Practice #3

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

Food City 500

Sunday, April 7th, 2019

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 15 Ford
  • 6 Toyota
  • 17 Chevrolet

  • Bristol Motor Speedway
  • 59th Annual Food City 500
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Chase Elliott
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No. 9 - NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
  • Chase Elliott won the Pole Award for the 59th Annual Food City 500 with a lap of 14.568 seconds, 131.713 mph.
  • This is his fifth pole in 121 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his first pole and fifth top-10 start in 2019.
  • This is his first pole in seven races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • William Byron (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2019 and his second in three races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Ryan Blaney (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his third in eight races this season.
  • Daniel Hemric (26th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: 0.722 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 56 Minutes 38 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 90.527
  • Cautions: 11 for 77 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,830 (4.3 passes per green flag lap)

  • Bristol Motor Speedway
  • 59th Annual Food City 500
  • Race Winner: Kyle Busch
  • Age: 33
  • Team : No. 18 - Skittles Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
  • Kyle Busch won the 59th Annual Food City 500, his 54th victory in 506 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his third victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2019.
  • This is his eighth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 28 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Kurt Busch (second) posted his 19th top-10 finish in 37 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2019.
  • Joey Logano (third) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 21 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Ryan Preece (25th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 27 points over Denny Hamlin.
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Food City 500 at Bristol 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 21 127.233 15.081 0.187 16 74 15.154 15.205 15.345 15.362 15.385 15.393 126.197 8 17
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 15 127.580 15.040 0.146 13 93 15.094 15.119 15.277 15.288 15.324 0 126.918 6 15
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 13 127.690 15.027 0.133 14 79 15.086 15.106 15.122 15.178 15.215 15.254 127.026 5 14
38 David Ragan Ford 30 126.237 15.200 0.306 3 78 15.269 15.359 15.401 15.437 15.471 15.489 124.937 47 56
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 14 127.614 15.036 0.142 33 98 15.115 15.156 15.190 15.233 15.334 15.364 126.609 2 11
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 2 128.571 14.924 0.030 69 105 15.017 15.066 15.136 15.171 15.202 15.283 127.365 68 77
22 Joey Logano Ford 1 128.830 14.894 0.000 7 108 15.001 15.076 15.133 15.214 15.236 15.250 127.280 2 11
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 4 128.477 14.935 0.041 11 112 15.025 15.074 15.087 15.121 15.133 15.157 127.299 7 16
1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 24 127.140 15.092 0.198 27 92 15.140 15.175 15.243 15.321 15.356 15.394 126.443 25 34
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 5 128.185 14.969 0.075 8 89 15.001 15.065 15.138 15.248 15.290 15.281 127.371 4 13
19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 7 127.980 14.993 0.099 43 74 15.046 15.109 15.214 15.255 0 0 127.000 16 25
34 Michael McDowell Ford 29 126.520 15.166 0.272 8 88 15.230 15.264 15.324 15.424 15.505 15.548 125.708 6 15
21 Paul Menard Ford 12 127.750 15.020 0.126 43 89 15.188 15.206 15.291 15.277 0 0 126.192 4 13
6 Ryan Newman Ford 8 127.963 14.995 0.101 2 84 15.203 15.232 15.257 15.363 15.425 0 125.976 13 22
00 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 32 125.872 15.244 0.350 9 49 15.347 15.401 0 0 0 0 124.595 4 13
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 3 128.563 14.925 0.031 4 98 15.167 15.221 15.318 15.367 15.376 15.376 126.067 59 68
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 19 127.402 15.061 0.167 52 109 15.096 15.114 15.161 15.238 15.264 15.283 126.958 45 54
Timmy Hill 34 124.058 15.467 0.573 26 30 16.089 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 22 127.157 15.090 0.196 55 105 15.137 15.234 15.294 15.292 15.331 15.360 125.966 52 61
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 18 127.470 15.053 0.159 22 102 15.140 15.163 15.189 15.446 15.504 15.490 126.547 47 56
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 10 127.852 15.008 0.114 30 97 15.079 15.098 15.113 15.158 15.259 15.292 127.094 49 58
32 Corey Lajoie Ford 28 126.570 15.160 0.266 3 44 15.243 15.395 0 0 0 0 124.658 21 30
13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 25 127.098 15.097 0.203 15 109 15.170 15.208 15.263 15.403 0 0 126.172 8 17
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 16 127.529 15.046 0.152 14 74 15.115 15.144 15.175 15.251 15.365 15.353 126.708 8 17
95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 6 128.125 14.976 0.082 73 107 15.046 15.068 15.135 15.184 15.210 15.280 127.344 69 78
37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 23 127.140 15.092 0.198 4 85 15.143 15.175 15.381 15.389 15.406 15.448 126.445 4 13
20 Erik Jones Toyota 11 127.784 15.016 0.122 7 102 15.067 15.121 15.148 15.181 15.201 15.242 126.903 3 12
47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 17 127.520 15.047 0.153 5 66 15.243 15.372 15.368 15.405 0 0 124.837 48 57
51 Gray Gaulding Chevrolet 33 124.226 15.446 0.552 3 14 15.542 15.552 0 0 0 0 123.384 2 11
41 Daniel Suarez Ford 9 127.946 14.997 0.103 30 90 15.120 15.156 15.182 15.223 15.367 15.396 126.609 21 30
43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 31 126.179 15.207 0.313 3 75 15.290 15.326 15.433 15.470 15.481 0 125.204 44 53
8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 20 127.368 15.065 0.171 39 62 15.147 15.245 0 0 0 0 125.882 38 47
24 William Byron Chevrolet 27 126.955 15.114 0.220 5 72 15.173 15.244 15.365 15.351 15.395 0 125.877 5 14
36 Matt Tifft Ford 26 127.022 15.106 0.212 42 82 15.212 15.308 15.373 15.558 15.605 15.630 125.350 7 16
77 Quin Houff Chevrolet 35 120.324 15.947 1.053 13 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0