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The 2019 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Bristol Motor Speedway race.

Food City 500

Sunday, April 7th, 2019

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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  • 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.
Kyle Busch celebrates with his wife Samantha and their son Brexton in Victory Lane
Bristol, Tennessee - April 7, 2019 : Kyle Busch celebrates with his wife Samantha and their son Brexton in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
37 6 10 Aric Almirola Ford 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Accident
18 12 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 34 19 0 0 499 40 2 3 4 Running
7 8 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 42 30 0 0 500 24 5 2 8 Running
21 22 38 David Ragan Ford 16 16 0 0 498 0 0 0 0 Running
5 5 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 32 32 0 0 500 7 1 0 0 Running
10 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 33 27 0 0 500 0 0 5 0 Running
3 7 22 Joey Logano Ford 52 34 0 1 500 146 5 4 1 Running
13 13 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 24 24 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 Running
2 27 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 40 35 0 0 500 0 0 0 6 Running
1 17 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 56 40 0 5 500 71 3 6 5 Running
17 23 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 22 20 0 0 499 0 0 9 0 Running
28 18 34 Michael McDowell Ford 9 9 0 0 493 0 0 0 0 Running
6 9 21 Paul Menard Ford 34 31 0 0 500 0 0 8 0 Running
9 11 6 Ryan Newman Ford 36 28 0 0 500 0 0 0 3 Running
26 31 00 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 495 0 0 0 0 Running
14 15 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 25 23 0 0 500 0 0 0 9 Running
33 19 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 4 4 0 0 395 0 0 0 0 Running
35 35 66 Timmy Hill Toyota 0 0 0 0 239 0 0 0 0 Suspension
19 16 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 499 0 0 0 0 Running
23 14 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 497 0 0 0 0 Running
4 3 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 46 33 0 0 500 158 3 7 2 Running
34 32 32 Corey Lajoie Ford 3 3 0 0 308 0 0 0 0 Accident
15 24 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 33 22 0 1 500 6 1 1 0 Running
11 1 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 27 26 0 0 500 38 1 10 0 Running
12 21 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 25 25 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 Running
22 25 37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 19 15 0 0 498 0 0 0 7 Running
24 4 20 Erik Jones Toyota 13 13 0 0 497 10 1 0 0 Running
25 30 47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 496 0 0 0 0 Running
36 33 51 Gray Gaulding Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 Engine
8 20 41 Daniel Suarez Ford 30 29 0 0 500 0 0 0 10 Running
29 37 15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 491 0 0 0 0 Running
20 28 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 17 17 0 0 499 0 0 0 0 Running
30 26 8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 490 0 0 0 0 Running
16 2 24 William Byron Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 Running
27 29 36 Matt Tifft Ford 10 10 0 0 494 0 0 0 0 Running
32 36 77 Quin Houff Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 476 0 0 0 0 Running
31 34 52 Bayley Currey Ford 0 0 0 0 488 0 0 0 0 Running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Ryan Preece Pre-Race to the Rear backup car Tail End 0 0 White
Kevin Harvick Pre-Race to the Rear multiple inspection failures Tail End 0 0 White
Kevin Harvick Pre-Race to the Rear multiple inspection failures Pass Thru 0 0 White
Aric Almirola Pitting before pit road is open garage Tail End 3 0 Yellow
Ricky Stenhouse Jr Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 3 7 Yellow
Kyle Busch Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 3 7 Yellow
Ryan Preece Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 40 45 Yellow
Ryan Preece Speed-Entering pits Tail End 40 45 Yellow
Bubba Wallace Speed-Entering pits Tail End 41 45 Yellow
Matt DiBenedetto Commitment Line Violation Tail End 41 45 Yellow
Corey Lajoie Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 41 45 Yellow
Kyle Larson Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Pass Thru 68 76 Green
Daniel Hemric Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 118 123 Yellow
Daniel Hemric Speed-Entering pits Tail End 118 123 Yellow
Joey Gase Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 121 123 Yellow
Ricky Stenhouse Jr Pitting before pit road is open garage Tail End 126 0 Yellow
Bayley Currey Speed-Exiting pits Tail End 131 135 Yellow
Matt Tifft Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 213 219 Yellow
Matt Tifft Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 213 219 Yellow
Daniel Hemric Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 215 219 Yellow
Joey Gase Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 216 219 Yellow
Martin Truex Jr Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 248 261 Green/Yellow
Jimmie Johnson Speed-Entering pits Tail End 255 261 Yellow
Daniel Suarez Speed-Exiting pits Tail End 255 261 Yellow
Daniel Suarez Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 272 276 Yellow
Daniel Suarez Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box 1 Lap 272 274 Yellow
Ty Dillon Speed-Entering pits Tail End 378 382 Yellow
Daniel Hemric Speed-Entering pits Tail End 379 382 Yellow
Bubba Wallace Speed-Entering pits Tail End 379 382 Yellow
Denny Hamlin Speed-Entering pits Tail End 417 422 Yellow
Clint Bowyer Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 434 439 Yellow
William Byron Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 435 439 Yellow
Ryan Newman Disobeying a NASCAR request improper fueling Tail End 435 439 Yellow
William Byron Speed-Entering pits Tail End 481 486 Yellow
Brad Keselowski Disobeying a NASCAR request Wrong restart position Pass Thru 486 490 Green