2019 Food City 500

{{Short description|Eighth race of the 2019 Monster Energy Cup Series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report | Type = NASME | Description =  | Race Name = Food City 500 | Details ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=2019 schedule|url=https://www.nascar.com/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series/2019/schedule/|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=March 12, 2019|date=May 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bristol Motor Speedway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/bristol-motor-speedway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=March 12, 2019|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=April 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428170112/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/bristol-motor-speedway.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/04/01/2019-food-city-500-entry-list-bristol/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=April 1, 2019|date=April 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=First Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/04/05/2019-food-city-500-first-practice-speeds-bristol/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=April 5, 2019|date=April 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Qualifying Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/04/05/2019-food-city-500-qualifying-results/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=April 5, 2019|date=April 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Second Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/04/06/food-city-500-second-practice-speeds-2019-bristol/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=April 6, 2019|date=April 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Final Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/04/06/food-city-500-final-practice-speeds-2019-bristol/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=April 6, 2019|date=April 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Food City 500 Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/04/07/2019-food-city-500-results/|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=April 7, 2019|date=April 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-08cup-points.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=April 7, 2019|date=April 7, 2019}}</ref> | Fulldate = {{Start date|2019|04|07}} | Year = 2019 | Race_No = 8 | Season_No = 36 | Image =2019_Food_City_500_program_cover.png | Caption =2019 Food City 500 program cover | Location = Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee | Course_mi = 0.533 | Course_km = 0.858 | Distance_laps = 500 | Distance_mi = 266.5 | Distance_km = 429 | Weather = | Avg = {{convert|90.527|mph|km/h}} | Pole_Driver = Chase Elliott | Pole_Team = Hendrick Motorsports | Pole_Time = 14.568 | Most_Driver = Ryan Blaney | Most_Team = Team Penske | Most_laps = 158 | Car = 18 | First_Driver = Kyle Busch | First_Team = Joe Gibbs Racing | Network = FS1 | Announcers = Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip | Ratings = 2.806 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Food City 500 ratings|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-4-1-4-7-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409163342/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-4-1-4-7-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 April 2019|website=ShowBuzzDaily|publisher=Mitch Metcalf|access-date=9 April 2019}}</ref> | Radio = PRN | Booth_Ann = Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini | Turn_Ann = Rob Albright (Backstretch) }}

The '''2019 Food City 500''' is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 7, 2019, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the {{convert|0.533|mi|km}} concrete short track, it was the eighth race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

==Report==

===Background=== [[File:Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol.jpg|thumb|left|Bristol Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.]] Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. {{Clear}}

====Entry list==== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |- ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer |- | 00 || Landon Cassill || 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 |- | 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 || Gray Gaulding '''(i)''' || Petty Ware Racing || Ford |- | 52 || Bayley Currey '''(i)''' || Rick Ware Racing || Chevrolet |- | 66 || Joey Gase '''(i)''' || MBM Motorsports || Toyota |- | 77 || Quin Houff || Spire Motorsports || Chevrolet |- | 88 || Alex Bowman || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet |- | 95 || Matt DiBenedetto || Leavine Family Racing || Toyota |- !colspan="4"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-08cup-entry.pdf Official entry list] |}

==First practice== Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 14.804 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|129.614|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Team Penske leads the way in Friday's Cup practice at Bristol|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/penske-blaney-leads-bristol-practice/4365487/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=April 5, 2019|location=Bristol, Tennessee|date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |- ! Pos ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |- ! 1 | 12 || Ryan Blaney || Team Penske || Ford || 14.804 || 129.614 |- ! 2 | 22 || Joey Logano || Team Penske || Ford || 14.888 || 128.882 |- ! 3 | 20 || Erik Jones || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 14.890 || 128.865 |- !colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-08cup-practice1.pdf Official first practice results] |}

==Qualifying== thumb|Chase Elliott started from pole position. Chase Elliott scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.568 and a speed of {{Convert|131.713|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Chase Elliott tops William Byron for Bristol pole|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/chase-elliott-bristol-pole-byron/4365531/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=April 5, 2019|location=Bristol, Tennessee|date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>

===Qualifying results=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |- ! Pos ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! {{Tooltip|R1|Best time in Round 1}} ! {{Tooltip|R2|Best time in Round 2}} ! {{Tooltip|R3|Best time in Round 3}} |- ! 1 |9 ||Chase Elliott ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||14.746 ||14.604 ||'''14.568''' |- ! 2 |24 ||William Byron ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||14.781 ||14.641 ||14.606 |- ! 3 |12 ||Ryan Blaney ||Team Penske ||Ford ||'''14.671''' ||'''14.528''' ||14.627 |- ! 4 |20 ||Erik Jones ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||14.715 ||14.636 ||14.641 |- ! 5 |11 ||Denny Hamlin ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||14.752 ||14.699 ||14.681 |- ! 6 |10 ||Aric Almirola ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||14.695 ||14.625 ||14.692 |- ! 7 |22 ||Joey Logano ||Team Penske ||Ford ||14.781 ||14.677 ||14.734 |- ! 8 |14 ||Clint Bowyer ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||14.707 ||14.665 ||14.741 |- ! 9 |21 ||Paul Menard ||Wood Brothers Racing ||Ford ||14.821 ||14.703 ||14.757 |- ! 10 |48 ||Jimmie Johnson ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||14.697 ||14.646 ||14.780 |- ! 11 |6 ||Ryan Newman ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||14.799 ||14.703 ||14.801 |- ! 12 |2 ||Brad Keselowski ||Team Penske ||Ford ||14.872 ||14.693 ||14.803 |- ! 13 |4 ||Kevin Harvick ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||14.806 ||14.706 || — |- ! 14 |88 ||Alex Bowman ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||14.780 ||14.706 || — |- ! 15 |3 ||Austin Dillon ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||14.835 ||14.729 || — |- ! 16 |42 ||Kyle Larson ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||14.709 ||14.734 || — |- ! 17 |18 ||Kyle Busch ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||14.783 ||14.780 || — |- ! 18 |34 ||Michael McDowell ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||14.880 ||14.784 || — |- ! 19 |17 ||Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||14.745 ||14.799 || — |- ! 20 |41 ||Daniel Suárez ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||14.882 ||14.809 || — |- ! 21 |95 ||Matt DiBenedetto ||Leavine Family Racing ||Toyota ||14.858 ||14.834 || — |- ! 22 |38 ||David Ragan ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||14.808 ||14.838 || — |- ! 23 |19 ||Martin Truex Jr. ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||14.809 ||14.854 || — |- ! 24 |13 ||Ty Dillon ||Germain Racing ||Chevrolet ||14.899 ||14.951 || — |- ! 25 |37 ||Chris Buescher ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||14.914 || — || — |- ! 26 |8 ||Daniel Hemric '''(R)''' ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||14.926 || — || — |- ! 27 |1 ||Kurt Busch ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||14.955 || — || — |- ! 28 |43 ||Bubba Wallace ||Richard Petty Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||14.957 || — || — |- ! 29 |36 ||Matt Tifft '''(R)''' ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||14.987 || — || — |- ! 30 |47 ||Ryan Preece '''(R)''' ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||15.078 || — || — |- ! 31 |00 ||Landon Cassill ||StarCom Racing ||Chevrolet ||15.156 || — || — |- ! 32 |32 ||Corey LaJoie ||Go Fas Racing ||Ford ||15.268 || — || — |- ! 33 |51 ||Gray Gaulding '''(i)''' ||Petty Ware Racing ||Ford ||15.280 || — || — |- ! 34 |52 ||Bayley Currey '''(i)''' ||Rick Ware Racing ||Chevrolet ||15.495 || — || — |- ! 35 |66 ||Timmy Hill '''(i)''' ||MBM Motorsports ||Toyota ||15.741 || — || — |- ! 36 |77 ||Quin Houff ||Spire Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||16.656 || — || — |- ! 37 |15 ||Ross Chastain '''(i)''' ||Premium Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||0.000 || — || — |- !colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-08cup-qualresults.pdf Official qualifying results] |}

==Practice (post-qualifying)==

===Second practice=== Erik Jones was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 14.771 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|129.903|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Erik Jones tops Saturday's first Cup Series practice at Bristol|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/erik-jones-saturday-bristol-practice/4365787/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=April 6, 2019|location=Bristol, Tennessee|date=April 6, 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |- ! Pos ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |- ! 1 | 20 || Erik Jones || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 14.771 || 129.903 |- ! 2 | 11 || Denny Hamlin || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 14.777 || 129.850 |- ! 3 | 41 || Daniel Suárez || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 14.819 || 129.482 |- !colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-08cup-practice2.pdf Official second practice results] |}

===Final practice=== Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 14.894 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|128.830|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Joey Logano leads final Cup practice at Bristol|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/joey-logano-final-practice-bristol/4365865/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=April 6, 2019|location=Bristol, Tennessee|date=April 6, 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |- ! Pos ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |- ! 1 | 22 || Joey Logano || Team Penske || Ford || 14.894 || 128.830 |- ! 2 | 48 || Jimmie Johnson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 14.924 || 128.571 |- ! 3 | 3 || Austin Dillon || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet || 14.925 || 128.563 |- !colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-08cup-practice3.pdf Official final practice results] |}

==Race==

===Stage results===

'''Stage One''' ''Laps:'' 125

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%" |- ! Pos ! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Points |- |1 || 13 || Ty Dillon || Germain Racing || Chevrolet || 10 |- |2 || 14 || Clint Bowyer || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 9 |- |3 || 2 || Brad Keselowski || Team Penske || Ford || 8 |- |4 || 22 || Joey Logano || Team Penske || Ford || 7 |- |5 || 48 || Jimmie Johnson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 6 |- |6 || 18 || Kyle Busch || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 5 |- |7 || 12 || Ryan Blaney || Team Penske || Ford || 4 |- |8 || 21 || Paul Menard || Wood Brothers Racing || Ford || 3 |- |9 || 19 || Martin Truex Jr. || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 2 |- |10 || 9 || Chase Elliott || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 1 |- !colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-08cup-results.pdf Official stage one results] |}

'''Stage Two''' ''Laps:'' 125

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%" |- ! Pos ! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Points |- |1 || 22 || Joey Logano || Team Penske || Ford || 10 |- |2 || 12 || Ryan Blaney || Team Penske || Ford || 9 |- |3 || 6 || Ryan Newman || Roush Fenway Racing || Ford || 8 |- |4 || 2 || Brad Keselowski || Team Penske || Ford || 7 |- |5 || 18 || Kyle Busch || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 6 |- |6 || 1 || Kurt Busch || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet || 5 |- |7 || 37 || Chris Buescher || JTG Daugherty Racing || Chevrolet || 4 |- |8 || 14 || Clint Bowyer || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 3 |- |9 || 3 || Austin Dillon || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet || 2 |- |10 || 41 || Daniel Suárez || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 1 |- !colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-08cup-results.pdf Official stage two results] |}

===Final stage results=== thumb|Kyle and Kurt Busch finished 1-2 in this race. '''Stage Three''' ''Laps:'' 250

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%" |- ! Pos ! Grid ! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Laps ! Points |- |1 || 17 || 18 || Kyle Busch || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 500 || 51 |- |2 || 27 || 1 || Kurt Busch || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet || 500 || 40 |- |3 || 7 || 22 || Joey Logano || Team Penske || Ford || 500 || 51 |- |4 || 3 || 12 || Ryan Blaney || Team Penske || Ford || 500 || 46 |- |5 || 5 || 11 || Denny Hamlin || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 500 || 32 |- |6 || 9 || 21 || Paul Menard || Wood Brothers Racing || Ford || 500 || 34 |- |7 || 8 || 14 || Clint Bowyer || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 500 || 42 |- |8 || 20 || 41 || Daniel Suárez || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 500 || 30 |- |9 || 11 || 6 || Ryan Newman || Roush Fenway Racing || Ford || 500 || 36 |- |10 || 10 || 48 || Jimmie Johnson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 500 || 33 |- |11 || 1 || 9 || Chase Elliott || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 500 || 27 |- |12 || 21 || 95 || Matt DiBenedetto || Leavine Family Racing || Toyota || 500 || 25 |- |13 || 13 || 4 || Kevin Harvick || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 500 || 24 |- |14 || 15 || 3 || Austin Dillon || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet || 500 || 25 |- |15 || 24 || 13 || Ty Dillon || Germain Racing || Chevrolet || 500 || 32 |- |16 || 2 || 24 || William Byron || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 500 || 21 |- |17 || 23 || 19 || Martin Truex Jr. || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 499 || 22 |- |18 || 12 || 2 || Brad Keselowski || Team Penske || Ford || 499 || 34 |- |19 || 16 || 42 || Kyle Larson || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet || 499 || 18 |- |20 || 28 || 43 || Bubba Wallace || Richard Petty Motorsports || Chevrolet || 499 || 17 |- |21 || 22 || 38 || David Ragan || Front Row Motorsports || Ford || 498 || 16 |- |22 || 25 || 37 || Chris Buescher || JTG Daugherty Racing || Chevrolet || 498 || 19 |- |23 || 14 || 88 || Alex Bowman || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 497 || 14 |- |24 || 4 || 20 || Erik Jones || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 497 || 13 |- |25 || 30 || 47 || Ryan Preece '''(R)''' || JTG Daugherty Racing || Chevrolet || 496 || 12 |- |26 || 31 || 00 || Landon Cassill || StarCom Racing || Chevrolet || 495 || 11 |- |27 || 29 || 36 || Matt Tifft '''(R)''' || Front Row Motorsports || Ford || 494 || 10 |- |28 || 18 || 34 || Michael McDowell || Front Row Motorsports || Ford || 493 || 9 |- |29 || 37 || 15 || Ross Chastain '''(i)''' || Premium Motorsports || Chevrolet || 491 || 0 |- |30 || 26 || 8 || Daniel Hemric '''(R)''' || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet || 490 || 7 |- |31 || 34 || 52 || Bayley Currey '''(i)''' || Rick Ware Racing || Chevrolet || 488 || 0 |- |32 || 36 || 77 || Quin Houff || Spire Motorsports || Chevrolet || 476 || 5 |- |33 || 19 || 17 || Ricky Stenhouse Jr. || Roush Fenway Racing || Ford || 395 || 4 |- |34 || 32 || 32 || Corey LaJoie || Go Fas Racing || Ford || 308 || 3 |- |35 || 35 || 66 || Timmy Hill '''(i)''' || MBM Motorsports || Toyota || 239 || 0 |- |36 || 33 || 51 || Gray Gaulding '''(i)''' || Petty Ware Racing || Ford || 142 || 0 |- |37 || 6 || 10 || Aric Almirola || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 3 || 1 |- !colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-08cup-results.pdf Official race results] |}

===Race statistics=== * Lead changes: 21 among 9 different drivers * Cautions/Laps: 11 for 77 * Red flags: 0 * Time of race: 2 hours, 56 minutes and 38 seconds * Average speed: {{convert|90.527|mph|km/h}}

==Media==

===Television=== Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, five-time Bristol winner Jeff Gordon and 12-time Bristol winner – and all-time Bristol race winner – Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Regan Smith, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |- !colspan="2"|FS1 |- !Booth announcers!!Pit reporters |- | '''Lap-by-lap:''' Mike Joy '''Color-commentator:''' Jeff Gordon '''Color commentator:''' Darrell Waltrip || Jamie Little Regan Smith Vince Welch Matt Yocum |}

===Radio=== PRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini called the race in the booth when the field was racing down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop the turn 3 suites when the field raced down the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett Mcmillan, Jim Noble, and Steve Richards covered the action on pit lane.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |- !colspan="3"|PRN |- !Booth announcers!!Turn announcers!!Pit reporters |- | '''Lead announcer:''' Doug Rice '''Announcer:''' Mark Garrow '''Announcer:''' Wendy Venturini || '''Backstretch:''' Rob Albright || Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Jim Noble Steve Richards |}

==Standings after the race== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Drivers' Championship standings {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |- ! ! Pos ! Driver ! Points |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kyle Busch | style="text-align:center;"| 361 |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Denny Hamlin | style="text-align:center;"| 334 (–27) |- |align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Joey Logano | style="text-align:center;"| 326 (–35) |- |align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | Kevin Harvick | style="text-align:center;"| 301 (–60) |- |align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Brad Keselowski | style="text-align:center;"| 271 (–90) |- |align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | Ryan Blaney | style="text-align:center;"| 265 (–96) |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | style="text-align:center;"| 254 (–107) |- |align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | Kurt Busch | style="text-align:center;"| 253 (–108) |- |align="left"| 10px 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | Aric Almirola | style="text-align:center;"| 246 (–115) |- |align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | Chase Elliott | style="text-align:center;"| 245 (–116) |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 11 | Clint Bowyer | style="text-align:center;"| 234 (–127) |- |align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 12 | Daniel Suárez | style="text-align:center;"| 210 (–151) |- |align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 13 | Jimmie Johnson | style="text-align:center;"| 209 (–152) |- |align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 14 | Kyle Larson | style="text-align:center;"| 203 (–158) |- |align="left"| 10px 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 15 | Ryan Newman | style="text-align:center;"| 188 (–173) |- |align="left"| 10px 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | style="text-align:center;"| 187 (–174) |- class="sortbottom" !colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/2019-08cup-points.pdf Official driver's standings] |} {{col-2}}

;Manufacturers' Championship standings {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |- ! ! Pos ! Manufacturer ! Points |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Toyota | style="text-align:center;"| 303 |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Ford | style="text-align:center;"| 291 (–12) |- |align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Chevrolet | style="text-align:center;"| 261 (–42) |- class="sortbottom" |}

*'''Note''': Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. *. – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. {{col-end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

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