2019 Federated Auto Parts 400
Motor car race
The 2019 Federated Auto Parts 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 21, 2019, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia . The race was contested over 400 laps on the 0.75-mile (1.21 km) D-shaped short track. It was the 28th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the second race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 16.
Joe Gibbs Racing initially achieved a historic 1-2-3-4 finish, but it was short-lived, as Erik Jones was disqualified following the race after failing post-race inspection, thus altering the team's dominant outcome.[ 10]
Report
Background
Richmond Raceway, the track where the race was held. Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D -shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County . It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series , the NASCAR Xfinity Series , and the IndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.
Entry list
(i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.(R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
Chris Buescher was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.287 seconds and a speed of 121.147 mph (194.967 km/h).[ 11]
Final practice
Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.152 seconds and a speed of 121.885 mph (196.155 km/h).[ 12]
Qualifying
Brad Keselowski scored the pole for the race with a time of 21.229 and a speed of 127.185 mph (204.684 km/h).[ 13]
Qualifying results
Race
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 100
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
5
7
95
Matt DiBenedetto
Leavine Family Racing
Toyota
4
8
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 100
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
6
Ryan Newman
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
6
6
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
5
7
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
3
9
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
1
Official stage two results
Final stage results
Stage Three
Laps: 200
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
8
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
59
2
4
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
54
3
6
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
49
4
1
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
400
48
5
19
6
Ryan Newman
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
400
38
6
13
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
400
32
7
2
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
400
41
8
5
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
400
37
9
14
41
Daniel Suárez
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
400
28
10
10
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
31
11
28
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
400
26
12
37
43
Bubba Wallace
Richard Petty Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
25
13
3
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
399
31
14
12
95
Matt DiBenedetto
Leavine Family Racing
Toyota
399
27
15
18
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
399
22
16
7
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
399
21
17
15
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
399
20
18
9
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
398
19
19
27
38
David Ragan
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
398
18
20
26
36
Matt Tifft (R)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
397
17
21
11
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
397
16
22
17
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
396
15
23
20
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
396
14
24
25
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
396
13
25
22
8
Daniel Hemric (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
396
12
26
30
13
Ty Dillon
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
396
11
27
24
21
Paul Menard
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
395
10
28
34
00
Landon Cassill (i)
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
395
0
29
29
32
Corey LaJoie
Go Fas Racing
Ford
395
8
30
21
47
Ryan Preece (R)
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
394
7
31
23
37
Chris Buescher
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
393
6
32
32
51
Austin Theriault
Petty Ware Racing
Chevrolet
392
5
33
38
52
J. J. Yeley (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
391
0
34
35
53
Spencer Boyd (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
388
0
35
36
27
Quin Houff
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
384
2
36
31
15
Ross Chastain (i)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
265
0
37
33
77
Reed Sorenson
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
233
1
DSQ
16
20
Erik Jones.[ a]
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
1^
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 6 among 3 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 5 for 32
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 57 minutes and 27 seconds
Average speed: 101.437 miles per hour (163.247 km/h)
Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen , Jeff Burton , Steve Letarte and three-time Richmond winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns , Parker Kligerman , Kelli Stavast and Dillon Welch will report from pit lane during the race.
Radio
The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and 6-time winner at Richmond Rusty Wallace had the call in the broadcast booth for MRN when the field raced thru the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the race from a platform when the field raced down the backstraightaway. Steve Post, Jason Toy, and Woody Cain called the action for MRN from pit lane.
MRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Backstretch: Dave Moody Steve Post
Standings after the race
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Martin Truex Jr.
2,141
2
Kevin Harvick
2,120 (–21)
3
Kyle Busch
2,117 (–24)
4
Brad Keselowski
2,106 (–35)
5
Denny Hamlin
2,105 (–36)
6
Joey Logano
2,101 (–40)
7
Chase Elliott
2,088 (–53)
8
Kyle Larson
2,076 (–65)
9
Ryan Newman
2,065 (–76)
10
Ryan Blaney
2,059 (–82)
11
Aric Almirola
2,054 (–87)
12
William Byron
2,053 (–88)
13
Alex Bowman
2,051 (–90)
14
Clint Bowyer
2,049 (–92)
15
Kurt Busch
2,039 (–102)
16
Erik Jones
2,008 (–133)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
Notes
^ Jones originally finished fourth, but was later disqualified due to an issue with his car's rear-wheel alignment. Jones became the first ever Cup driver under the new inspection rules to be disqualified due to failing post-race inspection.
References
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