NASCAR Cup Series qualifying results for the championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2018
Tonight, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying takes to the track at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This will set the starting lineup for Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 in Homestead, Florida.
View the full 2018 Homestead starting lineup for the NASCAR championship race below.
Homestead-Miami: Menu
TV | Prac 1 | Qual | Prac 2 & 3 | Race
Round 1 – Report
Homestead Qualifying
Duration: 15 minutes (Top 24 advance)
5 minutes into round one, three of the four playoff drivers have now turned a lap. Joey Logano sits at the top of the board.
Logano struggled in the opening round of practice this afternoon. However, the crew went to work and he turned his fastest practice lap during his third run, on old tires.
“It finally got through the corner for the first time today,” Logano said after his round one qualifying run.
8 minutes in, Kyle Busch heads to the track. To the top of the board he goes. Busch was the only championship driver to use two sets of tires in the opening round of practice.
5 minutes remain, all the championship contenders sit at the top. Busch, Logano and Truex sit one, two, three. Kevin Harvick took it easy on his lap. He’s 15th on the board.
Kyle Busch wins round one of Homestead qualifying.
Homestead Qualifying Results – Round 1: 1. Kyle Busch (20.920); 2. Joey Logano (30.949); 3. Martin Truex Jr (31.013); 4. Brad Keselowski (31.031); 5. Ryan Blaney (31.051); 6. Kurt Busch (31.088); 7. Denny Hamlin (31.112); 8. Ryan Newman (31.113); 9. Daniel Suarez (31.135); 10. Alex Bowman (31.187); 11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr (31.215); 12. Paul Menard (31.224; – 16. Kevin Harvick (31.259)
Round 2 – Report
Homestead Qualifying
Duration: 10 minutes (Top 12 advance)
5 minutes remaining, three of the four championship drivers has set a time. Truex sits P1, Logano is P2 and Harvick is P7. Truex was fighting the wheel on his lap.
4 minutes remaining, Erik Jones takes the top spot. Kyle Busch has to lift off turn two. Busch still put it in P3.
Homestead Qualifying Results – Round 2: 1. Erik Jones (31.028); 2. Martin Truex Jr (31.045); 3. Kyle Busch (31.112); 4. Joey Logano (31.122); 5. Brad Keselowski (31.139); 6. Ricky Stenhouse Jr (31.147); 7. Kurt Busch (31.165); 8. Kevin Harvick (31.182); 9. Aric Almirola (31.221); 10. Denny Hamlin (31.243); 11. Ryan Newman (31.258); 12. Kyle Larson (31.293);
Round 3 – Report
Homestead Qualifying
Duration; 5 minutes (Run for pole)
Has Harvick been taking it easy on his tires in the first two rounds? We’re about to find out. He’s the second car on the race track.
Kurt Busch sits at the top of the board. Harvick’s car was too tight. He ran the bottom in turn one, the middle in turn two. Harvick will return for another run.
Brad Keselowski heads to the top of the race track. Larson did that at the end of round two. It worked for both. Keselowski just went to the top of the board.
Kyle Busch runs the bottom lane. He jumps to the top of the board. Truex is 2nd. Harvick is on track for his final run. Hamlin is on his first run int he round.
Denny Hamlin takes the pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway!
View the full 2018 Homestead-Miami Speedway starting grid below. The’ll drop the green on Ford EcoBoost 400 on Sunday in Homestead, Florida.
Homestead Starting Lineup
NASCAR Cup Series
November 18, 2018
Qualifying: Friday, November 16th, 2018
Pos | Driver | Best time in final round
1. Denny Hamlin
31.059
2. Kyle Busch
31.102
3. Martin Truex Jr
31.117
4. Brad Keselowski
31.136
5. Joey Logano
31.148
6. Kurt Busch
31.298
7. Erik Jones
31.303
8. Ryan Newman
31.317
9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
31.322
10. Aric Almirola
31.331
11. Kyle Larson
31.390
12. Kevin Harvick
31.406
13. Alex Bowman
31.299
14. Chase Elliott
31.301
15. Ryan Blaney
31.345
16. Austin Dillon
31.351
17. Matt Kenseth
31.359
18. Daniel Suarez
31.395
19. Jimmie Johnson
31.404
20. AJ Allmendinger
31.476
21. Jamie McMurray
31.482
22. Paul Menard
31.511
23. Bubba Wallace
31.574
24. Michael McDowell
31.633
25. David Ragan
31.393
26. Clint Bowyer
31.427
27. Chris Buescher
31.536
28. William Byron
31.616
29. Matt DiBenedetto
31.672
30. Regan Smith
31.818
31. Ty Dillon
31.830
32. Landon Cassill
31.962
33. JJ Yeley
32.297
34. Corey LaJoie
32.335
35. Kyle Weatherman
32.355
36. BJ McLeod
32.842
37. Tanner Berryhill
33.138
38. Timmy Hill
33.414
39. Ross Chastain
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