Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 6
Race Results for the 70th Annual STP 500 - Sunday, March 24, 2019
Martinsville Speedway - Martinsville, VA - 0.526 - Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 500 Laps - 263. Miles
Stage 1 Stage 2 Playoff
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pos Pos Pts Status Tms Laps Pts
1 3 2 Brad Keselowski Reese/Draw Tite Ford 500 1 1 60 Running 2 446 7
2 7 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 500 2 4 51 Running 1 49
3 13 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Chocolate Bar Toyota 500 9 36 Running
4 17 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Libman Ford 500 5 2 48 Running
5 5 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 500 4 3 47 Running
6 4 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 500 7 35 Running
7 10 14 Clint Bowyer Mobil 1/Rush Truck Centers Ford 500 6 8 38 Running
8 8 19 Martin Truex Jr. SiriusXM Toyota 500 8 5 38 Running
9 2 10 Aric Almirola SHAZAM!/Smithfield Ford 500 3 6 41 Running
10 9 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 500 9 29 Running
11 29 3 Austin Dillon Symbicort Chevrolet 500 10 27 Running
12 19 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH/Monster Energy Chevrolet 500 25 Running
13 22 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 500 24 Running
14 16 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet 500 23 Running
15 14 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 500 22 Running
16 15 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 500 21 Running
17 26 43 Bubba Wallace Transporation Impact Chevrolet 500 20 Running
18 6 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 500 19 Running
19 1 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 500 7 10 23 Running 1 5
20 21 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota Express Maintenance Toyota 500 17 Running
21 12 37 Chris Buescher Kroger Speed Up Your Cleanup Chevrolet 499 16 Running
22 34 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 499 15 Running
23 20 6 Ryan Newman Acorns Ford 499 14 Running
24 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 498 13 Running
25 24 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 498 12 Running
26 25 38 David Ragan MDS Transport Ford 496 11 Running
27 28 8 Daniel Hemric # Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Chevrolet 496 10 Running
28 27 00 Landon Cassill CGS Imaging Chevrolet 494 9 Running
29 31 36 Matt Tifft # Surface Sunscreen/Tunity Ford 494 8 Running
30 18 20 Erik Jones DeWalt Toyota 491 7 Running
31 23 34 Michael McDowell A&W All American Foods Ford 491 6 Running
32 35 77 DJ Kennington(i) Go-Parts Chevrolet 489 0 Running
33 32 32 Corey LaJoie CorvetteParts.net Ford 489 4 Running
34 30 15 Ross Chastain(i) Rim Riderz Chevrolet 365 0 Engine
35 36 52 Jeb Burton(i) Muzzy Bowfishing Chevrolet 163 0 Brakes
36 33 51 Cody Ware # Jacob Companies Chevrolet 55 1 Brakes
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 21 Mins, 54 Secs. Average Speed: 78.158 MPH Margin of Victory: .594 Seconds
Stage 1 Top 10: 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 22, 19, 18, 3
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 12, 11, 9, 19, 10, 4, 14, 41, 22
Race Comments: Brad Keselowski won the 70th Annual STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway, his 29th victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Prior to the start of
the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 32, 51 (backup car); Nos. 24, 77, 52 (inspection
failure).
Failed to Qualify: None.
Caution Flags: 7 for 56 laps; Laps: 66-71 (#34 Incident Turn 4 [6]); 132-141 (Stage 1 Conclusion [17]); 147-153 (Debris Turn 4 [24]); 262-271 (Stage 2 Conclusion [43]);
313-319 (#13, 24 Incident Turn 4 [47]); 373-379 (#36 Incident Turn 2 [37]); 447-455 (#15 Incident Turn 1 [43]).
Lead Changes: 4 among 3 drivers; J. Logano 1-5; B. Keselowski 6-324; C. Elliott 325-373; B. Keselowski 374-500.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Brad Keselowski, #2 Fastest Lap: Brad Keselowski, #2
Moog Go the Extra Mile: Denny Hamlin, #11 crew chief Christopher Gabehart, 1.4131 seconds
Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Ryan Preece, #47
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 31, 2019 - Texas Motor Speedway
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