2019 FireKeepers Casino 400
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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| Race 15 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | June 10, 2019 | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.0 miles (3.219 km) | ||
| Distance | 203 laps, 406 mi (653.394 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.738 km) | ||
| Average speed | 140.945 miles per hour (226.829 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Time | 38.474 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 163 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 1.801 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 FireKeepers Casino 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was scheduled to be held on June 9, 2019 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, but was ultimately held on June 10 due to rain. Contested over 203 laps – extended from 200 laps due to an overtime finish – on the 2-mile (3.2-kilometre) D-shaped oval, it was the 15th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Defending series champion Joey Logano took his 2nd race win of the season; he started from pole position, and led 163 of the race's 203 laps on his way to victory ahead of Kurt Busch.
Background
The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a 2-mile (3.2-kilometre) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of Motorsports premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
Entry list
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 38.119 seconds and a speed of 188.882 mph (303.976 km/h).[10]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 38.119 | 188.882 |
| 2 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 38.164 | 188.659 |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 38.196 | 188.501 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Final practice
Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 38.143 seconds and a speed of 188.763 mph (303.785 km/h).[11]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 38.143 | 188.763 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 38.150 | 188.729 |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 38.201 | 188.477 |
| Official final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
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Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 38.474 and a speed of 187.139 mph (301.171 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results
Race
Stage results
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Stage One Laps: 60
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendricks Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendricks Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two
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Laps: 60
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendricks Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final stage results
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Stage Three Laps: 80
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 203 | 50 |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 203 | 48 |
| 3 | 16 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 203 | 47 |
| 4 | 9 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 203 | 33 |
| 5 | 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 203 | 37 |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 203 | 32 |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 203 | 39 |
| 8 | 18 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 203 | 29 |
| 9 | 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 203 | 28 |
| 10 | 20 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 203 | 38 |
| 11 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 203 | 26 |
| 12 | 11 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 203 | 29 |
| 13 | 6 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 203 | 26 |
| 14 | 22 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 203 | 27 |
| 15 | 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 203 | 22 |
| 16 | 31 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 203 | 22 |
| 17 | 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 203 | 33 |
| 18 | 21 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 203 | 22 |
| 19 | 10 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 203 | 18 |
| 20 | 17 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 203 | 20 |
| 21 | 29 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 203 | 16 |
| 22 | 25 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 203 | 15 |
| 23 | 32 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 203 | 14 |
| 24 | 26 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 203 | 13 |
| 25 | 28 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 203 | 12 |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 202 | 21 |
| 27 | 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 202 | 10 |
| 28 | 27 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 9 |
| 29 | 30 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 |
| 30 | 36 | 15 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 |
| 31 | 14 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 199 | 14 |
| 32 | 35 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 5 |
| 33 | 34 | 52 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 |
| 34 | 24 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 195 | 3 |
| 35 | 5 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 130 | 2 |
| 36 | 33 | 51 | Kyle Weatherman (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 69 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 20 among 11 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 7 for 35 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 52 minutes and 50 seconds
- Average speed: 140.945 miles per hour (226.829 km/h)
