2019 Quaker State 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 19 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The 2019 Quaker State 400 program cover.
Date	July 13, 2019 (2019-07-13)
Location	Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	269 laps, 403.5 mi (645.6 km)
Scheduled Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed	141.07 miles per hour (227.03 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Daniel Suárez	Stewart-Haas Racing
Time	29.254
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	72
Winner
No. 1	Kurt Busch	Chip Ganassi Racing
Television in the United States
Network	NBCSN
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings	2.075 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN
Booth Announcers	Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers	Doug Turnbull (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2019 Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 13, 2019 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. Contested over 269 laps—extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 19th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The race saw an amazing finish between brothers Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch as Kurt would hold off his younger brother to win the race.

The sixth running of the Quaker State 400 was held in Sparta, Kentucky at Kentucky Speedway on July 9, 2016. The track is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Kentucky Speedway, which has also hosted the ARCA Racing Series, NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the Indy Racing League, has a grandstand seating capacity of 107,000.

• (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
• (R) denotes rookie driver.

Kurt Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.389 seconds and a speed of 183.742 mph (295.704 km/h).^[10]

Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.621 seconds and a speed of 182.303 mph (293.388 km/h).^[11]

Daniel Suárez scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.254 and a speed of 184.590 mph (297.069 km/h).^[12]

• Note: Ryan Newman and Quin Houff had their times disallowed and started at the back due to failing inspection

Stage One Laps: 80

Stage Two Laps: 80

Stage Three Laps: 107

• Lead changes: 15 among 10 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 7 for 35
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 51 minutes and 37 seconds
• Average speed: 141.07 miles per hour (227.03 km/h)

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 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.

PRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the action from the booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. Doug Turnbull called the action from turns 1 & 2 and Pat Patterson called the action from turns 3 & 4. Brad Gillie, Wendy Venturini, Steve Richards, and Brett McMillan called the duties on pit lane.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Joey Logano 746 2 Kyle Busch 735 (–11) 3 Kevin Harvick 645 (–101) 4 Brad Keselowski 630 (–116) 1 5 Denny Hamlin 627 (–119) 1 6 Martin Truex Jr. 618 (–128) 1 7 Kurt Busch 618 (–128) 1 8 Chase Elliott 607 (–139) 9 Alex Bowman 554 (–192) 10 Aric Almirola 542 (–204) 11 Ryan Blaney 535 (–211) 12 William Byron 517 (–229) 1 13 Kyle Larson 511 (–235) 1 14 Clint Bowyer 481 (–265) 2 15 Jimmie Johnson 481 (–265) 2 16 Erik Jones 473 (–273) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 692 2 Ford 673 (–19) 3 Chevrolet 650 (–42) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.