2019 TicketGuardian 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 4 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date March 10, 2019 (2019-03-10)
Location ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (499.2 km)
Average speed 101.693 miles per hour (163.659 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 25.480
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 177
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings 4.794 million[10]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dan Hubbard (1 & 2) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)

The 2019 TicketGuardian 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on March 10, 2019, at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the one-mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the fourth race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

Background

ISM Raceway was the site of the fourth race of the season

ISM Raceway, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

No. Driver Team Manufacturer
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
51Cody Ware (R)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet
52Bayley Currey (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
77Quin Houff (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
Official entry list

First practice

Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 25.403 seconds and a speed of 141.716 mph (228.070 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord25.403141.716
2 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord25.590140.680
3 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet25.640140.406
Official first practice results

Qualifying

Ryan Blaney scored the pole for the race with a time of 25.480 and a speed of 141.287 mph (227.379 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2 R3
1 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord26.07325.64125.480
2 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25.94325.71825.683
3 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.20725.66325.713
4 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.05525.68525.741
5 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord26.04525.67325.742
6 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.18125.66925.757
7 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.08625.81325.794
8 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord25.90325.75425.823
9 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota26.16825.81125.861
10 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.17525.90925.901
11 8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet26.07825.90825.946
12 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord26.04625.81925.962
13 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.05825.924
14 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord26.15725.936
15 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.20525.936
16 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.16625.943
17 21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord26.01325.948
18 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord26.14525.956
19 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord26.00225.989
20 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet26.19426.005
21 47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet26.12626.025
22 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet26.01626.191
23 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet26.28826.289
24 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord26.30326.310
25 95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota26.315
26 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord26.362
27 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord26.371
28 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord26.379
29 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord26.382
30 36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord26.411
31 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.709
32 00Landon CassillStarCom RacingChevrolet26.777
33 15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet26.989
34 51Cody Ware (R)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet27.770
35 77Quin Houff (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet28.646
36 52Bayley Currey (i)Rick Ware RacingFord0.000
Official qualifying results

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Chris Buescher was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 26.092 seconds and a speed of 137.973 mph (222.046 km/h).[13]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet26.092137.973
2 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord26.103137.915
3 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord26.154137.646
Official second practice results

Final practice

Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.126 seconds and a speed of 137.794 mph (221.758 km/h).[14]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord26.126137.794
2 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord26.235137.221
3 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord26.338136.685
Official final practice results

Race

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 75

During pre-race ceremonies, the Luke Air Force Base presented the nation's colors. Pastor Rick Derbyshire would give out the invocation.16-year old Chevel Shepherd, who had won Season 15 of The Voice, would sing the national anthem. The son of the CEO of TicketGuardian. Hudson Derbyshire, accompanied by his father and CEO, Brian and his mom, gave out the starting command.

At the race start, NASCAR judged that Chase Elliott jumped the restart against Ryan Blaney, and Elliott, while leading the first couple of laps, had to make a pass through penalty on pit road. Ryan Blaney would lead the first 35 laps before being passed by Kyle Busch on lap 36. Three laps later, Erik Jones would suffer a flat tire and spin in Turn 2, causing the first caution of the day. After cycling through pit stops, Denny Hamlin would lead the field to green on lap 46, before being passed for the lead by Busch just a lap later. Busch would lead until lap 65, when Brad Keselowski also suffering a flat tire and hitting the Turn 2 wall, almost collecting Ryan Preece. After more pit stops, Ryan Blaney would restart in the lead on lap 71 and would hang on to win the first stage.

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
112Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord10
210Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord9
322Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord8
488Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
518Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
642Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet5
73Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4
824William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3
99Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
104Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 75

The field restarted on lap 84, with Kyle Busch leading the field to green. Busch, starting from lap 80 would go on to lead the next 73 laps. Alex Bowman would suffer a flat tire with just three laps to go in the stage, hitting the turn 1 wall. Kyle Busch would win the stage under caution.

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
214Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord9
34Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord8
419Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota7
511Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
66Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord5
748Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
822Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord3
99Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
101Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 162

Kyle Busch would jump to the lead on the initial restart, but a lap later Michael McDowell after missing the exit of the turn 2 wall, got hit in the rear by David Ragan and hit the wall. His car would not steer and would then hit the turn 3 wall, causing McDowell to retire. Kyle Busch would once again lead the field to the restart on lap 166, and would stay in the lead until lap 195, when Alex Bowman had another flat tire and pounded the turn 3 wall. Alex Bowman would retire from the race. Busch restarted and held on to the lead until lap 219, when Elliott spun off of turn 4. Hemric would take the lead after pit stops cycled, and restarted in first. However, on the first lap of the restart, Preece would hit the wall and clip the right front end of Daniel Suarez's car, sending Preece into the inside backstretch wall. Blaney would take the lead again, however Preece would again cause another caution, causing him to retire. Almirola would restart and take the lead until lap 251 when Blaney took the lead. Blaney held on to the lead until Busch, after a few laps battling took the lead on lap 296. Busch would pull away from Blaney and win.

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1418Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31256
2919Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota31242
3112Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord31244
41410Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord31242
5311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31238
63142Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet31236
7161Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet31231
81548Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31233
984Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord31237
101222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord31238
112614Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord31235
12186Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord31230
131917Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord31224
1429Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31227
152013Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet31222
162237Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet31221
171721Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord31120
18118Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet31119
1952Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord31118
203036Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord31117
21133Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31120
222343Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet31115
232841Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord31114
24724William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31016
252938David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord31012
262432Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord31011
273315Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet3080
282595Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota3089
291020Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3048
303577Quin Houff (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet3027
313652Bayley Currey (i)Rick Ware RacingFord3010
323451Cody Ware (R)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet3005
333200Landon CassillStarCom RacingChevrolet2674
342147Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2293
35688Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1919
362734Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord1571
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 17 among 6 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 9 for 57
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 4 minutes and 5 seconds
  • Average speed: 101.693 miles per hour (163.659 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered their 15th race at the ISM Raceway. Mike Joy, two-time Phoenix winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip called the race from the broadcast booth. 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

MRN covered the radio action for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dan Hubbard
Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey
Jason Toy
Steve Post
Dillon Welch

Standings after the race

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