Race Lineup

Bojangles' Southern 500

Sunday, September 1st, 2019

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 16 Ford
  • 6 Toyota
  • 17 Chevrolet

  • 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.
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Race lineup for the Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway
START VEH # DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 24 William Byron Chevrolet Hedrick Autoguard / City Chevrolet … Hendrick Motorsports Chad Knaus
2 2 Brad Keselowski Ford Miller Lite Team Penske Paul Wolfe
3 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet Clover Chip Ganassi Racing Chad Johnston
4 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories Chip Ganassi Racing Matt McCall
5 41 Daniel Suarez Ford Haas Automation Stewart-haas Racing Billy Scott
6 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Ally Throwback Hendrick Motorsports Kevin Meendering
7 22 Joey Logano Ford Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Todd Gordon
8 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet NAPA Throwback Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
9 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Darlington Throwback Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
10 12 Ryan Blaney Ford Menards / Pennzoil Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
11 4 Kevin Harvick Ford Busch Beer / Big Buck Hunter Stewart-haas Racing Rodney Childers
12 37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet Kroger Fast Lane to Flavor Jtg Daughtery Racing Trent Owens
13 14 Clint Bowyer Ford Rush Truck Centers / Mobil 1 Stewart-haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz
14 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet American Ethanol Richard Childress Racing Danny Stockman
15 20 Erik Jones Toyota Sport Clips Throwback Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
16 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet Axalta Throwback Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
17 21 Paul Menard Ford Motorcraft / Quicklane Tire & A… Wood Brothers Racing Greg Erwin
18 8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet Caterpillar Richard Childress Racing Luke Lambert
19 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota No.95 IMSA GTO Throwback Leavine Family Racing Mike Wheeler
20 47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet Kroger Jtg Daughtery Racing Tristan Smith
21 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford Dog's Most Wanted Rfk Racing Brian Pattie
22 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota Bass Pro Shops Joe Gibbs Racing Cole Pearn
23 34 Michael McDowell Ford Dockside Logistics Front Row Motorsports Drew Blickensderfer
24 6 Ryan Newman Ford Oscar Mayer / Velveeta Rfk Racing Scott Graves
25 0 Landon Cassill Chevrolet StarCom Fiber Starcom Racing Joe Williams
26 38 David Ragan Ford Shriners Hospital for Children Front Row Motorsports Mike Kelley
27 32 Corey Lajoie Ford CorvetteParts.net Go Fas Racing Randy Cox
28 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet Victory Junction 15th Anniversary Richard Petty Motorsports Derek Stamets
29 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet GEICO Germain Racing Justin Alexander
30 10 Aric Almirola Ford Smithfield Stewart-haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
31 15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet Premium Motorsports Premium Motorsports Pat Tryson
32 36 Matt Tifft Ford Hilliker Glass / Surface Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
33 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Snickers Throwback Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
34 77 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet Motor Racing Network Spire Motorsports Tommy Baldwin
35 52 JJ Yeley Ford Jacob Companies Rick Ware Racing Jason Houghtaling
36 51 BJ McLeod Ford Jacob Companies Petty Ware Racing Lee Leslie
37 27 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Premium Motorsports Premium Motorsports Peter Sospenzo
38 54 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet AQRE.app Rick Ware Racing Mike Hillman Sr
39 66 Joey Gase Toyota MBM Motorsports Motorsports Business Management George Church