Credit: 358661Robert Laberge/Getty Images Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 and the MENCS Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2018 in Homestead, Fl.
You could not of asked for a better end then they the Final Championship 4 starting at the last re-start. It was exciting with 1st Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota, 2nd place Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota, 3rd place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford & in 4th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Ford. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota grabbed the lead from Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota until Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford took the lead from him to the checkered flag. Starting from 5th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford won the 20th Annual Ford EcoBoost 400, his 21st win in 363 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 26th Top 10 finish in 2018. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 10 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Joey Logano has won the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver championship. Team Penske has won the 2018 Monster Energy NASCR Cup Series owners championship.
Credit: 358654Sean Gardner/Getty Images Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 and the MENCS Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2018 in Homestead, Florida.
2nd Place Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota, started from 3rd place posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 21st Top 10 finish in 2018. 3rd Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Ford, started from 12th place posted his 16th Top 10 finish in 18 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 4th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota,
started from 2nd place.
Credit: 358660Sean Gardner/Getty Images Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, leads the field past the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2018 in Homestead, Florida.
5th Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford, started from 4th place followed by 6. 17. Car 6 Matt Kenseth Wyndham Rewards Ford, started from 17th place. 7th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 14th place followed by 8th place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Haas Automation Ford, started from 26th place. 9th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield
Ford, started from 10th place. Lastly in the Top 10 Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford, in 10th place, started from 6th place. William Byron has won the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors. Ford has won the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series manufacturers championship.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, November 18, 2018
All 3 NASCAR Series the driver that won the final race also won the championship, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR XFINITY Series & NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Driver Champion: Joey Logano
Team: No. 22 Team Penske Ford Fusion
Joey Logano has won his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship, becoming the 33rd different series champion. Logano is the fifth different driver to win the series championship in the elimination-style Playoff format joining Kevin Harvick, 2014; Kyle Busch, 2015; Jimmie Johnson, 2016 and Martin Truex Jr., 2017. Logano won the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season finale to claim the 2018 title. Logano finished the 2018 season with three wins, 13 top fives, 22 top 10s and a pole. During the Playoffs this season, Logano has produced two wins, six top fives, eight top 10s a pole. Joey Logano (Middletown) is the first driver from the state of Connecticut to win a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship.
Owner Champion: Roger Penske, Team Penske
This is Team Penske’s second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver and owner championship – previous title: 2012 with driver Brad Keselowski. This is Team Penske’s sixth NASCAR national series owner championship (two in the MENCS; four in the NXS). Team Penske has won 111 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup races.
Crew Chief Champion: Todd Gordon
Todd Gordon has won his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship. Gordon’s previous best standings finish was runner-up in 2016 with Joey Logano. Gordon is the 42nd different Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series crew chief to win a championship. Gordon has 19 career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins, all with Joey Logano.
Credit: 358670Chris Trotman/Getty Images Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates with his wife, Brittany, and son, Hudson, after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2018 in Homestead, Florida.
The race had 5 Cautions for 26 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 140 for Debris Frontstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 194 for #42 Crash in Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 248 for #2, 19 Crash in Turn 1.
Credit: 358657Sean Gardner/Getty Images Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota, and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s Ford, race during the MENCS Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The race had 22 Lead Changes among 7 drivers: D. Hamlin 1-36; M. Truex Jr. (P) 37-39; M. McDowell 40-41; D. Hamlin 42; K. Harvick (P) 43-82; K. Larson 83; K. Harvick (P) 84-86; K. Larson 87-90; J.Logano (P) 91-104; K. Larson 105-117; K. Harvick (P) 118-119; M. Truex Jr. (P) 120; D. Hamlin 121-124; K. Larson 125-147; K. Harvick (P) 148-159; K. Larson 160-163; J. Logano (P) 164-166; K.
Harvick (P) 167; J. Logano (P) 168-218; M. Truex Jr. (P) 219-230; K. Busch (P) 231-251; M. Truex Jr. (P) 252-255; J. Logano (P) 256-267.
Credit: 358658Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota, and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s Ford, race during the MENCS Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2018 in Homestead, FL.
Stages:
Stage 1: 4,42,18,22,78,11,10,20,2,41
Stage 2: 42,4,22,78,10,18,41,11,48,14
Credit: 358659Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, pits during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2018 in Homestead, Florida.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 36
Unofficial Race Results for the 20Th Annual Ford Ecoboost 400 – Sunday, November 18, 2018
Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, FL – 1.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 5. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 267 Running
2. 3. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota 267 Running
3. 12. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Jimmy John’s Ford 267 Running
4. 2. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Toyota 267 Running
5. 4. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 267 Running
6. 17. Car 6 Matt Kenseth Wyndham Rewards Ford 267 Running
7. 14. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 267 Running
8. 26. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Haas Automation Ford 267 Running
9. 10. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 267 Running
10. 6. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford 267 Running
11. 16. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow UCON Chevrolet 267 Running
12. 1. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 267 Running
13. 11. Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank/DC Solar Chevrolet 267 Running
14. 19. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Rookie Throwback Chevrolet 267 Running
15. 8. Car 31 Ryan Newman E-Z-GO Chevrolet 267 Running
16. 9. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 267 Running
17. 15. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Richmond Ford 267 Running
18. 21. Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet 267 Running
19. 20. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet 266 Running
20. 25. Car 38 David Ragan 1000Bulbs.com Ford 266 Running
21. 23. Car 43 Bubba Wallace # Transportation Impact Chevrolet 266 Running
22. 31. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 266 Running
23. 27. Car 37 Chris Buescher Scott Comfort Plus Chevrolet 266 Running
24. 28. Car 24 William Byron # Hertz Chevrolet 266 Running
25. 22. Car 21 Paul Menard Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 265 Running
26. 29. Car 32 Matt DiBenedetto Zynga Poker Ford 264 Running
27. 7. Car 20 Erik Jones DeWalt Toyota 264 Running
28. 24. Car 34 Michael McDowell Speedco/Rotella Ford 263 Running
29. 13. Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet 263 Running
30. 18. Car 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota 262 Running
31. 32. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) Local Knowledge Chevrolet 262 Running
32. 33. Car 23 JJ Yeley(i) She Beverage Company Ford 261 Running
33. 39. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Xchange of America Chevrolet 259 Running
34. 34. Car 72 Corey LaJoie Schluter Systems Chevrolet 259 Running
35. 36. Car 51 BJ McLeod(i) Jacob Companies Ford 256 Running
36. 35. Car 99 * Kyle Weatherman International Marine/Native Boatworks Chevrolet 256 Running
37. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Rewards.com Toyota 254 Running
38. 37. Car 97 * Tanner Berryhill Brand South Africa Toyota 254 Running
39. 30. Car 95 Regan Smith Dumont JETS Chevrolet 240 Running
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, no cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty. Failed to Qualify: N/A. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 00 Mins, 36 Secs. Average Speed: 133.056 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.725 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 26 laps: Laps. Lead Changes: 22 among 7 drivers.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Joey Logano, #22. Busch Pole Award: Denny Hamlin, #11 173.863 mph. Fastest Lap: Denny Hamlin, #11. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #22. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Joey Logano, #2.2 Todd Gordon, 0.450 secs Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Bubba Wallace, #43
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
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