2019 South Point 400
The 2019 South Point 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 15, 2019 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the 27th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, first race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 16.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 27 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
| Date | September 15, 2019 | ||
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km) | ||
| Average speed | 142.555 miles per hour (229.420 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
| Time | 30.180 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 105 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 2.384 million[9] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn Announcers | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
Report
Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the track where the race is held.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entry list
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.327 seconds and a speed of 178.059 mph (286.558 km/h).[10]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.327 | 178.059 |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.470 | 177.223 |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.483 | 177.148 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Final practice
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.461 seconds and a speed of 177.276 mph (285.298 km/h).[11]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.461 | 177.276 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 30.546 | 176.783 |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 30.626 | 176.321 |
| Official final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Clint Bowyer scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.180 and a speed of 178.926 mph (287.953 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results
Race
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final stage results
Stage Three Laps: 107
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 53 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 51 |
| 3 | 18 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 34 |
| 4 | 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 39 |
| 5 | 23 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 35 |
| 6 | 19 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 32 |
| 7 | 14 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 39 |
| 8 | 15 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 39 |
| 9 | 22 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 47 |
| 10 | 17 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | 27 |
| 11 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 26 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 31 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 32 |
| 14 | 21 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 23 |
| 15 | 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 26 |
| 16 | 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 21 |
| 17 | 6 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 20 |
| 18 | 28 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 19 |
| 19 | 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 266 | 18 |
| 20 | 2 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 24 |
| 21 | 25 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 266 | 16 |
| 22 | 11 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 15 |
| 23 | 31 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 14 |
| 24 | 10 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 13 |
| 25 | 1 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 12 |
| 26 | 12 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 265 | 11 |
| 27 | 16 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | 10 |
| 28 | 33 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 265 | 9 |
| 29 | 30 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 264 | 7 |
| 31 | 32 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 262 | 0 |
| 32 | 36 | 53 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 260 | 0 |
| 33 | 35 | 51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 259 | 0 |
| 34 | 38 | 27 | Joe Nemechek (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 257 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 52 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 255 | 0 |
| 36 | 26 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 254 | 2 |
| 37 | 37 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Spire Motorsports | Toyota | 250 | 1 |
| 38 | 39 | 66 | Joey Gase (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 249 | 0 |
| 39 | 5 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 8 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 24 among 14 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 4 for 22
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 48 minutes and 34 seconds
- Average speed: 142.555 miles per hour (229.420 km/h)
Media
Television
NBC Sports called 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.
| NBCSN | |
|---|---|
| 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 covered the radio call for the race which was also be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 & Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini, and Heather Debeaux worked pit road for the radio side.
| PRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow | Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini Heather Debeaux |
Standings after the race
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References
- "2019 schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 5, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 14, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- "South Point 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- "2019 South Point 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- Utter, Jim (September 13, 2019). "Clint Bowyer tops Friday's first Cup practice at Las Vegas". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- Utter, Jim (September 13, 2019). "Kurt Busch fastest in Friday's final Cup practice at Las Vegas". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- Utter, Jim (September 14, 2019). "Clint Bowyer wins Las Vegas pole - his first in 12 years". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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