2019 Camping World 400

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{{Infobox NASCAR race report

| Type = NASME

| Description =

| Race Name = Camping World 400

| Details ref = {{cite web|title=2019 schedule|url=https://www.nascar.com/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series/2019/schedule/|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=May 29, 2019|date=May 5, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Chicagoland Speedway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/chicagoland-speedway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=May 29, 2019|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=April 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429054023/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/chicagoland-speedway.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/06/25/camping-world-400-entry-list-chicagoland-speedway/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=June 25, 2019|date=June 25, 2019}}{{cite web|title=First Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/06/29/camping-world-400-first-practice-speeds/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=June 29, 2019|date=June 29, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Final Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/06/29/camping-world-400-final-practice-speeds/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=June 29, 2019|date=June 29, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Starting Lineup|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/06/29/camping-world-400-starting-lineup/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=June 29, 2019|date=June 29, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Camping World 400 Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/06/30/camping-world-400-results-chicagoland/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=June 30, 2019|date=June 30, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/2019-17cup-points.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=June 30, 2019|date=June 30, 2019}}

| Fulldate = {{Start date|2019|06|30}}

| Year = 2019

| Race_No = 17

| Season_No = 36

| Image = Chicagoland Speedway diagram.svg

| Caption =

| Location = Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois

| Course_mi = 1.5

| Course_km = 2.4

| Distance_laps = 267

| Distance_mi = 400.5

| Distance_km = 640.8

| Weather =

| Avg = {{convert|140.677|mph|km/h}}

| Pole_Driver = Austin Dillon

| Pole_Team = Richard Childress Racing

| Pole_Time = 30.636

| Most_Driver = Kevin Harvick

| Most_Team = Stewart-Haas Racing

| Most_laps = 132

| Car = 88

| First_Driver = Alex Bowman

| First_Team = Hendrick Motorsports

| Network = NBCSN

| Announcers = Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

| Ratings = 2.407 million{{cite web|title=Camping World 400 ratings|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-6-24-6-30-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702142210/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-6-24-6-30-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 July 2019|website=ShowBuzzDaily|publisher=Mitch Metcalf|access-date=2 July 2019}}

| Radio = MRN

| Booth_Ann = Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace

| Turn_Ann = Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

}}

The 2019 Camping World 400, is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on June 30, 2019 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. Contested over 267 laps on the {{convert|1.5|mi|km|adj=on}} intermediate speedway, it was the 17th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Alex Bowman won the race, recording his first career Cup Series victory, while Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top 5.

This was the last NASCAR race at Chicagoland, as the track lost all three of its 2020 race dates due to scheduling conflicts because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Report

=Background=

File:Chicagolandspeedway.jpg

Chicagoland Speedway is a {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.

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==Entry list==

  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.

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{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! 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
51B. J. McLeod (i)Petty Ware RacingFord
52Bayley Currey (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
53Josh Bilicki (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
77Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
colspan="4"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/2019-17cup-entry.pdf Official entry list]

Practice

=First practice=

Alex Bowman was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.692 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|175.942|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=DeGroot|first=Nick|title=Alex Bowman tops Kurt Busch in first Cup practice at Chicagoland|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/bowman-first-cup-practice-chicagoland/4485167/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=June 29, 2019|location=Joliet, Illinois|date=June 29, 2019}}

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Time

! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}}

1

| 88 || Alex Bowman || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 30.692 || 175.942

2

| 1 || Kurt Busch || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet || 30.704 || 175.873

3

| 4 || Kevin Harvick || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 30.708 || 175.850

colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/2019-17cup-practice1.pdf Official first practice results]

=Final practice=

Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.954 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|174.452|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=DeGroot|first=Nick|title=Joey Logano leads final Cup practice at Chicagoland|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/joey-logano-final-cup-practice-chicagoland/4485379/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=June 29, 2019|location=Joliet, Illinois|date=June 29, 2019}}

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Time

! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}}

1

| 22 || Joey Logano || Team Penske || Ford || 30.954 || 174.452

2

| 14 || Clint Bowyer || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 30.955 || 174.447

3

| 4 || Kevin Harvick || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 30.967 || 174.379

colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/2019-17cup-practice2.pdf Official final practice results]

Qualifying

Austin Dillon scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.636 and a speed of {{Convert|176.263|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Austin Dillon tops Kevin Harvick for Chicagoland Cup pole|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/austin-dillon-wins-pole-chicagoland-/4485443/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=June 29, 2019|location=Joliet, Illinois|date=June 29, 2019}}

=Qualifying results=

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Time

1

|3 ||Austin Dillon ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||30.636

2

|4 ||Kevin Harvick ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||30.666

3

|8 ||Daniel Hemric (R) ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||30.689

4

|48 ||Jimmie Johnson ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||30.738

5

|1 ||Kurt Busch ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||30.759

6

|14 ||Clint Bowyer ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||30.783

7

|34 ||Michael McDowell ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||30.788

8

|88 ||Alex Bowman ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||30.824

9

|11 ||Denny Hamlin ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||30.837

10

|12 ||Ryan Blaney ||Team Penske ||Ford ||30.841

11

|24 ||William Byron ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||30.869

12

|2 ||Brad Keselowski ||Team Penske ||Ford ||30.881

13

|9 ||Chase Elliott ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||30.916

14

|42 ||Kyle Larson ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||30.932

15

|10 ||Aric Almirola ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||30.938

16

|6 ||Ryan Newman ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||30.940

17

|18 ||Kyle Busch ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||30.967

18

|19 ||Martin Truex Jr. ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||30.974

19

|22 ||Joey Logano ||Team Penske ||Ford ||31.037

20

|13 ||Ty Dillon ||Germain Racing ||Chevrolet ||31.067

21

|20 ||Erik Jones ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||31.070

22

|36 ||Matt Tifft (R) ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||31.084

23

|47 ||Ryan Preece (R) ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||31.155

24

|38 ||David Ragan ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||31.167

25

|21 ||Paul Menard ||Wood Brothers Racing ||Ford ||31.170

26

|17 ||Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||31.184

27

|43 ||Bubba Wallace ||Richard Petty Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||31.194

28

|37 ||Chris Buescher ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||31.253

29

|41 ||Daniel Suárez ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||31.287

30

|95 ||Matt DiBenedetto ||Leavine Family Racing ||Toyota ||31.346

31

|32 ||Corey LaJoie ||Go Fas Racing ||Ford ||31.452

32

|15 ||Ross Chastain (i) ||Premium Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||31.513

33

|52 ||Bayley Currey (i) ||Rick Ware Racing ||Ford ||31.641

34

|00 ||Landon Cassill (i) ||StarCom Racing ||Chevrolet ||31.702

35

|51 ||B. J. McLeod (i) ||Petty Ware Racing ||Ford ||31.901

36

|77 ||Quin Houff ||Spire Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||32.107

37

|53 ||Josh Bilicki (i) ||Rick Ware Racing ||Chevrolet ||32.126

38

|27 ||Reed Sorenson ||Premium Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||32.185

colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/2019-17cup-qualresults.pdf Official qualifying results]

  • Note: Matt Tifft started at the back due to failing inspection

Race

=Stage results=

Stage One

Laps: 80

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Points

111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
22Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord9
334Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord8
448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
53Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet6
619Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota5
74Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord4
824William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3
988Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
101Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/2019-17cup-results.pdf Official stage one results]

Stage Two

Laps: 80

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Points

14Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord10
29Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet8
488Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
548Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6
619Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota5
724William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
81Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet3
918Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1010Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord1
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/2019-17cup-results.pdf Official stage two results]

=Final stage results=

Stage Three

Laps: 107

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Pos

! Grid

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Points

1888Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26749
21442Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26743
31922Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord26734
4448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26746
5122Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord26741
61012Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord26731
72120Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26730
81124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26736
91819Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota26738
1013Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26733
11139Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26735
122517Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord26725
1351Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26728
1424Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord26737
15911Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26732
161510Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord26722
17166Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord26620
182737Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet26619
1938Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet26618
20734Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord26625
212421Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord26616
221718Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26617
232338David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord26514
242841Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord26513
252643Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet26412
263115Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet2640
272995Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota26410
282247Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2649
293836Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord2638
303032Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord2637
313300Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet2600
323252Bayley Currey (i)Rick Ware RacingFord2580
333653Josh Bilicki (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet2570
343727Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet2493
352013Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet2392
363451B. J. McLeod (i)Petty Ware RacingFord2380
37614Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord1721
383577Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1001
colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/2019-17cup-results.pdf Official race results]

=Race statistics=

  • Lead changes: 23 among 13 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 5 for 25
  • Red flags: 1 for 3 hours, 18 minutes and 26 seconds
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 50 minutes and 49 seconds
  • Average speed: {{convert|140.677|mph|km/h}}

Media

=Television=

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2005 race winner 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.

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colspan="2"|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=

The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
colspan="3"|MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley
Winston Kelley
Pete Pistone
Hannah Newhouse

Standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Joey Logano

| style="text-align:center;"| 677

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kyle Busch

| style="text-align:center;"| 659 (–18)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Brad Keselowski

| style="text-align:center;"| 610 (–67)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| Kevin Harvick

| style="text-align:center;"| 610 (–67)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Martin Truex Jr.

| style="text-align:center;"| 581 (–96)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Denny Hamlin

| style="text-align:center;"| 574 (–103)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Chase Elliott

| style="text-align:center;"| 570 (–107)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| Kurt Busch

| style="text-align:center;"| 537 (–140)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 9

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Alex Bowman

| style="text-align:center;"| 509 (–168)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 10

| Ryan Blaney

| style="text-align:center;"| 499 (–178)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 11

| Aric Almirola

| style="text-align:center;"| 482 (–195)

align="left"| 10px 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 12

| William Byron

| style="text-align:center;"| 455 (–222)

align="left"| 10px 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 13

| Kyle Larson

| style="text-align:center;"| 451 (–226)

align="left"| 10px 3

| style="text-align:center;"| 14

| Jimmie Johnson

| style="text-align:center;"| 436 (–241)

align="left"| 10px 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 15

| Daniel Suárez

| style="text-align:center;"| 434 (–243)

align="left"| 10px 4

| style="text-align:center;"| 16

| Clint Bowyer

| style="text-align:center;"| 431 (–246)

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!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/2019-17cup-points.pdf Official driver's standings]

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;Manufacturers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
! Pos

! Manufacturer

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| Toyota

| style="text-align:center;"| 628

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| Ford

| style="text-align:center;"| 610 (–18)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| Chevrolet

| style="text-align:center;"| 570 (–58)

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References

{{Reflist}}

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| Monsteryear = 2019

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