2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400

The 2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on July 7, 2019 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 127 of the scheduled 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) superspeedway, it was the 18th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The race was postponed from Saturday, July 6 to Sunday, July 7, due to rain. 20-year-old Justin Haley won the race, recording his first career Cup Series win and the first for Spire Motorsports after the race was called due to rain.

2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 18 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date July 7, 2019 (2019-07-07)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 127 laps, 317.5 mi (511 km)
Scheduled Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed 141.146 miles per hour (227.152 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time N/A
Most laps led
Driver Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing
Laps 46
Winner
No. 77 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (booth) and Steve Letarte (NBC Peacock Pitbox)
Nielsen Ratings 3.285 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 Kurt Becker (3 & 4)

Report

Background

Daytona International Speedway, the site of the race.

The race was held at Daytona International Speedway, a race track located in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, the track is the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, USCC, SCCA, and Motocross. It features multiple layouts including the primary 2.5 miles (4.0 km) high speed tri-oval, a 3.56 miles (5.73 km) sports car course, a 2.95 miles (4.75 km) motorcycle course, and a .25 miles (0.40 km) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The track was built in 1959 by NASCAR founder William "Bill" France, Sr. to host racing held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course. His banked design permitted higher speeds and gave fans a better view of the cars. Lights were installed around the track in 1998 and today, it is the third-largest single lit outdoor sports facility. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004 and the track repaved twice — in 1978 and in 2010.

On January 22, 2013, the track unveiled artist depictions of a renovated speedway. On July 5 of that year, ground was broken for a project that would remove the backstretch seating and completely redevelop the frontstretch seating. The renovation to the speedway is being worked on by Rossetti Architects. The project, named "Daytona Rising", was completed in January 2016, and it costed US $400 million, placing emphasis on improving fan experience with five expanded and redesigned fan entrances (called "injectors") as well as wider and more comfortable seating with more restrooms and concession stands. After the renovations, the track's grandstands include 101,000 permanent seats with the ability to increase permanent seating to 125,000.[10][11] The project was completed before the start of Speedweeks 2016.

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
15Quin HouffPremium 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
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
51B. J. McLeod (i)Petty Ware RacingFord
52J. J. YeleyRick Ware RacingFord
53Joey Gase (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
62Brendan Gaughan (i)Beard MotorsportsChevrolet
77Justin Haley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
96Parker Kligerman (i)Gaunt Brothers RacingToyota
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 44.831 seconds and a speed of 200.754 mph (323.082 km/h).[12]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota44.831200.754
2 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet44.847200.682
3 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet44.857200.638
Official first practice results

Final practice

Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 43.703 seconds and a speed of 205.936 mph (331.422 km/h).[13]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota43.703205.936
2 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota43.745205.738
3 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota43.748205.724
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying for Friday was cancelled due to inclement weather and Joey Logano, the point leader, was awarded the pole as a result.[14]

Starting Lineup

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
2 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
3 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
4 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
5 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
6 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
7 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
8 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
9 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
11 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
12 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
13 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
14 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
15 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord
16 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
17 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
18 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord
19 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord
20 21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord
21 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
22 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
23 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet
24 8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
25 95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingChevrolet
26 47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
27 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord
28 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
29 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
30 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord
31 36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
32 15Quin HouffPremium MotorsportsChevrolet
33 00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet
34 51B. J. McLeod (i)Petty Ware RacingFord
35 77Justin Haley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
36 96Parker Kligerman (i)Gaunt Brothers RacingToyota
37 52J. J. YeleyRick Ware RacingFord
38 27Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
39 62Brendan Gaughan (i)Beard MotorsportsChevrolet
40 53Joey Gase (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 50

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord10
217Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord9
312Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord8
44Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord7
59Chase ElliottHendricks MotorsportsChevrolet6
641Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord5
714Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord4
811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
92Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord2
1019Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 50

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
13Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet10
288Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
324William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet8
49Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
514Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord6
642Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet5
748Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
817Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord3
943Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet2
1022Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 27

The Big One occurred on lap 119 when Clint Bowyer and Austin Dillon battled for the lead in intense drafting packs, leading to a 17-car crash. Kurt Busch was the leader when most leaders pitted, but when at the end of Lap 127, officials gave the signal the race would restart on the ensuing lap, Busch pitted, handing the lead to Justin Haley. When lightning was detected while the cars were on the backstretch working Lap 128, the safety truck turned on its lights and immediately sent the cars to the pit lane. After two further attempts to restart the race were aborted because of lightning, more rain led NASCAR to declare the race official. NASCAR then spent considerable time to score all penalties assessed for pitting before pit lane was opened before an official result was declared. Haley was declared the winner.

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
13477Justin Haley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1270
21224William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet12743
31448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet12738
42313Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet12733
5186Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord12732
63032Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord12731
71110Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord12730
82595Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota12729
93136Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord12728
1081Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet12727
113300Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet1270
123752J. J. YeleyRick Ware RacingFord12725
132834Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord12724
14218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota12723
152943Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet12724
162021Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord12721
172237Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet12720
18248Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet12719
193962Brendan Gaughan (i)Beard MotorsportsChevrolet1260
201342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet12622
21988Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet12625
22519Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota12616
231720Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota12514
241917Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord12525
25122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord12523
26611Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota12514
274053Joey Gase (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet1250
283551B. J. McLeod (i)Petty Ware RacingFord1240
2944Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord12415
303827Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1220
313696Parker Kligerman (i)Gaunt Brothers RacingToyota1210
322647Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet1195
33213Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet11814
341614Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord11813
3579Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet11815
361012Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord1189
373215Quin HouffPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1081
382738David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord861
3932Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord853
401541Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord836
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 24 among 14 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 6 for 25
  • Red flags: 1
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 14 minutes and 58 seconds
  • Average speed: 141.146 miles per hour (227.152 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 2000 Coke Zero 400 winner Jeff Burton and two-time Coke Zero 400 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. called in the booth for the race. 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. During the lengthy red flag for lightning, television coverage eventually switched over to NBCSN, where the official announcement of the end of the race was made.

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

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN Radio
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: Kurt Becker
Winston Kelley
Kim Coon
Steve Post
Dillon Welch

Standings after the race

References

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  5. "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
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  13. Utter, Jim (July 4, 2019). "Truex fastest in final Cup practice; Keselowski and Byron tangle". Motorsport.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  14. Utter, Jim (July 5, 2019). "Logano will start on pole at Daytona after qualifying cancelled". Motorsport.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
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