Season statistics following the 26th race of the 2018 NASCAR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season September 10 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana.
2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Statistics
- Races: 26
- By State: Virginia (2), California (2), Florida (2), Pennsylvania (2), Michigan (2), Tennessee (2), Georgia (1), Nevada (1), Arizona (1), Texas (1), Alabama (1), Delaware (1), Kansas (1), North Carolina (1), Illinois (1), Kentucky (1), New Hampshire (1), New York (1), South Carolina (1), Indiana (1)
- By Track Length: 1.5 miles (6), 2.5 miles (5), 2 miles (3), 1 mile (2), .533 miles (2), 1.54 miles (1), .526 miles (1), .750 miles (1), 2.66 miles (1), 1.99 miles (1), 1.058 miles (1), 2.45 miles (1), 1.366 miles (1)
- Laps Completed: 7,189
- Miles Completed: 9,987.76
- Race Winners (Drivers): Kevin Harvick (7), Kyle Busch (6), Martin Truex Jr. (4), Clint Bowyer (2), Brad Keselowski (2), Austin Dillon (1), Joey Logano (1), Erik Jones (1), Chase Elliott (1), Kurt Busch (1)
- Race Winners (By Birth State): California (7), Nevada (7), New Jersey (4), Michigan (3), Kansas (2), North Carolina (1), Connecticut (1), Georgia (1)
- Race Winners (By Age): 42 years old (7), 32 years old (3), 37 years old (3), 33 years old (3), 38 years old (2), 27 years old (2), 22 years old (2), 34 years old (2), 39 years old (1), 40 years old (1)
- Race Winners (Teams): Stewart-Haas Racing (10), Joe Gibbs Racing (7), Furniture Row Racing (4), Team Penske (3), Richard Childress Racing (1), Hendrick Motorsports (1)
- Race Winners (Manufacturers): Ford (13), Toyota (11), Chevrolet (2)
- Most Wins (Manufacturer): Ford (13)
- Most Top Threes: Kyle Busch (14)
- Most Top Fives: Kevin Harvick (19)
- Most Top 10s: Kevin Harvick (22)
- Best Average Finish: Kyle Busch (7.58)
- Most Top Threes Without a Win: Kyle Larson (7)
- Most Top Fives Without a Win: Kyle Larson (8)
- Most Top 10s Without a Win: Kyle Larson (14), Denny Hamlin (14)
- Best Average Finish Without a Win: Denny Hamlin (12.12)
- Most Races Led: Kevin Harvick (18)
- Most Laps Led, Season: Kevin Harvick – 1,220
- Most Laps Led, Race: Kyle Busch – 377 (May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway)
- Most Laps Led by a Driver Without a Win: Kyle Larson – 666
- Most Races Led Without a Win: Denny Hamlin (16)
- Drivers to Lead at Least One Race: 32
- Average Number of Leaders Per Race: 8.23
- 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: 284 – Kyle Larson (September 2 at Darlington Raceway)
- Races Leading Most Laps*: Kevin Harvick (6), Martin Truex Jr. (4), Kyle Busch (4), Kyle Larson (3), Ryan Blaney (2), Clint Bowyer (2), Joey Logano (1), Aric Almirola (1), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (1), Kurt Busch (1), Chase Elliott (1), Denny Hamlin (1)
- No. of Races in Which Winner Has Led Most Laps: 13
- Most Races Contested Without Leading a Lap: David Ragan (26)
- Number of Drivers to Compete in At Least One Race: 68
- Number of Drivers to Compete in Every Race This Season: 29
- Most Races: Austin Dillon (26), Darrell Wallace Jr. (26), Denny Hamlin (26), Joey Logano (26), Chris Buescher (26), Paul Menard (26), Ryan Blaney (26), Ryan Newman (26), Michael McDowell (26), A.J. Allmendinger (26), Aric Almirola (26), Clint Bowyer (26), Jamie McMurray (26), Alex Bowman (26), Martin Truex Jr. (26), Kyle Larson (26), William Byron (26), Kyle Busch (26), Kurt Busch (26), Matt DiBenedetto (26), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (26), David Ragan (26), Kevin Harvick (26), Brad Keselowski (26), Chase Elliott (26), Erik Jones (26), Daniel Suarez (26), Jimmie Johnson (26), Ty Dillon (26)
- Victories By Starting Position: 1st (5), 2nd (3), 3rd (3), 4th (1), 6th (1), 8th (1), 9th (3), 10th (1), 12th (1), 13th (1), 14th (2), 16th (1), 28th (1), 29th (1), 32nd (1)
- Worst Starting Position By Race Winner: Clint Bowyer, 32nd (March 26 at Martinsville Speedway)
- No. of Polesitters: 11
- Pole Positions: Martin Truex Jr. (5), Kyle Busch (4), Kurt Busch (3), Kyle Larson (3), Denny Hamlin (3), Kevin Harvick (2), Ryan Blaney (2), Alex Bowman (1), Paul Menard (1), Chase Elliott (1), Daniel Suarez (1)
- No. of Drivers to Advance Most Positions in a Race This Season: 17
- Hard Chargers: Aric Almirola (5), Jimmie Johnson (2), Martin Truex Jr. (2), William Byron (2), Kurt Busch (2), Matt Kenseth (2), A.J. Allmendinger (1), Kevin Harvick (1), Kyle Busch (1), Clint Bowyer (1), Kyle Larson (1), Jamie McMurray (1), Erik Jones (1), Denny Hamlin (1), Daniel Suarez (1), Joey Logano (1), Jamie McMurray (1)
- Most Cars Entered: 41 (three times)
- Fewest Cars Entered: 36 (February 25 at Atlanta Motor Speedway)
- Largest Field: 40 (nine times)
- Smallest Field: 36 (February 25 at Atlanta Motor Speedway)
- Drivers to Complete Every Lap This Season: None
- 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)
- Total Cautions This Season: 177
- Average No. of Cautions Per Race: 6.81
- Most Lead Changes, One Race: 25 (April 29 at Talladega Superspeedway; July 7 at Daytona International Speedway)
- Fewest Lead Changes, One Race: 7 (September 2 at Darlington Raceway)
- 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)
- Drivers to Win a Stage: 16
- Stage Victories: Kevin Harvick (12), Martin Truex Jr. (7), Kyle Busch (5), Ryan Blaney (5), Brad Keselowski (4), Chase Elliott (3), Joey Logano (3), Kyle Larson (3), Kurt Busch (2), Denny Hamlin (2), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2), Paul Menard (1), A.J. Allmendinger (1), Aric Almirola (1), Clint Bowyer (1), Matt Kenseth (1)
- Drivers to Make Cup Series Debut in 2018: 10 (William Byron, Harrison Rhodes, Cole Custer, Timothy Peters, Daniel Hemric, Chad Finchum, Garrett Smithley, Jesse Little, Blake Jones, Spencer Gallagher)
- Weather-Shortened Races: 1 (June 10 at Michigan International Speedway)
- Weather-Postponed Races: 3 (March 26 at Martinsville Speedway; April 14-15 at Bristol Motor Speedway; September 10 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway)
- Oldest Driver to Compete in a Race: Mark Thompson, 66 years, 225 days (February 18 at Daytona 500)
- Overtime Races: 4 (February 18 at Daytona 500; April 21 at Richmond International Raceway; July 7 at Daytona International Speedway; July 29 at Pocono Raceway)
- Points Standings, Top 10 (End of Regular Season): 1. Kyle Busch (1,073); 2. Kevin Harvick (1,032); 3. Martin Truex Jr. (884); 4. Kurt Busch (881); 5. Joey Logano (849); 6. Brad Keselowski (834); 7. Clint Bowyer (819); 8. Kyle Larson (813); 9. Ryan Blaney (781); 10. Denny Hamlin (780).
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