The 2019 Toyota Owners 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 13, 2019, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.75 mile (1.2 km) asphalt short track, it was the ninth race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
Background
Richmond Raceway is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it hostes the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, formerly hosted an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.
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 Jeb Burton (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 52 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 66 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 77 Quin Houff Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing ToyotaOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.185 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.185 121.704 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.189 121.682 3 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 22.197 121.638Official first practice results
Final practice Final practice session scheduled for Friday was cancelled due to rain.
Qualifying
Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 21.722 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 14 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 21.579 21.698 21.722 220 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.588 21.703 21.760 31 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 21.460 21.782 21.797 422 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 21.699 21.777 21.832 518 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.735 21.640 21.845 619 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.649 21.725 21.880 79 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.662 21.785 21.924 83 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.573 21.730 21.958 941 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 21.645 21.834 22.021 1048 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.698 21.841 22.101 1137 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 21.718 21.794 22.106 122 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 21.789 21.763 22.120 1321 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 21.760 21.848 — 1442 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 21.511 21.855 — 1510 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 21.766 21.865 — 1617 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.539 21.871 — 1788 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.705 21.891 — 1811 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.571 21.898 — 1924 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.730 21.899 — 2036 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 21.755 21.900 — 2114 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 21.594 21.925 — 2238 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 21.678 21.934 — 2347 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 21.770 21.951 — 248 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.796 22.099 — 2534 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 21.802 — — 2643 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 21.821 — — 2795 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 21.823 — — 2832 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 21.843 — — 2912 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 21.849 — — 3013 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 21.873 — — 316 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.898 — — 3200 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet 21.920 — — 3352 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 22.046 — — 3451 Jeb Burton (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 22.211 — — 3577 Quin Houff Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 22.384 — — 3666 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 22.652 — — 3715 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 — —Official qualifying results Note: Erik Jones, Chase Elliott, Daniel Suarez, Jimmie Johnson, Aric Almirola, Denny Hamlin, Matt Tifft, and Joey Gase all had their times disallowed and started at the rear of the field due to failing inspection and started based on owner points.
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 100
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 93 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 75 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 66 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 57 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 39 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 210 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 100
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 102 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 84 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 75 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 66 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 57 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 210 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 200
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 572 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 400 543 14 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 464 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 485 30 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 326 6 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 317 8 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 400 428 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 399 24 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 400 2810 9 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 400 3011 2 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 400 3412 34 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 2513 13 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 2414 35 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 2615 32 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 2216 11 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 400 2117 12 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 2018 33 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 399 2519 17 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 399 1820 16 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 399 1721 23 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 398 1622 7 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 398 2023 31 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 398 1424 20 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 398 1325 22 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 398 1226 21 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 396 1127 19 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 396 1028 15 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 396 929 36 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 395 830 29 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 394 031 27 51 Jeb Burton (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 392 032 26 52 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 392 033 37 66 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 387 034 28 77 Quin Houff Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 386 335 25 00 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet 322 236 18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 240 137 10 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 125 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 8 among 5 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 5 for 41 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes and 16 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Richmond Raceway. Mike Joy, two-time Richmond winner Jeff Gordon and six-time Richmond winner Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.
FoxBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Jeff GordonColor commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleVince WelchMatt Yocum
Radio MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and six-time Richmond winner Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Winston Kelley, Steve Post and Glenn Jarrett worked pit road for the radio side.
MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Backstretch: Mike Bagley Winston KelleySteve PostDillon Welch
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kyle Busch 400 1 2 Joey Logano 380 (–20) 1 3 Denny Hamlin 366 (–36) 4 Kevin Harvick 349 (–51) 5 Brad Keselowski 313 (–87) 1 6 Martin Truex Jr. 311 (–89) 1 7 Kurt Busch 287 (–113) 3 8 Clint Bowyer 280 (–120) 3 9 Ryan Blaney 277 (–123) 10 Chase Elliott 267 (–133) 2 11 Aric Almirola 260 (–140) 12 Daniel Suárez 235 (–165) 13 Jimmie Johnson 234 (–166) 4 14 Austin Dillon 216 (–184) 15 Ryan Newman 216 (–184) 3 16 Paul Menard 213 (–187)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 343 2 Ford 326 (–17) 3 Chevrolet 292 (–51)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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