Entry List
Bojangles' Southern 500
Sunday, September 1st, 2019
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Darlington Raceway
- 70th Annual Bojangles' Southern 500
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: William Byron
- Age: 21
- Team : No. 24 - Hendrick Autoguard/City Chevrolet Throwback Chevrolet
- Owner: Rick Hendrick
- Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
- William Byron won the Pole Award for the 70th Annual Bojangles' Southern 500 with a lap of 28.51 seconds, 172.487 mph.
- This is his fourth pole in 61 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his fourth pole and 12th top-10 start in 2019.
- This is his first pole in two races at Darlington Raceway.
- Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2019 and his seventh in 11 races at Darlington Raceway.
- Kyle Larson (third) posted his third top-10 start at Darlington Raceway. It is his 11th in 25 races this season.
- Daniel Hemric (18th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Margin of Victory: 04.058 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 44 Minutes 46 Seconds
- Average Speed: 133.825
- Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
- Lead Changes: 13
- Green Flag Passes: 2,039 (6.1 passes per green flag lap)
- Darlington Raceway
- 70th Annual Bojangles? Southern 500
- Race Winner: Erik Jones
- Age: 23
- Team : No. 20 - Sport Clips Throwback Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs
- Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
- Erik Jones won the 70th Annual Bojangles? Southern 500, his second victory in 100 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his first victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2019.
- This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Darlington Raceway.
- Kyle Larson (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in six races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2019.
- Kyle Busch (third) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 15 races at Darlington Raceway.
- Ryan Preece (22nd) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 64 points over Joey Logano.
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 40 | Ford | Smithfield | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 40 | Ford | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 45 | Ford | Rush Truck Centers / Mobil 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 4 | 38 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 38 | Ford | Shriners Hospital for Children | Front Row Motorsports | Mike Kelley |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 43 | Toyota | FedEx Darlington Throwback | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 6 | 52 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 47 | Ford | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 48 | Chevrolet | Ally Throwback | Hendrick Motorsports | Kevin Meendering |
| 8 | 27 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Sep 26, 1963 | 60 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | Premium Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 34 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 48 | Ford | Busch Beer / Big Buck Hunter | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 11 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 46 | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Accessories | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 39 | Toyota | Snickers Throwback | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 13 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 44 | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops | Joe Gibbs Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 14 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 39 | Ford | Dockside Logistics | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 15 | 21 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 44 | Ford | Motorcraft / Quicklane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 16 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 38 | Chevrolet | Motor Racing Network | Spire Motorsports | Tommy Baldwin |
| 17 | 6 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 46 | Ford | Oscar Mayer / Velveeta | RFK Racing | Scott Graves |
| 18 | 0 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 35 | Chevrolet | StarCom Fiber | StarCom Racing | Joe Williams |
| 19 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 34 | Chevrolet | American Ethanol | Richard Childress Racing | Danny Stockman |
| 20 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 36 | Ford | Dog's Most Wanted | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 21 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 32 | Chevrolet | Clover | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 22 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 31 | Chevrolet | Axalta Throwback | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 23 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 30 | Ford | Menards / Pennzoil | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 24 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 32 | Ford | CorvetteParts.net | GO FAS Racing | Randy Cox |
| 25 | 66 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 31 | Toyota | MBM Motorsports | Motorsports Business Management | George Church |
| 26 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 32 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 27 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 28 | Chevrolet | NAPA Throwback | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 28 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 33 | Toyota | No.95 IMSA GTO Throwback | Leavine Family Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 29 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 31 | Chevrolet | Kroger Fast Lane to Flavor | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 30 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 28 | Toyota | Sport Clips Throwback | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 31 | 51 | BJ McLeod | Wauchula, FL | Nov 17, 1983 | 40 | Ford | Jacob Companies | Petty Ware Racing | Lee Leslie |
| 32 | 47 | Ryan Preece | Berlin, CT | Oct 25, 1990 | 33 | Chevrolet | Kroger | JTG Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 33 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 32 | Ford | Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 34 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 31 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 35 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 30 | Chevrolet | Victory Junction 15th Anniversary | Richard Petty Motorsports | Derek Stamets |
| 36 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Kannapolis, NC | Jan 27, 1991 | 33 | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 37 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 26 | Chevrolet | Hedrick Autoguard / City Chevrolet Throwback | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 38 | 54 | Garrett Smithley | Ligonier, PA | Apr 27, 1992 | 32 | Chevrolet | AQRE.app | Rick Ware Racing | Mike Hillman Sr |
| 39 | 36 | Matt Tifft | Fairfax, VA | Jun 26, 1996 | 28 | Ford | Hilliker Glass / Surface | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |