2019 Camping World 400

2019 Camping World 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 17 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date June 30, 2019 (2019-06-30)
Location Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed 140.677 miles per hour (226.398 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 30.636
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 132
Winner
No. 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings 2.407 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

The 2019 Camping World 400, is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on June 30, 2019 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 17th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Alex Bowman won the race, recording his first career Cup Series victory, while Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top 5.

This was the last NASCAR race at Chicagoland, as the track lost all three of its 2020 race dates due to scheduling conflicts because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Report

Background

Chicagoland Speedway, the track where the race will be held.

Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.

Entry list

  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet
1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford
8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet
14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
27 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford
52 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
53 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
77 Quin Houff Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Alex Bowman was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.692 seconds and a speed of 175.942 mph (283.151 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.692 175.942
2 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.704 175.873
3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.708 175.850
Official first practice results

Final practice

Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.954 seconds and a speed of 174.452 mph (280.753 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 30.954 174.452
2 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.955 174.447
3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.967 174.379
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Austin Dillon scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.636 and a speed of 176.263 mph (283.668 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.636
2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.666
3 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.689
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.738
5 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.759
6 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.783
7 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.788
8 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.824
9 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.837
10 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 30.841
11 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.869
12 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 30.881
13 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.916
14 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.932
15 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.938
16 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.940
17 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.967
18 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.974
19 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 31.037
20 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 31.067
21 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.070
22 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.084
23 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 31.155
24 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.167
25 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 31.170
26 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31.184
27 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 31.194
28 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 31.253
29 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 31.287
30 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 31.346
31 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 31.452
32 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 31.513
33 52 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 31.641
34 00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 31.702
35 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 31.901
36 77 Quin Houff Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.107
37 53 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 32.126
38 27 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 32.185
Official qualifying results
  • Note: Matt Tifft started at the back due to failing inspection

Race

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 9
3 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 8
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 10
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 8
4 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3
9 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 107

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 8 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 49
2 14 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 43
3 19 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 34
4 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 46
5 12 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 41
6 10 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 267 31
7 21 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 30
8 11 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 36
9 18 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 38
10 1 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 33
11 13 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 35
12 25 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 25
13 5 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 28
14 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 37
15 9 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 32
16 15 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 22
17 16 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 266 20
18 27 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 266 19
19 3 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 266 18
20 7 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 25
21 24 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 266 16
22 17 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 266 17
23 23 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 265 14
24 28 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 265 13
25 26 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 264 12
26 31 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 264 0
27 29 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 264 10
28 22 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 264 9
29 38 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 263 8
30 30 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 263 7
31 33 00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 260 0
32 32 52 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 258 0
33 36 53 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 257 0
34 37 27 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 249 3
35 20 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 239 2
36 34 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 238 0
37 6 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 172 1
38 35 77 Quin Houff Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 100 1
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 23 among 13 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 5 for 25
  • Red flags: 1 for 3 hours, 18 minutes and 26 seconds
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 50 minutes and 49 seconds
  • Average speed: 140.677 miles per hour (226.398 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2005 race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

NBCSN
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dave Burns
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast

Radio

The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley
Winston Kelley
Pete Pistone
Hannah Newhouse

Standings after the race

References

  1. ^ "2019 schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "Chicagoland Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 25, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  6. ^ "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  7. ^ "Camping World 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 30, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 30, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  9. ^ "Camping World 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  10. ^ DeGroot, Nick (June 29, 2019). "Alex Bowman tops Kurt Busch in first Cup practice at Chicagoland". Motorsport.com. Joliet, Illinois: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  11. ^ DeGroot, Nick (June 29, 2019). "Joey Logano leads final Cup practice at Chicagoland". Motorsport.com. Joliet, Illinois: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  12. ^ Utter, Jim (June 29, 2019). "Austin Dillon tops Kevin Harvick for Chicagoland Cup pole". Motorsport.com. Joliet, Illinois: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 29, 2019.


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