2019 Pocono 400
{{Short description|14th race of the 2019 Monster Energy Cup Series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report
| Type = NASME
| Description =
| Race Name = Pocono 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=April 25, 2019|date=May 5, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Pocono Raceway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/pocono-raceway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=April 25, 2019|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=April 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429055158/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/pocono-raceway.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/05/28/2019-pocono-400-entry-list/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=May 28, 2019|date=May 28, 2019}}{{cite web|title=First Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/05/31/pocono-400-first-practice-speeds-2019/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=May 31, 2019|date=May 31, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Final Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/05/31/pocono-400-final-practice-speeds-2019/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=May 31, 2019|date=May 31, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Qualifying Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/06/01/2019-pocono-400-qualifying-results/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=June 1, 2019|date=June 1, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Pocono 400 Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/06/02/2019-pocono-400-results/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=June 2, 2019|date=June 2, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=http://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/2019-14cup-points.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=June 2, 2019|date=June 2, 2019}}
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2019|06|02}}
| Year = 2019
| Race_No = 14
| Season_No = 36
| Image =2019_Pocono_400_program_cover.png
| Caption =The 2019 Pocono 400 program cover, featuring Martin Truex Jr.
| Location = Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
| Course_mi = 2.5
| Course_km = 4
| Distance_laps = 160
| Distance_mi = 400
| Distance_km = 640
| Weather =
| Avg = {{convert|134.718|mph|km/h}}
| Pole_Driver = William Byron
| Pole_Team = Hendrick Motorsports
| Pole_Time = 51.875
| Most_Driver = Kyle Busch
| Most_Team = Joe Gibbs Racing
| Most_laps = 79
| Car = 18
| First_Driver = Kyle Busch
| First_Team = Joe Gibbs Racing
| Network = FS1
| Announcers = Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
| Ratings = 2.386 million{{cite web|title=Pocono 400 ratings|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-5-27-6-2-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604142205/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-5-27-6-2-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2019|website=ShowBuzzDaily|publisher=Mitch Metcalf|access-date=4 June 2019}}
| Radio = MRN
| Booth_Ann = Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
| Turn_Ann = Dave Moody (1), Mike Bagley (2) and Kurt Becker (3)
}}
The 2019 Pocono 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 2, 2019 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the {{convert|2.5|mi|km|adj=on}} triangular racecourse, it was the 14th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Kyle Busch won the race, his fourth of the season and 55th career cup series win overall, tying Rusty Wallace for 9th on NASCAR's all-time Cup Series wins list.
Entry list
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
=First practice=
Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 52.565 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|171.217|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Daniel Suarez tops opening Cup practice at Pocono|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/daniel-suarez-pocono-cup-practice/4415110/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=May 31, 2019|location=Long Pond, Pennsylvania|date=May 31, 2019}}
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Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |
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1
| 41 || Daniel Suárez || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 52.565 || 171.217 |
2
| 12 || Ryan Blaney || Team Penske || Ford || 52.604 || 171.090 |
3
| 88 || Alex Bowman || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 52.836 || 170.338 |
colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-14cup-practice1.pdf Official first practice results] |
=Final practice=
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 52.110 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|172.712|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Three-time Pocono winner Kurt Busch fastest in final practice|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kurt-busch-fastest-final-practice-pocono/4415149/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=May 31, 2019|location=Long Pond, Pennsylvania|date=May 31, 2019}}
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Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |
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1
| 1 || Kurt Busch || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet || 52.110 || 172.712 |
2
| 2 || Brad Keselowski || Team Penske || Ford || 52.387 || 171.798 |
3
| 42 || Kyle Larson || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet || 52.444 || 171.612 |
colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-14cup-practice2.pdf Official final practice results] |
Qualifying
File:William byron (48010186961).jpg
William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 51.875 and a speed of {{Convert|173.494|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=DeGroot|first=Nick|title=William Byron earns Pocono pole over Kyle Busch|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/william-byron-pocono-pole/4415633/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=June 1, 2019|location=Long Pond, Pennsylvania|date=June 1, 2019}}
=Qualifying results=
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Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time |
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1
|24 ||William Byron ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||51.875 |
2
|18 ||Kyle Busch ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||52.135 |
3
|14 ||Clint Bowyer ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||52.168 |
4
|20 ||Erik Jones ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||52.201 |
5
|2 ||Brad Keselowski ||Team Penske ||Ford ||52.212 |
6
|11 ||Denny Hamlin ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||52.344 |
7
|42 ||Kyle Larson ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||52.359 |
8
|48 ||Jimmie Johnson ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||52.369 |
9
|41 ||Daniel Suárez ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||52.420 |
10
|3 ||Austin Dillon ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||52.429 |
11
|4 ||Kevin Harvick ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||52.438 |
12
|9 ||Chase Elliott ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||52.442 |
13
|10 ||Aric Almirola ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||52.454 |
14
|21 ||Paul Menard ||Wood Brothers Racing ||Ford ||52.458 |
15
|88 ||Alex Bowman ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||52.461 |
16
|22 ||Joey Logano ||Team Penske ||Ford ||52.518 |
17
|12 ||Ryan Blaney ||Team Penske ||Ford ||52.574 |
18
|17 ||Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||52.586 |
19
|6 ||Ryan Newman ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||52.761 |
20
|19 ||Martin Truex Jr. ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||52.803 |
21
|1 ||Kurt Busch ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||52.884 |
22
|95 ||Matt DiBenedetto ||Leavine Family Racing ||Toyota ||52.910 |
23
|8 ||Daniel Hemric (R) ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||52.915 |
24
|37 ||Chris Buescher ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||52.928 |
25
|13 ||Ty Dillon ||Germain Racing ||Chevrolet ||52.942 |
26
|43 ||Bubba Wallace ||Richard Petty Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||53.189 |
27
|38 ||David Ragan ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||53.373 |
28
|34 ||Michael McDowell ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||53.434 |
29
|47 ||Ryan Preece (R) ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||53.711 |
30
|36 ||Matt Tifft (R) ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||53.862 |
31
|00 ||Landon Cassill (i) ||StarCom Racing ||Chevrolet ||53.905 |
32
|15 ||Ross Chastain (i) ||Premium Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||54.063 |
33
|32 ||Corey LaJoie ||Go Fas Racing ||Ford ||54.073 |
34
|51 ||Bayley Currey (i) ||Petty Ware Racing ||Ford ||54.086 |
35
|27 ||Reed Sorenson ||Premium Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||54.982 |
36
|77 ||Quin Houff ||Spire Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||55.458 |
37
|52 ||J. J. Yeley ||Rick Ware Racing ||Chevrolet ||0.000 |
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/2019-14cup-qualresults.pdf Official qualifying results] |
Race
=Stage results=
File:Kyle larson (48010273397).jpg
Stage One
Laps: 50
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Pos
! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Points | |||||
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1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
7 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
10 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1 |
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/2019-14cup-results.pdf Official stage one results] |
Stage Two
Laps: 50
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Pos
! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Points | |||||
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1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
5 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 6 |
6 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/2019-14cup-results.pdf Official stage two results] |
=Final stage results=
File:Kyle busch (48010185171).jpg
Stage Three
Laps: 60
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Pos
! Grid ! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Laps ! Points | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 160 | 40 |
2 | 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 160 | 50 |
3 | 4 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 160 | 34 |
4 | 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 33 |
5 | 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 160 | 32 |
6 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 160 | 31 |
7 | 16 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 160 | 42 |
8 | 9 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 160 | 34 |
9 | 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 45 |
10 | 13 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 160 | 33 |
11 | 21 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 31 |
12 | 17 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 160 | 30 |
13 | 23 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 26 |
14 | 24 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 26 |
15 | 15 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 22 |
16 | 19 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 160 | 27 |
17 | 22 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 160 | 20 |
18 | 14 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 160 | 20 |
19 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 18 |
20 | 28 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 160 | 17 |
21 | 26 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 20 |
22 | 11 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 159 | 22 |
23 | 29 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 159 | 14 |
24 | 32 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 |
25 | 34 | 51 | Bayley Currey (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 159 | 0 |
26 | 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 159 | 31 |
27 | 25 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 158 | 10 |
28 | 35 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 157 | 9 |
29 | 36 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 157 | 8 |
30 | 27 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 156 | 7 |
31 | 31 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 |
32 | 18 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 146 | 5 |
33 | 30 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 128 | 4 |
34 | 37 | 52 | J. J. Yeley | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 3 |
35 | 20 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 91 | 4 |
36 | 32 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 68 | 1 |
37 | 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28 | 1 |
colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/2019-14cup-results.pdf Official race results] |
=Race statistics=
- Lead changes: 13 among 9 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8 for 28
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 58 minutes and 9 seconds
- Average speed: {{convert|134.718|mph|km/h}}
Media
=Television=
Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on FS1 for the fifth consecutive year. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while six-time Pocono winner, Jeff Gordon and four-time winner Darrell Waltrip were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race.
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colspan="2"|FS1 Television | |
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Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip | Jamie Little Vince Welch Matt Yocum |
= Radio =
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and four-time Pocono winner Rusty Wallace announced the race in the booth while the field was racing on the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 1 when the field was racing through turn 1 while Mike Bagley called the race from a billboard outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turn 2. Kurt Becker reported the race from a billboard outside turn 3 when the field was racing through turn 3. Winston Kelley, Steve Post and Dillon Welch reported from pit lane during the race.
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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 | Turn 1: Dave Moody Turn 2: Mike Bagley Turn 3: Kurt Becker | Jason Toy Steve Post Dillon Welch |
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;"| Kyle Busch | style="text-align:center;"| 568 |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Joey Logano | style="text-align:center;"| 564 (–4) |
align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Chase Elliott | style="text-align:center;"| 511 (–57) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Brad Keselowski | style="text-align:center;"| 509 (–59) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 500 (–68) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Denny Hamlin | style="text-align:center;"| 465 (–103) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Martin Truex Jr. | style="text-align:center;"| 452 (–116) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 437 (–131) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 406 (–162) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 402 (–166) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="text-align:center;"| 395 (–173) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:center;"| 393 (–175) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 13 | style="text-align:center;"| 368 (–200) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 14 | style="text-align:center;"| 361 (–207) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 | style="text-align:center;"| 343 (–225) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 16 | style="text-align:center;"| 342 (–226) |
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!colspan="9"|[http://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/2019-14cup-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;"| 524 |
align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Ford | style="text-align:center;"| 502 (–22) |
align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 468 (–56) |
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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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