Practice #1

The 2019 Quaker State 400 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Kentucky Speedway.

Quaker State 400

Saturday, July 13th, 2019

Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY

  • 15 Ford
  • 5 Toyota
  • 16 Chevrolet

  • Kentucky Speedway
  • 9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Daniel Suarez
  • Age: 27
  • Team : No. 41 - Haas Automation Ford
  • Owner: Gene Haas
  • Crew Chief: Billy Scott
  • Daniel Suarez won the Pole Award for the 9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart with a lap of 29.254 seconds, 184.590 mph.
  • This is his second pole in 91 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his first pole and eighth top-10 start in 2019.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Kentucky Speedway.
  • Aric Almirola (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2019 and his first in seven races at Kentucky Speedway.
  • Brad Keselowski (third) posted his ninth top-10 start at Kentucky Speedway. It is his 10th in 19 races this season.
  • Daniel Hemric (sixth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 267
  • Laps Actual: 269 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.076 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 51 Minutes 37 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 141.070
  • Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,028 (12.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • Kentucky Speedway
  • 9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart
  • Race Winner: Kurt Busch
  • Age: 40
  • Team : No. 1 - Monster Energy Chevrolet
  • Owner: Chip Ganassi
  • Crew Chief: Matt McCall
  • Kurt Busch won the 9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart, his 31st victory in 667 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2019.
  • This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in nine races at Kentucky Speedway.
  • Kyle Busch (second) posted his eighth top-10 finish in nine races at Kentucky Speedway. It is his 16th top-10 finish in 2019.
  • Erik Jones (third) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Kentucky Speedway.
  • Ryan Preece (21st) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Joey Logano leads the point standings by 11 points over Kyle Busch.
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Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 30- 10-LAP FRM TO
10 Aric Almirola Ford 2 183.542 29.421 0.032 26 26 29.744 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 7 182.082 29.657 0.268 25 41 29.746 29.866 0 0 0 0 180.813 31 40
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 10 181.800 29.703 0.314 32 40 29.848 30.336 0 0 0 0 178.020 2 11
38 David Ragan Ford 25 179.330 30.112 0.723 26 35 30.257 30.307 0 0 0 0 178.182 24 33
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 13 181.586 29.738 0.349 28 39 29.785 29.813 0 0 0 0 181.131 25 34
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 4 182.723 29.553 0.164 27 27 30.265 0 0 0 0 0 170.011 1 10
22 Joey Logano Ford 12 181.647 29.728 0.339 17 34 29.854 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 8 181.996 29.671 0.282 28 40 29.871 30.146 0 0 0 0 179.134 12 21
1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 1 183.742 29.389 0.000 29 29 29.891 29.967 0 0 0 0 180.203 14 23
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 5 182.550 29.581 0.192 25 33 29.636 0 0 0 0 0 171.958 1 10
19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 18 180.802 29.867 0.478 16 25 29.929 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
34 Michael McDowell Ford 27 179.004 30.167 0.778 27 33 30.271 30.787 0 0 0 0 175.404 2 11
21 Paul Menard Ford 16 180.838 29.861 0.472 23 34 30.065 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
6 Ryan Newman Ford 26 179.307 30.116 0.727 20 21 30.200 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
00 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 36 173.394 31.143 1.754 29 32 31.306 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 23 180.066 29.989 0.600 21 26 30.069 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 21 180.325 29.946 0.557 17 25 30.004 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 6 182.149 29.646 0.257 21 41 29.754 29.833 0 0 0 0 181.009 27 36
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 17 180.820 29.864 0.475 38 38 29.993 30.088 0 0 0 0 179.477 19 28
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 11 181.708 29.718 0.329 22 25 29.958 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
32 Corey Lajoie Ford 28 178.843 30.194 0.805 15 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 30 178.200 30.303 0.914 15 26 30.637 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 14 181.165 29.807 0.418 51 51 29.888 29.903 0 0 0 0 180.585 32 41
95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 20 180.548 29.909 0.520 18 30 30.022 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 24 179.964 30.006 0.617 28 31 30.112 30.288 0 0 0 0 178.291 11 20
20 Erik Jones Toyota 9 181.935 29.681 0.292 27 27 29.845 0 0 0 0 0 169.310 14 23
52 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 34 174.769 30.898 1.509 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 31 178.089 30.322 0.933 17 31 30.418 0 0 0 0 0 154.470 21 30
41 Daniel Suarez Ford 3 183.101 29.492 0.103 27 27 29.785 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 32 177.194 30.475 1.086 21 31 30.546 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 29 178.554 30.243 0.854 21 30 30.289 30.297 0 0 0 0 178.234 20 29
8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 19 180.699 29.884 0.495 20 32 29.906 29.935 0 0 0 0 180.389 16 25
24 William Byron Chevrolet 15 180.844 29.860 0.471 21 30 29.919 29.987 0 0 0 0 180.083 20 29
36 Matt Tifft Ford 22 180.150 29.975 0.586 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
77 Quin Houff Chevrolet 35 173.997 31.035 1.646 19 21 31.458 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
51 Bayley Currey Ford 33 175.479 30.773 1.384 15 18 31.241 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0