The 2019 Digital Ally 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 11, 2019, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 271 laps – extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish – on the asphalt speedway, it was the 12th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Brad Keselowski won the race, his 3rd of the season and 30th career victory overall.
Report
Background
Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts a pair of NASCAR race weekends annually, while the IndyCar Series also raced there from 2001 to 2010. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Landon Cassill (i) 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 27 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Tyler Reddick (i) Richard Childress Racing 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 46 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 52 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 66 Timmy Hill (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 Aric Almirola was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.311 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.311 178.153 2 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.443 177.381 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.481 177.160Official first practice results
Final practice Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.383 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.383 177.731 2 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.452 177.328 3 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.459 177.288Official final practice results
Qualifying Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.131 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 14 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.131 210 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.214 314 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.282 441 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.295 59 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.345 619 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.447 724 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.483 842 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.530 92 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 30.540 1088 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.542 1120 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.577 1243 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 30.579 1318 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.586 141 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.586 1513 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 30.605 1621 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.644 1711 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.651 1848 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.673 1912 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 30.676 2022 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 30.729 2117 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.732 223 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.751 2334 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.818 2432 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 30.820 2500 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 30.823 268 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.825 2737 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.889 286 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.893 2995 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 30.917 3031 Tyler Reddick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.932 3147 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.938 3252 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.956 3338 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.992 3477 Quin Houff Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 31.123 3536 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.192 3615 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 31.242 3751 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 31.590 3846 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 32.027 3966 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 34.485 4027 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000Official qualifying results
Race
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford 102 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 84 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 75 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 66 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 57 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 48 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 39 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford 93 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 66 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 57 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 39 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final stage results
Stage Three Laps: 107
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 4 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 271 442 5 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 271 423 6 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 271 444 32 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 271 525 2 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 271 386 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 271 317 9 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 271 408 35 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 271 379 21 31 Tyler Reddick (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 271 010 18 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 271 3711 14 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 271 4012 33 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 271 2513 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 271 4314 34 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 271 2315 30 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 270 2316 11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 270 2117 15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 270 2018 17 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 270 1919 31 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 270 1820 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 270 1721 26 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 270 1622 16 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 270 1523 19 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 269 1424 10 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 269 1325 22 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 269 1226 37 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 269 1127 24 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 269 1028 36 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 269 929 7 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 269 830 8 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 268 931 27 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 268 032 13 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 264 533 23 52 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 263 034 25 77 Quin Houff Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 263 335 29 27 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 262 236 20 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 261 137 38 00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 261 038 40 46 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 258 039 39 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 257 040 28 51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 245 0Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 23 among 12 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 41 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 6 minutes and 9 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television Fox Sports covered their ninth race at Kansas Speedway. Mike Joy, three-time Kansas winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip called the race from the broadcast booth, while Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Matt Yocum reported from pit road.
FS1Booth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor commentator: Jeff GordonColor commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleRegan SmithMatt Yocum
Radio MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on SiriusXM's NASCAR Radio channel. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody covered the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 and Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside turn 4, while Jason Toy, Kim Coon, and Steve Post worked pit road.
MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Jason ToyKim CoonSteve Post
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Joey Logano 478 1 2 Kyle Busch 469 (–9) 3 Kevin Harvick 440 (–38) 3 4 Chase Elliott 423 (–55) 1 5 Brad Keselowski 421 (–57) 2 6 Denny Hamlin 404 (–74) 2 7 Martin Truex Jr. 396 (–82) 8 Kurt Busch 387 (–91) 1 9 Clint Bowyer 357 (–121) 1 10 Ryan Blaney 340 (–138) 11 Aric Almirola 334 (–144) 1 12 Alex Bowman 329 (–149) 1 13 Daniel Suárez 315 (–163) 2 14 Erik Jones 308 (–170) 15 Kyle Larson 304 (–174) 1 16 Jimmie Johnson 292 (–186)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 444 2 Ford 432 (–12) 3 Chevrolet 402 (–42)
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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