a simultaneous live feed dedicated to each of the Championship drivers, with commentary byLeigh Diffey andDale Jarrett. Also, three different angles from in-car cameras and a track map tracked the driver's position and changes throughout the field.

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast onSirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Pos Driver Points 1 Joey Logano 5,040 1 2 Martin Truex Jr. 5,035 (–5) 1 3 Kevin Harvick 5,034 (–6) 2 4 Kyle Busch 5,033 (–7) 2 5 Aric Almirola 2,354 (–2,686) 1 6 Chase Elliott 2,350 (–2,690) 1 7 Kurt Busch 2,350 (–2,690) 8 Brad Keselowski 2,343 (–2,697) 1 9 Kyle Larson 2,299 (–2,741) 1 10 Ryan Blaney 2,298 (–2,742) 11 Denny Hamlin 2,285 (–2,755) 12 Clint Bowyer 2,272 (–2,768) 13 Austin Dillon 2,245 (–2,795) 14 Jimmie Johnson 2,242 (–2,798) 15 Erik Jones 2,220 (–2,820) 16 Alex Bowman 2,204 (–2,836) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 1,310 2 Toyota 1,286 (–24) 3 Chevrolet 1,187 (–123) Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

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