Starting from 4th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford won the 9th Annual Digital Ally 400, his 30th win in 353 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 6th Top 10 finish in This is his 2nd win & 10th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Kansas Speedway. 2nd Place Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet, started from 5th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 8 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his 3rd Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 20 Erik Jones DeWalt Toyota, started from 6th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 6 races at Kansas Speedway.
4th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 32nd place followed by 5th place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Haas Automation Ford, started from 2nd place. 6th Place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 7th place Car 1 Kurt Busch Global Poker Chevrolet, started from 9th place. 8th Place Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet, started from 35th place followed by 9th place Car 31 Tyler Reddick(i) TAME the BEAST Chevrolet, started from 21st place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 37 Chris Buescher Kroger Your Personal Pit Stop Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 18th place. Daniel Hemric (18th) was the highest finishing rookie. Joey Logano leads the point standings by 9 points over Kyle Busch.
The race had 7 Cautions for 41 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 32 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 61 for #11 Crash in Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 219 for #6 Debris on Pit Road. 6th Caution on lap 241 for Debris in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 264 for #95 Fluid in Turn 2.
The race had 23 Lead Changes among 12 drivers; K. Harvick 1-32; W. Byron 33-36; C. Bowyer 37-48; K. Harvick 49-62; C. Elliott 63-65; K. Busch 66; C. Elliott 67-72; K. Harvick 73-83; R. Chastain(i) 84; K. Busch 85-91; K. Harvick 92-122; C. Elliott 123; A. Bowman 124; C. Buescher 125-134; R. Stenhouse Jr. 135-142; B. Keselowski 143; M. Tifft # 144; C. Elliott 145-162; K. Harvick 163-178; A. Bowman 179-228; C. Elliott 229-245; R. Stenhouse Jr. 246-248; A. Bowman 249-260; B. Keselowski 261-271.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 4, 9, 17, 42, 1, 37, 2, 14, 20, 22
Stage 2 Top 10: 9, 4, 20, 88, 17, 37, 1, 14, 18, 42
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 12
Race Results for the 9th Annual Digital Ally 400 – Saturday, May 11, 2019
Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, KS – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 271 Laps – 406.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 4. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford 271 Running |
2. 5. Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet 271 Running |
3. 6. Car 20 Erik Jones DeWalt Toyota 271 Running |
4. 32. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 271 Running |
5. 2. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Haas Automation Ford 271 Running |
6. 12. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 271 Running |
7. 9. Car 1 Kurt Busch Global Poker Chevrolet 271 Running |
8. 35. Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 271 Running |
9. 21. Car 31 * Tyler Reddick(i) TAME the BEAST Chevrolet 271 Running |
10. 18. Car 37 Chris Buescher Kroger Your Personal Pit Stop Chevrolet 271 Running |
11. 14. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SunnyD Ford 271 Running |
12. 33. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 271 Running |
13. 1. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer Ford 271 Running |
14. 34. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Demo Day Ford 271 Running |
15. 30. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 270 Running |
16. 11. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 270 Running |
17. 15. Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevrolet 270 Running |
18. 17. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 270 Running |
19. 31. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto Owners Insurance Toyota 270 Running |
20. 3. Car 24 William Byron UniFirst Chevrolet 270 Running |
21. 26. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Out West Express Ford 270 Running |
22. 16. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Schluter Systems Ford 270 Running |
23. 19. Car 6 Ryan Newman Performance Plus Motor Oil Ford 269 Running |
24. 10. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 269 Running |
25. 22. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 269 Running |
26. 37. Car 34 Michael McDowell Dockside Logistics Ford 269 Running |
27. 24. Car 38 David Ragan Mystik Lubricants Ford 269 Running |
28. 36. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 269 Running |
29. 7. Car 43 Bubba Wallace World Wide Technology Chevrolet 269 Running |
30. 8. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Red Nose Day Toyota 268 Running |
31. 27. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Low T Center Chevrolet 268 Running |
32. 13. Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Ford 264 Running |
33. 23. Car 52 Bayley Currey(i) Belmont Classic Cars Ford 263 Running |
34. 25. Car 77 Quin Houff OilFire Rye Whiskey Chevrolet 263 Running |
35. 29. Car 27 * Reed Sorenson Harrah’s Chevrolet 262 Running |
36. 20. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Digital Momentum/Hubspot Toyota 261 Running |
37. 38. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) StarCom Fiber Chevrolet 261 Running |
38. 40. Car 46 * Joey Gase(i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 258 Running |
39. 39. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 257 Running |
40. 28. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) JACOB Companies Chevrolet 245 Running |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: #00,9,10,13,19,22,34,41,42, 46 and #66 (failed inspection) Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 6 Mins, 9 Secs. Average Speed: 131.023 MPH. Margin of Victory: .205 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 41 laps. Lead Changes: 23 among 12 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 18, 2019 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
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