2019 Pocono 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 14 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The 2019 Pocono 400 program cover, featuring Martin Truex Jr.
The 2019 Pocono 400 program cover, featuring Martin Truex Jr.
Date June 2, 2019 (2019-06-02)
Location Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed 134.718 miles per hour (216.808 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 51.875
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 79
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings 2.386 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1), Mike Bagley (2) and Kurt Becker (3)

The 2019 Pocono 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 2, 2019 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) triangular racecourse, it was the 14th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Kyle Busch won the race, his fourth of the season and 55th career cup series win overall, tying Rusty Wallace for 9th on NASCAR's all-time Cup Series wins list.

Entry list

  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom 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
27Reed SorensonPremium 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
51Bayley Currey (i)Petty Ware RacingFord
52J. J. YeleyRick Ware RacingChevrolet
77Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 52.565 seconds and a speed of 171.217 mph (275.547 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord52.565171.217
2 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord52.604171.090
3 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.836170.338
Official first practice results

Final practice

Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 52.110 seconds and a speed of 172.712 mph (277.953 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet52.110172.712
2 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord52.387171.798
3 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet52.444171.612
Official final practice results

Qualifying

William Byron started from pole position.

William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 51.875 and a speed of 173.494 mph (279.212 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51.875
2 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota52.135
3 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord52.168
4 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota52.201
5 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord52.212
6 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota52.344
7 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet52.359
8 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.369
9 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord52.420
10 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet52.429
11 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord52.438
12 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.442
13 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord52.454
14 21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord52.458
15 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.461
16 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord52.518
17 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord52.574
18 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord52.586
19 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord52.761
20 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota52.803
21 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet52.884
22 95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota52.910
23 8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet52.915
24 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet52.928
25 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet52.942
26 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet53.189
27 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord53.373
28 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord53.434
29 47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet53.711
30 36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord53.862
31 00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet53.905
32 15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet54.063
33 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord54.073
34 51Bayley Currey (i)Petty Ware RacingFord54.086
35 27Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet54.982
36 77Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet55.458
37 52J. J. YeleyRick Ware RacingChevrolet0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

Stage results

Kyle Larson swept two stages.

Stage One Laps: 50

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
142Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet10
224William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
32Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord8
44Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord7
510Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord6
612Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord5
741Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord4
822Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord3
919Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1021Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 50

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
142Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet10
222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord9
324William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet8
42Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord7
56Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord6
61Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet5
743Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet4
837Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet3
98Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2
1041Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Kyle Busch celebrating victory lap.

Stage Three Laps: 60

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16040
252Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord16050
3420Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16034
4129Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16033
5314Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord16032
6611Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16031
71622Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord16042
8941Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord16034
9124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16045
101310Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord16033
11211Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet16031
121712Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord16030
13238Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet16026
142437Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet16026
151588Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16022
16196Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord16027
172295Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota16020
181421Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord16020
19848Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16018
202834Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord16017
212643Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet16020
22114Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord15922
232947Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet15914
243215Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1590
253451Bayley Currey (i)Petty Ware RacingFord1590
26742Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet15931
272513Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet15810
283527Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1579
293677Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1578
302738David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord1567
313100Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet1540
321817Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord1465
333036Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord1284
343752J. J. YeleyRick Ware RacingChevrolet1103
352019Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota914
363232Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord681
37103Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet281
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 13 among 9 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 28
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 58 minutes and 9 seconds
  • Average speed: 134.718 miles per hour (216.808 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on FS1 for the fifth consecutive year. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while six-time Pocono winner, Jeff Gordon and four-time winner Darrell Waltrip were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race.

FS1 Television
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip
Jamie Little
Vince Welch
Matt Yocum

Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and four-time Pocono winner Rusty Wallace announced the race in the booth while the field was racing on the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 1 when the field was racing through turn 1 while Mike Bagley called the race from a billboard outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turn 2. Kurt Becker reported the race from a billboard outside turn 3 when the field was racing through turn 3. Winston Kelley, Steve Post and Dillon Welch reported from pit lane during the race.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turn 1: Dave Moody
Turn 2: Mike Bagley
Turn 3: Kurt Becker
Jason Toy
Steve Post
Dillon Welch

Standings after the race

References

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  5. "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 31, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  6. "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 1, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  7. "Pocono 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  8. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  9. "Pocono 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  10. Utter, Jim (May 31, 2019). "Daniel Suarez tops opening Cup practice at Pocono". Motorsport.com. Long Pond, Pennsylvania: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
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  12. DeGroot, Nick (June 1, 2019). "William Byron earns Pocono pole over Kyle Busch". Motorsport.com. Long Pond, Pennsylvania: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
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