2019 Brickyard 400
2019 Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard Race details[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Date
September 8, 2019 (2019-09-08 ) Location
Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana Course
Permanent racing facility Distance
160 laps, 400 mi (640 km) Average speed
119.443 miles per hour (192.225 km/h) Driver
Stewart-Haas Racing Time
48.448 Driver
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing Laps
118 No. 4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing Network
NBC Announcers
Rick Allen , Steve Letarte (booth), Mike Bagley (Turn 2), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Turn 3), Jeff Burton (Turn 4) Nielsen Ratings
2.969 million[ 9] Radio
IndyCar Radio Network Booth Announcers
Doug Rice, Pat Patterson and Jeff Hammond Turn Announcers
Mark Jaynes (1), Nick Yeoman (2), Jake Query (3) and Chris Denari (4)
Motor car race
The 2019 Brickyard 400 , branded as Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard , was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 8, 2019 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana . It is the 26th running of the Brickyard 400 . Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) speedway, it was the 26th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, and the final race of the regular season before the playoffs.
Report
Background
Indianapolis Motor Speedway , the track where the race will be held.The layout of Indianapolis Motor Speedway , the venue where the race was held. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway , located in Speedway, Indiana , (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis ) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 . It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis .
Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world .
Considered relatively flat by American standards, the track is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km), nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four 0.25-mile (0.40 km) turns, two 0.625-mile long (1.006 km) straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two .125-mile (0.201 km) short straightaways – termed "short chutes" – between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.
Entry list
(i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.(R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 48.642 seconds and a speed of 185.025 mph (297.769 km/h).[ 10]
Final practice
Paul Menard was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 48.628 seconds and a speed of 185.079 mph (297.856 km/h).[ 11]
Qualifying
Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 48.448 and a speed of 185.766 mph (298.961 km/h).[ 12]
Qualifying results
Race
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 50
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
8
4
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
6
Ryan Newman
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
6
6
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
37
Chris Buescher
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 50
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
10
2
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
41
Daniel Suárez
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
5
7
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final stage results
Stage Three
Laps: 60
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
1
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
160
58
2
4
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
160
52
3
15
43
Bubba Wallace
Richard Petty Motorsports
Chevrolet
160
34
4
29
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
160
35
5
3
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
160
38
6
33
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
160
34
7
9
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
160
45
8
22
6
Ryan Newman
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
160
35
9
24
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
160
28
10
2
21
Paul Menard
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
160
27
11
20
41
Daniel Suárez
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
160
31
12
18
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
160
25
13
25
13
Ty Dillon
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
160
24
14
10
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
160
24
15
16
37
Chris Buescher
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
160
23
16
23
47
Ryan Preece (R)
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
160
21
17
21
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
160
20
18
26
95
Matt DiBenedetto
Leavine Family Racing
Toyota
160
19
19
30
32
Corey LaJoie
Go Fas Racing
Ford
160
18
20
17
38
David Ragan
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
160
17
21
13
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
160
18
22
34
15
Ross Chastain (i)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
160
0
23
37
77
Reed Sorenson
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
160
14
24
36
27
Ryan Sieg (i)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
157
0
25
35
51
B. J. McLeod (i)
Petty Ware Racing
Ford
157
0
26
40
54
J. J. Yeley (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
157
0
27
27
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
156
10
28
38
52
Garrett Smithley (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
156
0
29
39
53
Josh Bilicki (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
155
0
30
8
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
155
11
31
12
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
153
6
32
28
36
Matt Tifft (R)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
147
5
33
19
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
129
22
34
11
8
Daniel Hemric (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
109
3
35
5
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
105
10
36
32
96
Parker Kligerman (i)
Gaunt Brothers Racing
Toyota
104
0
37
7
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
87
5
38
6
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
48
1
39
14
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
48
1
40
31
00
Landon Cassill (i)
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
40
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 13 among 8 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 9 for 48
Red flags: 1 for 12 minutes and 36 seconds
Time of race: 3 hours, 20 minutes and 6 seconds
Average speed: 119.443 miles per hour (192.225 km/h)
Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. The broadcast was produced similarly to NBC's Watkins Glen International race broadcasts. Rick Allen and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Motor Racing Network broadcaster Mike Bagley called from Turn 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr. called from Turn 3, and Jeff Burton called from Turn 4. Dave Burns , Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
Radio
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network and the Performance Racing Network jointly co-produced the radio broadcast for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, and aired on IMS or PRN stations, depending on contractual obligations. The lead announcers and two pit reporters were PRN staff, while the turns and two pit reporters were from IMS.
PRN /IMS Radio
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Pat PattersonAnnouncer: Jeff Hammond Historian: Donald Davidson Turn 1: Mark Jaynes Turn 2: Nick YeomanTurn 3: Jake QueryTurn 4: Chris DenariBrad Gillie
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings after Playoffs reset
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Kyle Busch
2,045
2
Denny Hamlin
2,030 (–15)
3
Martin Truex Jr.
2,029 (–16)
4
Joey Logano
2,028 (–17)
5
Kevin Harvick
2,028 (–17)
6
Brad Keselowski
2,024 (–21)
7
Chase Elliott
2,018 (–27)
8
Kurt Busch
2,011 (–34)
9
Kyle Larson
2,005 (–40)
10
Alex Bowman
2,005 (–40)
11
Erik Jones
2,005 (–40)
12
Ryan Blaney
2,004 (–41)
13
William Byron
2,001 (–44)
14
Aric Almirola
2,001 (–44)
15
Clint Bowyer
2,000 (–45)
16
Ryan Newman
2,000 (–45)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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