The 2018 Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart is a

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race held on July 14, 2018 at

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in Sparta, Kentucky. Contested over 267 laps on the speedway, it was the 19th race of the

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season.

Report

Background

The sixth running of the

Quaker State 400 The Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart, commonly known as simply the Quaker State 400, was a annual NASCAR Cup Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. The inaugural event was held on July 9, 2011 and was won by Kyle Busch ...

was held in Sparta, Kentucky at

on July 9, 2016. The track is a tri-oval

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owned by

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Kentucky Speedway, which has also hosted the ARCA Racing Series,

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, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the Indy Racing League, has a grandstand seating capacity of 107,000.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

Kyle Larson Kyle Miyata Larson (born July 31, 1992) is an American professional auto racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports. Larson is the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champ ...

was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.053 seconds and a speed of .

Final practice

Erik Jones was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.762 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

Martin Truex Jr. Martin Lee Truex Jr. (born June 29, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 19 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. He is the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Serie ...

scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.588 and a speed of .

Qualifying results

Race

Stage Results

Stage 1 ''Laps:'' 80 Stage 2 ''Laps:'' 80

Final Stage Results

Stage 3 ''Laps:'' 107

Race statistics

* Lead changes: 7 among different drivers * Cautions/Laps: 4 for 22 * Red flags: 0 * Time of race: 2 hours, 39 minutes and 43 seconds * Average speed:

Media

Television

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covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen,

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, Steve Letarte and

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. (born October 10, 1974) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver, team owner, author, and an analyst for ''NASCAR on NBC''. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving t ...

had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns,

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, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

Radio

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

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. *. – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

References

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