Race Lineup
The official 2019 First Data 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Martinsville Speedway.
First Data 500
Sunday, October 27th, 2019
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- Martinsville Speedway
- 71st Annual First Data 500
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin
- Age: 38
- Team : No. 11 - FedEx Freight Toyota
- Owner: Coy Gibbs
- Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
- Denny Hamlin won the Busch Pole Award for the 71st Annual First Data 500 with a lap of 19.354 seconds, 97.840 mph.
- This is his 33rd pole in 503 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his third pole and 21st top-10 start in 2019.
- This is his fourth pole in 28 races at Martinsville Speedway.
- Chase Elliott (second) posted his 17th top-10 start of 2019 and his sixth in nine races at Martinsville Speedway.
- Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his 10th top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 15th in 33 races this season.
- Daniel Hemric (18th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 38
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: 0.373 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 29 Minutes 9 Seconds
- Average Speed: 75.448
- Cautions: 11 for 69 laps
- Lead Changes: 3
- Green Flag Passes: 1,188 (2.8 passes per green flag lap)
- Martinsville Speedway
- 71st Annual First Data 500
- Race Winner: Martin Truex Jr
- Age: 39
- Team : No. 19 - Auto Owners Insurance Toyota
- Owner: Coy Gibbs
- Crew Chief: Cole Pearn
- Martin Truex Jr. won the 71st Annual First Data 500, his 26th victory in 510 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his seventh victory and 21st top-10 finish in 2019.
- This is his first victory and 12th top-10 finish in 28 races at Martinsville Speedway.
- William Byron (second) posted his first top-10 finish in four races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2019.
- Brad Keselowski (third) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 20 races at Martinsville Speedway.
- Daniel Hemric (17th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Martin Truex Jr. leads the point standings by 20 points over Denny Hamlin.
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 97.840 | 19.354 | 0.000 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 97.694 | 19.383 | 0.029 | Mountain Dew | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 97.463 | 19.429 | 0.074 | Auto Owners Insurance | Joe Gibbs Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 97.342 | 19.453 | 0.099 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 5 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 97.252 | 19.471 | 0.117 | A & W All American Food | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 97.172 | 19.487 | 0.133 | Menards / Richmond | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 7 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 97.167 | 19.488 | 0.134 | Blue DEF | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 8 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 97.148 | 19.492 | 0.138 | DeWalt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 9 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Ford | 97.078 | 19.506 | 0.152 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 97.063 | 19.509 | 0.155 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 11 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 96.983 | 19.525 | 0.171 | Liberty University | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 12 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 96.884 | 19.545 | 0.191 | Toyota Express Maintenance | Leavine Family Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 96.874 | 19.547 | 0.193 | M&M's Halloween | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 14 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 96.874 | 19.547 | 0.193 | Clover | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 96.716 | 19.579 | 0.225 | Alliance Truck Parts | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 16 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 96.647 | 19.593 | 0.239 | Fifth Third Bank | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 17 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 96.519 | 19.619 | 0.265 | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Mike Kelley |
| 18 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 96.411 | 19.641 | 0.287 | Chevrolet Accessories | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 19 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 96.366 | 19.650 | 0.296 | Llumar | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 20 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 96.273 | 19.669 | 0.315 | Clorox | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 21 | 47 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 96.190 | 19.686 | 0.332 | Kroger | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Eddie Pardue |
| 22 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 96.180 | 19.688 | 0.334 | Hunt Brothers Pizza | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 95.966 | 19.732 | 0.378 | American Ethanol | Richard Childress Racing | Danny Stockman |
| 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 95.917 | 19.742 | 0.388 | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 25 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 95.903 | 19.745 | 0.391 | Global Poker | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt Mccall |
| 26 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 95.849 | 19.756 | 0.402 | Victory Junction | Richard Petty Motorsports | Derek Stamets |
| 27 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 95.820 | 19.762 | 0.408 | Blue Bird | Rfk Racing | Scott Graves |
| 28 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 95.656 | 19.796 | 0.442 | CorvetteParts.net | Go Fas Racing | Randy Cox |
| 29 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 95.535 | 19.821 | 0.467 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 30 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 95.156 | 19.900 | 0.546 | Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 31 | 36 | Matt Crafton | Ford | 94.533 | 20.031 | 0.677 | Surface Sunscreen / Trunity | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 32 | 0 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 94.350 | 20.070 | 0.716 | Sea Deck / Units | Starcom Racing | Joe Williams |
| 33 | 51 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 94.017 | 20.141 | 0.787 | Jacob Companies | Petty Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 34 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 93.975 | 20.150 | 0.796 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 35 | 53 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 93.318 | 20.292 | 0.938 | Jacob Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 36 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 92.819 | 20.401 | 1.047 | VIPRacingExperience.com | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 37 | 77 | Timmy Hill | Chevrolet | 92.601 | 20.449 | 1.095 | Rich Mar Florist | Spire Motorsports | Tommy Baldwin |
| 38 | 52 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 92.474 | 20.477 | 1.123 | Rich Mar Florist | Rick Ware Racing | Lee Leslie |