2018 Results & Highlights

A 2018 season filled with presidential hijinks included races disrupted by double dutch, pet lions, superhero capes, hair styling, “groovy bus” rides, hypnosis, miniature presidents, picnics, selfies, red cards, pet cats, boxer shorts, sword fights, beer interference, garage sales, the YMCA and the electric slide. A record number of rain delays during the summer of 2018 led the racing presidents to hold an umbrella relay.

The confusion mirrored that of the Nats front office, as the Nats first let Teddy win the opening two races of the season, then for 4 months they didn’t (not even for the exhibition All Star game hosted at Nationals Park), then in late August, after the front office publicly gave up on making the playoffs, they unleashed Teddy again.

Finally, to promote healing, the presidents held arms to share a bipartisan victory in the season finale.

2018 Presidents Race Standings*

#1 George Washington	31
#3 Thomas Jefferson	25
#16 Abraham Lincoln	17
#26 Theodore Roosevelt	10
#00 Screech	1

* Standings do not include exhibition wins by George and Tom in the All Star Game and the All Star Celebrity Softball Game at Nationals Park in July.

For previous years’ standings, highlights and videos, check out the links to detailed results pages for 2008-2017 in the left menu. Standings from 2006-2007 may be found on the the Presidents Race Facts page.

2018 Presidents Race Highlights

DATE	VS.	WINNER	NOTABLE
4/5	NYM	Teddy	Abe interferes for Teddy, who takes the green jacket
4/7	NYM	Teddy	Roosevelt beats Jefferson at the wire to go 2-0
4/8	NYM	Tom	Jefferson plays double dutch with George & Teddy
4/9	ATL	Tom	Teddy stops short in presidents “Spartan Race” preview
4/10	ATL	Tom	George slams Teddy into the wall in right field
4/11	ATL	George	George Washington carries a pet lion on National Pet Day
4/12	COL	George	George leads the troops on military appreciation night
4/13	COL	Tom	On TJ’s birthday, Teddy slams Abe into outfield wall
4/14	COL	George	Presidents run left wearing Hawaiian shirts
4/15	COL	Abe	Lincoln runs left, wins his first of the year
4/27	ARI	George	Washington takes a share of first
4/28	ARI	Abe	Presidents wear capes for National Superhero Day
4/29	ARI	Screech	Visiting mascots help Screech win on his birthday
4/30	PIT	George	George coifs Teddy on Nat’l Hair Stylist Appreciation Day
5/1	PIT	Abe	Lincoln leads wire to wire wearing patriotic blue unis
5/2	PIT	Abe	Abe Lincoln bowls over the competition
5/3	PIT	Abe	Abe hockey checks Teddy, declares “Beat Pittsburgh”
5/4	PHI	Tom	Abe fails to knock out Tom & George in Star Wars socks
5/5	PHI	Abe	Abe wins Star Wars Day battle as Lando Calriccian
5/6	PHI	Abe	In Hawaiian shirts, Lincoln beats out George at the wire
5/15	NYY	Tom	Tom celebrates too hard, is carried off the field
5/19	LAD	Tom	Tom and George win umbrella-baton relay race
5/19	LAD	Abe	Abe hitches a “groovy bus” ride to Woodstock
5/20	LAD	Abe	In Hawaiian shirts, Teddy stops short of the finish line
5/21	SDG	George	George Washington pulls away from the pack early
5/22	SDG	George	George Washington hypnotizes his competition
5/23	SDG	Abe	Teddy starts strong but Abe wins at the wire
6/5	TAM	Tom	Abe Lincoln can’t catch Jefferson at the wire
6/6	TAM	Tom	Jefferson passes Roosevelt and wins easily
6/8	SFG	Abe	Abe wins wearing Northwestern cape on B1GTEN day
6/9	SFG	George	Little presidents form a blockade for George Washington
6/10	SFG	George	George sends other presidents running the wrong way
6/18	NYY	Abe	Teddy celebrates national picnic week, Abe runs by
6/19	BAL	George	Washington slams Teddy into the outfield wall
6/20	BAL	George	Teddy gets winded. George passes him at the finish
6/21	BAL	Abe	Abe gets presidents to stop, pose on National Selfie Day
6/22	PHI	George	George sprints from behind and passes the field
6/23	PHI	Tom	Presidents stop, do the YMCA on 70s Night
6/24	PHI	Abe	After Red Card, Teddy blows the penalty kick
7/2	BOS	George	George gives out free water on record hot day
7/3	BOS	Tom	Presidents run reverse route in Hawaiian shirts
7/4	BOS	George	Washington is handed the flag on Independence Day
7/5	MIA	George	George runs his fastest race ever
7/6	MIA	George	George pulls away from the pack again
7/7	MIA	Tom	Teddy sicks pet cat on presidents, but it backfires
7/8	MIA	Tom	Jefferson pulls away in the final pre-All Star Game race
7/17	EXH	Tom	Futures Game Exhibition: Abe, Teddy Pummeled
7/17	ASG	George	All Star Game Exhibition: Bunny tackles Teddy
7/20	ATL	George	George wins in his Hawaiian shirt
7/22	ATL	Abe	Abe wins after rain delay
7/31	NYM	Tom	George Washington runs the wrong way
8/1	CIN	George	George holds off a strong effort by Teddy Roosevelt
8/2	CIN	George	Teddy jumps in front of the pack but fades fast
8/4	CIN	Tom	Abe hides in the bullpen, but comes out too late to win
8/4	CIN	Tom	Jefferson comes from far back to pass Lincoln
8/5	CIN	George	Presidents wear boxers on National Underwear Day
8/7	ATL	Tom	Abe stumbles and falls on rescheduled 80s night
8/7	ATL	Tom	Tom and Abe pass Teddy in the home stretch
8/8	ATL	George	Teddy distracted by a cat with a ball
8/9	ATL	Tom	Tom leads wire-to-wire yet again
8/17	MIA	Tom	In Hawaaian shirts again, Tom runs away with it
8/18	MIA	George	Brutal massacres by sword on Game of Thrones Night
8/19	MIA	Tom	Jefferson runs away with it in their Sunday finest
8/21	PHI	Teddy	After throwing in the towel on 2018, Nats let Teddy win
8/22	PHI	Teddy	Teddy wins two in a row. Is this a new trend?
8/23	PHI	Teddy	Unleashed by the Nats, Teddy makes it a series sweep
8/31	MIL	Teddy	Teddy bring a football, tricks Abe Lincoln Lucy-style
9/1	MIL	George	On 2000s night, racing presidents do the Cha Cha Slide
9/2	MIL	Tom	Tom Jefferson passes Abe in Sunday best
9/3	STL	Tom	In scorching heat, TJ wears shorts & runs away with it
9/4	STL	Tom	Teddy nearly catches Jefferson at the tape
9/5	STL	Teddy	Tom and George push and shove, Teddy passes both
9/6	CHI	George	Teddy fades, George pulls away on GW Night
9/8	CHI	George	Abe Lincoln runs into the wall in left field
9/8	CHI	George	Presidents run left again in rare doubleheader
9/13	CHI	George	In a crazy tight race, George wins by a whisker
9/20	NYM	Teddy	Teddy flies to victory on Air Force Night
9/21	NYM	Abe	Lincoln Lager helps Abe on Oktoberfest /Puppetry Day
9/22	NYM	George	George pulls away from the pack
9/23	NYM	George	Washington wins again in the rain
9/24	MIA	Teddy	Teddy’s Garage Sale distracts George, Tom, and Abe
9/25	MIA	George	Abe and Tom pin Teddy against the outfield wall
9/26	MIA	TIE	4 presidents hold hands, cross finish line together