The 2019 Federated Auto Parts 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 21, 2019, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. The race was contested over 400 laps on the 0 D-shaped short track. It was the 28th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the second race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 16.
Joe Gibbs Racing initially achieved a historic 1-2-3-4 finish, but it was short-lived, as Erik Jones was disqualified following the race after failing post-race inspection, thus altering the team's dominant outcome.
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Background
Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), 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, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the IndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.
Entry list (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points. (R) denotes rookie driver.
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 Quin Houff Premium 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 Austin Theriault Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 52 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 53 Spencer Boyd (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing ToyotaOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice Chris Buescher was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.287 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 22.287 121.147 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 22.321 120.962 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.346 120.827Official first practice results
Final practice Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.152 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.152 121.885 2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.526 119.861 3 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.638 119.268Official final practice results
Qualifying Brad Keselowski scored the pole for the race with a time of 21.229 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 12 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 21.229 24 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 21.334 39 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.399 418 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.411 514 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 21.417 611 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.442 710 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 21.509 819 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.526 91 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 21.563 1048 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.569 1134 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 21.585 1295 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 21.598 1342 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 21.605 1441 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 21.609 1512 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 21.612 1620 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.617 173 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.631 1817 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.640 196 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.655 2088 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.660 2147 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 21.699 228 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.702 2337 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 21.737 2421 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 21.747 2524 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.808 2636 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 21.865 2738 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 21.873 2822 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 21.896 2932 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 21.910 3043 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 21.960 3113 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 22.061 3215 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 22.124 3352 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 22.262 3451 Austin Theriault Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 22.329 3577 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 22.350 3600 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 22.455 3753 Spencer Boyd (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 22.584 3827 Quin Houff Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 22.654Official qualifying results
Race
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 100
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 84 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 66 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 57 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 48 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 100
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 75 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 66 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 57 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 39 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final stage results
Stage Three Laps: 200
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 8 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 592 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 543 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 494 1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 400 485 19 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 400 386 13 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 400 327 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 418 5 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 379 14 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 2810 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 3111 28 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 400 2612 37 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 400 2513 3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 3114 12 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 399 2715 18 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 399 2216 7 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 399 2117 15 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 399 2018 9 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 398 1919 27 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 398 1820 26 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 397 1721 11 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 397 1622 17 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 396 1523 20 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 396 1424 25 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 396 1325 22 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 396 1226 30 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 396 1127 24 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 395 1028 34 00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 395 029 29 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 395 830 21 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 394 731 23 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 393 632 32 51 Austin Theriault Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 392 533 38 52 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 391 034 35 53 Spencer Boyd (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 388 035 36 27 Quin Houff Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 384 236 31 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 265 037 33 77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 233 1DSQ 16 20 Erik Jones. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 1^Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 6 among 3 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 5 for 32 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 57 minutes and 27 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and three-time Richmond winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Kelli Stavast and Dillon Welch will report from pit lane during the race.
NBCSNBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve LetarteColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dave BurnsParker KligermanKelli StavastDillon Welch
Radio The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and 6-time winner at Richmond Rusty Wallace had the call in the broadcast booth for MRN when the field raced thru the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race from a platform when the field raced down the backstraightaway. Steve Post, Jason Toy, and Woody Cain called the action for MRN from pit lane.
MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Backstretch: Dave Moody Steve PostJason ToyWoody Cain
Standings after the race
Pos Driver Points 1 Martin Truex Jr. 2,141 2 Kevin Harvick 2,120 (–21) 1 3 Kyle Busch 2,117 (–24) 1 4 Brad Keselowski 2,106 (–35) 2 5 Denny Hamlin 2,105 (–36) 3 6 Joey Logano 2,101 (–40) 1 7 Chase Elliott 2,088 (–53) 8 Kyle Larson 2,076 (–65) 4 9 Ryan Newman 2,065 (–76) 10 Ryan Blaney 2,059 (–82) 1 11 Aric Almirola 2,054 (–87) 3 12 William Byron 2,053 (–88) 2 13 Alex Bowman 2,051 (–90) 1 14 Clint Bowyer 2,049 (–92) 1 15 Kurt Busch 2,039 (–102) 16 Erik Jones 2,008 (–133)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 1,028 2 Ford 991 (–37) 3 Chevrolet 947 (–81) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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