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=
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.
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}} |
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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}} |
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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 |
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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 | |||||
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1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
3 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 8 |
4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
8 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
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 | |||||
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1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
3 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
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 | |||||||
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1 | 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 49 |
2 | 14 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 43 |
3 | 19 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 34 |
4 | 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 46 |
5 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 41 |
6 | 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 31 |
7 | 21 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 30 |
8 | 11 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 36 |
9 | 18 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 38 |
10 | 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 33 |
11 | 13 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 35 |
12 | 25 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | 25 |
13 | 5 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 28 |
14 | 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 37 |
15 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 32 |
16 | 15 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 22 |
17 | 16 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 266 | 20 |
18 | 27 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 19 |
19 | 3 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 18 |
20 | 7 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 25 |
21 | 24 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 266 | 16 |
22 | 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 266 | 17 |
23 | 23 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 265 | 14 |
24 | 28 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 265 | 13 |
25 | 26 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 264 | 12 |
26 | 31 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 264 | 0 |
27 | 29 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 264 | 10 |
28 | 22 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 264 | 9 |
29 | 38 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 263 | 8 |
30 | 30 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 263 | 7 |
31 | 33 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 260 | 0 |
32 | 32 | 52 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 258 | 0 |
33 | 36 | 53 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 257 | 0 |
34 | 37 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 249 | 3 |
35 | 20 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 239 | 2 |
36 | 34 | 51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 238 | 0 |
37 | 6 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 172 | 1 |
38 | 35 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 1 |
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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Booth announcers | Pit 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.
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colspan="3"|MRN | ||
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Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit 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
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! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Joey Logano | style="text-align:center;"| 677 |
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| 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 | 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) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Denny Hamlin | style="text-align:center;"| 574 (–103) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Chase Elliott | style="text-align:center;"| 570 (–107) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | 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 | style="text-align:center;"| 499 (–178) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="text-align:center;"| 482 (–195) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:center;"| 455 (–222) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 13 | style="text-align:center;"| 451 (–226) |
align="left"| 10px 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 14 | style="text-align:center;"| 436 (–241) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 | style="text-align:center;"| 434 (–243) |
align="left"| 10px 4
| style="text-align:center;"| 16 | 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
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! Pos
! Manufacturer ! Points |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Toyota | style="text-align:center;"| 628 |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Ford | style="text-align:center;"| 610 (–18) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 570 (–58) |
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- Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
- . – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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References
{{Reflist}}
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