Practice #1

The 2019 STP 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Martinsville Speedway.

STP 500

Sunday, March 24th, 2019

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 15 Ford
  • 5 Toyota
  • 16 Chevrolet

  • Martinsville Speedway
  • 70th Annual STP 500
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Joey Logano
  • Age: 28
  • Team : No. 22 - Shell Pennzoil Ford
  • Owner: Roger Penske
  • Crew Chief: Todd Gordon
  • Joey Logano won the Pole Award for the 70th Annual STP 500 with a lap of 19.356 seconds, 97.830 mph.
  • This is his 21st pole in 369 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his first pole and fourth top-10 start in 2019.
  • This is his fifth pole in 21 races at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Aric Almirola (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2019 and his seventh in 21 races at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Brad Keselowski (third) posted his ninth top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his second in six races this season.
  • Ryan Preece (16th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: 0.594 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 21 Minutes 54 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 78.158
  • Cautions: 7 for 56 laps
  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Green Flag Passes: 978 (2.2 passes per green flag lap)

  • Martinsville Speedway
  • 70th Annual STP 500
  • Race Winner: Brad Keselowski
  • Age: 35
  • Team : No. 2 - Reese/Draw Tite Ford
  • Owner: Roger Penske
  • Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe
  • Brad Keselowski won the 70th Annual STP 500, his 29th victory in 347 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2019.
  • This is his second victory and 13th top-10 finish in 19 races at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Chase Elliott (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in eight races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2019.
  • Kyle Busch (third) posted his 17th top-10 finish in 28 races at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Ryan Preece (16th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 21 points over Denny Hamlin.
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STP 500 at Martinsville 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 3 97.003 19.521 0.134 43 43 19.590 19.649 19.749 0 0 0 96.372 8 17
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 6 96.731 19.576 0.189 12 50 19.638 19.773 20.022 0 0 0 95.753 6 15
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 1 97.674 19.387 0.000 49 49 19.706 19.720 19.816 20.100 0 0 96.027 11 20
38 David Ragan Ford 26 95.598 19.808 0.421 16 40 19.865 20.085 20.201 0 0 0 95.293 15 24
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 9 96.445 19.634 0.247 11 53 19.679 19.732 19.876 19.921 19.945 0 95.934 6 15
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 13 96.278 19.668 0.281 7 55 19.798 19.832 20.022 20.047 0 0 95.489 6 15
22 Joey Logano Ford 8 96.514 19.620 0.233 9 67 19.709 19.875 20.034 20.065 20.109 20.175 95.299 23 32
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 11 96.416 19.640 0.253 20 44 19.727 19.758 19.911 0 0 0 95.803 6 15
1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 23 95.835 19.759 0.372 10 41 19.827 20.015 19.991 0 0 0 94.625 3 12
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 5 96.884 19.545 0.158 11 51 19.576 19.594 19.626 19.671 19.691 19.701 96.642 8 17
19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 4 96.939 19.534 0.147 24 45 19.655 19.713 19.814 0 0 0 96.305 19 28
34 Michael McDowell Ford 28 95.304 19.869 0.482 18 23 19.914 19.935 19.975 20.097 18.815 0 94.987 12 21
21 Paul Menard Ford 17 95.995 19.726 0.339 24 48 19.726 19.817 19.867 0 0 0 95.554 27 36
6 Ryan Newman Ford 25 95.685 19.790 0.403 15 36 20.025 20.168 0 0 0 0 93.906 27 36
00 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 32 94.529 20.032 0.645 12 38 20.127 20.554 0 0 0 0 92.201 3 12
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 16 96.141 19.696 0.309 12 46 19.770 19.891 19.903 0 0 0 95.202 30 39
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 29 95.256 19.879 0.492 23 48 19.943 0 0 0 0 0 94.587 17 26
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 15 96.151 19.694 0.307 10 56 19.740 19.764 19.790 19.810 19.819 19.836 95.812 10 19
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 18 95.961 19.733 0.346 7 60 19.775 19.923 19.972 0 0 0 95.057 31 40
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 12 96.411 19.641 0.254 13 52 19.665 19.704 19.962 0 0 0 96.103 6 15
32 Corey Lajoie Ford 24 95.786 19.769 0.382 22 22 19.827 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 21 95.874 19.751 0.364 22 47 19.937 0 0 0 0 0 95.011 20 29
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 10 96.445 19.634 0.247 17 62 19.686 19.817 19.856 19.942 0 0 95.887 22 31
52 Jeb Burton Ford 33 93.576 20.236 0.849 12 17 1.511 4.054 4.054 6.111 6.111 6.111 0.000 0 0
95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 22 95.845 19.757 0.370 10 46 19.851 19.963 0 0 0 0 94.855 22 31
37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 7 96.647 19.593 0.206 43 43 19.869 19.871 0 0 0 0 95.208 23 32
20 Erik Jones Toyota 14 96.264 19.671 0.284 7 44 19.700 19.767 19.907 0 0 0 95.810 4 13
47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 20 95.917 19.742 0.355 9 42 19.813 19.976 0 0 0 0 94.806 3 12
77 DJ Kennington Chevrolet 35 92.665 20.435 1.048 22 27 20.585 20.815 0 0 0 0 90.994 18 27
41 Daniel Suarez Ford 2 97.257 19.470 0.083 18 20 19.599 19.864 0 0 0 0 93.356 1 10
51 Cody Ware Chevrolet 34 93.456 20.262 0.875 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 31 94.837 19.967 0.580 24 35 20.009 20.129 0 0 0 0 94.076 26 35
43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 19 95.937 19.738 0.351 18 44 19.926 19.978 20.020 20.047 0 0 94.787 21 30
8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 27 95.352 19.859 0.472 16 54 19.956 20.002 20.129 20.189 0 0 94.620 20 29
24 William Byron Chevrolet 36 91.896 20.606 1.219 2 2 13.799 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
36 Matt Tifft Ford 30 95.036 19.925 0.538 19 39 20.055 20.075 0 0 0 0 94.378 25 34