Race Lineup

The official 2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Texas Motor Speedway.

O'Reilly Auto Parts 500

Sunday, March 31st, 2019

Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

  • 15 Ford
  • 7 Toyota
  • 16 Chevrolet

  • Texas Motor Speedway
  • 23rd Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Jimmie Johnson
  • Age: 43
  • Team : No. 48 - Ally Chevrolet
  • Owner: Jeff Gordon
  • Crew Chief: Kevin Meendering
  • Jimmie Johnson won the Pole Award for the 23rd Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 with a lap of 28.588 seconds, 188.890 mph.
  • This is his 36th pole in 622 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2019.
  • This is his second pole in 32 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • William Byron (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2019 and his second in three races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Chase Elliott (third) posted his second top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his fourth in seven races this season.
  • Daniel Hemric (seventh) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: 02.743 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 16 Minutes 11 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 153.224
  • Cautions: 5 for 29 laps
  • Lead Changes: 26
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,489 (11.4 passes per green flag lap)

  • Texas Motor Speedway
  • 23rd Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
  • Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
  • Age: 38
  • Team : No. 11 - FedEx Office Toyota
  • Owner: Coy Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
  • Denny Hamlin won the 23rd Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 500, his 33rd victory in 477 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2019.
  • This is his third victory and 13th top-10 finish in 27 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Clint Bowyer (second) posted his 12th top-10 finish in 27 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2019.
  • Daniel Suarez (third) posted his first top-10 finish in five races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Ryan Preece (22nd) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 8 points over Denny Hamlin.
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Race lineup for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 188.890 28.588 0.000 Ally Hendrick Motorsports Kevin Meendering
2 24 William Byron Chevrolet 188.416 28.660 0.072 Axalta / Primeline Hendrick Motorsports Chad Knaus
3 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 188.271 28.682 0.094 Kelley Blue Book Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
4 41 Daniel Suarez Ford 187.885 28.741 0.153 Ruckus Stewart-haas Racing Billy Scott
5 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 187.097 28.862 0.274 Realtree Richard Childress Racing Danny Stockman
6 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 186.884 28.895 0.307 FedEx Office Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
7 8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 186.819 28.905 0.317 Bulwark FR / Wayne Workwear Richard Childress Racing Luke Lambert
8 22 Joey Logano Ford 186.670 28.928 0.340 Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Todd Gordon
9 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 186.490 28.956 0.368 Twisted Tea Germain Racing Matt Borland
10 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 186.271 28.990 0.402 World Wide Technology Richard Petty Motorsports Derek Stamets
11 20 Erik Jones Toyota 185.752 29.071 0.483 Craftsman Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
12 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 183.599 29.412 0.824 Miller Lite Team Penske Paul Wolfe
13 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 186.677 28.927 0.339 Menards / Cardell Cabinetry Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
14 21 Paul Menard Ford 186.612 28.937 0.349 Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & … Wood Brothers Racing Greg Erwin
15 34 Michael McDowell Ford 186.438 28.964 0.376 Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Drew Blickensderfer
16 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 186.393 28.971 0.383 Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
17 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 186.393 28.971 0.383 Fastenal Rfk Racing Brian Pattie
18 6 Ryan Newman Ford 186.175 29.005 0.417 Wyndham Rewards Rfk Racing Scott Graves
19 37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 186.104 29.016 0.428 Kroger Speed Up Your Cleanup Jtg Daughtery Racing Trent Owens
20 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 185.179 29.161 0.573 Bass Pro Shops Joe Gibbs Racing Cole Pearn
21 10 Aric Almirola Ford 184.767 29.226 0.638 Smithfield Prime Fresh Stewart-haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
22 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 184.414 29.282 0.694 Credit One Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Chad Johnston
23 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 179.194 30.135 1.547 Mobil 1 / O'Reilly Auto Parts Stewart-haas Racing Rodney Childers
24 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 186.258 28.992 0.404 Llumar Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
25 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 185.593 29.096 0.508 Rush Truck Centers / Cummins Stewart-haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz
26 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 185.503 29.110 0.522 Procore Leavine Family Racing Mike Wheeler
27 47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 185.160 29.164 0.576 Kroger Jtg Daughtery Racing Tristan Smith
28 38 David Ragan Ford 184.521 29.265 0.677 MDS Transport Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
29 36 Matt Tifft Ford 184.521 29.265 0.677 Surface Sunscreen / Tunity Front Row Motorsports Mike Kelley
30 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 184.407 29.283 0.695 GEARWRENCH Chip Ganassi Racing Matt McCall
31 32 Corey Lajoie Ford 184.269 29.305 0.717 PROSPR Go Fas Racing Randy Cox
32 00 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 183.492 29.429 0.841 USFRA Starcom Racing Joe Williams
33 96 Parker Kligerman Toyota 182.747 29.549 0.961 Gaunt Brothers Racing Gaunt Brothers Racing Mark Hillman
34 BJ McLeod 180.941 29.844 1.256
35 15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 180.078 29.987 1.399 Rim Riderz Premium Motorsports Pat Tryson
36 52 Bayley Currey Ford 178.601 30.235 1.647 Trick Shot Penetrating Lubricant Rick Ware Racing Mark Hillman
37 27 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 176.974 30.513 1.925 Soloman Plumbing Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin
38 77 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 176.875 30.530 1.942 Trophy Tractor Spire Motorsports Peter Sospenzo
39 66 Timmy Hill Toyota 171.887 31.416 2.828 Unsponsored Motorsports Business Management Brian Keselowski