The 2019 Bluegreen Vacations 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on November 10, 2019, at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the one mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the 35th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, ninth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 8.
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Background
ISM Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The raceway was originally constructed with a road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.
ISM Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth and penultimate track on the schedule.
Entry list (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points. (R) denotes rookie driver.
Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Landon Cassill (i) 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 27 Joe Nemechek (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 36 John Hunter Nemechek (i) 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 Garrett Smithley (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 52 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 53 J. J. Yeley (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 ToyotaOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 26.170 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26.170 137.562 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26.186 137.478 3 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 26.245 137.169Official first practice results
Final practice Chase Elliott was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 25.969 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.969 138.627 2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 26.238 137.206 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 26.294 136.913Official final practice results
Qualifying Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 25.693 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25.693 222 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 25.760 311 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25.826 419 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25.839 542 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 25.855 69 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.866 74 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 25.914 81 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 25.916 920 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25.925 1012 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 25.945 1110 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 25.972 122 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 25.989 1314 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 26.008 1488 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26.021 1541 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 26.062 1695 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 26.080 1737 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 26.091 1824 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26.132 1921 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 26.179 206 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 26.206 2134 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 26.263 2248 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26.268 2343 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 26.278 2417 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 26.288 2547 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 26.330 2636 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 26.351 278 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26.360 283 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26.423 2913 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 26.560 3038 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 26.586 3132 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 26.600 3215 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 26.933 3300 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 26.993 3452 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 27.042 3551 Garrett Smithley (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 27.149 3627 Joe Nemechek (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 27.357 3777 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 27.834 3866 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 27.903 3953 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 0.000Official qualifying results
Race
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 75
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 75 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 66 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 57 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 48 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 210 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 75
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 102 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 66 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 48 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 39 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 210 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final stage results
Stage Three Laps: 162
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 592 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 503 10 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 312 444 5 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 312 425 7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 312 386 4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 367 9 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 308 13 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 312 299 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 312 4510 12 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 312 3411 8 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 312 2812 19 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 312 2513 16 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 312 2414 22 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 2315 15 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 312 2216 17 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 311 2117 18 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 311 2318 20 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 311 1919 24 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 311 1820 29 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 311 1721 27 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 311 1622 11 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 310 1523 14 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 310 1424 28 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 309 1325 23 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 308 1226 25 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 307 1127 26 36 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 307 028 32 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 307 029 39 53 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 306 030 21 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 306 731 35 51 Garrett Smithley (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 304 032 34 52 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 304 033 33 00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 303 034 36 27 Joe Nemechek (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 296 035 31 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 294 236 30 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 261 137 37 77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 226 138 38 66 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 170 039 6 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 165 18Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 8 among 5 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 5 for 32 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 48 minutes and 0 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television NBC Sports will cover the race on the television side. Rick Allen, two–time Phoenix winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and three-time Phoenix winner 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.
NBCBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve LetarteColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dave BurnsParker KligermanMarty SniderKelli Stavast
Radio MRN covered the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace called the action from the broadcast booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dan Hubbard called the action from turns 1 & 2 and Kyle Rickey called the action from turns 3 & 4. Winston Kelley, Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Dillon Welch called the action on MRN from pit lane.
MRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dan HubbardTurns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey Winston KelleySteve PostKim CoonDillon Welch
Standings after the race
Pos Driver Points 4 1 Denny Hamlin 5,000 2 Kevin Harvick 5,000 (–0) 2 3 Martin Truex Jr. 5,000 (–0) 1 4 Kyle Busch 5,000 (–0) 1 5 Joey Logano 2,344 (–2,656) 1 6 Kyle Larson 2,321 (–2,679) 2 7 Ryan Blaney 2,303 (–2,697) 1 8 Brad Keselowski 2,299 (–2,701) 1 9 William Byron 2,270 (–2,730) 1 10 Clint Bowyer 2,254 (–2,746) 3 11 Chase Elliott 2,253 (–2,747) 12 Alex Bowman 2,229 (–2,771) 1 13 Kurt Busch 2,221 (–2,779) 1 14 Aric Almirola 2,219 (–2,781) 15 Ryan Newman 2,189 (–2,811) 16 Erik Jones 2,157 (–2,843)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 1,278 2 Ford 1,235 (–43) 3 Chevrolet 1,193 (–85) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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