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The official 2019 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Food City 500

Sunday, April 7th, 2019

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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  • 15 Ford
  • 6 Toyota
  • 17 Chevrolet

  • Bristol Motor Speedway
  • 59th Annual Food City 500
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Chase Elliott
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No. 9 - NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
  • Chase Elliott won the Pole Award for the 59th Annual Food City 500 with a lap of 14.568 seconds, 131.713 mph.
  • This is his fifth pole in 121 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his first pole and fifth top-10 start in 2019.
  • This is his first pole in seven races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • William Byron (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2019 and his second in three races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Ryan Blaney (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his third in eight races this season.
  • Daniel Hemric (26th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: 0.722 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 56 Minutes 38 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 90.527
  • Cautions: 11 for 77 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,830 (4.3 passes per green flag lap)

  • Bristol Motor Speedway
  • 59th Annual Food City 500
  • Race Winner: Kyle Busch
  • Age: 33
  • Team : No. 18 - Skittles Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
  • Kyle Busch won the 59th Annual Food City 500, his 54th victory in 506 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his third victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2019.
  • This is his eighth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 28 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Kurt Busch (second) posted his 19th top-10 finish in 37 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2019.
  • Joey Logano (third) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 21 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Ryan Preece (25th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 27 points over Denny Hamlin.
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Race lineup for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 131.713 14.568 0.000 NAPA Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
2 24 William Byron Chevrolet 131.371 14.606 0.038 Axalta Hendrick Motorsports Chad Knaus
3 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 131.182 14.627 0.059 PPG Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
4 20 Erik Jones Toyota 131.057 14.641 0.073 Craftsman Racing for a Miracle Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
5 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 130.700 14.681 0.113 FedEx Freight Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
6 10 Aric Almirola Ford 130.602 14.692 0.124 SHAZAM! / Smithfield Stewart-haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
7 22 Joey Logano Ford 130.229 14.734 0.166 Autotrader Team Penske Todd Gordon
8 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 130.168 14.741 0.173 Haas Automation Stewart-haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz
9 21 Paul Menard Ford 130.026 14.757 0.189 Menards / Sylvania Wood Brothers Racing Greg Erwin
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 129.824 14.780 0.212 Ally Hendrick Motorsports Kevin Meendering
11 6 Ryan Newman Ford 129.640 14.801 0.233 Wyndham Rewards Rfk Racing Scott Graves
12 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 129.622 14.803 0.235 Discount Tire Team Penske Paul Wolfe
13 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 130.477 14.706 0.138 Hunt Brothers Pizza Stewart-haas Racing Rodney Childers
14 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 130.477 14.706 0.138 Nationwide Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
15 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 130.274 14.729 0.161 Symbicort Richard Childress Racing Danny Stockman
16 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 130.229 14.734 0.166 Credit One Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Chad Johnston
17 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 129.824 14.780 0.212 Snickers Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
18 34 Michael McDowell Ford 129.789 14.784 0.216 Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Drew Blickensderfer
19 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 129.657 14.799 0.231 SunnyD Rfk Racing Brian Pattie
20 41 Daniel Suarez Ford 129.570 14.809 0.241 Haas Automation Stewart-haas Racing Billy Scott
21 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 129.351 14.834 0.266 LFR Pro League Leavine Family Racing Mike Wheeler
22 38 David Ragan Ford 129.317 14.838 0.270 MDS Transport Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
23 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 129.177 14.854 0.286 Auto Owners Insurance Joe Gibbs Racing Cole Pearn
24 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 128.339 14.951 0.383 GEICO Germain Racing Matt Borland
25 37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 128.658 14.914 0.346 Bush's Beans Jtg Daughtery Racing Trent Owens
26 8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 128.554 14.926 0.358 Caterpillar / Bass Pro Shops Richard Childress Racing Luke Lambert
27 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 128.305 14.955 0.387 Monster Energy Chip Ganassi Racing Matt McCall
28 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 128.288 14.957 0.389 Blue-Emu Richard Petty Motorsports Derek Stamets
29 36 Matt Tifft Ford 128.031 14.987 0.419 Surface Sunscreen / Tunity Front Row Motorsports Mike Kelley
30 47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 127.258 15.078 0.510 Kroger Jtg Daughtery Racing Tristan Smith
31 00 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 126.603 15.156 0.588 StarCom Fiber Starcom Racing Joe Williams
32 32 Corey Lajoie Ford 125.675 15.268 0.700 PROSPR Go Fas Racing Randy Cox
33 51 Gray Gaulding Chevrolet 125.576 15.280 0.712 Jacob Companies Petty Ware Racing Michael Hillman
34 52 Bayley Currey Ford 123.833 15.495 0.927 Trick Shot Penetrating Lubricant Rick Ware Racing George Church
35 Timmy Hill 121.898 15.741 1.173
36 77 Quin Houff Chevrolet 115.202 16.656 2.088 Trophy Tractor Spire Motorsports Peter Sospenzo
37 15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 14.568 Rim Riderz Premium Motorsports Pat Tryson