Second race of the 2019 Monster Energy Cup Series
Motor car race
The 2019 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on February 24, 2019, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia . Contested over 325 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway, it was the second race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
The race was the first since the 2002 Protection One 400 at Kansas to feature Jamie McMurray on the grid.
Report
Background
Atlanta Motor Speedway , the track where the race was held.Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway ) is a track in Hampton, Georgia , 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta . It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.
Entry list
First practice
Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.774 seconds and a speed of 180.152 mph (289.927 km/h).[ 10]
Qualifying
Aric Almirola scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.550 and a speed of 181.473 mph (292.052 km/h).[ 11]
Qualifying results
Final practice
Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.954 seconds and a speed of 179.104 mph (288.240 km/h).[ 12]
Race
Stage Results
Stage One
Kyle Larson won the first stage. Laps: 85
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
10
2
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
9
3
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
8
4
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
6
6
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
5
7
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
4
8
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
2
10
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Kevin Harvick won the second stage. Laps: 85
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
10
2
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
6
6
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
5
7
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Brad Keselowski celebrating victory lap. Stage Three
Laps: 155
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
19
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
325
40
2
9
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
325
49
3
8
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
325
45
4
18
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
325
52
5
3
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
325
34
6
6
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
325
33
7
15
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
325
33
8
1
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
325
37
9
30
37
Chris Buescher
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
325
28
10
5
41
Daniel Suárez
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
325
27
11
4
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
325
35
12
7
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
325
44
13
13
6
Ryan Newman
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
325
24
14
14
21
Paul Menard
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
325
23
15
16
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
325
22
16
23
38
David Ragan
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
325
21
17
17
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
325
20
18
2
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
324
21
19
22
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
324
18
20
28
8
Daniel Hemric (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
324
17
21
10
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
324
16
22
26
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
324
27
23
27
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
324
23
24
11
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
323
13
25
21
13
Ty Dillon
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
323
12
26
20
95
Matt DiBenedetto
Leavine Family Racing
Toyota
322
11
27
29
43
Bubba Wallace
Richard Petty Motorsports
Chevrolet
322
10
28
31
36
Matt Tifft (R)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
319
9
29
24
32
Corey LaJoie
Go Fas Racing
Ford
319
8
30
34
96
Parker Kligerman (i)
Gaunt Brothers Racing
Toyota
318
0
31
32
15
Ross Chastain (i)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
313
0
32
37
52
B. J. McLeod (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
313
0
33
36
51
Cody Ware (R)
Petty Ware Racing
Ford
303
4
34
33
00
Landon Cassill
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
284
3
35
25
47
Ryan Preece (R)
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
271
2
36
35
77
Garrett Smithley (i)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
254
0
37
12
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
222
1
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 26 among 9 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 5 for 30
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 30 minutes and 33 seconds
Average speed: 142.626 miles per hour (229.534 km/h)
Television
The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was carried by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy , five-time Atlanta winner Jeff Gordon and three-time Atlanta winner Darrell Waltrip covered the race from the booth. Pit road was manned by Jamie Little , Vince Welch and Matt Yocum .
Radio
The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field down the front stretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 & Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini and Doug Turnbull.
PRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowTurns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat PattersonBrad GillieWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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