Starting from 4th place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet won the 9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart, his 31st win in 667 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 11th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 9 races at Kentucky Speedway. 2nd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota Camry Toyota, started from 10th place posted his 8th Top 10 finish in 9 races at Kentucky Speedway. It is his 16th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota, started from 21st place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Kentucky Speedway.
4th Place Car 42 Kyle Larson Clover Chevrolet, started from 19th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota, started from 18th place. 6th Place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Haas Automation Ford, started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 11th place. 8th Place Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford, started from pole followed by 9th place Car 6 Ryan Newman Acorns Ford, started from 35th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 37 Chris Buescher Planters Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 25th place. Ryan Preece (21st) was the highest finishing rookie. Joey Logano leads the point standings by 11 points over Kyle Busch.
The race had 7 Cautions for 35 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 48 for #9 Debris Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 55 for #32 Spin Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 64 for #00, 51 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 180 for #48 Crash on the Backstretch. 7th Caution on lap 262 for #43 Crash in Turn 2.
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 10 drivers; D. Suarez 1-49; B. Keselowski 50-52; K. Busch 53-82; R. Stenhouse Jr. 83-103; K. Busch 104-162; E. Jones 163; C. Bowyer 164-201; K. Busch 202; C. Bowyer 203-204; K. Busch 205-212; K. Busch 213-225; D. Hamlin 226-230; R. Newman 231-245; D. Suarez 246-248; J. Logano 249-267; K. Busch 268-269.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 1, 22, 18, 11, 10, 4, 17, 19, 8, 21
Stage 2 Top 10: 18, 20, 3, 22, 14, 42, 1, 12, 21, 10
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 19
Race Results for the 9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart – Saturday, July 13, 2019. Kentucky Speedway – Sparta, KY – 1.5 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 269 Laps – 403.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 4. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 269 Running |
| 2. 10. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota Camry Toyota 269 Running |
| 3. 21. Car 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota 269 Running |
| 4. 19. Car 42 Kyle Larson Clover Chevrolet 269 Running |
| 5. 18. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 269 Running |
| 6. 7. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Haas Automation Ford 269 Running |
| 7. 11. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 269 Running |
| 8. 1. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 269 Running |
| 9. 35. Car 6 Ryan Newman Acorns Ford 269 Running |
| 10. 25. Car 37 Chris Buescher Planters Chevrolet 269 Running |
| 11. 14. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Quaker State Ford 269 Running |
| 12. 16. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fifth Third Bank Ford 269 Running |
| 13. 15. Car 12 Ryan Blaney DEX Imaging Ford 269 Running |
| 14. 2. Car 10 Aric Almirola Valley Tech Learning Ford 269 Running |
| 15. 20. Car 9 Chase Elliott DEWnited States Chevrolet 269 Running |
| 16. 23. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Anest Iwata Toyota 269 Running |
| 17. 22. Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Children’s Hospital Chevrolet 268 Running |
| 18. 12. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 268 Running |
| 19. 8. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto Owners Insurance Toyota 268 Running |
| 20. 3. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 268 Running |
| 21. 29. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 268 Running |
| 22. 5. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 268 Running |
| 23. 27. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 24. 6. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Caterpillar Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 25. 17. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 267 Running |
| 26. 26. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 27. 30. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Southwestern Trucking Ford 267 Running |
| 28. 28. Car 32 Corey LaJoie CorvetteParts.net Ford 266 Running |
| 29. 24. Car 38 David Ragan Long John Silver’s Ford 266 Running |
| 30. 13. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 266 Running |
| 31. 32. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Low T Center Chevrolet 264 Running |
| 32. 33. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) StarCom Fiber Chevrolet 263 Running |
| 33. 31. Car 51 Bayley Currey(i) Jacob Companies Ford 262 Running |
| 34. 36. Car 77 Quin Houff Go-Parts.com Chevrolet 260 Running |
| 35. 9. Car 3 Austin Dillon AAA Chevrolet 238 Running |
| 36. 34. Car 52 BJ McLeod(i) Jacob Companies Chevrolet 110 Electrical |
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. Nos. 6, 77 (Failing inspection once). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 51 Mins, 37 Secs. Average Speed: 141.07 MPH. Margin of Victory: .076 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 35 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 10 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kurt Busch, #1, Busch Pole Award: Daniel Suarez, #41 184.59 mph. Fastest Lap: Kevin Harvick, #4. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Daniel Suarez, #41 crew chief Billy Scott, 4.33785 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Ryan Preece, #47
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: July 21, 2019 – New Hampshire Motor Speedway
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