A Temporada de 2018 da Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series é a 70ª da história da NASCAR.
O campeonato é disputado ao longo de 36 corridas, começando com a etapa de Daytona e terminando em Homestead. Dessas etapas, as 10 últimas representam o Chase, onde os 16 melhores pilotos nas 26 primeiras corridas disputam, em um sistema semelhante ao mata-mata, o título da temporada.
Temporada Completa Equipes com Charter FabricanteEquipePilotoChefe de EquipeChevroletChip Ganassi Racing1Jamie McMurrayMatt McCall42Kyle LarsonChad JohnstonGermain Racing13Ty DillonMatt BorlandHendrick Motorsports9Chase ElliottAlan Gustafson24William Byron (R)Darian Grubb48Jimmie JohnsonChad Knaus88Alex BowmanGreg IvesJTG Daugherty Racing37Chris BuescherTrent Owens47A. J. AllmendingerTristan SmithLeavine Family Racing95Kasey Kahne Travis Mack Jon Leonard Regan Smith Premium MotorsportsDanica Patrick Tony Eury Jr. Ross Chastain Todd Parrott Pat Tryson Justin Marks Richard Childress Racing3Austin DillonJustin Alexander31Ryan NewmanLuke LambertRichard Petty Motorsports43Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)Drew Blickensderfer StarCom Racing 00Jeffrey Earnhardt Tony Furr Jonas Bell Rick Bourgeois Landon Cassill Joey Gase Tomy Drissi TriStar Motorsports 72Corey LaJoie Frankie KerrCole Whitt FordFront Row Motorsports34Michael McDowellDerrick Finley38David RaganSeth BarbourGo Fas Racing32Matt DiBenedettoGene Nead Randy Cox Roush Fenway Racing6Trevor Bayne Matt PucciaMatt Kenseth 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Brian PattieStewart-Haas Racing4Kevin HarvickRodney Childers Tony Gibson <small>10Aric AlmirolaJohnny Klausmeier14Clint BowyerMike Bugarewicz41Kurt BuschBilly ScottTeam Penske2Brad KeselowskiPaul Wolfe12Ryan BlaneyJeremy Bullins22Joey LoganoTodd GordonWood Brothers Racing21Paul MenardGreg ErwinToyotaFurniture Row Racing78Martin Truex Jr.Cole PearnJoe Gibbs Racing11Denny HamlinMike Wheeler18Kyle BuschAdam Stevens19Daniel SuárezScott Graves Dave Rogers 20Erik JonesChris Gayle Toyota Ford BK Racing 23Gray Gaulding<small> Rick Bourgeois Tony Furr J. J. Yeley <small>Blake Jones <small>Spencer Gallagher <small>Joey Gase <small>Alon Day <small> Chevrolet Ford Toyota Rick Ware Racing 51Justin Marks Pat Tryson Ken Evans George Church Harrison Rhodes Cole Custer Timmy Hill Cody Ware B. J. McLeod Chris Cook Ray Black Jr. Josh Bilicki Reed Sorenson David Starr Stanton Barrett Jeb Burton Joey Gase
Temporada Limitada FabricanteEquipePilotoChefe de EquipeRodada(s) ChevroletBeard Motorsports 62 Brendan Gaughan Darren Shaw NY Racing Team 7 J. J. Yeley George Church Premium Motorsports Todd Parrott Peter Sospenzo D. J. Kennington Reed Sorenson Jeffrey Earnhardt Jesse Little Garrett Smithley Ross Chastain Hermie Sadler 55 Joey Gase Reed Sorenson J. J. Yeley Jeffrey Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing 8 Daniel Hemric Brandon Thomas StarCom Racing 99 Derrike Cope Domenick Turse Jonas Bell Derrike Cope Wayne Carroll Jr. Garrett Smithley Kyle Weatherman Landon Cassill Gray Gaulding FordRBR Enterprises 92 David Gilliland Mike Hester Timothy Peters ToyotaGaunt Brothers Racing 96 D. J. Kennington Mark Hillman Parker Kligerman Jeffrey Earnhardt Jesse Little Obaika Racing 97 David Starr Dan Stillman Tanner Berryhill Ford Toyota Chevrolet MBM Motorsports 66Mark Thompson Mike Hillman Sr. Robert Scott Gary Showalter Michael Groves Chad Finchum Timmy Hill Chevrolet Ford Rick Ware Racing 52 Cody Ware George Church Ken Evans B. J. McLeod J. J. Yeley Gray Gaulding Harrison Rhodes
Calendário No.Prova Circuito Local Data Advance Auto Parts ClashDaytona International Speedway Daytona Beach11 de Fevereiro Can-Am Duels15 de Fevereiro1 Daytona 50018 de Fevereiro2 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton (Geórgia)25 de Fevereiro3 Pennzoil 400Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas4 de Março4 TicketGuardian 500ISM Raceway Avondale (Arizona)11 de Março5 Auto Club 400Auto Club Speedway Fontana (Califórnia)18 de Março6 STP 500Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway (Virgínia)26 de Março7 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth8 de Abril8 Food City 500Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol (Tennessee)15-16 de Abril9 Toyota Owners 400Richmond International Raceway Richmond (Virgínia)21 de Abril10 GEICO 500Talladega Superspeedway Talladega29 de Abril11 AAA 400 Drive for AutismDover International Speedway Dover6 de Maio12 KC Masterpiece 400Kansas Speedway Kansas City12 de Maio Monster Energy OpenCharlotte Motor Speedway (Oval) Concord (Carolina do Norte)19 de Maio Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race19 de Maio13 Coca-Cola 60027 de Maio14 Pocono 400Pocono Raceway Long Pond3 de Junho15 FireKeepers Casino 400Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn (Michigan)10 de Junho16 Toyota/Save Mart 350Sonoma Raceway Sonoma24 de Junho17 Overton's 400Chicagoland Speedway Joliet (Illinois)1º de Julho18 Coke Zero Sugar 400Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach7 de Julho19 Quaker State 400 presented by WalmartKentucky Speedway Sparta (Kentucky)14 de Julho20 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon22 de Julho21 Gander Outdoors 400 (Pocono)Pocono Raceway Long Pond29 de Julho22 Go Bowling at The GlenWatkins Glen International Watkins Glen5 de Agosto23 Consumers Energy 400Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn (Michigan)12 de Agosto24 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night RaceBristol Motor Speedway Bristol (Tennessee)18 de Agosto25 Bojangles' Southern 500Darlington Raceway Darlington (Carolina do Sul)2 de Setembro26 Big Machine Vodka 400 at the BrickyardIndianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway (Indiana)10 de SetembroCup Championship PlayoffsRound of 1627 South Point 400Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas16 de Setembro28 Federated Auto Parts 400Richmond International Raceway Richmond (Virgínia)22 de Setembro29 Bank of America Roval 400Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval) Concord (Carolina do Norte)30 de SetembroRound of 1230 Gander Outdoors 400 (Dover)Dover International Speedway Dover7 de Outubro31 1000Bulbs.com 500Talladega Superspeedway Talladega14 de Outubro32 Hollywood Casino 400Kansas Speedway Kansas City21 de Outubro Round of 833 First Data 500Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway (Virgínia)28 de Outubro34 AAA Texas 500Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth4 de Novembro35 Can-Am 500ISM Raceway Avondale (Arizona)11 de NovembroChampionship 436 Ford EcoBoost 400 NASCAR World ChampionshipHomestead-Miami Speedway Homestead18 de Novembro Notas
Resultados No. Corrida Pole position Líder Por Mais Voltas Vencedor Fabricante Advance Auto Parts Clash Ford Can-Am Duel 1 Ford Can-Am Duel 2 Chevrolet Daytona 500 Chevrolet Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Ford Pennzoil 400 Ford TicketGuardian 500 Ford Auto Club 400 Toyota STP 500 Ford O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Toyota Food City 500 Toyota Toyota Owners 400 Toyota GEICO 500 Ford AAA 400 Drive for Autism Ford KC Masterpiece 400 Ford Monster Energy Open Chevrolet Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race Ford Coca-Cola 600 Toyota Pocono 400 Toyota FireKeepers Casino 400 Ford Toyota/Save Mart 350 Toyota Overton's 400 Toyota Coke Zero Sugar 400 Toyota Quaker State 400 Toyota Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 Ford Gander Outdoors 400 (Pocono) Toyota Go Bowling at The Glen Chevrolet Consumers Energy 400 Ford Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Ford Bojangles' Southern 500 Ford Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard FordCup Championship PlayoffsRound of 16 South Point 400 Ford Federated Auto Parts 400 Toyota Bank of America Roval 400 FordRound of 12 Gander Outdoors 400 (Dover) Chevrolet 1000Bulbs.com 500 Ford Hollywood Casino 400 ChevroletRound of 8 First Data 500 Ford AAA Texas 500 Ford Can-Am 500 ToyotaChampionship 4 Ford EcoBoost 400 NASCAR World Championship Ford
Classificação Pilotos - Chase Após 36 de 36 etapas NºPilotoPontos1Joey Logano250402Martin Truex Jr.050353Kevin Harvick150344Kyle Busch250335Aric Almirola123546Chase Elliott223507Kurt Busch023508Brad Keselowski123439Kyle Larson0229910Ryan Blaney1229811Denny Hamlin0228512Clint Bowyer0227213Austin Dillon0224514Jimmie Johnson0224215Erik Jones0222016Alex Bowman02204
Notas: O primeiro critério de classificação é o número de vitórias. Em caso de empate, o número de pontos.
Fabricantes Após 36 de 36 etapas Fabricante Vitórias Pontos 1 Ford 19 1310 2 Toyota 13 1286 3 Chevrolet 4 1187
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