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 asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway, it was the second race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
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Background
Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, south of Atlanta. It is a quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 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 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 Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware (R) Petty Ware Racing Ford 52 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 77 Garrett Smithley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 96 Parker Kligerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing ToyotaOfficial 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 .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.774 180.152 2 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.802 179.988 3 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.839 179.772Official first practice results
Qualifying Aric Almirola scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.550 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 110 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.838 30.772 30.550 217 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31.024 30.827 30.727 314 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.675 30.714 30.730 411 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.929 30.837 30.744 541 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.978 30.746 30.763 618 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.956 30.845 30.810 742 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.878 30.812 30.827 81 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.918 30.832 30.835 919 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.018 30.877 30.852 103 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.886 30.845 30.869 1148 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.947 30.882 30.900 1234 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.930 30.803 30.915 136 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.845 30.906 — 1421 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 31.072 30.908 — 1520 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.903 30.929 — 1688 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.010 30.952 — 1724 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.958 30.979 — 184 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 31.000 30.991 — 192 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 31.047 30.998 — 2095 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 31.073 31.029 — 2113 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 31.031 31.048 — 229 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.079 31.061 — 2338 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.095 31.111 — 2432 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 30.969 31.148 — 2547 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 31.097 — — 2612 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 31.119 — — 2722 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 31.145 — — 288 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.156 — — 2943 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 31.196 — — 3037 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 31.323 — — 3136 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.376 — — 3215 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 31.502 — — 3300 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet 31.512 — — 3496 Parker Kligerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 31.534 — — 3577 Garrett Smithley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.598 — — 3651 Cody Ware (R) Petty Ware Racing Ford 32.950 — — 3752 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 0.000 — —Official 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 .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.954 179.104 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.994 178.873 3 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.022 178.712Official final practice results
Race
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 85
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 102 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 93 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 84 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 75 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 57 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 48 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 210 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 85
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 102 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 93 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 75 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 57 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 155
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 19 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 325 402 9 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 325 493 8 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 325 454 18 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 325 525 3 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 325 346 6 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 325 337 15 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 325 338 1 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 325 379 30 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 325 2810 5 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 325 2711 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 325 3512 7 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 325 4413 13 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 325 2414 14 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 325 2315 16 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 325 2216 23 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 325 2117 17 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 325 2018 2 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 324 2119 22 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 324 1820 28 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 324 1721 10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 324 1622 26 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 324 2723 27 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 324 2324 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 323 1325 21 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 323 1226 20 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 322 1127 29 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 322 1028 31 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 319 929 24 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 319 830 34 96 Parker Kligerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 318 031 32 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 313 032 37 52 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 313 033 36 51 Cody Ware (R) Petty Ware Racing Ford 303 434 33 00 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet 284 335 25 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 271 236 35 77 Garrett Smithley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 254 037 12 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 222 1Official 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:
Media
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.
FoxBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor commentator: Jeff GordonColor commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleVince WelchMatt 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.
PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowTurns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanWendy VenturiniDoug Turnbull
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Denny Hamlin 87 12 2 Kevin Harvick 79 (–8) 3 Kyle Busch 78 (–9) 3 4 Kyle Larson 77 (–10) 3 5 Joey Logano 75 (–12) 5 6 Brad Keselowski 72 (–15) 2 7 Erik Jones 68 (–19) 16 8 Kurt Busch 63 (–24) 7 9 Clint Bowyer 60 (–27) 6 10 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 60 (–27) 10 11 Aric Almirola 58 (–29) 16 12 Martin Truex Jr. 57 (–30) 7 13 Alex Bowman 57 (–30) 1 14 Ryan Blaney 54 (–33) 2 15 Ryan Newman 49 (–38) 8 16 Jimmie Johnson 46 (–41)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 75 2 Ford 73 (–2) 3 Chevrolet 65 (–10)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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