2019 1000Bulbs.com 500

The 2019 1000Bulbs.com 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on October 13–14, 2019 at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile (4.2 km) superspeedway, it was the 31st race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the fifth race of the Playoffs, and second race of the Round of 12. Ryan Blaney scored his first win of the season and third of his career edging out Ryan Newman by .007 seconds becoming the 6th closest finish in NASCAR history.

2019 1000Bulbs.com 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 31 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date October 13–14, 2019
Location Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.64 km)
Average speed 136.644 miles per hour (219.907 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 49.692
Most laps led
Driver Ryan Blaney Team Penske
Laps 35
Winner
No. 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network NBC(Sunday)/NBCSN(Monday)
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (booth) and Steve Letarte (NBC Peacock Pitbox)
Nielsen Ratings 1.536 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Dan Hubbard (3 & 4)

Report

Background

Talladega Superspeedway, the track where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet
1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord
8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet
14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
27Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet
32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord
41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Austin TheriaultPetty Ware RacingFord
52Spencer Boyd (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
62Brendan Gaughan (i)Beard MotorsportsChevrolet
66Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
77Blake JonesSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
96Parker Kligerman (i)Gaunt Brothers RacingToyota
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 46.734 seconds and a speed of 204.904 mph (329.761 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota46.734204.904
2 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord47.013203.688
3 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota47.014203.684
Official first practice results

Final practice

Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 47.396 seconds and a speed of 202.042 mph (325.155 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord47.396202.042
2 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord47.681200.835
3 21Matt CraftonWood Brothers RacingFord47.686200.813
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Chase Elliott scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.692 and a speed of 192.707 mph (310.132 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.692
2 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.732
3 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.808
4 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.988
5 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord49.992
6 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord50.007
7 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord50.053
8 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord50.055
9 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord50.078
10 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord50.130
11 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50.179
12 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet50.195
13 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord50.223
14 21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord50.264
15 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord50.315
16 36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord50.316
17 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord50.341
18 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota50.452
19 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord50.481
20 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50.567
21 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet50.577
22 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord50.594
23 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet50.616
24 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet50.656
25 00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet50.750
26 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50.776
27 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet50.863
28 62Brendan Gaughan (i)Beard MotorsportsChevrolet50.873
29 8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet50.881
30 47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet51.011
31 95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota51.176
32 96Parker Kligerman (i)Gaunt Brothers RacingToyota51.956
33 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord52.002
34 15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet52.324
35 77Blake JonesSpire MotorsportsChevrolet52.407
36 66Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota53.101
37 51Austin TheriaultPetty Ware RacingFord53.227
38 27Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet53.471
39 52Spencer Boyd (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet54.404
40 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

Note: Stage 1 was held on Sunday, October 13, but the race was interrupted by rain after 57 laps. Stages 2 and 3 were completed on Monday, October 14.

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 55

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord9
388Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet8
417Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord7
52Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord6
642Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet5
748Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
841Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord3
91Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2
1012Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 55

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
114Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord10
222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord9
32Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord8
43Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet7
541Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord6
612Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord5
737Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet4
824William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3
91Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2
1018Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 78

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1912Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord18846
2136Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord18835
34011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota18834
4510Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord18833
52234Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord18832
6203Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet18838
73332Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord18830
819Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18829
9717Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord18835
102113Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet18827
111022Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord18844
123415Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1880
131636Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord18824
142500Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet1880
153296Parker Kligerman (i)Gaunt Brothers RacingToyota1880
161421Paul Menard*Wood Brothers RacingFord18821
17154Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord18820
183047Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet18819
192618Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota18819
202337Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet18721
21298Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet18716
223827Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet18715
23814Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord18624
242743Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet18513
2562Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord18226
261819Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota18211
272862Brendan Gaughan (i)Beard MotorsportsChevrolet1810
28241Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet18113
291738David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord1818
303195Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota1817
313577Blake JonesSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1796
321941Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord16814
33324William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16217
341120Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1623
353751Austin TheriaultPetty Ware RacingFord1622
363666Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota1610
37288Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1069
38448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1065
391242Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1066
403952Spencer Boyd (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet530
Official race results

* Matt Crafton replaced Paul Menard after Stage 1 of the race due to back problems.

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 47 among 19 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 9 for 43
  • Red flags: 1
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 39 minutes and 36 seconds
  • Average speed: 136.644 miles per hour (219.907 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and six-time Talladega winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. covered the race in the booth for NBC. Steve Letarte called from the NBC Peacock Pit Box on pit road. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

NBC/NBCSN
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
NBC Peacock Pitbox: Steve Letarte
Dave Burns
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast

Radio

MRN covered the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace called the race for MRN when the field races thru the tri-oval. Dave Moody called the action from turn 1, Mike Bagley called the action for MRN when the field races down the backstraightaway, and Dan Hubbard called the race from the Sunoco tower just outside of turn 4. Winston Kelley, Kim Coon, Steve Post, and Dillon Welch called the race for MRN from pit road.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Backstretch: Mike Bagley
Turns 3 & 4: Dan Hubbard
Winston Kelley
Kim Coon
Steve Post
Dillon Welch

Standings after the race

References

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  2. "Talladega Superspeedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  3. "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  4. "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  5. "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  6. "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 12, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  7. "1000Bulbs.com 500 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  8. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  9. "2019 1000Bulbs.com 500 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  10. Utter, Jim (October 11, 2019). "Denny Hamlin tops first Talladega practice at nearly 205 mph". Motorsport.com. Lincoln, Alabama: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  11. Utter, Jim (October 11, 2019). "Clint Bowyer tops Friday's final Cup practice at Talledaga". Motorsport.com. Lincoln, Alabama: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  12. Utter, Jim (October 12, 2019). "Chase Elliott wins Talladega pole as Hendrick goes 1-2-3-4". Motorsport.com. Lincoln, Alabama: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
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