Starting from 24th place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota won the 2nd Annual South Point 400, his 24th win in 504 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 5th win & 16th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 2nd win & 8th Top 10 finish in 16 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This win gives him his ticket to the next round of the playoffs. 2nd Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford, started from 3rd place posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 21 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 18th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Autotrader Ford, started from 18th place posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 13 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Filters Chevrolet, started from 8th place followed by 5th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney PPG Ford, started from 23rd place. 6th Place Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet, started from 19th place followed by 7th place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 14th place. 8th Place Car 42 Kyle Larson Clover Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 9th place Car 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Ford, started from 22nd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 6 Ryan Newman Oscar Mayer Bacon Ford, in 10th place, started from 17th place. Daniel Hemric (17th ) was the highest finishing rookie. The Top 10 drivers were all in the playoffs. Martin Truex Jr. (P) leads the point standings by 3 points over Kevin Harvick (P).
The race had 4 Cautions for 22 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 182 for #24 Spin in Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 189 for #1 Crash in Turn 3.
The race had 24 Lead Changes among 14 drivers; C. Bowyer (P) 1; D. Suarez 2-30; A. Almirola (P) 31-33; J. Logano (P) 34-42; M. McDowell 43-58; J. Logano (P) 59-83; K. Harvick (P) 84-86; W. Byron (P) 87; J. Logano (P) 88-123; C. Buescher 124; J. Logano (P) 125-157; M. Truex Jr. (P) 158-167; J. Logano (P) 168; M. Truex Jr. (P) 169-170; C. Elliott (P) 171-181; J. Logano (P) 182; D. Hamlin (P) 183-185; R. Blaney (P) 186; K. Harvick (P) 187-229; C. Elliott (P) 230; W. Byron (P) 231-235; K. Larson (P) 236-237; M. DiBenedetto 238-246; K. Harvick (P) 247; M. Truex Jr. (P) 248-267.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 4, 10, 41, 3, 1, 24, 19, 42, 20
Stage 2 Top 10: 19, 22, 42, 4, 9, 24, 11, 12, 1, 88
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 27
Race Results for the 2nd Annual South Point 400 – Sunday, September 15, 2019. Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 24. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 267 Running |
| 2. 3. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Mobil 1 Ford 267 Running |
| 3. 18. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Autotrader Ford 267 Running |
| 4. 8. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Filters Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 5. 23. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) PPG Ford 267 Running |
| 6. 19. Car 88 Alex Bowman (P) Nationwide Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 7. 14. Car 24 William Byron (P) Liberty University Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 8. 15. Car 42 Kyle Larson (P) Clover Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 9. 22. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Pennzoil Ford 267 Running |
| 10. 17. Car 6 Ryan Newman (P) Oscar Mayer Bacon Ford 267 Running |
| 11. 9. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 12. 7. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 13. 4. Car 10 Aric Almirola (P) Smithfield Ford 267 Running |
| 14. 21. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Monster Ford 267 Running |
| 15. 13. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Ground Toyota 267 Running |
| 16. 27. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 17. 6. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Cessna Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 18. 28. Car 37 Chris Buescher Natural Light Seltzer Chevrolet 266 Running |
| 19. 20. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Hazelnut Toyota 266 Running |
| 20. 2. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 266 Running |
| 21. 25. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Barstool Sports Toyota 266 Running |
| 22. 11. Car 38 David Ragan Select Blinds Ford 266 Running |
| 23. 31. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 266 Running |
| 24. 10. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 266 Running |
| 25. 1. Car 14 Clint Bowyer (P) Toco Warranty Ford 266 Running |
| 26. 12. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SunnyD Ford 265 Running |
| 27. 16. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 265 Running |
| 28. 33. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Schluter Systems Ford 265 Running |
| 29. 30. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) William Hill Sports Book Chevrolet 265 Running |
| 30. 29. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Surface/Maui Jim Ford 264 Running |
| 31. 32. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Xchange of America Chevrolet 262 Running |
| 32. 36. Car 53 * JJ Yeley(i) AQRE.app Ford 260 Running |
| 33. 35. Car 51 BJ McLeod(i) Jacob Companies Ford 259 Running |
| 34. 38. Car 27 * Joe Nemechek(i) Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 35. 34. Car 52 Garrett Smithley(i) Honest Abe Roofing Ford 255 Running |
| 36. 26. Car 20 Erik Jones (P) CRAFTSMAN Gas Monkey Toyota 254 Running |
| 37. 37. Car 77 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 250 Running |
| 38. 39. Car 66 * Joey Gase(i) Nevada Donor Network Toyota 249 Running |
| 39. 5. Car 1 Kurt Busch (P) GEARWRENCH Chevrolet 187 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear under penalty for the reasons indicated: No. 36 and 37(unapproved adjustments) and No. 77 (transmission change). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 48 Mins, 34 Secs. Average Speed: 142.555 MPH. Margin of Victory: 4.173 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 22 laps; Laps. Lead Changes: 24 among 14 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kevin Harvick, #4. Busch Pole Award: Clint Bowyer, #14 178.926 mph. Fastest Lap: Daniel Suarez, #41 Moog Go the Extra Mile: Ryan Newman, #6 crew chief Scott Graves, 0.556 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Daniel Hemric, #8.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: September 21, 2019 – Richmond Raceway
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