Starting from 8th Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota won the 62nd Annual Federated Auto Parts 400, his 25th win in 505 Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 6th win & 17th Top 10 finish in 2019. 2nd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Hazelnut Toyota, started from 4th place posted his 22nd Top 10 finish in 29 races at Richmond Raceway. It is his 22nd Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota, started from 6th place posted his 17th Top 10 finish in 27 races at Richmond Raceway.
4th Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford, started from pole followed by 5th place Car 6 Ryan Newman Roush Performance Ford, started from 19th place. 6th Place Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 7th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford, started from 2nd place. 8th Place Car 14 Clint Bowyer CSU/One Cure Ford, started from 5th place followed by 9th place Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford, started from 14th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 10th place. Matt Tifft (20th) was the highest finishing rookie. Martin Truex Jr. (P) leads the point standings by 21 points over Kevin Harvick (P).
The race had 5 Cautions for 32 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 102 for Stage 1 conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 113 for #3, 88, 21 Crash in Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 202 for Stage 2 conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 244 for #77 Crash in Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 316 for #17, 19 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 6 Lead Changes among 3 drivers; B. Keselowski (P) 1-53; M. Truex Jr. (P) 54-103; K. Busch (P) 104-245; B. Keselowski (P) 246-281; M. Truex Jr. (P) 282-314; K. Busch (P) 315-374; M. Truex Jr. (P) 375-400.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 19, 18, 2, 11, 4, 14, 95, 9, 48, 1
Stage 2 Top 10: 18, 19, 11, 2, 6, 4, 9, 14, 48, 42
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 28
Race Results for the 62nd Annual Federated Auto Parts 400 – Saturday, September 21, 2019. Richmond Raceway – Richmond, VA – 0.75 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 400 Laps – 300. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 8. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 400 Running |
| 2. 4. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Hazelnut Toyota 400 Running |
| 3. 6. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Office Toyota 400 Running |
| 4. 1. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Discount Tire Ford 400 Running |
| 5. 19. Car 6 Ryan Newman (P) Roush Performance Ford 400 Running |
| 6. 13. Car 42 Kyle Larson (P) Credit One Bank Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 7. 2. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Mobil 1 Ford 400 Running |
| 8. 5. Car 14 Clint Bowyer (P) CSU/One Cure Ford 400 Running |
| 9. 14. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 400 Running |
| 10. 10. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 11. 28. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 400 Running |
| 12. 37. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 13. 3. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Chevrolet 399 Running |
| 14. 12. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota Express Maintenance Toyota 399 Running |
| 15. 18. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 399 Running |
| 16. 7. Car 10 Aric Almirola (P) Smithfield Ford 399 Running |
| 17. 15. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Richmond Ford 399 Running |
| 18. 9. Car 1 Kurt Busch (P) Monster Energy Chevrolet 398 Running |
| 19. 27. Car 38 David Ragan MDS Trucking Ford 398 Running |
| 20. 26. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Surface Sunscreen Ford 397 Running |
| 21. 11. Car 34 Michael McDowell Long John Silver’s Ford 397 Running |
| 22. 17. Car 3 Austin Dillon Okuma Chevrolet 396 Running |
| 23. 20. Car 88 Alex Bowman (P) Nationwide Chevrolet 396 Running |
| 24. 25. Car 24 William Byron (P) Liberty University Chevrolet 396 Running |
| 25. 22. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Caterpillar Chevrolet 396 Running |
| 26. 30. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 396 Running |
| 27. 24. Car 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 395 Running |
| 28. 34. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) University of Richmond Chevrolet 395 Running |
| 29. 29. Car 32 Corey LaJoie CorvetteParts.net Ford 395 Running |
| 30. 21. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 394 Running |
| 31. 23. Car 37 Chris Buescher Fast Lane to Flavor Chevrolet 393 Running |
| 32. 32. Car 51 Austin Theriault Jacob Companies Chevrolet 392 Running |
| 33. 38. Car 52 JJ Yeley(i) Byrna Ford 391 Running |
| 34. 35. Car 53 * Spencer Boyd(i) AQRE.app Chevrolet 388 Running |
| 35. 36. Car 27 * Quin Houff Chevrolet 384 Running |
| 36. 31. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Chevrolet 265 Brakes |
| 37. 33. Car 77 Reed Sorenson Go Parts Chevrolet 233 Accident |
| 38. 16. Car 20 Erik Jones (P) Craftsman Toyota 400 Running |
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: #27 (unapproved adjustments), #43, 52 (failed post-qualifying inspection). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 57 Mins, 27 Secs. Average Speed: 101.437 MPH. Margin of Victory: 2.630 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 32 laps. Lead Changes: 6 among 3 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kyle Busch, #18. Fastest Lap: Kyle Busch, #18. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Kyle Busch, #18 crew chief Adam Stevens, 0.181 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Matt Tifft, #36.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: September 29, 2019 – Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
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