Starting from 3rd place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr Auto Owners Insurance Toyota won the 71st Annual First Data 500, his 26th win in 510 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. Martin Truex Jr. was dominate as he led 465 of 500 laps. This is his 7th win & 21st Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 1st win & 12th Top 10 finish in 28 races at Martinsville Speedway. 2nd Place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 11th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 4 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 13th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford, started from 15th place posted his 14th Top 10 finish in 20 races at Martinsville Speedway.
4th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota, started from pole followed by 5th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Richmond Ford, started from 6th place. 6th Place Car 1 Kurt Busch Global Poker Chevrolet, started from 25th place followed by 7th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford, started from 22nd place. 8th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 10th place followed by 9th place Car 42 Kyle Larson Clover Chevrolet, started from 14th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 6 Ryan Newman Blue Bird Ford, in 10th place, started from 35th place. Daniel Hemric (17th) was the highest finishing rookie. Martin Truex Jr. leads the point standings by 20 points over Denny Hamlin. After the race there was an altercation between Denny Hamlin & Joey Logano. They were talking in the pits about the rubbing in the race, when it looked like Logano was leaving he gave Hamlin a shove which started a fight.
The race had 4 Cautions for 25 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 29 for Debris on the frontstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 132 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 179 for #13 spin on the frontstretch. 4th Caution on lap 253 for Debris Turn 1.
The race had Lead Changes: 3 among 3 drivers; D. Hamlin (P) 0; D. Hamlin (P) 1-30; M. Truex Jr (P) 31-253; K. Larson (P) 254-259; M. Truex Jr (P) 260-500.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 19, 11, 12, 14, 22, 24, 10, 9, 18, 41
Stage 2 Top 10: 19, 42, 12, 22, 10, 24, 18, 11, 20, 2
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 33
Race Results for the 71st Annual First Data 500 – Sunday, October 27, 2019. Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, VA – 0.526 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 500 Laps – 263. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 3. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr (P) Auto Owners Insurance Toyota 500 Running | |
| 2. 11. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 500 Running | |
| 3. 15. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford 500 Running | |
| 4. 1. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Freight Toyota 500 Running | |
| 5. 6. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Richmond Ford 500 Running | |
| 6. 25. Car 1 Kurt Busch | Global Poker Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 7. 22. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 500 Running | |
| 8. 10. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 500 Running | |
| 9. 14. Car 42 Kyle Larson (P) Clover Chevrolet 500 Running | |
| 10. 35. Car 6 Ryan Newman Blue Bird Ford 500 Running | |
| 11. 17. Car 38 David Ragan MDS Transport Ford 500 Running | |
| 12. 20. Car 37 Chris Buescher Clorox Chevrolet 500 Running | |
| 13. 26. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 500 Running | |
| 14. 13. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Halloween Toyota 500 Running | |
| 15. 16. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Fifth Third Bank Ford 500 Running | |
| 16. 12. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota Express Maintenance Toyota 500 Running | |
| 17. 18. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet 500 Running | |
| 18. 36. Car 32 Corey LaJoie CorvetteParts.net Ford 500 Running | |
| 19. 21. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 500 Running | |
| 20. 8. Car 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota 499 Running | |
| 21. 28. Car 21 Paul Menard Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 499 Running | |
| 22. 23. Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevrolet 499 Running | |
| 23. 5. Car 34 Michael McDowell A&W All American Foods Ford 499 Running | |
| 24. 27. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 498 Running | |
| 25. 29. Car 36 Matt Crafton(i) Surface Sunscreen/Tunity Ford 495 Running | |
| 26. 30. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) Sea Deck/Units Chevrolet 495 Running | |
| 27. 38. Car 51 BJ McLeod(i) JACOB COMPANIES Chevrolet 494 Running | |
| 28. 32. Car 53 * JJ Yeley(i) GOTTA KILL IT TO HEAL IT Chevrolet 494 Running | |
| 29. 33. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) VIPRacingExperience.com Chevrolet 494 Running | |
| 30. 19. Car 88 Alex Bowman Llumar Chevrolet 494 Running | |
| 31. 9. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 488 Running | |
| 32. 34. Car 52 Garrett Smithley(i) RICH MAR FLORIST.COM Chevrolet 487 Running | |
| 33. 31. Car 27 * Reed Sorenson VIPRacingExperience.com Chevrolet 452 Rear Gear | |
| 34. 37. Car 77 Timmy Hill(i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 450 Transmission | |
| 35. 7. Car 14 Clint Bowyer BlueDEF Ford 449 Track Bar | |
| 36. 2. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) Mountain Dew Chevrolet 445 Running | |
| 37. 4. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 363 Running | |
| 38. 24. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 361 Running |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 6 (failed post-qualifying inspection), No. 9 (engine change), No. 32 (failed post-qualifying inspection), No. 51 (failed post-qualifying inspection) and No. 77 (failed post-qualifying inspection). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 29 Mins, 9 Secs. Average Speed: 75.448 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.373 Seconds. Caution Flags: 11 for 69 laps. Lead Changes: 3 among 3 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Martin Truex Jr, #19. Busch Pole Award: Denny Hamlin, #11 97.84 mph. Fastest Lap: Denny Hamlin, #11. Moog Go the Extra Mile: David Ragan, #38 crew chief Mike Kelley, 0.141 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Daniel Hemric, #8.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: November 3, 2019 – Texas Motor Speedway
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