2019 Federated Auto Parts 400

The 2019 Federated Auto Parts 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on September 21, 2019, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the .75-mile (1.21 km) D-shaped short track, it was the 28th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, second race of the Playoffs and second race of the Round of 16.

2019 Federated Auto Parts 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 28 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date September 21, 2019 (2019-09-21)
Location Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
.75 mi (1.2 km)
Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed 101.437 miles per hour (163.247 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 21.229
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 202
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 1.779 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (Backstretch)

Joe Gibbs Racing initially achieved a 1-2-3-4 finish for the team until Erik Jones was disqualified following the race for failing post-race inspection.

Report

Background

Richmond Raceway, the track where the race was held.

Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), 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, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the IndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom 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
27Quin HouffPremium 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
51Austin TheriaultPetty Ware RacingChevrolet
52J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
53Spencer Boyd (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
77Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Chris Buescher was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.287 seconds and a speed of 121.147 mph (194.967 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet22.287121.147
2 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord22.321120.962
3 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.346120.827
Official first practice results

Final practice

Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.152 seconds and a speed of 121.885 mph (196.155 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota22.152121.885
2 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.526119.861
3 8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22.638119.268
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Brad Keselowski scored the pole for the race with a time of 21.229 and a speed of 127.185 mph (204.684 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord21.229
2 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord21.334
3 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.399
4 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21.411
5 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord21.417
6 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21.442
7 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord21.509
8 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21.526
9 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet21.563
10 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.569
11 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord21.585
12 95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota21.598
13 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet21.605
14 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord21.609
15 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord21.612
16 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21.617
17 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.631
18 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord21.640
19 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord21.655
20 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.660
21 47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet21.699
22 8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet21.702
23 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet21.737
24 21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord21.747
25 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.808
26 36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord21.865
27 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord21.873
28 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord21.896
29 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord21.910
30 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet21.960
31 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet22.061
32 15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet22.124
33 52J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord22.262
34 51Austin TheriaultPetty Ware RacingChevrolet22.329
35 77Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet22.350
36 00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet22.455
37 53Spencer Boyd (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet22.584
38 27Quin HouffPremium MotorsportsChevrolet22.654
Official qualifying results

Race

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 100

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
119Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota10
218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
32Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord8
411Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
54Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord6
614Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord5
795Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota4
89Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3
948Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
101Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 100

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
219Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota9
311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
42Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord7
56Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord6
64Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord5
79Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
814Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord3
948Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
1042Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 200

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1819Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota40059
2418Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40054
3611Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40049
412Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord40048
5196Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord40038
61342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet40032
724Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord40041
8514Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord40037
91441Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord40028
101048Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40031
112822Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord40026
123743Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet40025
1339Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39931
141295Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota39927
151817Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord39922
16710Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord39921
171512Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord39920
1891Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet39819
192738David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord39818
202636Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord39717
211134Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord39716
22173Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39615
232088Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39614
242524William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39613
25228Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet39612
263013Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet39611
272421Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord39510
283400Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet3950
292932Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord3958
302147Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet3947
312337Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet3936
323251Austin TheriaultPetty Ware RacingChevrolet3925
333852J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord3910
343553Spencer Boyd (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet3880
353627Quin HouffPremium MotorsportsChevrolet3842
363115Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet2650
373377Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet2331
381620Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4001^
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 6 among 3 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 5 for 32
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 57 minutes and 27 seconds
  • Average speed: 101.437 miles per hour (163.247 km/h)
  • ^-Erik Jones became the first ever Cup driver under the new inspection rule to be disqualified due to failing post race inspection. Jones initially finished 4th.

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and three-time Richmond winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Kelli Stavast and Dillon Welch will report from pit lane during the race.

NBCSN
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dave Burns
Parker Kligerman
Kelli Stavast
Dillon Welch

Radio

The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and 6-time winner at Richmond Rusty Wallace had the call in the broadcast booth for MRN when the field raced thru the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race from a platform when the field raced down the backstraightaway. Steve Post, Jason Toy, and Woody Cain called the action for MRN from pit lane.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Backstretch: Dave MoodySteve Post
Jason Toy
Woody Cain

Standings after the race

References

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  2. "Richmond International Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  3. "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 17, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  4. "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  5. "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  6. "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  7. "Federated Auto Parts 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  8. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  9. "2019 Federated Auto Parts 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  10. Utter, Jim (September 20, 2019). "Chris Buescher is surprise leader of Friday's first Cup practice". Motorsport.com. Richmond, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  11. Utter, Jim (September 20, 2019). "Truex tops Friday's final Cup practice at Richmond". Motorsport.com. Richmond, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  12. Utter, Jim (September 20, 2019). "Keselowski tops Harvick for Richmond Cup pole". Motorsport.com. Richmond, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
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