Starting from 10th place Car 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Ford won the 22nd Annual Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube, his 22nd win in 366 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 1st win & 8th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This win gives Penske Racing another 1, 2 finish. Logano was very pleased to win the race for his primary sponsor Pennzoil as they were also the race sponsor. 2nd Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford, started from 19th place posted his 8th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Chocolate Bar Toyota, started from 3rd place posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 16 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 3rd Place is good for most drivers except Kyle Busch who was trying to sweep the weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his hometown. Busch had a pit lane speeding penalty which he had to come back through the field to the front.
4th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Ford, started from pole followed by 5th place Car 1 Kurt Busch Star Nursery Chevrolet, started from 28th place. 6th Place Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford, started from 8th place followed by 7th place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 25th place. 8th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 23rd place followed by 9th place Car 9 Chase Elliott Hooters Chevrolet, started from 12th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota, in 10th place, started from 2nd place. Daniel Hemric (23rd) was the highest finishing rookie. Joey Logano leads the point standings by 2 points over Kevin Harvick.
The race had 2 Cautions for 12 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 19 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; K. Harvick 1-43; J. Logano 44-49; D. Suarez 50-61; K. Harvick 62-83; B. Keselowski 84-96; J. Logano 97-119; K. Busch 120-128; W. Byron 129-149; J. Logano 150-163; K. Busch 164-168; J. Logano 169; K. Busch 170-187; K. Harvick 188-210; J. Logano 211-215; K. Busch 216-219; R. Stenhouse Jr. 220-224; A. Dillon 225-226; J. Logano 227-239; B. Keselowski 240-243; J. Logano 244-267.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 4, 18, 22, 11, 20, 17, 19, 9, 41, 2
Stage 2 Top 10: 22, 4, 19, 2, 11, 9, 10, 17, 88, 48
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 3
Race Results for the 22nd Annual Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube – Sunday, March 3, 2019. Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV – 1.5 – Mile Paved. Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 10. Car 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Ford 267 Running | |
| 2. 19. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford | 267 Running |
| 3. 3. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Chocolate Bar Toyota 267 Running | |
| 4. 1. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Ford 267 Running | |
| 5. 28. Car 1 Kurt Busch Star Nursery Chevrolet 267 Running | |
| 6. 8. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 267 Running | |
| 7. 25. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 267 Running | |
| 8. 23. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 267 Running | |
| 9. 12. Car 9 Chase Elliott Hooters Chevrolet 267 Running | |
| 10. 2. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 267 Running | |
| 11. 11. Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet 267 Running | |
| 12. 7. Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 267 Running | |
| 13. 18. Car 20 Erik Jones Sport Clips Toyota 267 Running | |
| 14. 17. Car 14 Clint Bowyer One Cure Ford 267 Running | |
| 15. 15. Car 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 267 Running | |
| 16. 20. Car 24 William Byron Hertz Chevrolet 267 Running | |
| 17. 22. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 267 Running | |
| 18. 27. Car 37 Chris Buescher Natural Light Naturdays Chevrolet 267 Running | |
| 19. 9. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 266 Running | |
| 20. 4. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow SILASTIC Silicone Elastomers Chevrolet 266 Running | |
| 21. 26. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Dumont JETS Toyota 266 Running | |
| 22. 13. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Pennzoil Ford 266 Running | |
| 23. 5. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Caterpillar Chevrolet 265 Running | |
| 24. 29. Car 6 Ryan Newman Wyndham Rewards Ford 265 Running | |
| 25. 24. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 265 Running | |
| 26. 21. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Transportation Impact Chevrolet 265 Running | |
| 27. 30. Car 32 Corey LaJoie PROSPR Ford 264 Running | |
| 28. 6. Car 38 David Ragan Citgard Heavy Duty Engine Oil Ford 264 Running | |
| 29. 14. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 264 Running | |
| 30. 16. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 263 Running | |
| 31. 32. Car 96 * Parker Kligerman(i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 263 Running | |
| 32. 31. Car 00 Landon Cassill Manscaped Chevrolet 260 Running | |
| 33. 38. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Rim Riderz Chevrolet 259 Running | |
| 34. 35. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Surface Sunscreen/Tunity Ford 259 Running | |
| 35. 33. Car 51 Cody Ware # Jacob Companies Chevrolet 253 Running | |
| 36. 37. Car 77 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet | 252 Running |
| 37. 34. Car 52 BJ McLeod(i) Mtel-One Ford 220 Running | |
| 38. 36. Car 66 * Joey Gase(i) Eternal Fans Toyota 10 Engine |
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: No. 00 (gear change) and 13 (engine change). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 35 Mins, 11 Secs. Average Speed: 154.849 MPH. Margin of Victory: .236 Seconds. Caution Flags: 2 for 12 laps. Lead Changes: 19 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 10, 2019 – ISM Raceway
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