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{{Infobox NASCAR race report
| Type = NASME
| Description = <!-- Use only if CUSTOM is used -->
| Race_Name = Bojangles' Southern 500
| Details ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=2018 schedule|url=http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/2018-NASCAR-Cup-Schedule|website=Jayski.com|publisher=[[Jayski's Silly Season Site]]|access-date=July 22, 2018|date=May 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224004109/http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/2018-NASCAR-Cup-Schedule|archive-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Darlington Raceway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/darlington-raceway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=July 22, 2018|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=April 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430210206/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/darlington-raceway.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/08/27/bojangles-southern-500-entry-list/|website=MRN.com|publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]]|access-date=August 27, 2018|date=August 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=First Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/08/31/bojangles-southern-500-first-practice-speeds/|website=MRN.com|publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]]|access-date=August 31, 2018|date=August 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Final Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/08/31/bojangles-southern-500-final-practice-speeds/|website=MRN.com|publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]]|access-date=August 31, 2018|date=August 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Starting Lineup|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/09/01/bojangles-southern-500-lineup/|website=MRN.com|publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]]|access-date=September 1, 2018|date=September 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bojangles' Southern 500 Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2018/09/02/bojangles-southern-500-results/|website=MRN.com|publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]]|access-date=September 2, 2018|date=September 2, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/25dar2018racereport.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=[[Jayski's Silly Season Site]]|access-date=September 3, 2018|date=September 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129080411/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/25dar2018racereport.pdf|archive-date=January 29, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Manufacturer standings|url=http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/25dar2018racereport.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=[[Jayski's Silly Season Site]]|access-date=September 3, 2018|date=September 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129080411/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2018/pdfs/25dar2018racereport.pdf|archive-date=January 29, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2018|09|02}}
| Year = 2018
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| Network = [[NASCAR on NBC|NBC]]
| Announcers = [[Steve Letarte]], [[Jeff Burton]] and [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] (booth)<br> [[Rick Allen (sportscaster)|Rick Allen]], [[Dale Jarrett]] and [[Kyle Petty]] (NBC Peacock Pitbox)
| Ratings = 1.5 (Overnight)<ref>{{cite web |title=Darlington final TV ratings |url=http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2018/story/_/id/24576260/darlington-tv-ratings |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |date=6 September 2018 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref>
| Radio = [[Motor Racing Network|MRN]]
| Booth_Ann = Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and [[Rusty Wallace]]
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| 1 || [[Jamie McMurray]] || [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[McDonald's]] – [[Bill Elliott]]'s 1998 car, scheme dedicated to the 50th anniversary of [[McDonald's]] [[Big Mac]]<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 2 || [[Brad Keselowski]] || [[Team Penske]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Miller Genuine Draft]] – [[Rusty Wallace]]'s 1990 car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 3 || [[Austin Dillon]] || [[Richard Childress Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[American Ethanol|American Ethanol E15]] – [[Dale Earnhardt]]'s 1995 Silver [[Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race]] car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 4 || [[Kevin Harvick]] || [[Stewart-Haas Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || 1996 [[Busch Beer]] design<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 6 || [[Matt Kenseth]] || [[Roush Fenway Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Oscar Mayer]]<ref name="Throwbacks" /><ref>{{cite web|last=McFadin|first=Daniel|title=Oscar Mayer to sponsor Matt Kenseth in Southern 500|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/08/21/oscar-mayer-to-sponsor-matt-kenseth-in-southern-500/|website=NASCARTalk.com|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|access-date=August 21, 2018|date=August 21, 2018}}</ref>
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| 9 || [[Chase Elliott]] || [[Hendrick Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[NAPA Auto Parts]] – Cousin [[Casey Elliott]]'s 1993 [[All Pro Series]]-inspired car.<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 10 || [[Aric Almirola]] || [[Stewart-Haas Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Smithfield Foods]] Helping Hungry Homes<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 11 || [[Denny Hamlin]] || [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] || [[Toyota]] || [[FedEx]] – Hamlin's first-ever car that he ran in mini stock in 1997 at Langley Speedway and Southside Speedway in Virginia.<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 12 || [[Ryan Blaney]] || [[Team Penske]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Duracell]] – Father [[Dave Blaney]]'s 2003 car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 13 || [[Ty Dillon]] || [[Germain Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[GEICO]] – 2009–2011 team car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 14 || [[Clint Bowyer]] || [[Stewart-Haas Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Ned Jarrett]]'s [[1965 Southern 500]] winning car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 15 || [[Ross Chastain]] '''(i)''' || [[Premium Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || None
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| 17 || [[Ricky Stenhouse Jr.]] || [[Roush Fenway Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[John Deere]] – [[Chad Little]]'s 1997–2000 car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 18 || [[Kyle Busch]] || [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] || [[Toyota]] || [[Skittles (confectionery)|Skittles]] – [[Derrike Cope]] & [[Ernie Irvan]]'s 1997–1998 car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 20 || [[Erik Jones]] || [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] || [[Toyota]] || Sport Clips – [[Rick Carelli]] Camping World Truck Series inspired car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 21 || [[Paul Menard]] || [[Wood Brothers Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Motorcraft]]/[[Quick Lane|Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center]] – [[Cale Yarborough]]'s 1968 Southern 500 winning car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 22 || [[Joey Logano]] || [[Team Penske]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Pennzoil]] – [[Steve Park]]'s 1998 – 2002 car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 23 || [[Joey Gase]] '''(i)''' || [[BK Racing]] || [[Toyota]] || Sparks Energy – Scheme duplicates his father Bob Gase, had when he won the 2003 championship in his modified at Hawkeye Downs Speedway.<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 31 || [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]] || [[Richard Childress Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[Caterpillar Inc.]] – [[Neil Bonnett]]'s 1993 car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 32 || [[Matt DiBenedetto]] || [[Go Fas Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || Keen Parts/CorvetteParts.net – [[Jeff Burton]]'s 2000 car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 34 || [[Michael McDowell (racing driver)|Michael McDowell]] || [[Front Row Motorsports]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores]] – Scheme pays tribute to Love's first travel stop in [[Amarillo, Texas]] in 1981.<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 37 || [[Chris Buescher]] || [[JTG Daugherty Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || Scheme dedicated to the 110th anniversary of [[Bush Brothers and Company|Bush's Best Beans]].<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 38 || [[David Ragan]] || [[Front Row Motorsports]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Citgo]] – [[Dale Jarrett]]'s 1991 [[Champion Spark Plug 400]] winning car, which was his first cup win.<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 41 || [[Kurt Busch]] || [[Stewart-Haas Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Haas Automation]] – Busch's [[2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400]] car, where he was part of one of the closest finishes in NASCAR history at Darlington Raceway.<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 42 || [[Kyle Larson]] || [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || DC Solar – [[Davey Allison]] inspired car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 88 || [[Alex Bowman]] || [[Hendrick Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || LLumar<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 95 || [[Kasey Kahne]] || [[Leavine Family Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || Dumont Jets – Kahne's 2006 car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 96 || [[Jeffrey Earnhardt]] || [[Gaunt Brothers Racing]] || [[Toyota]] || Xtreme Concepts/Project K9 Hero/Nine Line Apparel – Grandfather [[Dale Earnhardt]]'s 1978 car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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==Race==
[[File:Brad Keselowski 2018 NASCAR Media Tour.jpg|thumb|[[Brad Keselowski]] won the race.]]
 
===Stage Results===
 
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===Television===
[[NASCAR on NBC|NBC Sports]] covered the race on the television side. [[Steve Letarte]], two–time Darlington winner [[Jeff Burton]] and [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] had the call in the booth for the race. [[Rick Allen (sportscaster)|Rick Allen]], three-time Darlington winner [[Dale Jarrett]] and [[Kyle Petty]] called from the NBC Peacock Pit Box on pit road. Jarrett and Petty also join Earnhardt in the booth for a portion of the race. [[Dave Burns (sportscaster)|Dave Burns]], [[Parker Kligerman]], [[Marty Snider]] and [[Kelli Stavast]] reported from pit lane during the race.
 
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!Booth announcers!!Pit reporters
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| '''Lap-by-lap:''' [[Steve Letarte]]<br>'''Color-commentator:''' [[Jeff Burton]]<br>'''Color-commentator:''' [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]]<br>'''NBC Peacock Pitbox:''' [[Rick Allen (sportscaster)|Rick Allen]]<br>'''NBC Peacock Pitbox:''' [[Dale Jarrett]]<br>'''NBC Peacock Pitbox:''' [[Kyle Petty]] || [[Dave Burns (sportscaster)|Dave Burns]]<br>[[Parker Kligerman]]<br>[[Marty Snider]]<br>[[Kelli Stavast]]
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==Standings after the race==
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;Drivers' Championship standings
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