2019 South Point 400

The 2019 South Point 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 15, 2019 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the 27th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, first race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 16.

2019 South Point 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 27 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date September 15, 2019 (2019-09-15)
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed 142.555 miles per hour (229.420 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 30.180
Most laps led
Driver Joey Logano Team Penske
Laps 105
Winner
No. 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings 2.384 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

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the track where the race is held.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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
27Joe Nemechek (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
52Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
53J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
66Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
77Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.327 seconds and a speed of 178.059 mph (286.558 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord30.327178.059
2 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.470177.223
3 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.483177.148
Official first practice results

Final practice

Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.461 seconds and a speed of 177.276 mph (285.298 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30.461177.276
2 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord30.546176.783
3 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord30.626176.321
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Clint Bowyer scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.180 and a speed of 178.926 mph (287.953 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord30.180
2 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord30.189
3 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord30.206
4 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord30.252
5 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30.318
6 8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.366
7 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.454
8 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.463
9 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.488
10 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord30.490
11 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord30.527
12 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord30.531
13 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.539
14 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.567
15 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30.590
16 47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet30.615
17 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord30.618
18 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord30.619
19 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.620
20 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.633
21 21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord30.672
22 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord30.674
23 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord30.706
24 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota30.721
25 95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota30.726
26 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.740
27 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet30.742
28 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet30.774
29 36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord30.808
30 00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet30.839
31 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet30.893
32 15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet31.027
33 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord31.081
34 52Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord31.411
35 51B. J. McLeod (i)Petty Ware RacingFord31.413
36 53J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord31.538
37 77Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet31.572
38 27Joe Nemechek (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet32.070
39 66Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota32.086
Official qualifying results

Race

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord10
24Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord9
310Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord8
441Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord7
53Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet6
61Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet5
724William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
819Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota3
942Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2
1020Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
119Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota10
222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord9
342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet8
44Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord7
59Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6
624William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
812Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord3
91Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2
1088Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 107

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
12419Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota26753
234Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord26751
3182Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord26734
489Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26739
52312Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord26735
61988Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26732
71424William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26739
81542Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26739
92222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord26747
10176Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord26727
11948Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26726
1273Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26731
13410Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord26732
142121Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord26723
151311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26726
162713Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet26721
1768Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet26720
182837Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet26619
192018Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26618
20241Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord26624
212595Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota26616
221138David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord26615
233143Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet26614
241034Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord26613
25114Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord26612
261217Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord26511
271647Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet26510
283332Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord2659
293000Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet2650
302936Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord2647
313215Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet2620
323653J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord2600
333551B. J. McLeod (i)Petty Ware RacingFord2590
343827Joe Nemechek (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet2570
353452Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord2550
362620Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2542
373777Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsToyota2501
383966Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota2490
3951Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1878
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 24 among 14 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 4 for 22
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 48 minutes and 34 seconds
  • Average speed: 142.555 miles per hour (229.420 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports called the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, 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
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast

Radio

PRN covered the radio call for the race which was also be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 & Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini, and Heather Debeaux worked pit road for the radio side.

PRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
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 August 3, 2019.
  2. "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  3. "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  4. "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  5. "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  6. "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 14, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  7. "South Point 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  8. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  9. "2019 South Point 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  10. Utter, Jim (September 13, 2019). "Clint Bowyer tops Friday's first Cup practice at Las Vegas". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  11. Utter, Jim (September 13, 2019). "Kurt Busch fastest in Friday's final Cup practice at Las Vegas". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  12. Utter, Jim (September 14, 2019). "Clint Bowyer wins Las Vegas pole - his first in 12 years". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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