Talk about die-hard race fans, the race was rain delayed & it ended at approximately at 2:00 am Eastern with fans in the stands. Starting from 15th place Car 20 Erik Jones Sport Clips Throwback Toyota won the 70th Annual Bojangles? Southern 500, his 2nd win in 100 Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 13th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Darlington Raceway. 2nd Place Car 42 Kyle Larson Clover Chevrolet, started from 3rd place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 6 races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 12th Top 10 finish in 3rd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Throwback Toyota, started from 33rd place posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 15 races at Darlington Raceway.
4th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer/Big Buck Hunter Ford, started from 11th place followed by 5th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Ford, started from 2nd place. 6th Place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Ford, started from 13th place followed by 7th place Car 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet, started from 4th place. 8th Place Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto No. 95 IMSA GTO Throwback Toyota, started from 19th place followed by 9th place Car 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford, started from 17th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 14th place. Ryan Preece (22nd) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 64 points over Joey Logano.
The race had 7 Cautions for 35 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 37 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 69 for #38 and 54 Crash on the Backstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 102 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 142 for #6 and 41 Crash in Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 159 for #32 Spin in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 199 for #36 and 51 Crash in Turn 1. 7th Caution on lap 276 for #1, 8, 11, 24, 34, 48 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; W. Byron 0; B. Keselowski 1-19; K. Busch 20-69; C. Elliott 70-78; K. Busch 79-103; K. Larson 104-142; K. Busch 143-159; K. Busch 160-277; K. Larson 278-282; E. Jones 283-320; C. Bowyer 321; K. Busch 322-323; J. Johnson 324-326; E. Jones 327-367.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 1, 48, 42, 18, 11, 9, 2, 22, 19, 20
Stage 2 Top 10: 18, 1, 11, 20, 42, 14, 48, 24, 2, 4
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 25
Race Results for the 70th Annual Bojangles? Southern 500 – Sunday, September 1, 2019. Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC – 1.366 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 367 Laps – 501.322 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 15. Car 20 Erik Jones Sport Clips Throwback Toyota 367 Running |
| 2. 3. Car 42 Kyle Larson Clover Chevrolet 367 Running |
| 3. 33. Car 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Throwback Toyota 367 Running |
| 4. 11. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer/Big Buck Hunter Ford 367 Running |
| 5. 2. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Ford 367 Running |
| 6. 13. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Ford 367 Running |
| 7. 4. Car 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet 367 Running |
| 8. 19. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto No. 95 IMSA GTO Throwback Toyota 367 Running |
| 9. 17. Car 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 367 Running |
| 10. 14. Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevrolet 367 Running |
| 11. 5. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 367 Running |
| 12. 12. Car 37 Chris Buescher Kroger Fast Lane to Flavor Chevrolet 367 Running |
| 13. 10. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Pennzoil Ford 366 Running |
| 14. 7. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 366 Running |
| 15. 22. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 366 Running |
| 16. 6. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Throwback Chevrolet 366 Running |
| 17. 30. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 366 Running |
| 18. 16. Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Throwback Chevrolet 365 Running |
| 19. 8. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Throwback Chevrolet 365 Running |
| 20. 29. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 365 Running |
| 21. 1. Car 24 William Byron HendrickAtgrd/CtyChvrlt Thrwbck Chev 365 Running |
| 22. 20. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 365 Running |
| 23. 24. Car 6 Ryan Newman Oscar Mayer/Velveeta Ford 365 Running |
| 24. 28. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction 15th Anniversary Chevrolet 365 Running |
| 25. 25. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) StarCom Fiber Chevrolet 364 Running |
| 26. 26. Car 38 David Ragan Shriners Hospital for Children Ford 363 Running |
| 27. 32. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Hilliker Glass/Surface Ford 362 Running |
| 28. 31. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Chevrolet 361 Running |
| 29. 9. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Darlington Throwback Toyota 356 Running |
| 30. 34. Car 77 Reed Sorenson Motor Racing Network Chevrolet 355 Running |
| 31. 37. Car 27 * Joe Nemechek(i) Chevrolet 354 Running |
| 32. 35. Car 52 JJ Yeley(i) JACOB Companies Chevrolet 352 Running |
| 33. 21. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Dog’s Most Wanted Ford 351 Running |
| 34. 39. Car 66 * Joey Gase(i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 349 Running |
| 35. 38. Car 54 * Garrett Smithley(i) AQRE App Chevrolet 344 Running |
| 36. 27. Car 32 Corey LaJoie CorvetteParts.net Ford 330 Running |
| 37. 18. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Caterpillar Chevrolet 274 Accident |
| 38. 23. Car 34 Michael McDowell Dockside Logistics Ford 274 Accident |
| 39. 36. Car 51 BJ McLeod(i) JACOB Companies Chevrolet 194 Accident |
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: #10 (backup car), #18 (enginge change), #77 transmission), 27 and 51 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 44 Mins, 46 Secs. Average Speed: 133.825 MPH. Margin of Victory: 4.058 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 35 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 8 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kurt Busch, #1. Busch Pole Award: William Byron, #24 172.487 mph. Fastest Lap: William Byron, #24. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Kurt Busch, #1 crew chief Matt McCall, 2.735 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Ryan Preece, #47
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: September 8, 2019 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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