The 2019 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 3, 2019, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 267 laps on the asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the third race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
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Background
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 complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entry list Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware (R) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 52 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 66 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 96 Parker Kligerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing ToyotaOfficial entry list
First practice Austin Dillon was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.951 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.951 180.294 2 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.987 180.078 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.995 180.030Official first practice results
Qualifying Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.914 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 14 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.222 29.814 29.914 211 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.083 30.046 29.924 318 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.151 30.001 30.049 43 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.006 29.816 30.082 58 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.076 30.049 30.087 638 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.174 30.003 30.092 742 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.030 29.929 30.131 817 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.048 29.992 30.234 948 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.153 30.003 30.255 1022 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 30.073 30.047 30.356 1188 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.080 29.985 30.504 129 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.159 30.008 30.533 1312 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 30.078 30.055 — 1413 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 30.123 30.061 — 1521 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.256 30.071 — 1634 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.126 30.082 — 1714 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.241 30.096 — 1820 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.100 30.101 — 192 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 30.276 30.132 — 2024 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.165 30.163 — 2143 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 30.213 30.168 — 2241 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.221 30.169 — 2319 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.171 30.174 — 2447 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.124 30.344 — 2510 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.283 — — 2695 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 30.296 — — 2737 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.300 — — 281 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.310 — — 296 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.329 — — 3032 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 30.458 — — 3100 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet 30.626 — — 3296 Parker Kligerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 30.640 — — 3351 Cody Ware (R) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 31.324 — — 3452 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 31.820 — — 3536 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.450 — — 3666 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 33.864 — — 3777 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 — — 3815 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 — —Official qualifying results
Practice (post-qualifying)
Second practice Second practice session scheduled for Saturday was cancelled due to rain.
Final practice Austin Dillon was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.299 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.299 178.224 2 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.496 177.072 3 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.521 176.927Official final practice results
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 102 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 84 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 57 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 210 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 102 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 93 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 75 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 48 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 39 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 107
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 582 19 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 433 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 434 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 525 28 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 326 8 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 397 25 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 348 23 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 419 12 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 3610 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 4011 11 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 2812 7 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 2513 18 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 3014 17 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 2315 15 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 2216 20 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 2117 22 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 2218 27 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 267 1919 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 1920 4 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 266 1721 26 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 266 1622 13 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 266 1523 5 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 265 1424 29 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 265 1325 24 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 265 1226 21 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 265 1127 30 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 264 1028 6 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 264 929 14 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 264 830 16 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 263 731 32 96 Parker Kligerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 263 032 31 00 Landon Cassill StarCom Racing Chevrolet 260 533 38 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 259 034 35 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 259 335 33 51 Cody Ware (R) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 253 236 37 77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 252 137 34 52 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 220 038 36 66 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 10 0Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 19 among 9 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 2 for 12 (both for end of stage breaks; first race to go without an incident-related caution since the 2012 Auto Club 400, which went green until the race-ending caution for rain) Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 35 minutes and 11 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, 2001 race winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip called from the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.
Fox Booth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Jeff GordonColor commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleVince WelchMatt Yocum
Radio PRN covered the radio call for the race which was simulcasted 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 announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanWendy VenturiniHeather DeBeaux
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 4 1 Joey Logano 133 2 Kevin Harvick 131 (–2) 2 3 Denny Hamlin 127 (–6) 1 4 Kyle Busch 121 (–12) 1 5 Brad Keselowski 115 (–18) 2 6 Kyle Larson 102 (–31) 3 7 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 99 (–34) 4 8 Martin Truex Jr. 98 (–35) 2 9 Erik Jones 98 (–35) 2 10 Kurt Busch 95 (–38) 11 Aric Almirola 92 (–41) 1 12 Alex Bowman 85 (–48) 4 13 Clint Bowyer 83 (–50) 3 14 Chase Elliott 81 (–52) 1 15 Ryan Blaney 69 (–64) 2 16 William Byron 66 (–67)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 1 Ford 113 1 2 Toyota 109 (–4) 3 Chevrolet 97 (–16)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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