2019 STP 500
{{Short description|Sixth race of the 2019 Monster Energy Cup Series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report
| Type = NASME
| Description =
| Race Name = STP 500
| 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=March 2, 2019|date=May 5, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Martinsville Speedway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/martinsville-speedway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=March 2, 2019|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=April 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425205616/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/martinsville-speedway.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/03/18/2019-stp-500-entry-list-martinsville/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=March 18, 2019|date=March 18, 2019}}{{cite web|title=First Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/03/23/2019-stp-500-first-practice-speeds/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=March 23, 2019|date=March 23, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Final Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/03/23/stp-500-final-practice-speeds-2019/
|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=March 23, 2019|date=March 23, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Starting Lineup|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/03/23/stp-500-starting-lineup-2019/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=March 23, 2019|date=March 23, 2019}}{{cite web|title=STP 500 Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/03/24/2019-stp-500-results-martinsville-speedway/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=March 24, 2019|date=March 24, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-06cup-points.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=March 24, 2019|date=March 24, 2019}}
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2019|03|24}}
| Year = 2019
| Race_No = 6
| Season_No = 36
| Image = Martinsville Speedway track map.png
| Caption = Martinsville Speedway
| Location = Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia
| Course_mi = 0.526
| Course_km = 0.847
| Distance_laps = 500
| Distance_mi = 263
| Distance_km = 423.5
| Weather =
| Avg = {{convert|78.158|mph|km/h}}
| Pole_Driver = Joey Logano
| Pole_Team = Team Penske
| Pole_Time = 19.356
| Most_Driver = Brad Keselowski
| Most_Team = Team Penske
| Most_laps = 446
| Car = 2
| First_Driver = Brad Keselowski
| First_Team = Team Penske
| Network = FS1
| Announcers = Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
| Ratings = 2.455 million{{cite web|title=STP 500 ratings|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-3-18-3-24-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326142148/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-3-18-3-24-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 March 2019|website=ShowBuzzDaily|publisher=Mitch Metcalf|access-date=26 March 2019}}
| Radio = MRN
| Booth_Ann = Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace
| Turn_Ann = Dave Moody (Backstretch)
}}
The 2019 STP 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on March 24, 2019, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the .526 mile (.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track, it was the sixth race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
=Background=
File:Martinsville Speedway, September 2011 overview.JPG, the track where the race was held.]]
Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At {{convert|0.526|mi|km}} in length, it is the shortest track in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.
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==Entry list==
Practice
=First practice=
File:2019 STP 500 first practice from frontstretch.jpeg
Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 19.387 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|97.674|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Stewart-Haas Racing's Fords lead Saturday's first Cup practice|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/stewart-haas-racing-martinsville-practice/4357546/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=March 23, 2019|location=Ridgeway, Virginia|date=March 23, 2019}}
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Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |
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1
| 14 || Clint Bowyer || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 19.387 || 97.674 |
2
| 41 || Daniel Suárez || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 19.470 || 97.257 |
3
| 10 || Aric Almirola || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 19.521 || 97.003 |
colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-06cup-practice1.pdf Official first practice results] |
=Final practice=
File:Chase elliott (47481956741).jpg
Chase Elliott was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 19.413 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|97.543|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Chase Elliott and Hendrick Motorsports top final Cup practice|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/chase-elliott-final-martinsville-practice/4357598/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=March 23, 2019|location=Ridgeway, Virginia|date=March 23, 2019}}
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Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |
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1
| 9 || Chase Elliott || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 19.413 || 97.543 |
2
| 88 || Alex Bowman || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 19.597 || 96.627 |
3
| 48 || Jimmie Johnson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 19.600 || 96.612 |
colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-06cup-practice2.pdf Official final practice results] |
Qualifying
File:2019 STP 500 qualifying from frontstretch.jpeg
File:Joey logano (33605310238).jpg
Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.356 and a speed of {{Convert|97.830|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite news|title=Logano leads pack of Fords to front at Martinsville Speedway|url=https://racing.ap.org/article/logano-leads-pack-fords-front-martinsville-speedway|access-date=March 23, 2019|work=Associated Press|agency=Associated Press|publisher=AP Sports|date=March 23, 2019|location=Ridgeway, Virginia}}
=Qualifying results=
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Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! {{Tooltip|R1|Best time in Round 1}} ! {{Tooltip|R2|Best time in Round 2}} ! {{Tooltip|R3|Best time in Round 3}} |
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1
|22 ||Joey Logano ||Team Penske ||Ford ||19.476 ||19.462 ||19.356 |
2
|10 ||Aric Almirola ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||19.453 ||19.429 ||19.393 |
3
|2 ||Brad Keselowski ||Team Penske ||Ford ||19.430 ||19.474 ||19.430 |
4
|4 ||Kevin Harvick ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||19.462 ||19.423 ||19.445 |
5
|11 ||Denny Hamlin ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||19.355 ||19.385 ||19.449 |
6
|24 ||William Byron ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||19.530 ||19.551 ||19.481 |
7
|42 ||Kyle Larson ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||19.462 ||19.445 ||19.502 |
8
|9 ||Chase Elliott ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||19.548 ||19.432 ||19.511 |
9
|19 ||Martin Truex Jr. ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||19.587 ||19.529 ||19.518 |
10
|41 ||Daniel Suárez ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||19.505 ||19.497 ||19.556 |
11
|14 ||Clint Bowyer ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||19.580 ||19.560 ||19.581 |
12
|48 ||Jimmie Johnson ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||19.579 ||19.550 ||19.608 |
13
|37 ||Chris Buescher ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||19.571 ||19.571 || — |
14
|18 ||Kyle Busch ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||19.635 ||19.579 || — |
15
|21 ||Paul Menard ||Wood Brothers Racing ||Ford ||19.545 ||19.583 || — |
16
|47 ||Ryan Preece (R) ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||19.496 ||19.588 || — |
17
|88 ||Alex Bowman ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||19.580 ||19.593 || — |
18
|12 ||Ryan Blaney ||Team Penske ||Ford ||19.501 ||19.602 || — |
19
|20 ||Erik Jones ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||19.597 ||19.602 || — |
20
|1 ||Kurt Busch ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||19.572 ||19.623 || — |
21
|6 ||Ryan Newman ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||19.570 ||19.626 || — |
22
|95 ||Matt DiBenedetto ||Leavine Family Racing ||Toyota ||19.575 ||19.630 || — |
23
|13 ||Ty Dillon ||Germain Racing ||Chevrolet ||19.591 ||19.652 || — |
24
|34 ||Michael McDowell ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||19.636 ||19.695 || — |
25
|17 ||Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||19.664 || — || — |
26
|38 ||David Ragan ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||19.703 || — || — |
27
|43 ||Bubba Wallace ||Richard Petty Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||19.742 || — || — |
28
|00 ||Landon Cassill ||StarCom Racing ||Chevrolet ||19.785 || — || — |
29
|8 ||Daniel Hemric (R) ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||19.807 || — || — |
30
|3 ||Austin Dillon ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||19.814 || — || — |
31
|15 ||Ross Chastain (i) ||Premium Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||19.846 || — || — |
32
|36 ||Matt Tifft (R) ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||19.846 || — || — |
33
|52 ||Jeb Burton (i) ||Rick Ware Racing ||Chevrolet ||19.998 || — || — |
34
|77 ||D. J. Kennington (i) ||Spire Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||20.013 || — || — |
35
|32 ||Corey LaJoie ||Go Fas Racing ||Ford ||0.000 || — || — |
36
|51 ||Cody Ware (R) ||Petty Ware Racing ||Chevrolet ||0.000 || — || — |
colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-06cup-qualresults.pdf Official qualifying results] |
- William Byron, D. J. Kennington, and Jeb Burton all starting at the back due to failing inspection.
Race
=Stage Results=
File:Brad keselowski (47429082822).jpg
Stage One
Laps: 130
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Pos
! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Points | |||||
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1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
6 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-06cup-results.pdf Official stage one results] |
Stage Two
Laps: 130
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Pos
! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Points | |||||
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1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
9 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-06cup-results.pdf Official stage two results] |
=Final Stage Results=
File:2019 STP 500 from frontstretch.jpeg
Stage Three
Laps: 240
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Pos
! Grid ! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Laps ! Points | |||||||
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1 | 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 60 |
2 | 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 51 |
3 | 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 36 |
4 | 17 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 48 |
5 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 47 |
6 | 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 35 |
7 | 10 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 38 |
8 | 8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 38 |
9 | 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 41 |
10 | 9 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 29 |
11 | 29 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 27 |
12 | 19 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 25 |
13 | 22 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 24 |
14 | 16 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 23 |
15 | 14 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 22 |
16 | 15 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 21 |
17 | 26 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 20 |
18 | 6 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 19 |
19 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 23 |
20 | 21 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 500 | 17 |
21 | 12 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 16 |
22 | 34 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 15 |
23 | 20 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 499 | 14 |
24 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 13 |
25 | 24 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 498 | 12 |
26 | 25 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 496 | 11 |
27 | 28 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 10 |
28 | 27 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 494 | 9 |
29 | 31 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 494 | 8 |
30 | 18 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 491 | 7 |
31 | 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 491 | 6 |
32 | 35 | 77 | D. J. Kennington (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 |
33 | 32 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 489 | 4 |
34 | 30 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 365 | 0 |
35 | 36 | 52 | Jeb Burton (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 |
36 | 33 | 51 | Cody Ware (R) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 1 |
colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-06cup-results.pdf Official race results] |
=Race statistics=
- Lead changes: 4 among 3 different drivers (Laps Led: Keselowski (446), Elliott (49), Logano (5))
- Cautions/Laps: 7 for 56
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 21 minutes and 54 seconds
- Average speed: {{convert|78.158|mph|km/h}}
Media
=Television=
Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Martinsville Speedway. Mike Joy, nine-time Martinsville winner Jeff Gordon and 11-time Martinsville winner Darrell Waltrip called the race from the booth. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled pit road duties for the entire race.
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colspan="2"|FS1 | |
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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=
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and seven-time Martinsville winner Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth as the cars raced down the frontstretch. Dave Moody called the race from atop the turn 3 stands as the field raced down the backstretch. Winston Kelley, Steve Post and Dillon Welch worked pit road for the radio side.
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Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace | Backstretch: Dave Moody | Winston Kelley 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="text-align:center;"| 273 |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 252 (–21) |
align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 248 (–25) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 245 (–28) |
align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 236 (–37) |
align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 215 (–58) |
align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 207 (–66) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 203 (–70) |
align="left"| 10px 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 186 (–87) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 185 (–88) |
align="left"| 10px 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="text-align:center;"| 182 (–91) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:center;"| 158 (–115) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 13 | style="text-align:center;"| 157 (–116) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 14 | style="text-align:center;"| 140 (–133) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 | style="text-align:center;"| 134 (–139) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 16 | style="text-align:center;"| 134 (–139) |
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!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-06cup-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;"| 223 |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Ford | style="text-align:center;"| 222 (–1) |
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 194 (–29) |
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- Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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