NASCAR Cup Series: Saturday’s Quaker State 400 results from Kentucky Speedway – Charlotte Observer

1. (2) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 274 laps, 149.0 rating, 60 points.

2. (40) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 274, 107.6, 43.

3. (12) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 274, 104.4, 36.

4. (5) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 274, 98.2, 40.

5. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 274, 127.9, 50.

6. (14) Erik Jones, Toyota, 274, 102.7, 40.

7. (4) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 274, 103.8, 41.

8. (11) Joey Logano, Ford, 274, 87.8, 29.

9. (7) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 274, 112.0, 42.

10. (6) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 273, 88.0, 27.

11. (17) Darrell Wallace Jr, Ford, 273, 75.2, 0.

12. (13) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, 273, 82.1, 25.

13. (16) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 273, 84.7, 26.

14. (18) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 273, 74.5, 23.

15. (20) Danica Patrick, Ford, 273, 69.9, 22.

16. (22) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 273, 62.9, 21.

17. (3) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 273, 97.3, 33.

18. (9) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 273, 76.7, 19.

19. (25) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 273, 59.2, 18.

20. (28) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 272, 62.9, 17.

21. (24) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 272, 59.3, 16.

22. (29) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 272, 58.8, 15.

23. (21) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 271, 55.2, 14.

24. (26) David Ragan, Ford, 270, 50.7, 13.

25. (30) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 270, 48.2, 12.

26. (35) Landon Cassill, Ford, 268, 49.6, 11.

27. (31) Ryan Sieg, Toyota, 266, 42.8, 0.

28. (33) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 265, 40.9, 9.

29. (36) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 265, 38.5, 8.

30. (15) Kurt Busch, Ford, engine, 264, 73.8, 11.

31. (38) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 261, 34.1, 0.

32. (37) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 260, 32.2, 0.

33. (27) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 253, 36.0, 4.

34. (32) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, engine, 212, 41.0, 3.

35. (39) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, 207, 28.3, 2.

36. (34) Joey Gase, Toyota, accident, 129, 29.3, 0.

37. (19) Trevor Bayne, Ford, accident, 101, 46.2, 1.

38. (23) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, accident, 93, 50.0, 1.

39. (10) Brad Keselowski, Ford, accident, 89, 51.8, 1.

40. (8) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, accident, 87, 69.6, 3.

Race Statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 138.615 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 57 minutes, 55 seconds.

Margin of Victory: Under Caution.

Caution Flags: 9 for 0 laps.

Lead Changes: 9 among 4 drivers.

Lap Leaders: Ky.Busch 1-28; M.Truex 29; Ky.Busch 30-67; M.Truex 68-87; Ky.Busch 88-133; M.Truex 134-163; J.Logano 164-170; M.Truex 171-225; D.Earnhardt 226-228; M.Truex 229-274

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): M.Truex, 5 times for 147 laps; Ky.Busch, 3 times for 109 laps; J.Logano, 1 time for 6 laps; D.Earnhardt, 1 time for 2 laps.

Wins: J.Johnson, 3; M.Truex, 3; B.Keselowski, 2; K.Larson, 2; R.Stenhouse, 2; R.Blaney, 1; Ku.Busch, 1; A.Dillon, 1; K.Harvick, 1; J.Logano, 1; R.Newman, 1.

Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Larson, 710; 2. M.Truex, 709; 3. Ky.Busch, 609; 4. K.Harvick, 599; 5. C.Elliott, 560; 6. J.McMurray, 545; 7. D.Hamlin, 538; 8. B.Keselowski, 536; 9. J.Johnson, 519; 10. C.Bowyer, 495; 11. M.Kenseth, 478; 12. J.Logano, 471; 13. R.Blaney, 462; 14. E.Jones, 426; 15. Ku.Busch, 419; 16. R.Stenhouse, 418.

NASCAR Driver Rating Formula

A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.

The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.