Credit: 358555(Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Can-Am 500 at ISM Raceway on November 11, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Starting from 6th place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota won the 31st Annual Can-Am 500, his 51st win in 497 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 8th win & 27th Top 10 finish in 2018. This is his 2nd win & 19th Top 10 finish in 27 races at ISM Raceway. This win transferred Kyle Busch to the final 4 at Homestead next weekend. 2nd Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Holiday Knitwear Ford, started from 12th place posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 19 races at ISM Raceway. It is his 19th Top 10 finish in 2018. 3rd Place Car 42 Kyle Larson DC Solar Chevrolet, started from 8th place posted his fourth top-10 finish in ten races at ISM Raceway.
Credit: 358560(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Can-Am 500 at ISM Raceway on November 11, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona.
4th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 18th place. 5th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford, started from pole, had a great effort coming back from 2 laps down due to a flat tire. 6th place Car 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet, started from 21st place followed by 7th place Car 6 Matt Kenseth Wyndham Rewards Ford, started from 17th place. 8th Place Car 3 Austin
Dillon American Ethanol e15 Chevrolet, started from 15th place. 9th Place Car 24 William Byron # Hertz Chevrolet, started from 19th place was the highest finishing rookie and has clinched the 2018 Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 43 Bubba Wallace # U.S. Air Force Chevrolet, started from 30th place. Canadian Car 7 DJ Kennington APC/Northern Provincial Pipelines
Chevrolet finished in 27th place. The four drivers advancing to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 are Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick.
Credit: 358549(Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Ford, takes the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Can-Am 500 at ISM Raceway on November 11, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona.
The race had 10 Cautions for 61 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 77 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 97 for #22 Spin Turn 1. 3rd Caution on lap 135 for #14 Crash in Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 152 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 230 for #97 Spin Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 241 for #38, 4 Crash in Turn 3. 7th Caution on lap 264 for #17 Crash in Turn 1 [Red Flag: 10:28]. 8th Caution
on lap 270 for #9, 41, 11, 88 Crash on the Backstretch. 9th Caution on lap 287 for #88 Crash in Turn 2 [Red Flag: 5:26]. 10th Caution on lap 296 for #97 Crash in Turn 2.
Credit: 358550(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Ford, leads the field to turn one after taking the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Can-Am 500 at ISM Raceway on November 11, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona.
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 8 drivers: K. Harvick (P) 1-72; C. Elliott (P) 73-78; R. Blaney 79; C. Elliott (P) 80-83; Kurt Busch (P) 84-135; R. Blaney 136; M. Truex Jr. (P) 137-143; Kyle Busch (P) 144-224; C. Elliott (P) 225-230; R. Blaney 231; B. Keselowski 232-243; M. Truex Jr. (P) 244; B. Keselowski 245-264; K. Harvick (P) 265; E. Jones 266-276; Kyle Busch (P) 277-312.
Credit: 358553(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Ford, pits after having a tire deflate during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Can-Am 500 at ISM Raceway on November 11, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Stages:
Stage 1: 9,12,11,41,2,42,18,20,88,3
Stage 2: 18,2,78,4,42,3,9,12,24,10
Credit: 358563(Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Ford, leads Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Can-Am 500 at ISM Raceway on November 11, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 35
Unofficial Race Results for the 31St Annual Can-Am 500 – Sunday, November 11, 2018
ISM Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1 Mile Paved Total Race Length – 312 Laps – 312 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 6. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Toyota 312 Running
2. 12. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Holiday Knitwear Ford 312 Running
3. 8. Car 42 Kyle Larson DC Solar Chevrolet 312 Running
4. 18. Car 10 Aric Almirola (P) Smithfield Ford 312 Running
5. 1. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Busch Light Ford 312 Running
6. 21. Car 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet 312 Running
7. 17. Car 6 Matt Kenseth Wyndham Rewards Ford 312 Running
8. 15. Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol e15 Chevrolet 312 Running
9. 19. Car 24 William Byron # Hertz Chevrolet 312 Running
10. 30. Car 43 Bubba Wallace # U.S. Air Force Chevrolet 312 Running
11. 22. Car 31 Ryan Newman Cat Global Mining Chevrolet 312 Running
12. 24. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet 312 Running
13. 10. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 312 Running
14. 13. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 312 Running
15. 20. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Power of Pride Chevrolet 312 Running
16. 23. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s/Luber Finer Ford 311 Running
17. 7. Car 20 Erik Jones Sirius XM Toyota 310 Running
18. 25. Car 37 Chris Buescher Gain Chevrolet 310 Running
19. 28. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet 310 Running
20. 31. Car 38 David Ragan Trident Seafoods Wild Alaska Pollock Ford 310 Running
21. 27. Car 32 Matt DiBenedetto Can-Am/Wholey Ford 310 Running
22. 29. Car 95 Regan Smith Procore Chevrolet 310 Running
23. 2. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 309 Running
24. 33. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Ternio Chevrolet 309 Running
25. 34. Car 72 Cole Whitt Standard Plumbing Supply Chevrolet 309 Running
26. 32. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) StarCom Fiber Chevrolet 308 Running
27. 38. Car 7 * DJ Kennington(i) APC/Northern Provincial Pipelines Chevrolet 306 Running – Canadian
28. 39. Car 51 Cody Ware JacobCo/BanyanCayGolfClub&Resort Chevrolet 306 Running
29. 11. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Cardell Ford 303 Running
30. 5. Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet 285 Accident
31. 36. Car 97 * Tanner Berryhill Toyota 283 Accident
32. 14. Car 41 Kurt Busch (P) Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford 272 Accident
33. 3. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford Ford 262 Accident
34. 4. Car 12 Ryan Blaney PPG Ford 237 Radiator
35. 16. Car 14 Clint Bowyer (P) ITsavvy Ford 133 Accident
36. 26. Car 19 Daniel Suarez STANLEY Toyota 96 Accident
37. 9. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 95 Accident
38. 35. Car 23 JJ Yeley(i) She Beverage Company Toyota 88 Oil Leak
39. 37. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Rewards.com Toyota 40 Oil Leak
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear under penalty for the reason indicated: Nos. 21, 51 (backup car). Failed to Qualify: N/A. Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 10 Mins, 20 Secs. Average Speed: 98.354 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.501 Seconds. Caution Flags: 10 for 61 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 8 drivers.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kyle Busch, #18. Busch Pole Award: Kevin Harvick, #4 139.34 mph. Fastest Lap: Brad Keselowski, #2. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Toyota Racing Development (TRD), #18. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Jamie McMurray, #1 Matt McCall, 0.167 secs. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: William Byron, #24.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Nov. 18, 2018 – Homestead-Miami Speedway
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