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The post-race loop data for the 2019 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway includes in-depth driver stats, average speeds, and key performance metrics from the NASCAR CUP Series race.

Daytona 500

Sunday, February 17th, 2019

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 15 Ford
  • 20 Chevrolet
  • 7 Toyota

  • Daytona International Speedway
  • 61st Annual Daytona 500
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: William Byron
  • Age: 21
  • Team : No. 24 - Axalta Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
  • William Byron won the Pole Award for the 61st Annual Daytona 500 with a lap of 46.319 seconds, 194.305 mph. The 42nd different driver to win the pole for the Daytona 500.
  • This is his first pole in 37 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Alex Bowman (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2019 and his third in six races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his 22nd top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Daniel Hemric (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
  • Bill Elliott, Cale Yarborough and Buddy Baker lead the series in Daytona 500 poles with four each.
  • A total of 10 drivers have posted multiple poles for the Daytona 500; Jimmie Johnson (two) and Chase Elliott (two) are the only active drivers with more than one Daytona 500 pole.
  • Hendrick Motorsports has won 13 Daytona 500 poles, the series most: Ken Schrader (1988, 1989, 1990), Jeff Gordon (1999, 2015), Jimmie Johnson (2002, 2008), Mark Martin (2010), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2011), Chase Elliott (2016, 2017), Alex Bowman (2018), William Byron (2019).
  • Hendrick Motorsports has won a record five Daytona 500 poles in a row (2015-2019).
  • Seven different manufacturers have won the pole for the Daytona 500, led by Chevrolet with 27; followed by Ford (12), Pontiac (eight), Mercury (five), Dodge (four), Oldsmobile (three), Plymouth (two). The 2019 Daytona 500 pole was the 700th pole for Chevrolet in the Monster Energy Series all-time

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Laps Actual: 207 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.138 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 45 Minutes 55 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 137.440
  • Cautions: 12 for 47 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: 8,754 (54.7 passes per green flag lap)

  • Daytona International Speedway
  • 61st Annual Daytona 500
  • Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
  • Age: 38
  • Team : No. 11 - FedEx Express Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
  • Denny Hamlin won the 61st Annual Daytona 500, his 32nd victory in 471 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2019.
  • This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 27 races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Denny Hamlin posted his ninth top-10 finish in 27 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2019.
  • Kyle Busch (Second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 28 races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Ryan Preece (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 0 points over Kyle Busch.
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway : Loop Data Box Score results
DRIVER ST MID CLO FIN HI LOW ARP PL DIF GFP GFxP PD QPS % QPS FST % T15 LED % LED LAPS DR TOT PTS
Denny Hamlin 10 21 1 1 1 33 12.1 9 269 246 23 154 57.25 2 58.9 30 14.5 207 87.50 45
Kyle Busch 31 2 2 2 1 31 6.2 29 249 191 58 183 73.49 4 91.3 37 17.9 207 109.20 45
Erik Jones 28 5 31 3 2 31 12.2 25 304 278 26 164 53.95 10 69.1 0 0.0 207 93.50 35
Joey Logano 4 11 10 4 1 32 10.8 0 313 323 -10 232 74.12 3 79.7 11 5.3 207 91.00 42
Michael McDowell 34 27 5 5 1 38 19.4 29 273 258 15 107 39.19 5 38.2 2 1.0 207 72.10 32
Ty Dillon 22 22 24 6 4 38 21.5 16 211 240 -29 38 18.01 10 20.3 0 0.0 207 65.80 31
Kyle Larson 26 19 29 7 3 39 18.8 19 362 370 -8 109 30.11 9 28.5 0 0.0 207 74.70 33
Ryan Preece 21 17 14 8 3 35 21.0 13 248 248 0 50 20.16 4 25.6 0 0.0 207 62.30 29
Jimmie Johnson 17 20 25 9 1 34 14.4 8 315 293 22 209 66.35 6 58.0 0 0.0 207 88.40 30
Ross Chastain 36 34 30 10 9 39 30.7 26 63 56 7 7 11.11 4 10.1 0 0.0 207 49.10 0
Alex Bowman 2 3 23 11 1 34 11.0 -9 245 192 53 104 42.45 8 66.2 0 0.0 207 89.90 35
Brad Keselowski 35 12 26 12 2 37 16.9 23 285 277 8 117 41.05 5 51.7 0 0.0 207 75.40 32
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 5 16 9 13 1 35 11.0 -8 311 319 -8 215 69.13 2 76.8 16 7.7 207 90.40 30
Ryan Newman 19 13 22 14 5 38 20.0 5 198 234 -36 50 25.25 9 30.9 0 0.0 207 66.00 23
Parker Kligerman 25 25 34 15 7 37 29.1 10 143 155 -12 10 6.99 2 5.8 0 0.0 205 47.90 0
Austin Dillon 20 14 17 16 13 35 22.6 4 192 196 -4 23 11.98 3 7.3 0 0.0 205 52.50 21
Chase Elliott 18 6 13 17 4 36 13.4 1 300 262 38 159 53.00 6 69.6 0 0.0 200 87.20 24
Corey Lajoie 32 38 35 18 11 40 36.2 14 58 66 -8 5 8.62 1 1.0 0 0.0 200 36.60 19
BJ McLeod 38 37 36 19 8 39 33.6 19 72 84 -12 4 5.56 0 2.9 0 0.0 200 37.00 0
Clint Bowyer 6 18 3 20 2 33 11.6 -14 293 316 -23 208 70.99 2 71.5 0 0.0 199 85.40 17
William Byron 1 4 21 21 1 29 7.5 -20 220 213 7 141 64.09 5 79.7 44 22.2 198 114.00 25
Jamie McMurray 16 29 16 22 1 39 22.6 -6 221 239 -18 75 33.94 7 25.1 4 2.0 198 62.80 15
Brendan Gaughan 30 28 32 23 7 36 28.3 7 95 109 -14 7 7.37 2 5.8 0 0.0 197 49.90 0
Landon Cassill 27 35 33 24 11 38 28.5 3 137 137 0 11 8.03 9 5.8 0 0.0 196 54.30 13
Kurt Busch 12 39 37 25 1 40 31.4 -13 102 119 -17 69 67.65 3 16.4 0 0.0 196 57.20 12
Kevin Harvick 3 8 8 26 2 34 9.9 -23 293 313 -20 229 78.16 2 81.6 0 0.0 194 91.70 17
Tyler Reddick 39 26 20 27 5 40 23.4 12 309 244 65 60 19.42 3 13.5 0 0.0 191 61.90 0
Matt DiBenedetto 9 1 4 28 1 26 10.2 -19 256 241 15 203 79.30 8 73.0 49 25.8 190 105.30 14
Paul Menard 7 31 6 29 4 38 19.9 -22 253 293 -40 126 49.80 2 37.2 0 0.0 190 69.90 8
David Ragan 24 33 7 30 4 37 23.0 -6 280 308 -28 119 42.50 5 24.2 0 0.0 190 67.10 7
Ryan Blaney 14 9 11 31 1 36 13.2 -17 268 286 -18 182 67.91 0 69.1 13 6.8 190 78.60 22
Aric Almirola 8 10 12 32 1 31 12.5 -24 286 313 -27 217 75.87 1 76.8 0 0.0 190 87.30 13
Daniel Suarez 23 7 15 33 1 31 14.6 -10 320 333 -13 189 59.06 2 59.4 0 0.0 190 77.40 14
Daniel Hemric 29 24 19 34 1 39 22.6 -5 252 233 19 48 19.05 6 16.4 1 0.5 190 55.40 3
Martin Truex Jr 11 15 27 35 2 34 23.2 -24 175 197 -22 74 42.29 4 15.0 0 0.0 190 56.80 2
Matt Tifft 33 23 18 36 8 38 25.2 -3 196 204 -8 13 6.63 4 5.3 0 0.0 190 48.30 1
Chris Buescher 15 32 28 37 6 38 29.3 -22 115 123 -8 49 42.61 2 9.7 0 0.0 190 46.70 1
Bubba Wallace 13 40 38 38 1 40 32.6 -25 143 128 15 105 73.43 0 16.4 0 0.0 169 53.20 1
Cody Ware 37 36 39 39 9 40 35.3 -2 44 56 -12 4 9.09 0 2.4 0 0.0 155 25.70 1
Casey Mears 40 30 40 40 10 40 34.3 0 85 61 24 4 4.71 1 3.9 0 0.0 104 36.50 1