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STP 500

Sunday, March 24th, 2019

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

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  • 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.
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
9 2 10 Aric Almirola Ford 41 28 13 0 500 0 0 6 3 running
1 3 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 67 40 20 7 500 446 2 1 1 running
7 10 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 38 30 8 0 500 0 0 8 6 running
26 25 38 David Ragan Ford 11 11 0 0 496 0 0 0 0 running
5 5 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 47 32 15 0 500 0 0 3 4 running
24 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 498 0 0 0 0 running
19 1 22 Joey Logano Ford 23 18 5 0 500 5 1 10 7 running
6 4 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 35 31 4 0 500 0 0 7 0 running
12 19 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 25 25 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
3 13 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 36 34 2 0 500 0 0 0 9 running
8 8 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 38 29 9 0 500 0 0 5 8 running
31 23 34 Michael McDowell Ford 6 6 0 0 491 0 0 0 0 running
15 14 21 Paul Menard Ford 22 22 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
23 20 6 Ryan Newman Ford 14 14 0 0 499 0 0 0 0 running
28 27 00 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 494 0 0 0 0 running
11 29 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 27 26 1 0 500 0 0 0 10 running
25 24 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 12 12 0 0 498 0 0 0 0 running
18 6 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
14 16 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
4 17 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 48 33 15 0 500 0 0 2 5 running
33 32 32 Corey Lajoie Ford 4 4 0 0 489 0 0 0 0 running
13 22 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 24 24 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
2 7 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 51 35 16 0 500 49 1 4 2 running
35 36 52 Jeb Burton Ford 0 0 0 0 163 0 0 0 0 brakes
20 21 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 17 17 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
21 12 37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 499 0 0 0 0 running
30 18 20 Erik Jones Toyota 7 7 0 0 491 0 0 0 0 running
16 15 47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
32 35 77 DJ Kennington Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 489 0 0 0 0 running
10 9 41 Daniel Suarez Ford 29 27 2 0 500 0 0 9 0 running
36 33 51 Cody Ware Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 55 0 0 0 0 brakes
34 30 15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 365 0 0 0 0 engine
17 26 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
27 28 8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 496 0 0 0 0 running
22 34 24 William Byron Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 499 0 0 0 0 running
29 31 36 Matt Tifft Ford 8 8 0 0 494 0 0 0 0 running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
William Byron Pre-Race to the Rear inspection failure Tail End 0 0 White
Jeb Burton Pre-Race to the Rear inspection failure Tail End 0 0 White
DJ Kennington Pre-Race to the Rear inspection failure Tail End 0 0 White
Corey Lajoie Pre-Race to the Rear backup car Tail End 0 0 White
Cody Ware Pre-Race to the Rear backup car Tail End 0 0 White
Michael McDowell Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 65 71 Yellow
Ty Dillon Speed-Entering pits Tail End 67 71 Yellow
Ross Chastain Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 133 141 Yellow
Ross Chastain Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 133 141 Yellow
Denny Hamlin Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 265 271 Yellow
Ty Dillon Speed-Entering pits Tail End 265 271 Yellow
Ryan Newman Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 266 271 Yellow
Clint Bowyer Speed-Entering pits Tail End 314 319 Yellow
Michael McDowell Speed-Exiting pits Tail End 315 319 Yellow
Chris Buescher Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 315 319 Yellow
Corey Lajoie Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 316 319 Yellow
Matt Tifft Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 372 379 Yellow
Clint Bowyer Speed-Entering pits Tail End 374 379 Yellow
Corey Lajoie Speed-Entering pits Tail End 375 379 Yellow