| Official Race Results | ||||||||
| Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | ||||||||
| February 18, 2018 | Race 1 of 36 | ||||||||
| Average Speed: 150.5 MPH | ||||||||
| Time of Race: 3 Hrs., 26 Mins., 15 Secs. | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 24 among 14 drivers | ||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 37 laps | ||||||||
| FIN | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Status |
| 1 | 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | DOW | 42 | 207 | Running |
| 2 | 7 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr | Chevrolet | Click n' Close | 39 | 207 | Running |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 35 | 207 | Running |
| 4 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell / Pennzoil | 41 | 207 | Running |
| 5 | 21 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | Kleenex | 32 | 207 | Running |
| 6 | 16 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | Omnicraft Auto Parts | 42 | 207 | Running |
| 7 | 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | Menards / Peak | 48 | 207 | Running |
| 8 | 13 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops /… | 29 | 207 | Running |
| 9 | 22 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | 39 | 207 | Running |
| 10 | 20 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Kroger ClickList | 27 | 207 | Running |
| 11 | 37 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | 33 | 206 | Running |
| 12 | 29 | 51 | Justin Marks | Chevrolet | HARRY'S | 0 | 206 | Running |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | Trevor Bayne | Chevrolet | GEICO | 28 | 206 | Running |
| 14 | 39 | 92 | David Gilliland | Ford | Black's Tire Service | 0 | 206 | Running |
| 15 | 10 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | Rush Truck Centers /… | 22 | 206 | Running |
| 16 | 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 21 | 205 | Running |
| 17 | 1 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | Nationwide | 29 | 205 | Running |
| 18 | 24 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops /… | 30 | 205 | Running |
| 19 | 38 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Credit One Bank | 18 | 204 | Running |
| 20 | 34 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | Unsponsored | 17 | 204 | Running |
| 21 | 27 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 16 | 204 | Running |
| 22 | 40 | 66 | Mark Thompson | Ford | Phoenix Air Racing | 15 | 203 | Running |
| 23 | 33 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | Axalta | 14 | 203 | Running |
| 24 | 30 | 96 | DJ Kennington | Toyota | LORDCO / CASTROL | 13 | 201 | Running |
| 25 | 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 12 | 200 | Running |
| 26 | 11 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Haas Automation / Monster… | 21 | 198 | Accident |
| 27 | 36 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | The Hurrican Heist | 10 | 198 | Accident |
| 28 | 25 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | Beard Oil / South… | 9 | 198 | Accident |
| 29 | 9 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | Fastenal | 15 | 197 | Accident |
| 30 | 15 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | Speedco | 7 | 107 | Accident |
| 31 | 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | Jimmy John's | 10 | 105 | Accident |
| 32 | 31 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Discount Tire | 5 | 102 | Accident |
| 33 | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 7 | 101 | Accident |
| 34 | 26 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Procore | 3 | 101 | Accident |
| 35 | 28 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy | 2 | 101 | Accident |
| 36 | 8 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | DeWalt | 1 | 59 | Accident |
| 37 | 17 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | ARRIS | 1 | 59 | Accident |
| 38 | 35 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 1 | 59 | Accident |
| 39 | 23 | 6 | Ty Dillon | Ford | AdvoCare | 1 | 59 | Accident |
| 40 | 32 | 72 | Corey LaJoie | Chevrolet | Schluter Systems | 1 | 8 | Engine |