2019 AAA Texas 500

The 2019 AAA Texas 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on November 3, 2019, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, eighth race of the Playoffs, and second race of the Round of 8.

2019 AAA Texas 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 34 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03)
Location Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (801.6 km)
Average speed 133.759 miles per hour (215.264 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 28.465
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 119
Winner
No. 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings 2.199 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

Report

Background

Texas Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

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
15Joe Nemechek (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
27Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
36John Hunter Nemechek (i)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
51Josh Bilicki (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet
52Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
53J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
77Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
96Parker KligermanGaunt Brothers RacingToyota
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.620 seconds and a speed of 188.679 mph (303.649 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord28.620188.679
2 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.636188.574
3 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.674188.324
Official first practice results

Final practice

Aric Almirola was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.638 seconds and a speed of 188.561 mph (303.460 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord28.638188.561
2 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.670188.350
3 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord28.684188.258
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.465 and a speed of 189.707 mph (305.304 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord28.465
2 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.588
3 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.615
4 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.657
5 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.669
6 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord28.675
7 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord28.723
8 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord28.727
9 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord28.734
10 95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota28.740
11 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord28.755
12 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.764
13 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.782
14 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.817
15 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord28.841
16 8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet28.846
17 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota28.863
18 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.901
19 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet28.901
20 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet28.914
21 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.915
22 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet28.931
23 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.936
24 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord28.938
25 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord28.951
26 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord28.983
27 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord29.004
28 47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet29.018
29 36John Hunter Nemechek (i)Front Row MotorsportsFord29.097
30 96Parker Kligerman (i)Gaunt Brothers RacingToyota29.123
31 21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord29.135
32 00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet29.194
33 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord29.311
34 53J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord29.534
35 27Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet29.633
36 52Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord29.830
37 77Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet29.831
38 15Joe Nemechek (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet30.025
39 51Josh Bilicki (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet30.278
40 66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota30.647
Official qualifying results

Race

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 85

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
14Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord10
214Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord9
342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet8
488Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
518Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
63Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5
71Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet4
847Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet3
912Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord2
108Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 85

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
110Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord10
220Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet8
442Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet7
522Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord6
64Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord5
788Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
841Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord3
918Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1024William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 164

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
114Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord33455
2610Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord33445
3741Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord33437
41122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord33439
5588Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33443
61719Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota33431
71218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33438
81512Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord33431
941Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet33432
10220Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33436
112214Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord33435
121342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet33440
13213Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33429
141095Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota33423
15256Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord33322
16168Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet33322
171824William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33321
181913Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet33319
192037Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet33318
203121Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord33317
212936John Hunter Nemechek (i)Front Row MotorsportsFord3330
223096Parker Kligerman (i)Gaunt Brothers RacingToyota3320
232847Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet33117
242243Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet33113
252734Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord32912
263453J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord3290
273200Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet3280
28311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3289
293815Joe Nemechek (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet3270
303951Josh Bilicki (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet3230
313527Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet3190
32149Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3125
333777Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet2024
342348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19911
352638David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord1892
363652Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord1880
374066Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota1560
383332Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord671
3982Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord521
40917Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord521
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 26 among 11 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 11 for 56
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 44 minutes and 44 seconds
  • Average speed: 133.759 miles per hour (215.264 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Two–time Texas winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2000 Texas winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

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

Radio

PRN covered their final 2019 broadcast, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice & Mark Garrow covered the action for PRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Doug Turnbull covered the action for PRN from a platform outside of Turns 1 &2, & Pat Patterson covered the action from a platform outside of Turns 3 &4 for PRN. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini and Heather Debeaux had the call from pit lane for PRN.

PRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Doug Turnbull
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini
Heather Debeaux

Standings after the race

References

  1. "2019 schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 5, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  2. "Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  3. "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. October 29, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  4. "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  5. "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  6. "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  7. "AAA Texas 500 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  8. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  9. "2019 AAA Texas 500 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  10. Utter, Jim (November 1, 2019). "Clint Bowyer tops Friday's first Cup practice at Texas". Motorsport.com. Fort Worth, Texas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  11. Utter, Jim (November 1, 2019). "Aric Almirola fastest in final Cup practice at Texas". Motorsport.com. Fort Worth, Texas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  12. Utter, Jim (November 2, 2019). "Kevin Harvick wins the pole for Texas playoff race". Motorsport.com. Fort Worth, Texas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
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