NASCAR CUP Series

Qualifying Results

The 2019 Bojangles' Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series qualifying results feature the drivers' lap times, positions, and who secured pole position at Darlington Raceway.

Bojangles' Southern 500

Sunday, September 1st, 2019

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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Darlington Raceway
70th Annual Bojangles' Southern 500
Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: William Byron
Age: 21
Team : No. 24 - Hendrick Autoguard/City Chevrolet Throwback Chevrolet
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
William Byron won the Pole Award for the 70th Annual Bojangles' Southern 500 with a lap of 28.51 seconds, 172.487 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 61 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his fourth pole and 12th top-10 start in 2019.
This is his first pole in two races at Darlington Raceway.
Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2019 and his seventh in 11 races at Darlington Raceway.
Kyle Larson (third) posted his third top-10 start at Darlington Raceway. It is his 11th in 25 races this season.
Daniel Hemric (18th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Drivers Entered: 39
Laps Scheduled: 367
Margin of Victory: 04.058 Seconds
Time of Race: 3 Hours 44 Minutes 46 Seconds
Average Speed: 133.825
Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
Lead Changes: 13
Green Flag Passes: 2,039 (6.1 passes per green flag lap)

Darlington Raceway
70th Annual Bojangles? Southern 500
Race Winner: Erik Jones
Age: 23
Team : No. 20 - Sport Clips Throwback Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
Erik Jones won the 70th Annual Bojangles? Southern 500, his second victory in 100 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2019.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Darlington Raceway.
Kyle Larson (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in six races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2019.
Kyle Busch (third) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 15 races at Darlington Raceway.
Ryan Preece (22nd) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 64 points over Joey Logano.