Type: | NASME |
Race Name: | Bojangles' Southern 500 |
Details Ref: | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] |
Fulldate: | September 1–2, 2019 |
Year: | 2019 |
Race No: | 25 |
Season No: | 36 |
Location: | Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina |
Course Mi: | 1.366 |
Course Km: | 2.198 |
Distance Laps: | 367 |
Distance Mi: | 501.322 |
Distance Km: | 806.666 |
Avg: | 133.825mph |
Pole Driver: | William Byron |
Pole Team: | Hendrick Motorsports |
Pole Time: | 28.510 |
Most Driver: | Kyle Busch |
Most Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
Most Laps: | 118 |
Car: | 20 |
First Driver: | Erik Jones |
First Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
Network: | NBCSN |
Announcers: | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett and Kyle Petty |
Ratings: | 2.139 million[9] |
Radio: | MRN |
Booth Ann: | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace |
Turn Ann: | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) |
The 2019 Bojangles' Southern 500, the 70th running of the event was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 1-2, 2019, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the 1.366miles egg-shaped oval, it was the 25th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Sponsor or Throwback | ||
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00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Fiber – Sterling Marlin's 2001 Coors Light scheme.[10] | |||
1 | Chevrolet Accessories – Busch's personal 1969 Chevrolet Camaro inspired car | ||||
2 | Miller – Rusty Wallace's 1996 car scheme | ||||
3 | American Ethanol E15 – Scheme pays homage to grandfather and team owner Richard Childress' “Black Gold” car from the late 1970s. | ||||
4 | Busch Beer/Big Buck Hunter | ||||
6 | Oscar Mayer/Velveeta – Mark Martin's 1993 Mountain Dew Southern 500 car | ||||
8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Caterpillar Inc. – Scheme inspired by the design of Caterpillar Inc. from its launch in 1925 until 1931 | |||
9 | NAPA Auto Parts – Father Bill Elliott's 1981 Southern 500 car where he claimed his first Cup pole. | ||||
10 | Smithfield Foods – Tony Stewart's 2002 championship The Home Depot car | ||||
11 | FedEx – Darrell Waltrip's 1991-95 Western Auto car | ||||
12 | Menards/Pennzoil – Michael Waltrip's 1991-95 car scheme | ||||
13 | GEICO | ||||
14 | Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 – Tony Stewart's 2011 championship Office Depot/Mobil 1 car | ||||
15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Rim Ryderz | |||
17 | Dog's Most Wanted | ||||
18 | Snickers – Bobby Hillin Jr.'s 1990 car scheme | ||||
19 | Bass Pro Shops – Truex's 2004 Xfinity Series car he drove for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Chance 2 Motorsports. | ||||
20 | Sport Clips – Jones' ASA Late Model Series scheme from his rookie season | ||||
21 | Ford Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center – Team owner Glen Wood's 1957 Darlington inspired car | ||||
22 | Shell Pennzoil – Kevin Harvick's 2007 Daytona 500 inspired car | ||||
24 | Hendrick Autoguard/City Chevrolet – Days of Thunder protagonist Cole Trickle's #46 inspired car | ||||
27 | Joe Nemechek (i) | Low T Center – Nemechek's first Cup race since March 2015 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Driver throwback instead of a car throwback. | |||
32 | Keen Parts/CorvetteParts.net – Dale Jarrett's 1990-91 Xfinity Series Nestlé Crunch car | ||||
34 | Dockside Logistics – Jimmy Means' powder blue Alka-Seltzer scheme from the late 1980s and early 1990s. | ||||
36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Tifft Family – Tifft's car is based on a Dirt Late Model car his father owned, which was driven by David Hilliker. | |||
37 | Kroger Fast Lane to Flavor | ||||
38 | Shriners Hospitals for Children – David Pearson’s 1969 championship inspired car | ||||
41 | Haas Automation – Tony Stewart's 2005 championship The Home Depot car | ||||
42 | Clover – Ricky Craven's 1995-96 Kodiak car | ||||
43 | Victory Junction 15th Anniversary – Adam Petty's 1999 Spree car. | ||||
47 | Ryan Preece (R) | Kroger – Grandfather Ron Bouchard's 1984 Hawaiian Punch car. | |||
48 | Ally – Johnson's 1995 Trophy truck scheme | ||||
51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Jacob Companies – Stroker Ace inspired car | |||
52 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Jacob Companies – Bill Blair's 1953 inspired car | |||
54 | Garrett Smithley (i) | ARQE.app – Lennie Pond's 1976 Pepsi scheme | |||
66 | Joey Gase (i) | Page Construction | |||
77 | Motor Racing Network – Scheme honors the 50th anniversary of the Motor Racing Network and the 11 radio affiliates that have broadcast NASCAR races since its inception in 1970. | ||||
88 | Axalta Coating Systems – Tim Richmond's 1986-1987 Folgers car. | ||||
95 | IMSA GTO – Tribute to the turbo-charged GTO Celicas that won the driver’s championship in the IMSA GTU (under three-liter) category in 1987 with Chris Cord. | ||||
Official entry list |
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.714 seconds and a speed of 171.261mph.[11]
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 28.714 | 171.261 | ||||
2 | 24 | 28.808 | 170.703 | ||||
3 | 10 | 28.916 | 170.065 | ||||
Official first practice results |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.125 seconds and a speed of 168.845mph.[12]
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 17 | 29.125 | 168.845 | ||||
2 | 42 | 29.139 | 168.764 | ||||
3 | 24 | 29.188 | 168.480 | ||||
Official final practice results |
William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.510 and a speed of 172.487mph.[13]
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 24 | Chevrolet | 28.510 | |||
2 | 2 | Ford | 28.576 | |||
3 | 42 | Chevrolet | 28.617 | |||
4 | 1 | Chevrolet | 28.630 | |||
5 | 41 | Ford | 28.704 | |||
6 | 48 | Chevrolet | 28.724 | |||
7 | 22 | Ford | 28.756 | |||
8 | 9 | Chevrolet | 28.766 | |||
9 | 11 | Toyota | 28.787 | |||
10 | 12 | Ford | 28.801 | |||
11 | 4 | Ford | 28.812 | |||
12 | 37 | Chevrolet | 28.829 | |||
13 | 14 | Ford | 28.831 | |||
14 | 3 | Chevrolet | 28.841 | |||
15 | 20 | Toyota | 28.848 | |||
16 | 88 | Chevrolet | 28.855 | |||
17 | 21 | Ford | 28.872 | |||
18 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Chevrolet | 28.892 | ||
19 | 95 | Toyota | 28.905 | |||
20 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | Chevrolet | 28.910 | ||
21 | 17 | Ford | 28.931 | |||
22 | 19 | Toyota | 28.956 | |||
23 | 34 | Ford | 29.017 | |||
24 | 6 | Ford | 29.019 | |||
25 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | Chevrolet | 29.087 | ||
26 | 38 | Ford | 29.097 | |||
27 | 32 | Ford | 29.103 | |||
28 | 43 | Chevrolet | 29.163 | |||
29 | 13 | Chevrolet | 29.173 | |||
30 | 10 | Ford | 29.229 | |||
31 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Chevrolet | 29.239 | ||
32 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Ford | 29.272 | ||
33 | 18 | Toyota | 29.385 | |||
34 | 77 | Chevrolet | 29.764 | |||
35 | 52 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Chevrolet | 29.796 | ||
36 | 51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Chevrolet | 30.070 | ||
37 | 27 | Joe Nemechek (i) | Chevrolet | 30.260 | ||
38 | 54 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Chevrolet | 30.568 | ||
39 | 66 | Joey Gase (i) | Toyota | 30.888 | ||
Official qualifying results |
Stage OneLaps: 100
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | |
2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 | |
3 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | |
4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 | |
5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 | |
6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | |
7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 4 | |
8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 3 | |
9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 | |
10 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 | |
Official stage one results |
Stage TwoLaps: 100
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 | |
2 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | |
3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 | |
4 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 | |
5 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | |
6 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 | |
7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 | |
8 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | |
9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 2 | |
10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 | |
Official stage two results |
Stage ThreeLaps: 167
Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 367 | 48 | |
2 | 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 49 | |
3 | 33 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 367 | 51 | |
4 | 11 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 367 | 34 | |
5 | 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 367 | 38 | |
6 | 13 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 367 | 36 | |
7 | 4 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 49 | |
8 | 19 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 367 | 29 | |
9 | 17 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 367 | 28 | |
10 | 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 27 | |
11 | 5 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 367 | 26 | |
12 | 12 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 25 | |
13 | 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 366 | 24 | |
14 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 366 | 26 | |
15 | 22 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 366 | 24 | |
16 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 366 | 34 | |
17 | 30 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 366 | 20 | |
18 | 16 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 365 | 19 | |
19 | 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 365 | 23 | |
20 | 29 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | 17 | |
21 | 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 365 | 19 | |
22 | 20 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | 15 | |
23 | 24 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 365 | 14 | |
24 | 28 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 365 | 13 | |
25 | 25 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 364 | 0 | |
26 | 26 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 363 | 11 | |
27 | 32 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 362 | 10 | |
28 | 31 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 361 | 0 | |
29 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 356 | 22 | |
30 | 34 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 355 | 7 | |
31 | 37 | 27 | Joe Nemechek (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | |
32 | 35 | 52 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 352 | 0 | |
33 | 21 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 351 | 4 | |
34 | 39 | 66 | Joey Gase (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 349 | 0 | |
35 | 38 | 54 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | CHevrolet | 344 | 0 | |
36 | 27 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 330 | 1 | |
37 | 18 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 274 | 1 | |
38 | 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 274 | 1 | |
39 | 36 | 51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | |
Official race results |
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, two–time Darlington winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were in the booth to call the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race. Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett and Kyle Petty also called a portion of the race as part of the Throwback Weekend.
The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace called the action for MRN when the field raced down the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from a Billboard outside of turn 1 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2, and Mike Bagley called the race atop of the Darlington Raceway Club outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Winston Kelley, Steve Post, and Kim Coon called the action on pit road for MRN.
Pos | Driver | Points | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kyle Busch | 983 | |||||||
2 | Joey Logano | 919 (–64) | |||||||
3 | Denny Hamlin | 877 (–106) | |||||||
1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 864 (–119) | ||||||
1 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 862 (–121) | ||||||
6 | Brad Keselowski | 832 (–151) | |||||||
1 | 7 | Kurt Busch | 790 (–193) | ||||||
1 | 8 | Chase Elliott | 780 (–203) | ||||||
2 | 9 | Kyle Larson | 714 (–269) | ||||||
1 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 710 (–273) | ||||||
1 | 11 | Alex Bowman | 694 (–289) | ||||||
2 | 12 | Erik Jones | 694 (–289) | ||||||
1 | 13 | William Byron | 683 (–300) | ||||||
1 | 14 | Aric Almirola | 674 (–309) | ||||||
2 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 625 (–358) | ||||||
16 | Daniel Suárez | 617 (–366) | |||||||
Official driver's standings |
Pos | Manufacturer | Points | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Toyota | 917 | |
2 | Ford | 883 (–34) | |
3 | Chevrolet | 849 (–68) | |