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=

File:Kentucky Speedway.svg]]

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.

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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
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
51Bayley Currey (i)Petty Ware RacingFord
52B. J. McLeod (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
77Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
colspan="4"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/07/2019-19cup-entry.pdf Official entry list]

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}}

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}}

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

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

11Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet10
222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord9
318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
411Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
510Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord6
64Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord5
717Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord4
819Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota3
98Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2
1021Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord1
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

118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
220Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
33Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8
422Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord7
514Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord6
642Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet5
71Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet4
812Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord3
921Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord2
1010Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord1
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

141Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26954
21018Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26953
32120Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26943
41942Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26938
51811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26939
6714Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord26937
71122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord26946
8141Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord26929
9356Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord26928
102537Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet26927
111421Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord26929
121617Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord26929
131512Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord26927
14210Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord26930
15209Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26922
162395Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota26921
172288Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26820
181224William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26819
19819Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota26821
2032Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord26817
212947Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet26816
2254Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord26820
232743Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet26714
2468Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet26715
251734Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord26712
262613Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet26711
273036Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord26710
282832Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord2669
292438David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord2668
301348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2667
313215Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet2640
323300Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet2630
333151Bayley Currey (i)Petty Ware RacingFord2620
343677Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet2603
3593Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23810
363452B. J. McLeod (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet1100
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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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=

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
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit 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

align="left"| 10px

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

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

| style="text-align:center;"| 746

align="left"| 10px

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

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

| style="text-align:center;"| 735 (–11)

align="left"| 10px

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

| Kevin Harvick

| style="text-align:center;"| 645 (–101)

align="left"| 10px

| 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)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

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

| style="text-align:center;"| 607 (–139)

align="left"| 10px

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

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

| style="text-align:center;"| 554 (–192)

align="left"| 10px

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

| Aric Almirola

| style="text-align:center;"| 542 (–204)

align="left"| 10px

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

| Ryan Blaney

| style="text-align:center;"| 535 (–211)

align="left"| 10px

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

| William Byron

| style="text-align:center;"| 517 (–229)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

| Kyle Larson

| style="text-align:center;"| 511 (–235)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

| Clint Bowyer

| style="text-align:center;"| 481 (–265)

align="left"| 10px 2

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

| Jimmie Johnson

| style="text-align:center;"| 481 (–265)

align="left"| 10px 2

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

| Erik Jones

| 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

align="left"| 10px

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

| Toyota

| style="text-align:center;"| 692

align="left"| 10px

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

| Ford

| style="text-align:center;"| 673 (–19)

align="left"| 10px

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

| Chevrolet

| style="text-align:center;"| 650 (–42)

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2019 Quaker State 400

Category:2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

Category:2019 in sports in Kentucky

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