J.D. Gibbs, eldest son of Joe Gibbs & co-founder of Joe Gibbs Racing, passed away January 12/2019 due to complications with a degenerative neurological disease. A decal for the J.D. Gibbs Legacy Fund established in honor of JGR co-founder jdgibbslegacy.com was on the car. Joe Gibbs Racing Finished in 1st 2nd & 3rd place in the 61st Annual Daytona 500. Starting from 10th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota won the 61st Annual Daytona 500, his 32nd win in 471 Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 2nd win & 9th Top 10 finish in 27 races at Daytona International Speedway. 2nd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Chocolate Bar Toyota, started from 31st place posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 28 races at Daytona International Speedway. 3rd Place Car 20 Erik Jones Sport Clips Toyota, started from 28th place.
4th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford, started from 34th place. 6th Place Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet, started from 22nd place followed by 7th place Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet, started from 26th place. 8th Place Car 47 Ryan Preece Kroger.com Chevrolet, started from 21st place was the highest finishing rookie. 9th Place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet, started from 17th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 36th place. Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 0 points over Kyle Busch.
The race had lots of action with 12 Cautions for 47 Laps & 2 Red Flags: 1st Caution on lap 22 for Debris Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 51 for #43, 1, 40, 17, 31, 3 Crash Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 108 for #27, 96 Crash Turn 1. 5th Caution on lap 122 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 160 for #31, 17, 51, 52, 48 Crash Pit Road. 7th Caution on lap 175 for Debris Turn 3. 8th Caution on lap 182 for #42 I Crash Turn 3. 9th Caution on lap 188 for #2 Crash Frontstretch. 10th Caution on lap 192 for 95,21,20,12,36,41,3,6,10,38,17,47,37,8,19,9,48,24,13,22,42 Big Crash Turn3 Red 24:57. 11th Caution on lap 196 for #17, 42, 9, 88, 4, 13, 2 Crash Turn 3. 12th Caution on lap 200 for 14, 34, 9, 00, 24, 40, 2, 62, 34 Crash Turn 3 [Red: 14:41]. The race picked up the pace after the 9th Caution with the cars going 3 wide.
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; W. Byron 1-2; R. Stenhouse Jr. 3-6; M. DiBenedetto 7-21; K. Busch 22; R. Stenhouse Jr. 23-34; K. Busch 35-61; J. Logano 62-72; D. Hemric # 73; M. DiBenedetto 74 -107; K. Busch 108; R. Blaney 109-121; W. Byron 122-163; J. McMurray 164-169; D. Hamlin 170-190; K. Busch 191-198; D. Hamlin 199-207.
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 1
Unofficial Race Results for the 61st Annual Daytona 500 – Sunday, February 17, 2019. Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, FL – 2.5 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 207 Laps – 517.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 10. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 207 Running |
| 2. 31. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Chocolate Bar Toyota 207 Running |
| 3. 28, Car 20 Erik Jones Sport Clips Toyota 207 Running |
| 4. 4. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 207 Running |
| 5. 34. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 207 Running |
| 6. 22. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 207 Running |
| 7. 26. Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 207 Running |
| 8. 21. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger.com Chevrolet 207 Running |
| 9. 17. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 207 Running |
| 10. 36. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Chevrolet 207 Running |
| 11. 2. Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet 207 Running |
| 12. 35. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 207 Running |
| 13. 5. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 207 Running |
| 14. 19. Car 6 Ryan Newman Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Ford 207 Running |
| 15. 25. Car 96 * Parker Kligerman(i) Gaunt Brothers Racing/Toyota Toyota 207 Running |
| 16. 20. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 205 Running |
| 17. 18. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 200 Accident |
| 18. 32. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Old Spice Ford 200 Running |
| 19. 38. Car 51 BJ McLeod(i) Jacob Companies Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 20. 6. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Ford 199 Accident |
| 21. 1. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 198 Accident |
| 22. 16. Car 40 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s/Cessna/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 198 Accident |
| 23. 30. Car 62 * Brendan Gaughan(i) Beard Oil Distributing/South Point Chevrolet 197 Accident |
| 24. 27. Car 00 Landon Cassill PERMATEX Chevrolet 196 Accident |
| 25. 12. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 196 Running |
| 26. 3. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer Car2Can Ford 194 Accident |
| 27. 39. Car 31 * Tyler Reddick(i) Symbicort Chevrolet 191 Accident |
| 28. 9. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Procore Toyota 190 Accident |
| 29. 7. Car 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 190 Accident |
| 30. 24. Car 38 David Ragan Select Blinds Ford 190 Accident |
| 31. 14. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Peak Ford 190 Accident |
| 32. 8. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 190 Accident |
| 33. 23. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 190 Accident |
| 34. 29. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Bass Pro Shops/Caterpillar Chevrolet 190 Accident |
| 35. 11. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 190 Accident |
| 36. 33. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Speedco Ford 190 Accident |
| 37. 15. Car 37 Chris Buescher Kleenex Wet Wipes Chevrolet 190 Accident |
| 38. 13. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Aftershokz Chevrolet 169 Accident |
| 39. 37. Car 52 Cody Ware # Winn Dixie Chevrolet 155 Accident |
| 40. 40. Car 27 * Casey Mears Chevrolet 104 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following car(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 27, 42 (transmission), 40 (rear gear). Failed to Qualify: (2) 71 Ryan Truex(i), 66 Joey Gase(i). Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 45 Mins, 55 Secs. Average Speed: 137.44 MPH. Margin of Victory: .138 Seconds. Caution Flags: 12 for 47 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: February 24, 2019 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
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