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2019 Toyota Owners 400

{{Short description|Ninth race of the 2019 Monster Energy Cup Series}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report

| Type = NASME

| Description =

| Race Name = Toyota Owners 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=March 19, 2019|date=May 5, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Richmond International Raceway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/richmond-international-raceway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=March 19, 2019|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=September 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903070908/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/richmond-international-raceway.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/04/09/toyota-owners-400-entry-list-2019-richmond/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=April 9, 2019|date=April 9, 2019}}{{cite web|title=First Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/04/12/2019-toyota-owners-400-first-practice-speeds/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=April 12, 2019|date=April 12, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Qualifying Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/04/12/2019-toyota-owners-400-qualifying-results/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=April 12, 2019|date=April 12, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Toyota Owners 400 Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/04/13/2019-toyota-owners-400-results/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=April 13, 2019|date=April 13, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-09cup-points.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=April 13, 2019|date=April 13, 2019}}

| Fulldate = {{Start date|2019|04|13}}

| Year = 2019

| Race_No = 9

| Season_No = 36

| Image = Richmond International Speedway.png

| Caption =

| Location = Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia

| Course_mi = 0.75

| Course_km = 1.2

| Distance_laps = 400

| Distance_mi = 300

| Distance_km = 480

| Weather =

| Avg = {{convert|99.852|mph|km/h}}

| Pole_Driver = Kevin Harvick

| Pole_Team = Stewart-Haas Racing

| Pole_Time = 21.722

| Most_Driver = Martin Truex Jr.

| Most_Team = Joe Gibbs Racing

| Most_laps = 186

| Car = 19

| First_Driver = Martin Truex Jr.

| First_Team = Joe Gibbs Racing

| Network = Fox

| Announcers = Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip

| Ratings = 2.787 million{{cite web|title=Toyota Owners 400 ratings|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-4-8-4-14-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416142204/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-4-8-4-14-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 April 2019|website=ShowBuzzDaily|publisher=Mitch Metcalf|access-date=16 April 2019}}

| Radio = MRN

| Booth_Ann = Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace

| Turn_Ann = Mike Bagley (Backstretch)

}}

The 2019 Toyota Owners 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 13, 2019, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.75 mile (1.2 km) asphalt short track, it was the ninth race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

=Background=

File:Richmond International Raceway from stands.jpg, the track where the race was held.]]

Richmond Raceway is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it hostes the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, formerly hosted an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

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==Entry list==

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

00Landon CassillStarCom 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
51Jeb Burton (i)Petty Ware RacingFord
52Bayley Currey (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
66Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
77Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
colspan="4"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-09cup-entry.pdf Official entry list]

Practice

=First practice=

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.185 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|121.704|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Kyle Larson leads first NASCAR Cup practice at Richmond|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kyle-larson-leads-first-nascar-cup-practice-at-richmond/4369153/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=April 12, 2019|location=Richmond, Virginia|date=April 12, 2019}}

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Time

! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}}

1

| 42 || Kyle Larson || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet || 22.185 || 121.704

2

| 11 || Denny Hamlin || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 22.189 || 121.682

3

| 37 || Chris Buescher || JTG Daugherty Racing || Chevrolet || 22.197 || 121.638

colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-09cup-practice1.pdf Official first practice results]

=Final practice=

Final practice session scheduled for Friday was cancelled due to rain.

Qualifying

File:Kevin harvick (47586521012).jpg

Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 21.722 and a speed of {{Convert|124.298|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Kevin Harvick tops Erik Jones for Richmond Cup pole|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kevin-harvick-richmond-cup-pole/4369329/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=April 12, 2019|location=Richmond, Virginia|date=April 12, 2019}}

=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}}

1

|4 ||Kevin Harvick ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||21.579 ||21.698 ||21.722

2

|20 ||Erik Jones ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||21.588 ||21.703 ||21.760

3

|1 ||Kurt Busch ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||21.460 ||21.782 ||21.797

4

|22 ||Joey Logano ||Team Penske ||Ford ||21.699 ||21.777 ||21.832

5

|18 ||Kyle Busch ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||21.735 ||21.640 ||21.845

6

|19 ||Martin Truex Jr. ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||21.649 ||21.725 ||21.880

7

|9 ||Chase Elliott ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||21.662 ||21.785 ||21.924

8

|3 ||Austin Dillon ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||21.573 ||21.730 ||21.958

9

|41 ||Daniel Suárez ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||21.645 ||21.834 ||22.021

10

|48 ||Jimmie Johnson ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||21.698 ||21.841 ||22.101

11

|37 ||Chris Buescher ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||21.718 ||21.794 ||22.106

12

|2 ||Brad Keselowski ||Team Penske ||Ford ||21.789 ||21.763 ||22.120

13

|21 ||Paul Menard ||Wood Brothers Racing ||Ford ||21.760 ||21.848 || —

14

|42 ||Kyle Larson ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||21.511 ||21.855 || —

15

|10 ||Aric Almirola ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||21.766 ||21.865 || —

16

|17 ||Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||21.539 ||21.871 || —

17

|88 ||Alex Bowman ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||21.705 ||21.891 || —

18

|11 ||Denny Hamlin ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||21.571 ||21.898 || —

19

|24 ||William Byron ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||21.730 ||21.899 || —

20

|36 ||Matt Tifft (R) ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||21.755 ||21.900 || —

21

|14 ||Clint Bowyer ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||21.594 ||21.925 || —

22

|38 ||David Ragan ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||21.678 ||21.934 || —

23

|47 ||Ryan Preece (R) ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||21.770 ||21.951 || —

24

|8 ||Daniel Hemric (R) ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||21.796 ||22.099 || —

25

|34 ||Michael McDowell ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||21.802 || — || —

26

|43 ||Bubba Wallace ||Richard Petty Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||21.821 || — || —

27

|95 ||Matt DiBenedetto ||Leavine Family Racing ||Toyota ||21.823 || — || —

28

|32 ||Corey LaJoie ||Go Fas Racing ||Ford ||21.843 || — || —

29

|12 ||Ryan Blaney ||Team Penske ||Ford ||21.849 || — || —

30

|13 ||Ty Dillon ||Germain Racing ||Chevrolet ||21.873 || — || —

31

|6 ||Ryan Newman ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||21.898 || — || —

32

|00 ||Landon Cassill ||StarCom Racing ||Chevrolet ||21.920 || — || —

33

|52 ||Bayley Currey (i) ||Rick Ware Racing ||Chevrolet ||22.046 || — || —

34

|51 ||Jeb Burton (i) ||Petty Ware Racing ||Ford ||22.211 || — || —

35

|77 ||Quin Houff ||Spire Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||22.384 || — || —

36

|66 ||Joey Gase (i) ||MBM Motorsports ||Toyota ||22.652 || — || —

37

|15 ||Ross Chastain (i) ||Premium Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||0.000 || — || —

colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-09cup-qualresults.pdf Official qualifying results]

  • Note: Erik Jones, Chase Elliott, Daniel Suarez, Jimmie Johnson, Aric Almirola, Denny Hamlin, Matt Tifft, and Joey Gase all had their times disallowed and started at the rear of the field due to failing inspection and started based on owner points.

Race

=Stage Results=

File:2019 Toyota Owners 400 from frontstretch.jpeg

Stage One

Laps: 100

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Points

118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord9
319Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota8
44Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord7
514Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord6
62Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord5
71Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet4
837Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet3
921Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord2
1041Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord1
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-09cup-results.pdf Official stage one results]

File:Joey logano (46915099774).jpg

Stage Two

Laps: 100

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Points

122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord10
219Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota9
34Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord8
42Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord7
514Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord6
641Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord5
71Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet4
820Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
937Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2
1021Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord1
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-09cup-results.pdf Official stage two results]

=Final Stage Results=

File:Martin truex jr. (46915100044).jpg

Stage Three

Laps: 200

class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%"
Pos

! Grid

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Points

1519Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota40057
2322Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord40054
31414Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord40046
414Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord40048
53011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40032
663Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40031
782Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord40042
8418Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40039
9246Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord40028
10921Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord40030
1121Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet40034
123448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40025
131324William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40024
143520Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40026
15329Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40022
161117Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord40021
171288Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39920
183341Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord39925
19178Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet39918
201647Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet39917
212313Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet39816
22737Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet39820
233110Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord39814
242095Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota39813
252212Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord39812
262132Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord39611
271943Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet39610
281538David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord3969
293636Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord3958
302915Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet3940
312751Jeb Burton (i)Petty Ware RacingFord3920
322652Bayley Currey (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet3920
333766Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota3870
342877Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet3863
352500Landon CassillStarCom RacingChevrolet3222
361834Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord2401
371042Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1251
colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-09cup-results.pdf Official race results]

=Race statistics=

  • Lead changes: 8 among 5 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 5 for 41
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes and 16 seconds
  • Average speed: {{convert|99.852|mph|km/h}}

Media

=Television=

Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Richmond Raceway. Mike Joy, two-time Richmond winner Jeff Gordon and six-time Richmond winner Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.

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colspan="2"|Fox
Booth announcersPit 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 simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and six-time Richmond winner Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Winston Kelley, Steve Post and Glenn Jarrett worked pit road for the radio side.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
colspan="3"|MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace		Backstretch: Mike BagleyWinston Kelley
Steve Post
Dillon Welch

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;"| Kyle Busch

| style="text-align:center;"| 400

align="left"| 10px 1

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

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

| style="text-align:center;"| 380 (–20)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Denny Hamlin

| style="text-align:center;"| 366 (–36)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| Kevin Harvick

| style="text-align:center;"| 349 (–51)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Brad Keselowski

| style="text-align:center;"| 313 (–87)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Martin Truex Jr.

| style="text-align:center;"| 311 (–89)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| Kurt Busch

| style="text-align:center;"| 287 (–113)

align="left"| 10px 3

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

| Clint Bowyer

| style="text-align:center;"| 280 (–120)

align="left"| 10px 3

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

| Ryan Blaney

| style="text-align:center;"| 277 (–123)

align="left"| 10px

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

| Chase Elliott

| style="text-align:center;"| 267 (–133)

align="left"| 10px 2

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

| Aric Almirola

| style="text-align:center;"| 260 (–140)

align="left"| 10px

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

| Daniel Suárez

| style="text-align:center;"| 235 (–165)

align="left"| 10px

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

| Jimmie Johnson

| style="text-align:center;"| 234 (–166)

align="left"| 10px 4

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

| Austin Dillon

| style="text-align:center;"| 216 (–184)

align="left"| 10px

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

| Ryan Newman

| style="text-align:center;"| 216 (–184)

align="left"| 10px 3

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

| Paul Menard

| style="text-align:center;"| 213 (–187)

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!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-09cup-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;"| 343

align="left"| 10px

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

| Ford

| style="text-align:center;"| 326 (–17)

align="left"| 10px

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

| Chevrolet

| style="text-align:center;"| 292 (–51)

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