2018 Ford EcoBoost 400

2018 Ford EcoBoost 400
Race details[1][2]
Race 36 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)
Location Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

The 2018 Ford EcoBoost 400 is an upcoming Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that will held on November 18, 2018, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 36th and final race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

Background

Homestead-Miami Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.

Since 2002, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsors all three of the season-ending races; the races have the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300 and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively, and the weekend is marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series (then known as the Busch Series) has held its season-ending races at Homestead since 1995.

First practice

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1
2
3

Qualifying

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2 R3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13 —
14 —
15 —
16 —
17 —
18 —
19 —
20 —
21 —
22 —
23 —
24 —
25 ——
26 ——
27 ——
28 ——
29 ——
30 ——
31 ——
32 ——
33 ——
34 ——
35 ——
36 ——
37 ——
38 ——
39 ——
40 ——

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1
2
3

Final practice

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1
2
3

Race

Stage Results

Stage 1 Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
110
29
38
47
56
65
74
83
92
101

Stage 2 Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
110
29
38
47
56
65
74
83
92
101

Final Stage Results

Stage 3 Laps: 107

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

Media

Television

NBC covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race. While the race itself aired on NBC, NBCSN aired NBCSN NASCAR Hot Pass, a simultaneous live feed dedicated to each of the Championship drivers, with commentary by TBA. Also, three different angles from in-car cameras and a track map tracked the driver's position and changes throughout the field.

NBC
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.		Dave Burns
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe Moore
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace		Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley		Alex Hayden
Winston Kelley
Steve Post

Standings after the race

References

  1. ↑ "2018 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 5, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Homestead-Miami Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
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