Practice #1

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

AAA Texas 500

Sunday, November 3rd, 2019

Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

  • 16 Ford
  • 7 Toyota
  • 17 Chevrolet

  • Texas Motor Speedway
  • 15th Annual AAA Texas 500
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Kevin Harvick
  • Age: 43
  • Team : No. 4 - Busch Beer/Ducks Unlimited Ford
  • Owner: Tony Stewart
  • Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
  • Kevin Harvick won the Pole Award for the 15th Annual AAA Texas 500 with a lap of 28.465 seconds, 189.707 mph.
  • This is his 31st pole in 680 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his sixth pole and 22nd top-10 start in 2019.
  • This is his second pole in 34 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Erik Jones (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2019 and his third in seven races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Denny Hamlin (third) posted his 12th top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 22nd in 34 races this season.
  • Daniel Hemric (16th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: 01.594 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 44 Minutes 44 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 133.759
  • Cautions: 11 for 56 laps
  • Lead Changes: 26
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,957 (10.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Texas Motor Speedway
  • 15th Annual AAA Texas 500
  • Race Winner: Kevin Harvick
  • Age: 43
  • Team : No. 4 - Busch Beer/Ducks Unlimited Ford
  • Owner: Tony Stewart
  • Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
  • Kevin Harvick won the 15th Annual AAA Texas 500, his 49th victory in 680 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his fourth victory and 24th top-10 finish in 2019.
  • This is his third victory and 22nd top-10 finish in 34 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Aric Almirola (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in 18 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2019.
  • Daniel Suarez (third) posted his second top-10 finish in six races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Daniel Hemric (16th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Martin Truex Jr. leads the point standings by 20 points over Kyle Busch.
Daniel Suarez sits in his car during practice
Fort Worth, Texas - November 1, 2019 : Daniel Suarez, driver of the #41 Walmart Family Mobile Ford, sits in his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
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AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor 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 6 187.493 28.801 0.181 13 37 28.918 29.148 29.154 0 0 0 185.283 20 29
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 24 185.605 29.094 0.474 8 25 29.134 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 1 188.679 28.620 0.000 22 35 28.835 28.924 29.224 0 0 0 186.702 22 31
38 David Ragan Ford 31 183.780 29.383 0.763 32 40 29.589 29.624 0 0 0 0 182.291 30 39
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 3 188.324 28.674 0.053 25 26 28.722 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
53 JJ Yeley Ford 34 181.837 29.697 1.077 4 5 29.975 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 9 187.298 28.831 0.211 29 29 29.087 29.435 0 0 0 0 183.488 1 10
15 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 39 178.171 30.308 1.688 6 6 30.563 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
22 Joey Logano Ford 15 186.477 28.958 0.338 20 32 29.123 29.324 0 0 0 0 184.194 19 28
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 10 187.026 28.873 0.253 24 31 28.966 29.012 29.137 0 0 0 186.131 10 19
1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 2 188.574 28.636 0.015 26 26 29.027 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 12 186.916 28.890 0.270 24 28 29.033 29.090 0 0 0 0 185.638 6 15
19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 8 187.311 28.829 0.209 16 17 28.860 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
34 Michael McDowell Ford 28 184.559 29.259 0.639 21 29 29.309 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
21 Paul Menard Ford 17 186.400 28.970 0.350 20 33 29.028 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
6 Ryan Newman Ford 14 186.522 28.951 0.331 29 31 29.020 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
0 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 35 181.153 29.809 1.189 17 18 30.044 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 22 185.771 29.068 0.448 25 29 29.136 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 4 187.565 28.790 0.170 24 24 29.095 29.146 0 0 0 0 185.275 4 13
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 13 186.767 28.913 0.293 39 39 29.085 29.253 0 0 0 0 184.604 2 11
96 Parker Kligerman Toyota 30 184.225 29.312 0.692 27 37 29.469 29.746 0 0 0 0 181.584 24 33
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 7 187.448 28.808 0.188 38 38 29.203 29.473 29.497 0 0 0 183.221 6 15
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 23 185.663 29.085 0.465 8 17 29.136 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
32 Corey Lajoie Ford 32 183.692 29.397 0.777 25 26 29.479 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 21 186.021 29.029 0.409 20 21 29.188 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 26 185.293 29.143 0.523 32 44 29.217 29.709 0 0 0 0 181.811 1 10
95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 18 186.380 28.973 0.353 30 30 29.149 29.234 30.446 0 0 0 184.718 17 26
37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 16 186.445 28.963 0.343 32 38 29.008 29.059 0 0 0 0 185.831 28 37
20 Erik Jones Toyota 5 187.559 28.791 0.171 21 22 28.896 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 20 186.162 29.007 0.387 32 37 29.126 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
41 Daniel Suarez Ford 19 186.220 28.998 0.378 23 29 29.077 29.519 0 0 0 0 182.941 2 11
27 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 33 182.174 29.642 1.022 14 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 27 184.818 29.218 0.598 7 35 29.262 29.298 29.297 0 0 0 184.311 26 35
8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 25 185.484 29.113 0.493 29 31 29.149 29.189 0 0 0 0 185.003 22 31
24 William Byron Chevrolet 11 186.922 28.889 0.269 33 38 29.112 29.238 29.355 29.392 0 0 184.694 17 26
52 Garrett Smithley Ford 36 180.421 29.930 1.310 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
51 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet 38 179.922 30.013 1.393 10 10 30.111 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
77 Quin Houff Chevrolet 37 180.042 29.993 1.373 18 18 30.665 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
36 John Hunter Nemechek Ford 29 184.508 29.267 0.647 24 24 29.473 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0