Race Lineup

The official 2019 1000Bulbs.com 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.

1000Bulbs.com 500

Monday, October 14th, 2019

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 15 Ford
  • 7 Toyota
  • 18 Chevrolet

  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • 51st Annual 1000Bulbs.com 500
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Chase Elliott
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No. 9 - NAPA Night Vision Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
  • Chase Elliott won the Pole Award for the 51st Annual 1000Bulbs.com 500 with a lap of 49.692 seconds, 192.707 mph.
  • This is his eighth pole in 144 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his fourth pole and 16th top-10 start in 2019.
  • This is his second pole in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Alex Bowman (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2019 and his third in nine races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • William Byron (third) posted his second top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 15th in 31 races this season.
  • Matt Tifft (16th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: 0.007 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 39 Minutes 5 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 136.644
  • Cautions: 9 for 43 laps
  • Lead Changes: 47
  • Green Flag Passes: 11,564 (79.8 passes per green flag lap)

  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • 51st Annual 1000Bulbs.com 500
  • Race Winner: Ryan Blaney
  • Age: 25
  • Team : No. 12 - Dent Wizard Ford
  • Owner: Roger Penske
  • Crew Chief: Jeremy Bullins
  • Ryan Blaney won the 51st Annual 1000Bulbs.com 500, his third victory in 157 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2019.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 11 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Ryan Newman (second) posted his 15th top-10 finish in 36 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2019.
  • Denny Hamlin (third) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 28 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Matt Tifft (13th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 8 points over Martin Truex Jr.
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Race lineup for the 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 192.707 49.692 0.000 NAPA Night Vision Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
2 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 192.552 49.732 0.039 Nationwide / Amazon Echo Auto Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
3 24 William Byron Chevrolet 192.258 49.808 0.116 Axalta Hendrick Motorsports Chad Knaus
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 191.566 49.988 0.296 Ally Hendrick Motorsports Cliff Daniels
5 10 Aric Almirola Ford 191.551 49.992 0.300 Racin' for Bacon Stewart-haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
6 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 191.493 50.007 0.315 Miller Lite Team Penske Paul Wolfe
7 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 191.317 50.053 0.361 SunnyD Rfk Racing Brian Pattie
8 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 191.310 50.055 0.363 Rush / Mobil Delvac 1 Stewart-haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz
9 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 191.222 50.078 0.386 Dent Wizard Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
10 22 Joey Logano Ford 191.023 50.130 0.438 Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Todd Gordon
11 20 Erik Jones Toyota 190.837 50.179 0.487 Craftsman Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
12 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 190.776 50.195 0.503 McDonalds Chip Ganassi Racing Chad Johnston
13 6 Ryan Newman Ford 190.670 50.223 0.531 Wyndham Rewards Rfk Racing Scott Graves
14 21 Paul Menard Ford 190.514 50.264 0.572 Menards / Tarkett Wood Brothers Racing Greg Erwin
15 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 190.321 50.315 0.623 Busch Light Stewart-haas Racing Rodney Childers
16 36 Matt Tifft Ford 190.317 50.316 0.624 Surface Sunscreen / Tunity Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
17 38 David Ragan Ford 190.223 50.341 0.649 Envision Front Row Motorsports Mike Kelley
18 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 189.804 50.452 0.760 Bass Pro Shops Joe Gibbs Racing Cole Pearn
19 41 Daniel Suarez Ford 189.695 50.481 0.789 Haas Automation Stewart-haas Racing Billy Scott
20 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 189.373 50.567 0.875 American Ethanol / RCR 50th Richard Childress Racing Danny Stockman
21 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 189.335 50.577 0.885 GEICO Germain Racing Matt Borland
22 34 Michael McDowell Ford 189.271 50.594 0.902 Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Drew Blickensderfer
23 37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 189.189 50.616 0.924 Louisana Hot Sauce Jtg Daugherty Racing Trent Owens
24 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 189.040 50.656 0.964 Monster Energy Chip Ganassi Racing Matt Mccall
25 0 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 188.690 50.750 1.058 Graybar / Superior Essex Starcom Racing Joe Williams
26 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 188.593 50.776 1.084 M&M's Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
27 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 188.270 50.863 1.171 Victory Junction Richard Petty Motorsports Derek Stamets
28 62 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 188.233 50.873 1.181 Beard Oil / South Point Hotel Beard Motorsports Darren Shaw
29 8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 188.204 50.881 1.189 Liberty National / RCR 50th Richard Childress Racing Luke Lambert
30 47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 187.724 51.011 1.319 Kroger Jtg Daugherty Racing Tristan Smith
31 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 187.119 51.176 1.484 One Bite Leavine Family Racing Mike Wheeler
32 96 Parker Kligerman Toyota 184.310 51.956 2.264 TRD 40th Anniversary Gaunt Brothers Racing Mark Hillman
33 32 Corey Lajoie Ford 184.147 52.002 2.310 Unsponsored Go Fas Racing Randy Cox
34 15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 183.014 52.324 2.632 Low-T Center Premium Motorsports Pat Tryson
35 77 Blake Jones Chevrolet 182.724 52.407 2.715 Unsponsored Spire Motorsports Tommy Baldwin
36 66 Joey Gase Toyota 180.336 53.101 3.409 Fan Memories at Richmond Raceway Motorsports Business Management Ryan Bell
37 51 Austin Theriault Ford 179.909 53.227 3.535 Jacob Companies Petty Ware Racing Michael Hillman
38 27 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 179.088 53.471 3.779 Unsponsored Premium Motorsports Peter Sospenzo
39 52 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 176.016 54.404 4.712 Medicine Shoppe Rick Ware Racing Lee Leslie
40 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 0.000 0.000 49.692 FedEx Ground Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart