| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Bojangles' Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | |||||||||
| September 2, 2018 | Race 25 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 131.408 M.P.H. | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 48 Mins, 54 Secs | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 7 among 5 drivers | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 35 laps | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | |
| 1 | 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Genuine Draft | 55 | 367 | Running | |
| 2 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Pennzoil | 50 | 367 | Running | |
| 3 | 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | DC Solar | 54 | 367 | Running | |
| 4 | 22 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | Busch Beer Throwback | 39 | 367 | Running | |
| 5 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | NAPA Throwback | 40 | 367 | Running | |
| 6 | 9 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Haas Automation | 39 | 367 | Running | |
| 7 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Skittles 1998 Retro | 35 | 367 | Running | |
| 8 | 7 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | Sport Clips Throwback | 44 | 367 | Running | |
| 9 | 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's 50 Years of… | 30 | 367 | Running | |
| 10 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Throwback | 31 | 367 | Running | |
| 11 | 3 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY | 34 | 367 | Running | |
| 12 | 25 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | John Deere | 25 | 367 | Running | |
| 13 | 19 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | Bush's Best Since 1908 | 24 | 367 | Running | |
| 14 | 12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield Helping Hungry Homes | 23 | 367 | Running | |
| 15 | 21 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | Menards/Duracell | 22 | 367 | Running | |
| 16 | 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | American Ethanol e15 | 21 | 367 | Running | |
| 17 | 14 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire &… | 20 | 366 | Running | |
| 18 | 23 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | Citgard 700 | 19 | 366 | Running | |
| 19 | 6 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 22 | 366 | Running | |
| 20 | 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | 17 | 365 | Running | |
| 21 | 28 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | GEICO | 16 | 365 | Running | |
| 22 | 24 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Kroger ClickList | 15 | 365 | Running | |
| 23 | 4 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | LLumar | 14 | 365 | Running | |
| 24 | 29 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Dumont JETS | 13 | 364 | Running | |
| 25 | 15 | 6 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Oscar Mayer | 12 | 364 | Running | |
| 26 | 27 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr | Chevrolet | STP | 11 | 363 | Running | |
| 27 | 34 | 72 | Corey LaJoie | Chevrolet | BCT The Blockchain Terminal | 10 | 360 | Running | |
| 28 | 33 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | 0 | 360 | Running | |
| 29 | 16 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | ARRIS | 8 | 358 | Running | |
| 30 | 35 | 0 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | StarCom Fiber | 0 | 357 | Running | |
| 31 | 32 | 52 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | Trading View | 0 | 350 | Running | |
| 32 | 37 | 51 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | Jacob Companies | 0 | 347 | Running | |
| 33 | 38 | 99 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | Bojangles' | 4 | 346 | Running | |
| 34 | 40 | 96 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Toyota | Xtreme Concepts | 3 | 344 | Running | |
| 35 | 10 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | AXALTA Throwback | 2 | 329 | Engine | |
| 36 | 17 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | Carolina Dealers | 1 | 309 | Accident | |
| 37 | 36 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | Rewards.com | 0 | 268 | Engine | |
| 38 | 30 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | Keen Parts/CorvetteParts.Net | 1 | 254 | Rear End | |
| 39 | 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's Throwback | 1 | 227 | Oil Pump | |
| 40 | 39 | 23 | Joey Gase | Toyota | Agri-Supply/Sparks | 1 | 120 | Accident | |