2019 Quaker State 400
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{{Infobox NASCAR race report
| Type = NASME
| Description =
| Race_Name = Quaker State 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=June 9, 2019|date=May 5, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Kentucky Speedway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/kentucky-speedway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=June 9, 2019|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=April 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428042510/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/kentucky-speedway.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/07/09/quaker-state-400-entry-list-2019-kentucky/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=July 9, 2019|date=July 9, 2019}}{{cite web|title=First Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/07/12/quaker-state-400-first-practice-speeds-kentucky/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=July 12, 2019|date=July 12, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Final Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/07/12/quaker-state-400-final-practice-speeds-kentucky/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=July 12, 2019|date=July 12, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Starting Lineup|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/07/12/quaker-state-400-starting-lineup-kentucky/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=July 12, 2019|date=July 12, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Quaker State 400 Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/07/13/quaker-state-400-results-kentucky-2019/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=July 13, 2019|date=July 13, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/07/2019-19cup-points.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=July 13, 2019|date=July 13, 2019}}
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2019|07|13}}
| Year = 2019
| Race_No = 19
| Season_No = 36
| Image =2019_Quaker_State_400_program_cover.jpeg
| Caption =The 2019 Quaker State 400 program cover.
| Location = Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky
| Course_mi = 1.5
| Course_km = 2.4
| Distance_laps = 269
| Distance_mi = 403.5
| Distance_km = 645.6
| Scheduled_laps = 267
| Scheduled_mi = 400.5
| Scheduled_km = 640.8
| Weather =
| Avg = {{convert|141.07|mph|km/h}}
| Pole_Driver = Daniel Suárez
| Pole_Team = Stewart-Haas Racing
| Pole_Time = 29.254
| Most_Driver = Kyle Busch
| Most_Team = Joe Gibbs Racing
| Most_laps = 72
| Car = 1
| First_Driver = Kurt Busch
| First_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing
| Network = NBCSN
| Announcers = Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
| Ratings = 2.075 million{{cite web|title=Quaker State 400 ratings|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-7-8-7-14-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716142042/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-7-8-7-14-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 July 2019|website=ShowBuzzDaily|publisher=Mitch Metcalf|access-date=16 July 2019}}
| Radio = PRN
| Booth_Ann = Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
| Turn_Ann = Doug Turnbull (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)
}}
The 2019 Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 13, 2019 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. Contested over 269 laps—extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish, on the {{convert|1.5|mi|km|adj=on}} speedway, it was the 19th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The race saw an amazing finish between brothers Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch as Kurt would hold off his younger brother to win the race.
Report
=Background=
The sixth running of the Quaker State 400 was held in Sparta, Kentucky at Kentucky Speedway on July 9, 2016. The track is a {{convert|1.5|mi|km|adj=on}} tri-oval speedway owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Kentucky Speedway, which has also hosted the ARCA Racing Series, NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the Indy Racing League, has a grandstand seating capacity of 107,000.
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==Entry list ==
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
=First practice=
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.389 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|183.742|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Kurt Busch tops Friday's first Cup practice at Kentucky|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kurt-busch-kentucky-cup-practice/4493453/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=July 12, 2019|location=Sparta, Kentucky|date=July 12, 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 || 29.389 || 183.742 |
2
| 10 || Aric Almirola || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 29.421 || 183.542 |
3
| 41 || Daniel Suárez || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 29.492 || 183.101 |
colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/07/2019-19cup-practice1.pdf Official first practice results] |
=Final practice=
Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.621 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|182.303|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=DeGroot|first=Nick|title=Brad Keselowski leads final practice at Kentucky|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/brad-keselowski-final-practice-kentucky/4493581/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=July 12, 2019|location=Sparta, Kentucky|date=July 12, 2019}}
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Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |
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1
| 2 || Brad Keselowski || Team Penske || Ford || 29.621 || 182.303 |
2
| 4 || Kevin Harvick || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 29.704 || 181.794 |
3
| 11 || Denny Hamlin || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 29.709 || 181.763 |
colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/07/2019-19cup-practice2.pdf Official final practice results] |
Qualifying
Daniel Suárez scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.254 and a speed of {{Convert|184.590|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Daniel Suarez tops SHR teammate Almirola for Kentucky pole|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/daniel-suarez-shr-kentucky-pole/4493678/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=July 12, 2019|location=Sparta, Kentucky|date=July 12, 2019}}
=Qualifying results=
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Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time |
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1
|41 ||Daniel Suárez ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||29.254 |
2
|10 ||Aric Almirola ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||29.380 |
3
|2 ||Brad Keselowski ||Team Penske ||Ford ||29.437 |
4
|1 ||Kurt Busch ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||29.451 |
5
|4 ||Kevin Harvick ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||29.458 |
6
|8 ||Daniel Hemric (R) ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||29.526 |
7
|14 ||Clint Bowyer ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||29.535 |
8
|19 ||Martin Truex Jr. ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||29.575 |
9
|3 ||Austin Dillon ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||29.580 |
10
|18 ||Kyle Busch ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||29.601 |
11
|22 ||Joey Logano ||Team Penske ||Ford ||29.620 |
12
|24 ||William Byron ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||29.625 |
13
|48 ||Jimmie Johnson ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||29.646 |
14
|21 ||Paul Menard ||Wood Brothers Racing ||Ford ||29.667 |
15
|12 ||Ryan Blaney ||Team Penske ||Ford ||29.671 |
16
|17 ||Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||29.686 |
17
|34 ||Michael McDowell ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||29.752 |
18
|11 ||Denny Hamlin ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||29.763 |
19
|42 ||Kyle Larson ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||29.776 |
20
|9 ||Chase Elliott ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||29.779 |
21
|20 ||Erik Jones ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||29.821 |
22
|88 ||Alex Bowman ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||29.874 |
23
|6 ||Ryan Newman ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||29.887 |
24
|95 ||Matt DiBenedetto ||Leavine Family Racing ||Toyota ||29.914 |
25
|38 ||David Ragan ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||29.948 |
26
|37 ||Chris Buescher ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||29.954 |
27
|13 ||Ty Dillon ||Germain Racing ||Chevrolet ||29.985 |
28
|43 ||Bubba Wallace ||Richard Petty Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||30.008 |
29
|32 ||Corey LaJoie ||Go Fas Racing ||Ford ||30.014 |
30
|47 ||Ryan Preece (R) ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||30.023 |
31
|36 ||Matt Tifft (R) ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||30.172 |
32
|51 ||Bayley Currey (i) ||Petty Ware Racing ||Ford ||30.387 |
33
|15 ||Ross Chastain (i) ||Premium Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||30.421 |
34
|00 ||Landon Cassill (i) ||StarCom Racing ||Chevrolet ||30.533 |
35
|52 ||B. J. McLeod (i) ||Rick Ware Racing ||Chevrolet ||30.964 |
36
|77 ||Quin Houff ||Spire Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||31.031 |
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/07/2019-19cup-qualresults.pdf Official qualifying results] |
- Note: Ryan Newman and Quin Houff had their times disallowed and 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 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
7 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 4 |
8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
9 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1 |
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/07/2019-19cup-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 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
2 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
5 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
6 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
9 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 2 |
10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/07/2019-19cup-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 | 4 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 269 | 54 |
2 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 269 | 53 |
3 | 21 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 269 | 43 |
4 | 19 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 269 | 38 |
5 | 18 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 269 | 39 |
6 | 7 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 269 | 37 |
7 | 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 269 | 46 |
8 | 1 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 269 | 29 |
9 | 35 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 269 | 28 |
10 | 25 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 269 | 27 |
11 | 14 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 269 | 29 |
12 | 16 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 269 | 29 |
13 | 15 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 269 | 27 |
14 | 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 269 | 30 |
15 | 20 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 269 | 22 |
16 | 23 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 269 | 21 |
17 | 22 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 268 | 20 |
18 | 12 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 268 | 19 |
19 | 8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 268 | 21 |
20 | 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 268 | 17 |
21 | 29 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 268 | 16 |
22 | 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 268 | 20 |
23 | 27 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 14 |
24 | 6 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 15 |
25 | 17 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 12 |
26 | 26 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 11 |
27 | 30 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 10 |
28 | 28 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 266 | 9 |
29 | 24 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 8 |
30 | 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 7 |
31 | 32 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 264 | 0 |
32 | 33 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 263 | 0 |
33 | 31 | 51 | Bayley Currey (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 262 | 0 |
34 | 36 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 260 | 3 |
35 | 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 238 | 10 |
36 | 34 | 52 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 0 |
colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/07/2019-19cup-results.pdf Official race results] |
=Race statistics=
- Lead changes: 15 among 10 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 7 for 35
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 51 minutes and 37 seconds
- Average speed: {{convert|141.07|mph|km/h}}
Media
=Television=
NBC Sports covered 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.
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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=
PRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the action from the booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. Doug Turnbull called the action from turns 1 & 2 and Pat Patterson called the action from turns 3 & 4. Brad Gillie, Wendy Venturini, Steve Richards, and Brett McMillan called the duties on pit lane.
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colspan="3"|PRN | ||
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Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow | Turns 1 & 2: Doug Turnbull Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini Steve Richards |
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;"| 746 |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kyle Busch | style="text-align:center;"| 735 (–11) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 645 (–101) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Brad Keselowski | style="text-align:center;"| 630 (–116) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Denny Hamlin | style="text-align:center;"| 627 (–119) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Martin Truex Jr. | style="text-align:center;"| 618 (–128) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kurt Busch | style="text-align:center;"| 618 (–128) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Chase Elliott | style="text-align:center;"| 607 (–139) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Alex Bowman | style="text-align:center;"| 554 (–192) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 542 (–204) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="text-align:center;"| 535 (–211) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:center;"| 517 (–229) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 13 | style="text-align:center;"| 511 (–235) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 14 | style="text-align:center;"| 481 (–265) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 | style="text-align:center;"| 481 (–265) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 16 | style="text-align:center;"| 473 (–273) |
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!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/07/2019-19cup-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;"| 692 |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Ford | style="text-align:center;"| 673 (–19) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 650 (–42) |
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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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