Race Lineup

The official 2019 Pocono 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Pocono Raceway.

Pocono 400

Sunday, June 2nd, 2019

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

  • 15 Ford
  • 5 Toyota
  • 17 Chevrolet

  • Pocono Raceway
  • 38th Annual Pocono 400
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: William Byron
  • Age: 21
  • Team : No. 24 - Hendrick Autoguard Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
  • William Byron won the Pole Award for the 38th Annual Pocono 400 with a lap of 51.875 seconds, 173.494 mph.
  • This is his third pole in 50 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his third pole and eighth top-10 start in 2019.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Kyle Busch (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2019 and his 18th in 29 races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Clint Bowyer (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Pocono Raceway. It is his 10th in 14 races this season.
  • Daniel Hemric (23rd) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Margin of Victory: 02.224 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 58 Minutes 9 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 134.718
  • Cautions: 8 for 28 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,347 (17.8 passes per green flag lap)

  • Pocono Raceway
  • 38th Annual Pocono 400
  • Race Winner: Kyle Busch
  • Age: 34
  • Team : No. 18 - M&M's Hazelnut Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
  • Kyle Busch won the 38th Annual Pocono 400, his 55th victory in 512 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his fourth victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2019.
  • This is his third victory and 14th top-10 finish in 29 races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 19 races at Pocono Raceway. It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2019.
  • Erik Jones (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in five races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Daniel Hemric (13th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 4 points over Joey Logano.
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Race lineup for the Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 24 William Byron Chevrolet 173.494 51.875 0.000 Hendrick Autoguard Hendrick Motorsports Chad Knaus
2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 172.629 52.135 0.260 M&M's Hazelnut Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
3 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 172.520 52.168 0.293 Haas Automation Stewart-haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz
4 20 Erik Jones Toyota 172.410 52.201 0.326 DeWalt Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
5 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 172.374 52.212 0.337 Wabash National Team Penske Paul Wolfe
6 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 171.939 52.344 0.469 FedEx Office Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
7 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 171.890 52.359 0.484 Credit One Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Chad Johnston
8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 171.857 52.369 0.494 Ally Hendrick Motorsports Kevin Meendering
9 41 Daniel Suarez Ford 171.690 52.420 0.545 Haas Automation Demo Days Stewart-haas Racing Billy Scott
10 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 171.661 52.429 0.554 Dow Richard Childress Racing Danny Stockman
11 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 171.631 52.438 0.563 Busch Light Father's Day Stewart-haas Racing Rodney Childers
12 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 171.618 52.442 0.567 NAPA Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
13 10 Aric Almirola Ford 171.579 52.454 0.579 Valley Technical Academy Stewart-haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
14 21 Paul Menard Ford 171.566 52.458 0.583 Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & … Wood Brothers Racing Greg Erwin
15 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 171.556 52.461 0.586 Axalta Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
16 22 Joey Logano Ford 171.370 52.518 0.643 Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Todd Gordon
17 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 171.187 52.574 0.699 Menards / Libman Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
18 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 171.148 52.586 0.711 Fastenal Rfk Racing Brian Pattie
19 6 Ryan Newman Ford 170.581 52.761 0.886 Wyndham Rewards Rfk Racing Scott Graves
20 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 170.445 52.803 0.928 Bass Pro Shops Joe Gibbs Racing Cole Pearn
21 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 170.184 52.884 1.009 Monster Energy Chip Ganassi Racing Matt McCall
22 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 170.100 52.910 1.035 Toyota Express Maintenance Leavine Family Racing Mike Wheeler
23 8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 170.084 52.915 1.040 Kalahari Resorts and Conventions Richard Childress Racing Luke Lambert
24 37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 170.042 52.928 1.053 Kroger Thrill of the Grill Jtg Daughtery Racing Trent Owens
25 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 169.997 52.942 1.067 GEICO Germain Racing Matt Borland
26 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 169.208 53.189 1.314 Victory Junction Richard Petty Motorsports Derek Stamets
27 38 David Ragan Ford 168.625 53.373 1.498 ExploriaResorts.com Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
28 34 Michael McDowell Ford 168.432 53.434 1.559 Dockside Logistics Front Row Motorsports Drew Blickensderfer
29 47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 167.563 53.711 1.836 Kroger Jtg Daughtery Racing Tristan Smith
30 36 Matt Tifft Ford 167.094 53.862 1.987 Surface Sunscreen Front Row Motorsports Mike Kelley
31 00 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 166.960 53.905 2.030 Madison Group Starcom Racing Joe Williams
32 15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 166.472 54.063 2.188 Low-T Center Premium Motorsports Pat Tryson
33 32 Corey Lajoie Ford 166.442 54.073 2.198 VisoneRV Go Fas Racing Randy Cox
34 51 Bayley Currey Ford 166.402 54.086 2.211 P-40 Warhawk Petty Ware Racing Mark Hillman
35 27 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 163.690 54.982 3.107 VIPRacingExperience.com Premium Motorsports Tommy Baldwin Jr
36 77 Quin Houff Chevrolet 162.285 55.458 3.583 Spire Motorsports Spire Motorsports Peter Sospenzo
37 52 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 51.875 Steakhouse Elite Rick Ware Racing George Church