2019 Brickyard 400

The 2019 Brickyard 400, branded as Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard, was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 8, 2019 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It was the 26th running of the Brickyard 400. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) speedway, it was the 26th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, and the final race of the regular season before the playoffs.

2019 Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 26 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The 2019 Brickyard 400 program cover, featuring the winners of last year's races at Indianapolis- Brady Bacon (BC 39), Justin Allgaier (Indiana 250), and Brad Keselowski (Brickyard 400).
Date	September 8, 2019 (2019-09-08)
Location	Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.5 miles (4 km)
Distance	160 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed	119.443 miles per hour (192.225 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Time	48.448
Most laps led
Driver	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps	118
Winner
No. 4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Rick Allen, Steve Letarte (booth), Mike Bagley (Turn 2), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Turn 3), Jeff Burton (Turn 4)
Nielsen ratings	2.969 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio	IndyCar Radio Network
Booth announcers	Doug Rice, Pat Patterson and Jeff Hammond
Turn announcers	Mark Jaynes (1), Nick Yeoman (2), Jake Query (3) and Chris Denari (4)

Report

Background

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

The layout of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.

Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.

Considered relatively flat by American standards, the track is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km), nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four 0.25-mile (0.40 km) turns, two 0.625-mile long (1.006 km) straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two .125-mile (0.201 km) short straightaways – termed "short chutes" – between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.

Entry list

• (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (W) denotes past winner of event.

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
00	Landon Cassill (i)	StarCom Racing	Chevrolet
1	Kurt Busch	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
2	Brad Keselowski (W)	Team Penske	Ford
3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
4	Kevin Harvick (W)	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
6	Ryan Newman (W)	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 (W)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
21	Paul Menard (W)	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford
24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
27	Ryan Sieg (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 (W)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
51	B. J. McLeod (i)	Petty Ware Racing	Ford
52	Garrett Smithley (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
53	Josh Bilicki (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
54	J. J. Yeley (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet
77	Reed Sorenson	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
88	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
95	Matt DiBenedetto	Leavine Family Racing	Toyota
96	Parker Kligerman (i)	Gaunt Brothers Racing	Toyota
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 48.642 seconds and a speed of 185.025 mph (297.769 km/h).^[10]

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	42	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	48.642	185.025
2	1	Kurt Busch	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	48.711	184.763
3	2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	48.754	184.600
Official first practice results

Final practice

Paul Menard was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 48.628 seconds and a speed of 185.079 mph (297.856 km/h).^[11]

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	21	Paul Menard	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	48.628	185.079
2	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	48.873	184.151
3	20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	49.033	183.550
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 48.448 and a speed of 185.766 mph (298.961 km/h).^[12]

Qualifying results

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time
1	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	48.448
2	21	Paul Menard	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	48.459
3	14	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	48.576
4	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	48.598
5	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	48.601
6	2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	48.628
7	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	48.707
8	1	Kurt Busch	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	48.723
9	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	48.733
10	10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	48.750
11	8	Daniel Hemric (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	48.751
12	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	48.799
13	88	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	48.828
14	20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	48.880
15	43	Bubba Wallace	Richard Petty Motorsports	Chevrolet	48.905
16	37	Chris Buescher	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	48.929
17	38	David Ragan	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	48.932
18	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	48.973
19	42	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	48.974
20	41	Daniel Suárez	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	49.008
21	34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	49.044
22	6	Ryan Newman	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	49.107
23	47	Ryan Preece (R)	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	49.170
24	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	49.198
25	13	Ty Dillon	Germain Racing	Chevrolet	49.217
26	95	Matt DiBenedetto	Leavine Family Racing	Toyota	49.229
27	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	49.260
28	36	Matt Tifft (R)	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	49.415
29	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	49.439
30	32	Corey LaJoie	Go Fas Racing	Ford	49.565
31	00	Landon Cassill (i)	StarCom Racing	Chevrolet	49.618
32	96	Parker Kligerman (i)	Gaunt Brothers Racing	Toyota	49.697
33	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	49.826
34	15	Ross Chastain (i)	Premium Motorsports	Chevrolet	50.174
35	51	B. J. McLeod (i)	Petty Ware Racing	Ford	50.491
36	27	Ryan Sieg (i)	Premium Motorsports	Chevrolet	50.884
37	77	Reed Sorenson	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	50.954
38	52	Garrett Smithley (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	51.134
39	53	Josh Bilicki (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	51.429
40	54	J. J. Yeley (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet	51.550
Official qualifying results

Race

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 50

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	10
2	42	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	9
3	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	8
4	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	7
5	6	Ryan Newman	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	6
6	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	5
7	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	4
8	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	3
9	88	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	37	Chris Buescher	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 50

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	10
2	42	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	9
3	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	8
4	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	7
5	14	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	6
6	41	Daniel Suárez	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	5
7	1	Kurt Busch	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	4
8	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	3
9	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 60

Pos	Grid	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1	1	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	160	58
2	4	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	160	52
3	15	43	Bubba Wallace	Richard Petty Motorsports	Chevrolet	160	34
4	29	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	160	35
5	3	14	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	160	38
6	33	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	160	34
7	9	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	160	45
8	22	6	Ryan Newman	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	160	35
9	24	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	160	28
10	2	21	Paul Menard	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	160	27
11	20	41	Daniel Suárez	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	160	31
12	18	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	160	25
13	25	13	Ty Dillon	Germain Racing	Chevrolet	160	24
14	10	10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	160	24
15	16	37	Chris Buescher	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	160	23
16	23	47	Ryan Preece (R)	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	160	21
17	21	34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	160	20
18	26	95	Matt DiBenedetto	Leavine Family Racing	Toyota	160	19
19	30	32	Corey LaJoie	Go Fas Racing	Ford	160	18
20	17	38	David Ragan	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	160	17
21	13	88	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	160	18
22	34	15	Ross Chastain (i)	Premium Motorsports	Chevrolet	160	0
23	37	77	Reed Sorenson	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	160	14
24	36	27	Ryan Sieg (i)	Premium Motorsports	Chevrolet	157	0
25	35	51	B. J. McLeod (i)	Petty Ware Racing	Ford	157	0
26	40	54	J. J. Yeley (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet	157	0
27	27	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	156	10
28	38	52	Garrett Smithley (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	156	0
29	39	53	Josh Bilicki (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	155	0
30	8	1	Kurt Busch	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	155	11
31	12	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	153	6
32	28	36	Matt Tifft (R)	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	147	5
33	19	42	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	129	22
34	11	8	Daniel Hemric (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	109	3
35	5	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	105	10
36	32	96	Parker Kligerman (i)	Gaunt Brothers Racing	Toyota	104	0
37	7	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	87	5
38	6	2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	48	1
39	14	20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	48	1
40	31	00	Landon Cassill (i)	StarCom Racing	Chevrolet	40	0
Official race results

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 13 among 8 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 9 for 48
• Red flags: 1 for 12 minutes and 36 seconds
• Time of race: 3 hours, 20 minutes and 6 seconds
• Average speed: 119.443 miles per hour (192.225 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. The broadcast was produced similarly to NBC's Watkins Glen International race broadcasts. Rick Allen and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Motor Racing Network broadcaster Mike Bagley called from Turn 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr. called from Turn 3, and Jeff Burton called from Turn 4. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

NBCSN
Booth announcers	Turn Announcers	Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Steve Letarte	Turn 2 Announcer: Mike Bagley Turn 3 Announcer: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Turn 4 Announcer: Jeff Burton	Dave Burns Marty Snider Kelli Stavast

Radio

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network and the Performance Racing Network jointly co-produced the radio broadcast for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, and aired on IMS or PRN stations, depending on contractual obligations. The lead announcers and two pit reporters were PRN staff, while the turns and two pit reporters were from IMS.

PRN/IMS Radio
Booth announcers	Turn announcers	Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Pat Patterson Announcer: Jeff Hammond Historian: Donald Davidson	Turn 1: Mark Jaynes Turn 2: Nick Yeoman Turn 3: Jake Query Turn 4: Chris Denari	Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Ryan Myrehn Michael Young

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings after Playoffs reset Pos Driver Points 1 Kyle Busch 2,045 2 2 Denny Hamlin 2,030 (–15) 2 3 Martin Truex Jr. 2,029 (–16) 2 4 Joey Logano 2,028 (–17) 1 5 Kevin Harvick 2,028 (–17) 6 Brad Keselowski 2,024 (–21) 1 7 Chase Elliott 2,018 (–27) 1 8 Kurt Busch 2,011 (–34) 9 Kyle Larson 2,005 (–40) 1 10 Alex Bowman 2,005 (–40) 1 11 Erik Jones 2,005 (–40) 2 12 Ryan Blaney 2,004 (–41) 13 William Byron 2,001 (–44) 14 Aric Almirola 2,001 (–44) 15 Clint Bowyer 2,000 (–45) 1 16 Ryan Newman 2,000 (–45) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 948 2 Ford 923 (–25) 3 Chevrolet 883 (–65) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.