Starting from pole Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford won the 26th Annual Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard presented by Florida Georgia Line, his 48th win in 672 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 17th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 2nd win & 13th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, stated from 4th place posted his seventh top-10 finish in 11 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 43 Bubba Wallace World Wide Technology Chevrolet, stated from 15th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, stated from 29th place followed by 5th place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush/Cummins Ford, stated from 3rd place. 6th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota, stated from 33rd place followed by 7th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Wabash National Ford, stated from 9th place. 8th Place Car 6 Ryan Newman Acorns Ford, stated from 22nd place followed by 9th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet, stated from 24th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, in 10th place, stated from 2nd place. Ryan Preece (16th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 17 points over Joey Logano. Busch is the Monster Energy Series Regular Season Champion. Clint Bowyer and Ryan Newman clinch the final two spots on points and advance to the Playoffs.
The race had 9 Cautions for 48 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 12 for Fluid On The Track. 2nd Caution on lap 43 for #00 Cash in Turn 1. 3rd Caution on lap 50 for #2, 20 Cash in Turn 2 / Stage 1 Conclusion [Red: 12:36]. 4th Caution on lap 90 for #18 Stopped On Track. 5th Caution on lap 97 for Debris Turn 2 / Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 106 for #48, 1, 21, 24, 37, 8, 96, 36 Cash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 130 for #42 Cash in Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 136 for #88 Cash in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 148 for #36 Cash in Turn 1.
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; K. Harvick 0; K. Harvick 1-12; R. Chastain(i) 13; K. Harvick 14-42; J. Logano 43-52; K. Larson 53-56; K. Harvick 57-84; K. Larson 85; W. Byron 86; J. Logano 87; J. Johnson 88-91; P. Menard 92; K. Harvick 93-111; R. Blaney 112-130; K. Harvick 131-160.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 42, 4, 12, 6, 48, 18, 11, 88, 37
Stage 2 Top 10: 4, 42, 12, 22, 14, 41, 1, 48, 24, 10
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 26
Race Results for the 26th Annual Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard presented by Florida Georgia Line – Sunday, September 8, 2019. Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, IN – 2.5 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 160 Laps – 400. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 1. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 160 Running | |
| 2. 4. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 160 Running | |
| 3. 15. Car 43 Bubba Wallace World Wide Technology Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 4. 29. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 5. 3. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush/Cummins Ford 160 Running | |
| 6. 33. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 160 Running | |
| 7. 9. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Wabash National Ford 160 Running | |
| 8. 22. Car 6 Ryan Newman Acorns Ford 160 Running | |
| 9. 24. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 10. 2. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 160 Running | |
| 11. 20. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 160 Running | |
| 12. 18. Car 3 Austin Dillon Symbicort Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 13. 25. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 14. 10. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield/Meijer Ford 160 Running | |
| 15. 16. Car 37 Chris Buescher Kroger Fast Lane to Flavor Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 16. 23. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 17. 21. Car 34 Michael McDowell Long John Silver’s Ford 160 Running | |
| 18. 26. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Horizon Transport Toyota 160 Running | |
| 19. 30. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Ark.io Ford | 160 Running |
| 20. 17. Car 38 David Ragan Mannington Commercial Ford 160 Running | |
| 21. 13. Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 22. 34. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Xchange of America Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 23. 37. Car 77 Reed Sorenson Go-Parts.com Chevrolet 160 Running | |
| 24. 36. Car 27 * Ryan Sieg(i) SciAps Chevrolet 157 Running | |
| 25. 35. Car 51 BJ McLeod(i) JACOB COMPANIES Ford 157 Running | |
| 26. 40. Car 54 * JJ Yeley(i) MAXIMUM ELEVATION Chevrolet 157 Running | |
| 27. 27. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr AOI Toyota 156 Running | |
| 28. 38. Car 52 Garrett Smithley(i) Honest Abe Roofing Ford 156 Running | |
| 29. 39. Car 53 * Josh Bilicki(i) AQRE.app Ford 155 Running | |
| 30. 8. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 155 Running | |
| 31. 12. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Fastenal Ford | 153 Running |
| 32. 28. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Southeastern Equipment & Supply/Meijer Ford 147 Accident | |
| 33. 19. Car 42 Kyle Larson McDonald’s Chevrolet 129 Accident | |
| 34. 11. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Liberty National Chevrolet 109 Accident | |
| 35. 5. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 105 Accident | |
| 36. 32. Car 96 * Parker Kligerman(i) TRD 40th Anniversary Toyota 104 Accident | |
| 37. 7. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 87 Engine | |
| 38. 6. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 48 Accident | |
| 39. 14. Car 20 Erik Jones STANLEY Wish For Our Heros Toyota 48 Accident | |
| 40. 31. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) SHERFICK COMPANIES Chevrolet 40 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: No. 11 (backup car). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 20 Mins, 6 Secs. Average Speed: 119.443 MPH. Margin of Victory: 6.118 Seconds. Caution Flags: 9 for 48 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: September 15, 2019 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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