2019 Toyota Owners 400

The 2019 Toyota Owners 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 13, 2019, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.75 mile (1.2 km) asphalt short track, it was the ninth race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

2019 Toyota Owners 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 9 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
DateApril 13, 2019 (2019-04-13)
LocationRichmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia
CoursePermanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.2 km)
Distance400 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed99.852 miles per hour (160.696 km/h)
Pole position
DriverStewart-Haas Racing
Time21.722
Most laps led
DriverMartin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps186
Winner
No. 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
NetworkFox
AnnouncersMike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings2.787 million[8]
Radio in the United States
RadioMRN
Booth AnnouncersAlex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace
Turn AnnouncersMike Bagley (Backstretch)

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Background

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Richmond Raceway, the track where the race was held.

Richmond Raceway 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 and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it hostes the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, formerly hosted an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

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No.DriverTeamManufacturer
00Landon CassillStarCom RacingChevrolet
1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord
8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet
14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord
41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Jeb Burton (i)Petty Ware RacingFord
52Bayley Currey (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
66Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
77Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.185 seconds and a speed of 121.704 mph (195.864 km/h).[9]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
142Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet22.185121.704
211Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22.189121.682
337Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet22.197121.638
Official first practice results

Final practice

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Final practice session scheduled for Friday was cancelled due to rain.

Qualifying

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Kevin Harvick started from pole position.

Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 21.722 and a speed of 124.298 mph (200.038 km/h).[10]

Qualifying results

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PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerR1R2R3
14Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord21.57921.69821.722
220Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21.58821.70321.760
31Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet21.46021.78221.797
422Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord21.69921.77721.832
518Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21.73521.64021.845
619Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21.64921.72521.880
79Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.66221.78521.924
83Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.57321.73021.958
941Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord21.64521.83422.021
1048Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.69821.84122.101
1137Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet21.71821.79422.106
122Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord21.78921.76322.120
1321Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord21.76021.848
1442Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet21.51121.855
1510Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord21.76621.865
1617Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord21.53921.871
1788Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.70521.891
1811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21.57121.898
1924William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.73021.899
2036Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord21.75521.900
2114Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord21.59421.925
2238David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord21.67821.934
2347Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet21.77021.951
248Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet21.79622.099
2534Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord21.802
2643Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet21.821
2795Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota21.823
2832Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord21.843
2912Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord21.849
3013Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet21.873
316Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord21.898
3200Landon CassillStarCom RacingChevrolet21.920
3352Bayley Currey (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet22.046
3451Jeb Burton (i)Petty Ware RacingFord22.211
3577Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet22.384
3666Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota22.652
3715Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet0.000
Official qualifying results
  • Note: Erik Jones, Chase Elliott, Daniel Suarez, Jimmie Johnson, Aric Almirola, Denny Hamlin, Matt Tifft, and Joey Gase all had their times disallowed and started at the rear of the field due to failing inspection and started based on owner points.

Race

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Stage Results

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Kyle Busch leads during the first stage of the race

Stage OneLaps: 100

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord9
319Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota8
44Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord7
514Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord6
62Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord5
71Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet4
837Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet3
921Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord2
1041Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Official stage one results
Joey Logano won the second stage.

Stage TwoLaps: 100

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord10
219Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota9
34Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord8
42Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord7
514Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord6
641Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord5
71Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet4
820Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
937Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2
1021Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Martin Truex Jr. celebrating victory lap.

Stage ThreeLaps: 200

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1519Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota40057
2322Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord40054
31414Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord40046
414Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord40048
53011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40032
663Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40031
782Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord40042
8418Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40039
9246Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord40028
10921Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord40030
1121Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet40034
123448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40025
131324William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40024
143520Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40026
15329Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40022
161117Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord40021
171288Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39920
183341Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord39925
19178Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet39918
201647Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet39917
212313Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet39816
22737Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet39820
233110Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord39814
242095Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota39813
252212Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord39812
262132Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord39611
271943Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet39610
281538David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord3969
293636Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord3958
302915Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet3940
312751Jeb Burton (i)Petty Ware RacingFord3920
322652Bayley Currey (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet3920
333766Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota3870
342877Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet3863
352500Landon CassillStarCom RacingChevrolet3222
361834Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord2401
371042Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1251
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 8 among 5 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 5 for 41
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes and 16 seconds
  • Average speed: 99.852 miles per hour (160.696 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Richmond Raceway. Mike Joy, two-time Richmond winner Jeff Gordon and six-time Richmond winner Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.

Fox
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip
Jamie Little
Vince Welch
Matt Yocum

Radio

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MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and six-time Richmond winner Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Winston Kelley, Steve Post and Glenn Jarrett worked pit road for the radio side.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Backstretch: Mike BagleyWinston Kelley
Steve Post
Dillon Welch

Standings after the race

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References

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