2019 Digital Ally 400

The 2019 Digital Ally 400 is 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 1.5 mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 12th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Brad Keselowski won the race, his third of the season and 30th career victory overall.

2019 Digital Ally 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 12 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date May 11, 2019 (2019-05-11)
Location Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 271 laps, 406.5 mi (650.4 km)
Scheduled Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Average speed 131.023 miles per hour (210.861 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 30.131
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 105
Winner
No. 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings 2.177 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

Report

Background

Kansas Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

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
31Tyler Reddick (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
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
46Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Cody Ware (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet
52Bayley Currey (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
77Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
Official 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 178.153 mph (286.709 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord30.311178.153
2 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord30.443177.381
3 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.481177.160
Official 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 177.731 mph (286.030 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30.383177.731
2 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.452177.328
3 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord30.459177.288
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.131 and a speed of 179.217 mph (288.422 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord30.131
2 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord30.214
3 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord30.282
4 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord30.295
5 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.345
6 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota30.447
7 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.483
8 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30.530
9 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord30.540
10 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.542
11 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.577
12 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet30.579
13 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.586
14 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30.586
15 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet30.605
16 21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord30.644
17 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.651
18 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.673
19 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord30.676
20 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord30.729
21 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord30.732
22 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.751
23 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord30.818
24 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord30.820
25 00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet30.823
26 8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.825
27 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet30.889
28 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord30.893
29 95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota30.917
30 31Tyler Reddick (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.932
31 47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet30.938
32 52Bayley Currey (i)Rick Ware RacingFord30.956
33 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord30.992
34 77Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet31.123
35 36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord31.192
36 15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet31.242
37 51Cody Ware (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet31.590
38 46Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota32.027
39 66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota34.485
40 27Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet0.000
Official qualifying results
  • Eleven cars failed post-qualifying inspection and started at the rear, including 5 of the top 8 qualifiers (Nos. 10, 41, 9, 19, 42, 13, 22, 34, 00, 46, 66).[13]

Race

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
14Kevin HarvickStewart Haas RacingFord10
29Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
317Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord8
442Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet7
51Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet6
637Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet5
72Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord4
814Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord3
920Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1022Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
19Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
24Kevin HarvickStewart Haas RacingFord9
320Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
488Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
517Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord6
637Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet5
71Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet4
814Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord3
918Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1042Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 107

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
142Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord27144
2588Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27142
3620Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27144
4329Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27152
5214Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord27138
61248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27131
791Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet27140
83542Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet27137
92131Tyler Reddick (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2710
101837Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet27137
111417Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord27140
123310Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord27125
1314Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord27143
143441Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord27123
153022Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord27023
161111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27021
17153Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27020
18178Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet27019
193119Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota27018
20324William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27017
212636Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord27016
221632Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord27015
23196Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord26914
241021Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord26913
252247Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet26912
263734Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord26911
272438David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord26910
283613Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet2699
29743Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet2698
30818Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2689
312715Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet2680
321312Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord2645
332352Bayley Currey (i)Rick Ware RacingFord2630
342577Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet2633
352927Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet2622
362095Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota2611
373800Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet2610
384046Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota2580
393966Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota2570
402851Cody Ware (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet2450
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 23 among 12 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 41
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 6 minutes and 9 seconds
  • Average speed: 131.023 miles per hour (210.861 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered their ninth race at the Kansas Speedway. Mike Joy, three-time Kansas winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip called in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Matt Yocum handled the action on pit road for the television side.

FS1
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Matt Yocum

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. 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 is racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside turn 4. Jason Toy, Kim Coon, and Steve Post worked pit road for the radio side.

MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley
Jason Toy
Kim Coon
Steve Post

Standings after the race

References

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  2. "Kansas Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  3. "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  5. "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  6. "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  7. "Digital Ally 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  8. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  9. "Digital Ally 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  10. Utter, Jim (May 10, 2019). "Aric Almirola tops Bowyer in first Cup practice at Kansas". Motorsport.com. Kansas City, Kansas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  11. Utter, Jim (May 10, 2019). "Kurt Busch leads final practice at Kansas; Larson spins". Motorsport.com. Kansas City, Kansas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  12. Utter, Jim (May 10, 2019). "Harvick wins Kansas pole, SHR sweeps first two rows". Motorsport.com. Kansas City, Kansas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  13. "Five of top eight fail inspection, lose Kansas starting spots | NASCAR.com". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
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