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2019 South Point 400

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2019 South Point 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 27 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
2019 South Point 400 program cover
2019 South Point 400 program cover
Date September 15, 2019 (2019-09-15)
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed 142.555 miles per hour (229.420 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 30.180
Most laps led
Driver Joey Logano Team Penske
Laps 105
Winner
No. 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings 2.384 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2019 South Point 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 15, 2019, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the 27th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, first race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 16.

Report

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Background

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the track where the race is held.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

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  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet
1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford
8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet
14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
27 Joe Nemechek (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford
52 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
53 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
66 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.327 seconds and a speed of 178.059 mph (286.558 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.327 178.059
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.470 177.223
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.483 177.148
Official first practice results

Final practice

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Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.461 seconds and a speed of 177.276 mph (285.298 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.461 177.276
2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 30.546 176.783
3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 30.626 176.321
Official final practice results

Qualifying

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Clint Bowyer scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.180 and a speed of 178.926 mph (287.953 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.180
2 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.189
3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.206
4 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.252
5 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.318
6 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.366
7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.454
8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.463
9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.488
10 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.490
11 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.527
12 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.531
13 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.539
14 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.567
15 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.590
16 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.615
17 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.618
18 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 30.619
19 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.620
20 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.633
21 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.672
22 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 30.674
23 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 30.706
24 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.721
25 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 30.726
26 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.740
27 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 30.742
28 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.774
29 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.808
30 00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 30.839
31 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 30.893
32 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 31.027
33 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 31.081
34 52 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 31.411
35 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 31.413
36 53 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 31.538
37 77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 31.572
38 27 Joe Nemechek (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 32.070
39 66 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 32.086
Official qualifying results

Race

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Stage results

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Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 10
2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 9
3 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7
5 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
6 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 5
7 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2
10 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 9
3 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 8
4 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7
5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 3
9 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2
10 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

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Stage Three Laps: 107

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 24 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 53
2 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 51
3 18 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 34
4 8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 39
5 23 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 267 35
6 19 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 32
7 14 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 39
8 15 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 39
9 22 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 47
10 17 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 27
11 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 26
12 7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 31
13 4 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 32
14 21 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 23
15 13 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 26
16 27 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 267 21
17 6 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 20
18 28 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 266 19
19 20 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 266 18
20 2 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 266 24
21 25 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 266 16
22 11 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 15
23 31 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 266 14
24 10 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 13
25 1 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 266 12
26 12 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 265 11
27 16 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 265 10
28 33 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 265 9
29 30 00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 265 0
30 29 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 264 7
31 32 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 262 0
32 36 53 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 260 0
33 35 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 259 0
34 38 27 Joe Nemechek (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 257 0
35 34 52 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 255 0
36 26 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 254 2
37 37 77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Toyota 250 1
38 39 66 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 249 0
39 5 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 187 8
Official race results

Kyle Busch/Garrett Smithley incident

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Late in the race, Kyle Busch was battling for position with William Byron when #52 Honest Abe Roofing driver Garrett Smithley, who was laps down, couldn't move down to get out of the way of the lead lap cars. Kyle Busch also didn't have enough time to move down, and Busch would hit Smithley in the rear. Busch would have major front end damage, saying "think the nose is knocked in. Fucking destroyed". Busch would go on to finish 19th, and Smithley 35th, 12 laps down.

Busch was noticeably frustrated during post race interviews, saying:

Reporter 1: What happened there with the #53, there late?
Kyle Busch: #52, get it right. Don´t know.
Reporter 1: And how´d that impact your car?
Kyle Busch: Killed it.
Reporter 1: What did you think... were you happy that you were able to come back after the early damage to your (car)?
Kyle Busch: Nope.
Reporter 1: What happened there at the beginning of the race?
Kyle Busch: I´m just here so I don´t get fined.
Reporter 2: How about the heat? How did it...
Kyle Busch: Felt great.
Reporter 2: You felt fine out there the whole time?
Reporter 1: Based on since you´re doing to a place where you won last time, last year, Richmond...
Kyle Busch: Nope, can´t pass there.
Reporter 1: Do you feel OK about your chances overall at Homestead?
Kyle Busch: Don´t care.
Reporter 3: Does it help any at all that you had the bonus points coming in here, coming out of this race?
Kyle Busch: Just here so I don´t get fined.
Reporter 1: Do you feel like if you were able to get a top 10...
(Kyle Busch´s PR manager walks up to Kyle Busch and talks to Busch)
Kyle Busch: I´m answering the dumbest fucking questions over and over again. Am I good?

On Monday, September 16, Smithley would defend his actions on Twitter, tweeting ¨Held my line... 2 cars got around.¨ Fans were split on the issue- some saying Smithley should have gotten out of the way, while others saying Busch should have moved his line earlier. On the same day, Smithley would post an announcement on Twitter, defending his racing career up to that point and saying that he wasn't mad at Busch.[13] Busch would criticize the skill of lapped car drivers, saying “We’re at the top echelon of motorsports, and we’ve got guys who have never won Late Model races running on the racetrack. It’s pathetic. They don’t know where to go. What else do you do?¨ On September 20, Smithley would tweet ¨Even when I don’t do anything @KyleBusch blames me. Went outta my way to give him room tonight. Think he might have thought I was in a different car. 🤷🏼‍♂️¨. As of now, nothing more has been said, but the question of skill needed in NASCAR has remained, recently brought up by Quin Houff´s incident with Matt Dibenedetto at the 2020 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500.

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 24 among 14 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 4 for 22
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 48 minutes and 34 seconds
  • Average speed: 142.555 miles per hour (229.420 km/h)

Media

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Television

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NBC Sports called the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

NBCSN
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dave Burns
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast

Radio

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PRN covered the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 & Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini, and Heather DeBeaux worked pit road for the radio side.

PRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini
Heather DeBeaux

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2019 schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 5, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 14, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  7. ^ "South Point 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  9. ^ "2019 South Point 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (September 13, 2019). "Clint Bowyer tops Friday's first Cup practice at Las Vegas". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  11. ^ Utter, Jim (September 13, 2019). "Kurt Busch fastest in Friday's final Cup practice at Las Vegas". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  12. ^ Utter, Jim (September 14, 2019). "Clint Bowyer wins Las Vegas pole - his first in 12 years". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  13. ^ "Garrett Smithley rebukes Kyle Busch to 'tell my story and defend myself'". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2021-05-04.


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