2018 KC Masterpiece 400

2018 KC Masterpiece 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 12 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The 2018 KC Masterpiece 400 program cover.
Date	May 12, 2018 (2018-05-12)
Location	Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Average speed	128.395 miles per hour (206.632 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Time	28.600
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing
Laps	101
Winner
No. 4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings	1.2/1.23 (Overnight)[9]
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 KC Masterpiece 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 12, 2018, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 12th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The Verizon IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

Matt Kenseth, who last raced in the 2017 Ford EcoBoost 400, made his first Cup series return, in the No. 6 for Roush Fenway Racing, doing so part-time. This was also the first Cup race since the 2014 Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 where Trevor Bayne did not participate.

Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.009 seconds and a speed of 186.149 mph (299.578 km/h).^[10]

Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.600 and a speed of 188.811 mph (303.862 km/h).^[11]

Stage 1 Laps: 80

Stage 2 Laps: 80

Stage 3 Laps: 107

• Lead changes: 7 among different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 6 for 31
• Red flags: 1 for 13 minutes and 13 seconds
• Time of race: 2 hours, 53 minutes and 38 seconds
• Average speed: 128.395 miles per hour (206.632 km/h)

Fox Sports covered their eighth race at the Kansas Speedway. Mike Joy, three-time Kansas winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip called in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the action on pit road for the television side.

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody covered the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field is racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside turn 4. Pete Pistone, Kim Coon, and Steve Post worked pit road for the radio side.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kyle Busch 503 2 Joey Logano 491 (–12) 3 Kevin Harvick 484 (–19) 1 4 Brad Keselowski 396 (–107) 1 5 Kurt Busch 393 (–110) 2 6 Clint Bowyer 386 (–117) 1 7 Denny Hamlin 380 (–123) 1 8 Martin Truex Jr. 376 (–127) 2 9 Ryan Blaney 365 (–138) 10 Kyle Larson 356 (–147) 11 Aric Almirola 342 (–161) 12 Jimmie Johnson 286 (–217) 13 Erik Jones 285 (–218) 14 Alex Bowman 271 (–232) 15 Chase Elliott 266 (–237) 16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 265 (–238) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 439 2 Toyota 427 (–12) 3 Chevrolet 392 (–47) Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.