NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2018 33 2018-10-28 2018-10-28 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/85hg3a1530542642.jpg https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/poster/bcr4341530542675.jpg The 2018 First Data 500 was an Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 28, 2018, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the .526 mile (.847 km) short track (extended from 500 laps), it was the 33rd race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, seventh race of the Playoffs, and first race of the Round of 8. Logano bumps-and-runs Truex Jr. to win at Martinsville. With a guaranteed spot in the Championship 4 Round of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at stake, Logano moved the Toyota of Martin Truex Jr. out of the way in Turns 3 and 4 of the final lap to win for the first time at the .526-mile short track and claim his berth in the title race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Logano savored his second victory of the season, the 20th of his career and the cherished grandfather clock trophy that comes with a Martinsville win. Despite finishing third, Truex leaves Martinsville tied for third on the playoff grid with 10th-place finisher Kevin Harvick, 25 points ahead of Kurt Busch (sixth Sunday), the first driver below the Championship 4 cut line. 573537