Season statistics following the 20th race of the 2018 NASCAR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season July 22 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Statistics
- Races: 20
- By State: Virginia (2), California (2), Florida (2), Georgia (1), Nevada (1), Arizona (1), Texas (1), Tennessee (1), Alabama (1), Delaware (1), Kansas (1), North Carolina (1), Pennsylvania (1), Michigan (1), Illinois (1), Kentucky (1), New Hampshire (1)
- By Track Length: 1.5 miles (6), 2.5 miles (3), 1 mile (2), 2 miles (2), 1.54 miles (1), .526 miles (1), .533 miles (1), .750 miles (1), 2.66 miles (1), 1.99 miles (1), 1.058 miles (1)
- Laps Completed: 5,708
- Miles Completed: 7,789.438
- Race Winners (Drivers): Kevin Harvick (6), Kyle Busch (5), Martin Truex Jr. (4), Clint Bowyer (2), Austin Dillon (1), Joey Logano (1), Erik Jones (1)
- Race Winners (By Birth State): California (6), Nevada (5), New Jersey (4), Kansas (2), North Carolina (1), Connecticut (1), Michigan (1)
- Race Winners (By Age): 42 years old (6), 32 years old (3), 37 years old (3), 38 years old (2), 27 years old (2), 33 years old (2), 39 years old (1), 22 years old (1)
- Race Winners (Teams): Stewart-Haas Racing (8), Joe Gibbs Racing (6), Furniture Row Racing (4), Richard Childress Racing (1), Team Penske (1)
- Race Winners (Manufacturers): Toyota (10), Ford (9), Chevrolet (1)
- Most Wins (Manufacturer): Toyota (10)
- Most Top Threes: Kyle Busch (11)
- Most Top Fives: Kevin Harvick (15)
- Most Top 10s: Kevin Harvick (16), Kyle Busch (16)
- Best Average Finish: Kyle Busch (7.75)
- Most Top Threes Without a Win: Kyle Larson (5)
- Most Top Fives Without a Win: Denny Hamlin (6), Kyle Larson (6)
- Most Top 10s Without a Win: Brad Keselowski (11), Kyle Larson (11), Kurt Busch (11)
- Most Races Led: Kevin Harvick (14)
- Most Laps Led, Season: Kevin Harvick – 1,052
- Most Laps Led, Race: Kyle Busch – 377 (May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway)
- Most Laps Led by a Driver Without a Win: Ryan Blaney – 464
- Most Races Led Without a Win: Kurt Busch (11), Brad Keselowski (11), Denny Hamlin (11)
- Most Laps Completed by a Driver This Season: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (5,645 out of 5,708; 98.9 percent)
- Most Laps Completed by a Driver Without a Win This Season: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (5,645 out of 5,708; 98.9 percent)
- Drivers to Lead at Least One Race: 31
- Most Races Led All Laps: None
- Most Race Laps Led in a Win: 377 – Kyle Busch (May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway)
- Fewest Race Laps Led in a Win: 1 – Austin Dillon (February 18 at Daytona International Speedway); Erik Jones (July 7 at Daytona International Speedway)
- Most Race Laps Led Without Winning: 200 – Kyle Larson (April 15-16 at Bristol Motor Speedway)
- Races Leading Most Laps: Kevin Harvick (5), Martin Truex Jr. (4), Kyle Busch (3), Kyle Larson (2), Ryan Blaney (1), Clint Bowyer (1), Joey Logano (1), Aric Almirola (1), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (1), Kurt Busch (1)
- Most Races Contested Without Leading a Lap: David Ragan (20)
- Number of Drivers to Compete in At Least One Race: 64
- Number of Drivers to Compete in Every Race This Season: 30
- Most Races: Austin Dillon (20), Darrell Wallace Jr. (20), Denny Hamlin (20), Joey Logano (20), Chris Buescher (20), Paul Menard (20), Ryan Blaney (20), Ryan Newman (20), Michael McDowell (20), A.J. Allmendinger (20), Aric Almirola (20), Clint Bowyer (20), Jamie McMurray (20), Alex Bowman (20), Martin Truex Jr. (20), Kyle Larson (20), William Byron (20), Kyle Busch (20), Kurt Busch (20), Matt DiBenedetto (20), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (20), David Ragan (20), Kevin Harvick (20), Brad Keselowski (20), Chase Elliott (20), Kasey Kahne (20), Erik Jones (20), Daniel Suarez (20), Jimmie Johnson (20), Ty Dillon (20)
- Victories By Starting Position: 1st (5), 2nd (3), 3rd (1), 4th (1), 8th (1), 9th (2), 10th (1), 12th (1), 14th (2), 16th (1), 29th (1), 32nd (1)
- Worst Starting Position By Race Winner: Clint Bowyer, 32nd (March 26 at Martinsville Speedway)
- No. of Polesitters: 9
- Pole Positions: Martin Truex Jr. (5), Kyle Busch (3), Kurt Busch (3), Kevin Harvick (2), Ryan Blaney (2), Kyle Larson (2), Alex Bowman (1), Paul Menard (1), Chase Elliott (1)
- Hard Chargers: Aric Almirola (5), Jimmie Johnson (2), Martin Truex Jr. (2), A.J. Allmendinger (1), William Byron (1), Kevin Harvick (1), Kyle Busch (1), Clint Bowyer (1), Kyle Larson (1), Jamie McMurray (1), Kurt Busch (1), Erik Jones (1), Denny Hamlin (1), Matt Kenseth (1)
- Most Cars Entered: 40 (four times)
- Fewest Cars Entered: 36 (February 25 at Atlanta Motor Speedway)
- Largest Field: 40 (four times)
- Smallest Field: 36 (February 25 at Atlanta Motor Speedway)
- Drivers to Complete Every Lap This Season: None
- Most Races Running at Finish By Driver This Season: Joey Logano (17), Kyle Busch (17)
- Widest Margin of Victory: 11.685 seconds (Martin Truex Jr. over Kyle Larson; March 18 at Auto Club Speedway)
- Narrowest Margin of Victory: 0.125 seconds (Erik Jones over Martin Truex Jr.; July 8 at Daytona International Speedway)
- Most Cautions, One Race: 13 (twice)
- Fewest Cautions, One Race: 3 (June 24 at Sonoma Raceway)
- Most Lead Changes, One Race: 25 (April 29 at Talladega Superspeedway; July 7 at Daytona International Speedway)
- Fewest Lead Changes, One Race: 9 (May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway; June 10 at Michigan International Speedway)
- Most Leaders, One Race: 16 (April 29 at Talladega Superspeedway; July 7 at Daytona International Speedway)
- Fewest Leaders, One Race: 4 (May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway)
- Most Cars Running at Finish: 37 (March 26 at Martinsville Speedway; June 10 at Michigan International Speedway; July 1 at Chicagoland Speedway)
- Fewest Cars Running at Finish: 20 (July 7 at Daytona International Speedway)
- Most Cars Finishing on Lead Lap: 31 (June 10 at Michigan International Speedway)
- Fewest Cars Finishing on Lead Lap: 9 (March 4 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway)
- Stage Victories: Kevin Harvick (9), Martin Truex Jr. (6), Kyle Busch (5), Brad Keselowski (4), Ryan Blaney (4), Kurt Busch (2), Joey Logano (2), Denny Hamlin (2), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2), Paul Menard (1), Kyle Larson (1), A.J. Allmendinger (1), Aric Almirola (1), Chase Elliott (1)
- Most Retirements: Reed Sorenson (4), Trevor Bayne (4), Michael McDowell (4), Jamie McMurray (4), Corey LaJoie (4), William Byron (4), Brad Keselowski (4), Ryan Blaney (4), Matt DiBenedetto (4), A.J. Allmendinger (4),
- Drivers to Make Cup Series Debut in 2018: 9 (William Byron, Harrison Rhodes, Cole Custer, Timothy Peters, Daniel Hemric, Chad Finchum, Garrett Smithley, Jesse Little, Blake Jones)
- Weather-Shortened Races: 1 (June 10 at Michigan International Speedway)
- Weather-Postponed Races: 2 (March 26 at Martinsville Speedway; April 14-15 at Bristol Motor Speedway)
- Oldest Driver to Compete in a Race: Mark Thompson, 66 years, 225 days (February 18 at Daytona 500)
- Overtime Races: 3 (February 18 at Daytona 500; April 21 at Richmond International Raceway; July 7 at Daytona International Speedway)
- Points Standings: 1. Kyle Busch (844); 2. Kevin Harvick (791); 3. Martin Truex Jr. (740); 4. Joey Logano (679); 5. Kurt Busch (646); 6. Clint Bowyer (638); 7. Brad Keselowski (635); 8. Kyle Larson (606); 9. Ryan Blaney (584); 10. Denny Hamlin (583).
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