Starting from 2nd Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford won the 50th Annual Consumers Energy 400, his 47th victory in 669 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 15th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 3rd win & 19th Top 10 finish in 38 races at Michigan International Speedway. 2nd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office, started from 14th place followed by posted his 13th Top 10 finish in 28 races at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 15th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 42 Kyle Larson McDonald’s Chevrolet, started from 17th place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Michigan International Speedway.
4th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr Auto-Owners Insurance/MTJ 500th Start Toyota, started from 15th place followed by 5th place Car 41 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Ford, started from 11th place. 6th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota , started from 22nd place followed by 7th place Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet, started from 29th place was the highest finishing rookie. 8th Place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 9th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet, started from 6th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 4th place. Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 20 points over Joey Logano.
The race had 6 Cautions for 24 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 117 for #2 Spin Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 122 for #3, 8, 10 Crash on the Frontstretch / Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 134 for #53 Crash in Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 138 for #21, 14 Crash in Turn 3. 6th Caution on lap 150 for #17 Spin Turn 4.
The race had 19 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; B. Keselowski 1-39; D. Hamlin 40-44; M. Truex Jr 45-55; D. Hamlin 56; M. Truex Jr 57-63; B. Keselowski 64-81; M. Truex Jr 82; B. Keselowski 83-90; M. Truex Jr 91-108; B. Keselowski 109; K. Harvick 110-113; M. Truex Jr 114-119; K. Busch 120-122; K. Busch 123-126; J. Logano 127-141; K. Busch 142; J. Logano 143-150; R. Blaney 151-153; J. Logano 154-182; K. Harvick 183-200.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 19, 11, 2, 22, 24, 4, 12, 88, 9, 10
Stage 2 Top 10: 18, 19, 1, 22, 20, 9, 12, 24, 14, 21
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 23
Race Results for the 50th Annual Consumers Energy 400 – Sunday, August 11, 2019. Michigan International Speedway – Brooklyn, MI – 2. – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 400. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 2. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 200 Running |
| 2. 14. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office 200 Running |
| 3. 17. Car 42 Kyle Larson McDonald’s Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 4. 15. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr Auto-Owners Insurance/MTJ 500th Start Toyota 200 Running |
| 5. 11. Car 41 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Ford 200 Running |
| 6. 22. Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 200 Running |
| 7. 29. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 8. 3. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 9. 6. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 10. 4. Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 11. 21. Car 13 Ty Dillon K&L Ready Mix Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 12. 20. Car 6 Ryan Newman Wyndham Rewards Ford 200 Running |
| 13. 37. Car 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 14. 25. Car 37 Chris Buescher Kroger Fast Start Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 15. 9. Car 21 Paul Menard MasterTechs/QuickLaneTire&AutoCenter Ford 200 Running |
| 16. 24. Car 38 David Ragan MDS Transport Ford 200 Running |
| 17. 8. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 200 Running |
| 18. 16. Car 20 Erik Jones DeWalt Toyota 200 Running |
| 19. 1. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 200 Running |
| 20. 27. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota Express Maintenance Toyota 200 Running |
| 21. 31. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Schuler Systems Ford 200 Running |
| 22. 23. Car 34 Michael McDowell Long John Silver’s Ford 200 Running |
| 23. 13. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 24. 7. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Moen Ford 200 Running |
| 25. 19. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Meijer Ford 199 Running |
| 26. 38. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 199 Running |
| 27. 26. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 199 Running |
| 28. 18. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Fastenal Ford 199 Running |
| 29. 30. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Chevrolet 198 Running |
| 30. 28. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) StarCom Fiber/Creek Enterprise Inc Chevrolet 196 Running |
| 31. 32. Car 27 * Quin Houff Chevrolet 196 Running |
| 32. 33. Car 52 Austin Theriault BANGOR BANK Ford 194 Running |
| 33. 12. Car 10 Aric Almirola 3D Systems Ford 193 Running |
| 34. 10. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 192 Running |
| 35. 35. Car 77 Garrett Smithley(i) VictoryLaneQuickOilChange/Kendall Chevrolet 192 Running |
| 36. 34. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) JACOB COMPANIES Ford 191 Running |
| 37. 5. Car 14 Clint Bowyer One Cure Ford 139 Accident |
| 38. 36. Car 53 * Spencer Boyd(i) CHELLE CORPORATION Ford 123 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: Nos. 3, 8 (qualifying time disallowed), No. 19 (multiple inspection failures), Nos. 32, 36 (transmission change), No. 77 (driver change). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 40 Mins, 59 Secs. Average Speed: 149.084 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.054 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 24 laps. Lead Changes: 19 among 8 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Joey Logano, #22. Fastest Lap: Joey Logano, #22. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Kyle Larson, #42 crew chief Chad Johnston, 5.082 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Ryan Preece, #47.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: August 17, 2019 – Bristol Motor Speedway
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