The 2018 Toyota Owners 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 21, 2018, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 402 laps â extended from 400 laps due to an overtime finish â on the asphalt short track, it was the ninth race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch took his third successive victory, having started from 32nd on the grid, taking the race lead at the final round of pit stops.
Richmond Raceway is a , D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. Known as "America's premier short track", it has hosted all three NASCAR national series, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.
Chase Elliott was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.254 seconds and a speed of .
Kyle Larson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.441 seconds and a speed of .
Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 21.799 and a speed of .
Stage 1 Laps: 100
Stage 2 Laps: 100
Stage 3 Laps: 202
Fox Sports covered their 18th race at Richmond Raceway. Mike Joy, two-time Richmond winner Jeff Gordon and six-time Richmond winner Darrell Waltrip called the race from the broadcast booth, while Regan Smith, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled pit road duties.
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on SiriusXM's NASCAR Radio channel. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and six-time Richmond winner Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch, while Winston Kelley, Alex Hayden and Glenn Jarrett worked pit road.