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Race 6 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
Date | March 24, 2019 | ||
Location | Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 0.526 mi (0.847 km) | ||
Distance | 500 laps, 263 mi (423.5 km) | ||
Average speed | 78.158 miles per hour (125.783 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Team Penske | ||
Time | 19.356 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | |
Laps | 446 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | FS1 | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip | ||
Nielsen Ratings | 2.455 million [9] | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN | ||
Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace | ||
Turn Announcers | 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.
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 0.526 miles (0.847 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.
Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 19.387 seconds and a speed of 97.674 mph (157.191 km/h). [10]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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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 |
Official first practice results |
Chase Elliott was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 19.413 seconds and a speed of 97.543 mph (156.980 km/h). [11]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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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 |
Official final practice results |
Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.356 and a speed of 97.830 mph (157.442 km/h). [12]
Stage OneLaps: 130
Pos | No | 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 |
Official stage one results |
Stage TwoLaps: 130
Pos | No | 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 |
Official stage two results |
Stage ThreeLaps: 240
Pos | Grid | No | 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 |
Official race results |
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.
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 |
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.
MRN | ||
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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 |
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