Started from 19th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Autotrader Ford won the 60th Annual Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, his 28th victory in 343 Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 2nd win & 7th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Brad Keselowski was not in the car most of the weekend due to stomach flu, but decided to still get in the car on race day. 2nd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 9th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 1 Kurt Busch ComSurv Chevrolet, started from 8th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2019.
4th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer Ford, started from 18th place followed by 5th place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Haas Automation Ford, started from 3rd place. 6th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Creamy Toyota, started from 6th place followed by 7th place Car 20 Erik Jones DeWalt Toyota, started from 15th place. 8th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from pole followed by 9th place Car 37 Chris Buescher Scott Comfort Plus Chevrolet, started from 30th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 41 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Ford, in 10th place, started from 5th place. Daniel Hemric (20th) was the highest finishing rookie. Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 8 points over Kevin Harvick.
The race had 5 Cautions for 30 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 37 for Competition. 2nd Caution on lap 87 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 172 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 223 for Debris on Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 274 for Fluid on Pit Road.
The race had 26 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; A. Almirola 0; R. Stenhouse Jr. 1; A. Almirola 2-37; K. Larson 38-87; M. Truex Jr. 88; K. Harvick 89-91; K. Larson 92; K. Harvick 93-111; K. Larson 112-125; K. Harvick 126; J. Logano 127-128; K. Larson 129-152; K. Harvick 153; K. Larson 154-161; K. Harvick 162-172; M. Truex Jr. 173; K. Harvick 174-177; K. Larson 178-220; M. Truex Jr. 221; K. Larson 222-223; M. Truex Jr. 224; K. Harvick 225-230; R. Blaney 231-271; J. Logano 272-282; K. Busch 283; J. Logano 284-292; B. Keselowski 293-325.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 42, 4, 10, 1, 19, 12, 22, 11, 17, 14
Stage 2 Top 10: 42, 4, 10, 1, 19, 12, 22, 11, 17, 14
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 2
Race Results for the 60th Annual Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 – Sunday, February 24, 2019. Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA – 1.54 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 325 Laps – 500.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 19. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Autotrader Ford 325 Running |
| 2. 9. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 325 Running |
| 3. 8. Car 1 Kurt Busch ComSurv Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 4. 18. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer Ford 325 Running |
| 5. 3. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Haas Automation Ford 325 Running |
| 6. 6. Car 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Creamy Toyota 325 Running |
| 7. 15. Car 20 Erik Jones DeWalt Toyota 325 Running |
| 8. 1. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 325 Running |
| 9. 30. Car 37 Chris Buescher Scott Comfort Plus Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 10. 5. Car 41 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Ford 325 Running |
| 11. 4. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 325 Running |
| 12. 7. Car 42 Kyle Larson McDonald’s Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 13. 13. Car 6 Ryan Newman Acorns Ford 325 Running |
| 14. 14. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Moen Ford 325 Running |
| 15. 16. Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 16. 23. Car 38 David Ragan FireAde Ford 325 Running |
| 17. 17. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 18. 2. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Little Hug Ford 324 Running |
| 19. 22. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 324 Running |
| 20. 28. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Red Kap/Alsco Chevrolet 324 Running |
| 21. 10. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 324 Running |
| 22. 26. Car 12 Ryan Blaney PPG Ford 324 Running |
| 23. 27. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 324 Running |
| 24. 11. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 323 Running |
| 25. 21. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 323 Running |
| 26. 20. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Procore Toyota 322 Running |
| 27. 29. Car 43 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Chevrolet 322 Running |
| 28. 31. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Surface Sunscreen/Tunity Ford 319 Running |
| 29. 24. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Old Spice Ford 319 Running |
| 30. 34. Car 96 * Parker Kligerman(i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 318 Running |
| 31. 32. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Rim Riderz Chevrolet 313 Running |
| 32. 37. Car 52 BJ McLeod(i) Trick Shot Chevrolet 313 Running |
| 33. 36. Car 51 Cody Ware # Jacob Companies Ford 303 Running |
| 34. 33. Car 00 Landon Cassill StarCom Fiber Chevrolet 284 Running |
| 35. 25. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 271 Accident |
| 36. 35. Car 77 Garrett Smithley(i) Overkill Motorsports Chevrolet 254 Running |
| 37. 12. Car 34 Michael McDowell FR8 Auctions Ford 222 Running |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: #18 (backup car), #77 (multiple inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 30 Mins, 33 Secs. Average Speed: 142.626 MPH. Margin of Victory: .218 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 30 laps. Lead Changes: 26 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 3, 2019 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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