Aric Almirola would win the first stage of the race while Martin Truex Jr., who started 35th after failing pre-race inspection twice, climbed into the top ten. Kyle Busch began the race on the pole due to the random draw for starting positions.
Just past Galway though the second stage Ryan Blaney would take the lead from Almirola. With six laps to go in the stage Matt Kenseth would lose a left rear tire. The caution would come to the benefit of Brad Keselowski who would be shown as the leader as he was pitting and had taken caution flag first ahead of Blaney and others. Keselowski would win a one lap shootout for his fourth stage win of the season.
Truex would take the lead in the third stage and looked to put distance between him and the Penske cars of Keselowski and Blaney.
Debris off the car of Brennan Poole would bring out a caution. During the caution Austin Dillon would spin trying to avoid going down pit road. On the restart Jimmie Johnson went around off the nose of Keselowski.
Harvick would sneak pay both Blaney and Truex on the restart and try to pull away. Truex would hang with him before a caution came out for Kenseth why was spin by Ryan Newman.
Going four wide on the final lap Custer was able to get pass Blaney, Truex and Harvick.
Quaker State 400 Results
- Cole Custer
- Martin Truex
- Matt DiBenedetto
- Kevin Harvick
- Kurt Busch
- Ryan Blaney
- Christopher Bell
- Aric Almirola
- Brad Keselowski
- Tyler Reddick
- William Byron
- Denny Hamlin
- Austin Dillon
- Clint Bowyer
- Joey Logano
- Ty Dillon
- Ryan Newman
- Jimmie Johnson
- Alex Bowman
- Chris Buescher
- Kyle Busch
- Erik Jones
- Chase Elliott
- Michael McDowell
- Matt Kenseth
- Daniel Suarez
- Bubba Wallace
- Corey LaJoie
- Ricky Stenhouse
- JJ Yeley
- Brennan Poole
- Josh Bilicki
- Garrett Smithley
- Joey Gase
- Quin Houff
- John Hunter Nemechek
- Timmy Hill
- Ryan Preece
