Entry List
The official 2019 Quaker State 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Kentucky Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Quaker State 400
Saturday, July 13th, 2019
Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY
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- Kentucky Speedway
- 9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Daniel Suarez
- Age: 27
- Team : No. 41 - Haas Automation Ford
- Owner: Gene Haas
- Crew Chief: Billy Scott
- Daniel Suarez won the Pole Award for the 9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart with a lap of 29.254 seconds, 184.590 mph.
- This is his second pole in 91 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his first pole and eighth top-10 start in 2019.
- This is his first pole in three races at Kentucky Speedway.
- Aric Almirola (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2019 and his first in seven races at Kentucky Speedway.
- Brad Keselowski (third) posted his ninth top-10 start at Kentucky Speedway. It is his 10th in 19 races this season.
- Daniel Hemric (sixth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 36
- Laps Scheduled: 267
- Laps Actual: 269 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.076 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 51 Minutes 37 Seconds
- Average Speed: 141.070
- Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
- Lead Changes: 15
- Green Flag Passes: 3,028 (12.9 passes per green flag lap)
- Kentucky Speedway
- 9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart
- Race Winner: Kurt Busch
- Age: 40
- Team : No. 1 - Monster Energy Chevrolet
- Owner: Chip Ganassi
- Crew Chief: Matt McCall
- Kurt Busch won the 9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart, his 31st victory in 667 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his first victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2019.
- This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in nine races at Kentucky Speedway.
- Kyle Busch (second) posted his eighth top-10 finish in nine races at Kentucky Speedway. It is his 16th top-10 finish in 2019.
- Erik Jones (third) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Kentucky Speedway.
- Ryan Preece (21st) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Joey Logano leads the point standings by 11 points over Kyle Busch.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 35 | Ford | Valley Tech Learning | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 35 | Ford | Discount Tire | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 40 | Ford | Rush Truck Centers / Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 4 | 38 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 33 | Ford | Long John Silver's | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 38 | Toyota | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 43 | Chevrolet | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Kevin Meendering |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 29 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 43 | Ford | Hunt Brothers Pizza | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 9 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 40 | Chevrolet | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 34 | Toyota | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 39 | Toyota | Auto Owners Insurance | Joe Gibbs Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 12 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 34 | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 13 | 21 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 38 | Ford | Menards / Quaker State | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 14 | 6 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 41 | Ford | Acorns | RFK Racing | Scott Graves |
| 15 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 30 | Chevrolet | StarCom Fiber | StarCom Racing | Joe Williams |
| 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 29 | Chevrolet | AAA | Richard Childress Racing | Danny Stockman |
| 17 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 31 | Ford | Fifth Third Bank | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 18 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | Clover | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 19 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 26 | Chevrolet | Nationwide Children's Hospital | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 20 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 25 | Ford | DEX Imaging | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 21 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 27 | Ford | CorvetteParts.net | GO FAS Racing | Randy Cox |
| 22 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 27 | Chevrolet | GEICO Military | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 23 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 23 | Chevrolet | DEWnited States | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 24 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 27 | Toyota | Anest Iwata | Leavine Family Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 25 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | Planters | JTG Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 26 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 23 | Toyota | Craftsman | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 27 | 52 | BJ McLeod | Wauchula, FL | Nov 17, 1983 | 35 | Chevrolet | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | George Church |
| 28 | 47 | Ryan Preece | Berlin, CT | Oct 25, 1990 | 28 | Chevrolet | Kroger | JTG Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 29 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 27 | Ford | Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 30 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 26 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 31 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 25 | Chevrolet | Victory Junction | Richard Petty Motorsports | Derek Stamets |
| 32 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Kannapolis, NC | Jan 27, 1991 | 28 | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 33 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 21 | Chevrolet | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 34 | 36 | Matt Tifft | Fairfax, VA | Jun 26, 1996 | 23 | Ford | Southwestern Trucking | Front Row Motorsports | Mike Kelley |
| 35 | 77 | Quin Houff | Weyers Cave, VA | Sep 15, 1997 | 21 | Chevrolet | Go-Parts.com | Spire Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 36 | 51 | Bayley Currey | Driftwood, TX | Oct 29, 1996 | 22 | Ford | Jacob Companies | Petty Ware Racing | Mark Hillman |