2019 Bojangles' Southern 500

The 2019 Bojangles' Southern 500 presented by John Deere, the 63rd running of the event was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 1st and 2nd, 2019, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 25th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

2019 Bojangles' Southern 500 presented by John Deere
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 25 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date September 1–2, 2019
Location Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.666 km)
Average speed 133.825 miles per hour (215.370 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Hendrick Motorsports
Time 28.510
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 118
Winner
No. 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett and Kyle Petty
Nielsen Ratings 2.139 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

Report

Background
Layout of Darlington Raceway, the track where the race is held.

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

Entry list
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor or Throwback
1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevroletChevrolet Accessories – Busch's personal 1969 Chevrolet Camaro inspired car[10]
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFordMiller – Rusty Wallace's 1996 car scheme[10]
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevroletAmerican Ethanol E15 – Scheme pays homage to grandfather and team owner Richard Childress' “Black Gold” car from the late 1970s.[10]
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFordBusch Beer/Big Buck Hunter
6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFordOscar Mayer/Velveeta – Mark Martin's 1993 Mountain Dew Southern 500 car[10]
8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevroletCaterpillar Inc. – Scheme inspired by the design of Caterpillar Inc. from its launch in 1925 until 1931[10]
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevroletNAPA Auto Parts – Father Bill Elliott's 1981 Southern 500 car where he claimed his first Cup pole.[10]
00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevroletStarCom Fiber – Sterling Marlin's 2001 Coors Light scheme.[10]
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFordSmithfield Foods – Tony Stewart's 2002 championship The Home Depot car[10]
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaFedEx – Darrell Waltrip's 1991-95 Western Auto car[10]
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFordMenards/Pennzoil – Michael Waltrip's 1991-95 car scheme[10]
13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevroletGEICO
14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFordRush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 – Tony Stewart's 2011 championship Office Depot/Mobil 1 car[10]
15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevroletRim Ryderz
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFordDog's Most Wanted
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaSnickers – Bobby Hillin Jr.'s 1990 car scheme[10]
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaBass Pro Shops – Truex's 2004 Xfinity Series car he drove for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Chance 2 Motorsports.[10]
20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaSport Clips – Jones' ASA Late Model Series scheme from his rookie season[10]
21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFordFord Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center – Team owner Glen Wood's 1957 Darlington inspired car[10]
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFordShell Pennzoil – Kevin Harvick's 2007 Daytona 500 inspired car[10]
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevroletHendrick Autoguard/City Chevrolet – Days of Thunder protagonist Cole Trickle's #46 inspired car[10]
27Joe Nemechek (i)Premium MotorsportsChevroletLow T Center – Nemechek's first Cup race since March of 2015 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Driver throwback instead of a car throwback.
32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFordKeen Parts/CorvetteParts.net – Dale Jarrett's 1990-91 Xfinity Series Nestlé Crunch car[10]
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFordDockside Logistics – Jimmy Means' powder blue Alka-Seltzer scheme from the late 1980s and early 1990s.[10]
36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFordTifft Family – Tifft's car is based on a Dirt Late Model car his father owned, which was driven by David Hilliker.[10]
37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevroletKroger Fast Lane to Flavor
38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFordShriners Hospitals for Children – David Pearson’s 1969 championship inspired car[10]
41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFordHaas Automation – Tony Stewart's 2005 championship The Home Depot car[10]
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevroletClover – Ricky Craven's 1995-96 Kodiak car[10]
43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevroletVictory Junction 15th Anniversary – Adam Petty's 1999 Spree car.[10]
47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevroletKroger – Grandfather Ron Bouchard's 1984 Hawaiian Punch car.[10]
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletAlly – Johnson's 1995 Trophy truck scheme[10]
51B. J. McLeod (i)Petty Ware RacingChevroletJacob Companies – Stroker Ace inspired car[10]
52J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingChevroletJacob Companies – Bill Blair's 1953 inspired car[10]
54Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingChevroletARQE.app – Lennie Pond's 1976 Pepsi scheme[10]
66Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyotaPage Construction
77Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevroletMotor Racing Network – Scheme honors the 50th anniversary of the Motor Racing Network and the 11 radio affiliates that have broadcast NASCAR races since its inception in 1970.[10]
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevroletAxalta Coating Systems – Tim Richmond's 1986-1987 Folgers car.[10]
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyotaIMSA GTO – Tribute to the turbo-charged GTO Celicas that won the driver’s championship in the IMSA GTU (under three-liter) category in 1987 with Chris Cord.[10]
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Kurt Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.714 seconds and a speed of 171.261 mph (275.618 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.714171.261
2 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.808170.703
3 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord28.916170.065
Official first practice results

Final practice

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.125 seconds and a speed of 168.845 mph (271.730 km/h).[12]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord29.125168.845
2 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet29.139168.764
3 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.188168.480
Official final practice results

Qualifying

William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.510 and a speed of 172.487 mph (277.591 km/h).[13]

Qualifying results
Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.510
2 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord28.576
3 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.617
4 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.630
5 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord28.704
6 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.724
7 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord28.756
8 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.766
9 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.787
10 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord28.801
11 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord28.812
12 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet28.829
13 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord28.831
14 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.841
15 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.848
16 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.855
17 21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord28.872
18 8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet28.892
19 95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota28.905
20 47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet28.910
21 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord28.931
22 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota28.956
23 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord29.017
24 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord29.019
25 00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet29.087
26 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord29.097
27 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord29.103
28 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet29.163
29 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet29.173
30 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord29.229
31 15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet29.239
32 36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord29.272
33 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.385
34 77Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet29.764
35 52J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet29.796
36 51B. J. McLeod (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet30.070
37 27Joe Nemechek (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet30.260
38 54Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet30.568
39 66Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota30.888
Official qualifying results

Race

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 100

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
11Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet10
248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet8
418Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
511Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
69Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
72Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord4
822Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord3
919Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1020Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 100

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
21Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet9
311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
420Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
542Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet6
614Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord5
748Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
824William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3
92Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord2
104Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 167

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
11520Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota36748
2342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet36749
33318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota36751
4114Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord36734
522Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord36738
61314Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord36736
741Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet36749
81995Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota36729
91721Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord36728
10143Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet36727
11541Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord36726
121237Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet36725
131012Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord36624
14722Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord36626
152219Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota36624
16648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36634
173010Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord36620
181688Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36519
1989Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36523
202913Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet36517
21124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36519
222047Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet36515
23246Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord36514
242843Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet36513
252500Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet3640
262638David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord36311
273236Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord36210
283115Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet3610
29911Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota35622
303477Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet3557
313727Joe Nemechek (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet3540
323552J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet3520
332117Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord3514
343966Joey Gase (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota3490
353854Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingCHevrolet3440
362732Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord3301
37188Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2741
382334Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord2741
393651B. J. McLeod (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet1940
Official race results

Race statistics
  • Lead changes: 13 among 8 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 35
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 44 minutes and 46 seconds
  • Average speed: 133.825 miles per hour (215.370 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, two–time Darlington winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were in the booth to call the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race. Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett and Kyle Petty also called a portion of the race as part of the Throwback Weekend.

NBCSN
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Throwback commentator: Dale Jarrett
Throwback commentator: Kyle Petty		Dave Burns
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast

Radio

The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace called the action for MRN when the field raced down the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from a Billboard outside of turn 1 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2, and Mike Bagley called the race atop of the Darlington Raceway Club outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Winston Kelley, Steve Post, and Kim Coon called the action on pit road for MRN.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace		Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley		Winston Kelley
Steve Post
Kim Coon

Standings after the race

References
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