2019 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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| Race 2 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | February 24, 2019 | ||
| Location | Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.54 miles (2.48 km) | ||
| Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (806 km) | ||
| Average speed | 142.626 miles per hour (229.534 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
| Time | 30.550 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| Laps | 142 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 5.067 million[9] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn announcers | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
The 2019 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on February 24, 2019, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 325 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway, it was the second race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Background
Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.
Entry list
First practice
Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.774 seconds and a speed of 180.152 mph (289.927 km/h).[10]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.774 | 180.152 |
| 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.802 | 179.988 |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.839 | 179.772 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Aric Almirola scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.550 and a speed of 181.473 mph (292.052 km/h).[11]
Qualifying results
Final practice
Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.954 seconds and a speed of 179.104 mph (288.240 km/h).[12]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.954 | 179.104 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.994 | 178.873 |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 31.022 | 178.712 |
| Official final practice results | ||||||
Race
Stage Results
Stage One
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Laps: 85
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two
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Laps: 85
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
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Stage Three Laps: 155
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 325 | 40 |
| 2 | 9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 325 | 49 |
| 3 | 8 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 45 |
| 4 | 18 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 325 | 52 |
| 5 | 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 325 | 34 |
| 6 | 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 325 | 33 |
| 7 | 15 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 325 | 33 |
| 8 | 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 325 | 37 |
| 9 | 30 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 28 |
| 10 | 5 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 325 | 27 |
| 11 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 325 | 35 |
| 12 | 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 44 |
| 13 | 13 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 325 | 24 |
| 14 | 14 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 325 | 23 |
| 15 | 16 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 22 |
| 16 | 23 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 325 | 21 |
| 17 | 17 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 20 |
| 18 | 2 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 324 | 21 |
| 19 | 22 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 324 | 18 |
| 20 | 28 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 17 |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 16 |
| 22 | 26 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 324 | 27 |
| 23 | 27 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 324 | 23 |
| 24 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 323 | 13 |
| 25 | 21 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 323 | 12 |
| 26 | 20 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 322 | 11 |
| 27 | 29 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 322 | 10 |
| 28 | 31 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 319 | 9 |
| 29 | 24 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 319 | 8 |
| 30 | 34 | 96 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 318 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 313 | 0 |
| 32 | 37 | 52 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 313 | 0 |
| 33 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware (R) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 303 | 4 |
| 34 | 33 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 284 | 3 |
| 35 | 25 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 271 | 2 |
| 36 | 35 | 77 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 254 | 0 |
| 37 | 12 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 222 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 26 among 9 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 5 for 30
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 30 minutes and 33 seconds
- Average speed: 142.626 miles per hour (229.534 km/h)
