Starting from 3rd place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Reese/Draw Tite Ford won the 70th Annual STP 500, his 29th win in 347 Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 2nd win & 13th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Martinsville Speedway. 2nd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 7th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 8 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Chocolate Bar Toyota, started from 13th place posted his 17th Top 10 finish in 28 races at Martinsville Speedway.
4th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Libman Ford, started from 17th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota, started from 5th place. 6th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford, started from 4th place followed by 7th place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Mobil 1/Rush Truck Centers Ford, started from 10th place. 8th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. SiriusXM Toyota, started from 8th place followed by 9th place Car 10 Aric Almirola SHAZAM!/Smithfield Ford, started from 2nd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford, in 10th place, started from 9th place. Ryan Preece (16th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 21 points over Denny Hamlin.
The race had 7 Cautions for 56 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 66 for #34 Crash in Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 132 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 147 for Debris Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 262 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 313 for #13, 24 Crash in Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 373 for #36 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 447 for #15 Crash in Turn 1.
The race had 4 Lead Changes among 3 drivers; J. Logano 1-5; B. Keselowski 6-324; C. Elliott 325-373; B. Keselowski 374-500.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 22, 19, 18, 3
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 12, 11, 9, 19, 10, 4, 14, 41, 22
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 6
Race Results for the 70th Annual STP 500 – Sunday, March 24, 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 2 Brad Keselowski Reese/Draw Tite Ford 500 Running |
| 2. 7. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 3. 13. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Chocolate Bar Toyota 500 Running |
| 4. 17. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Libman Ford 500 Running |
| 5. 5. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 500 Running |
| 6. 4. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 500 Running |
| 7. 10. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Mobil 1/Rush Truck Centers Ford 500 Running |
| 8. 8. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. SiriusXM Toyota 500 Running |
| 9. 2. Car 10 Aric Almirola SHAZAM!/Smithfield Ford 500 Running |
| 10. 9. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 500 Running |
| 11. 29. Car 3 Austin Dillon Symbicort Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 12. 19. Car 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH/Monster Energy Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 13. 22. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 14. 16. Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 15. 14. Car 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 500 Running |
| 16. 15. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 17. 26. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Transporation Impact Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 18. 6. Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 19. 1. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 500 Running |
| 20. 21. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota Express Maintenance Toyota 500 Running |
| 21. 12. Car 37 Chris Buescher Kroger Speed Up Your Cleanup Chevrolet 499 Running |
| 22. 34. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 499 Running |
| 23. 20. Car 6 Ryan Newman Acorns Ford 499 Running |
| 24. 11. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 498 Running |
| 25. 24. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 498 Running |
| 26. 25. Car 38 David Ragan MDS Transport Ford 496 Running |
| 27. 28. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Chevrolet 496 |
| 28. 27. Car 00 Landon Cassill CGS Imaging Chevrolet 494 Running |
| 29. 31. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Surface Sunscreen/Tunity Ford 494 Running |
| 30. 18. Car 20 Erik Jones DeWalt Toyota 491 Running |
| 31. 23. Car 34 Michael McDowell A&W All American Foods Ford 491 Running |
| 32. 35. Car 77 DJ Kennington(i) Go-Parts Chevrolet 489 Running |
| 33. 32. Car 32 Corey LaJoie CorvetteParts.net Ford 489 Running |
| 34. 30. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Rim Riderz Chevrolet 365 Engine |
| 35. 36. Car 52 Jeb Burton(i) Muzzy Bowfishing Chevrolet 163 Brakes |
| 36. 33. Car 51 Cody Ware # Jacob Companies Chevrolet 55 Brakes |
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: Nos. 32, 51 (backup car); Nos. 24, 77, 52 (inspection failure). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 21 Mins, 54 Secs. Average Speed: 78.158 MPH. Margin of Victory: .594 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 56 laps. Lead Changes: 4 among 3 drivers.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Brad Keselowski, #2. Fastest Lap: Brad Keselowski, #2. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Denny Hamlin, #11 crew chief Christopher Gabehart, 1.4131 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Ryan Preece, #47.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 31, 2019 – Texas Motor Speedway
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