Results
The 2019 1000Bulbs.com 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.
1000Bulbs.com 500
Monday, October 14th, 2019
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- Talladega Superspeedway
- 51st Annual 1000Bulbs.com 500
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Chase Elliott
- Age: 23
- Team : No. 9 - NAPA Night Vision Chevrolet
- Owner: Rick Hendrick
- Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
- Chase Elliott won the Pole Award for the 51st Annual 1000Bulbs.com 500 with a lap of 49.692 seconds, 192.707 mph.
- This is his eighth pole in 144 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his fourth pole and 16th top-10 start in 2019.
- This is his second pole in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway.
- Alex Bowman (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2019 and his third in nine races at Talladega Superspeedway.
- William Byron (third) posted his second top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 15th in 31 races this season.
- Matt Tifft (16th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Margin of Victory: 0.007 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 39 Minutes 5 Seconds
- Average Speed: 136.644
- Cautions: 9 for 43 laps
- Lead Changes: 47
- Green Flag Passes: 11,564 (79.8 passes per green flag lap)
- Talladega Superspeedway
- 51st Annual 1000Bulbs.com 500
- Race Winner: Ryan Blaney
- Age: 25
- Team : No. 12 - Dent Wizard Ford
- Owner: Roger Penske
- Crew Chief: Jeremy Bullins
- Ryan Blaney won the 51st Annual 1000Bulbs.com 500, his third victory in 157 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his first victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2019.
- This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 11 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
- Ryan Newman (second) posted his 15th top-10 finish in 36 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2019.
- Denny Hamlin (third) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 28 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
- Matt Tifft (13th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 8 points over Martin Truex Jr.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
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| 4 | 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 182 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Accident |
| 23 | 8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 186 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Running |
| 29 | 17 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 3 | 40 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | Accident |
| 11 | 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 44 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 188 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Running |
| 17 | 15 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 24 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 181 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 9 | Accident |
| 19 | 26 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 10 | Running |
| 26 | 18 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 22 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 14 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 38 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 13 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 28 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 14 | 25 | 0 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 38 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 188 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Running |
| 9 | 7 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 35 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 188 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Running |
| 39 | 12 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Accident |
| 15 | 32 | 96 | Parker Kligerman | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Accident |
| 1 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 51 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 188 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 6 | Running |
| 7 | 33 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 36 | 66 | Joey Gase | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 10 | 21 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 31 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 20 | 23 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 187 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Accident |
| 34 | 11 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 18 | 30 | 47 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 19 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Ford | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | Accident |
| 12 | 34 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 27 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 29 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 3 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 162 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Accident |
| 31 | 35 | 77 | Blake Jones | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 16 | 36 | Matt Tifft | Ford | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 37 | 51 | Austin Theriault | Ford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 40 | 39 | 52 | Spencer Boyd | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| Denny Hamlin | Pre-Race to the Rear Engine change | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Ryan Blaney | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 34 | 40 | Green/Yellow |
| Spencer Boyd | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 37 | 0 | Yellow |
| Blake Jones | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 38 | 40 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 56 | 62 | Yellow |
| Paul Menard | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 57 | 62 | Yellow |
| Landon Cassill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 57 | 62 | Yellow |
| Ryan Newman | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 57 | 62 | Yellow |
| Corey Lajoie | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 57 | 62 | Yellow |
| Brendan Gaughan | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 59 | 62 | Yellow |
| Landon Cassill | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 60 | 62 | Yellow |
| Ryan Preece | Tire violation | Tail End | 60 | 62 | Yellow |
| Brendan Gaughan | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 90 | 93 | Green |
| Martin Truex Jr | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 91 | 93 | Green |
| Denny Hamlin | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 91 | 93 | Green |
| Corey Lajoie | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 91 | 93 | Green |
| Blake Jones | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 92 | 93 | Green |
| Brendan Gaughan | Speeding on pit road | Stop & Go | 93 | 95 | Green |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 94 | 95 | Green |
| Paul Menard | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 94 | 96 | Green |
| Chase Elliott | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 107 | 116 | Yellow |
| Ryan Preece | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 107 | 116 | Yellow |
| Martin Truex Jr | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 107 | 116 | Yellow |
| Reed Sorenson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 107 | 116 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 107 | 116 | Yellow |
| Kevin Harvick | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 107 | 116 | Yellow |
| Matt DiBenedetto | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 108 | 116 | Yellow |
| Daniel Hemric | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 108 | 116 | Yellow |
| Ryan Newman | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 109 | 116 | Yellow |
| Reed Sorenson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 112 | 116 | Yellow |
| Denny Hamlin | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 112 | 116 | Yellow |
| Martin Truex Jr | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 112 | 116 | Yellow |
| Ryan Preece | Driving through more than 3 pit boxes | Tail End | 113 | 116 | Yellow |
| Bubba Wallace | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 122 | 125 | Yellow |
| Landon Cassill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 122 | 125 | Yellow |
| Denny Hamlin | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 123 | 125 | Yellow |
| Blake Jones | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 123 | 125 | Yellow |
| Blake Jones | Improper fueling Two lap penalty | Other - See Notes | 123 | 127 | Yellow |
| Martin Truex Jr | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 124 | 125 | Yellow |
| Martin Truex Jr | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 132 | 137 | Yellow |
| Martin Truex Jr | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 132 | 137 | Yellow |
| Reed Sorenson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 153 | 157 | Yellow |
| Clint Bowyer | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 154 | 157 | Yellow |
| Martin Truex Jr | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 154 | 157 | Yellow |
| Martin Truex Jr | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 154 | 157 | Yellow |
| Paul Menard | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 163 | 169 | Yellow |
| Joey Logano | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 163 | 169 | Yellow |
| Daniel Suarez | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 163 | 169 | Yellow |
| Ryan Preece | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 164 | 169 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 164 | 169 | Yellow |
| Corey Lajoie | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 164 | 169 | Yellow |
| Clint Bowyer | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 165 | 169 | Yellow |
| Paul Menard | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 172 | 175 | Yellow |
| Paul Menard | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 172 | 175 | Yellow |
| Brad Keselowski | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 181 | 186 | Yellow |
| Kyle Busch | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 181 | 186 | Yellow |
| Paul Menard | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 181 | 186 | Yellow |
| Ryan Preece | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 181 | 186 | Yellow |