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2019 Digital Ally 400

The 2019 Digital Ally 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 11, 2019, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 271 laps—extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 12th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Brad Keselowski won the race, his third of the season and 30th career victory overall.

Report

Background

Kansas Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

Aric Almirola was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.311 seconds and a speed of 178.153 mph (286.709 km/h).[10]

Final practice

Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.383 seconds and a speed of 177.731 mph (286.030 km/h).[11]

Qualifying

Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.131 and a speed of 179.217 mph (288.422 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Race

Stage results

Stage OneLaps: 80

Stage TwoLaps: 80

Final stage results

Stage ThreeLaps: 107

Race statistics

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered their ninth race at the Kansas Speedway. Mike Joy, three-time Kansas winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip called in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Matt Yocum handled the action on pit road for the television side.

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody covered the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field is racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside turn 4. Jason Toy, Kim Coon, and Steve Post worked pit road for the radio side.

Standings after the race

References

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  2. ^ "Kansas Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "Digital Ally 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  9. ^ "Digital Ally 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (May 10, 2019). "Aric Almirola tops Bowyer in first Cup practice at Kansas". Motorsport.com. Kansas City, Kansas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  11. ^ Utter, Jim (May 10, 2019). "Kurt Busch leads final practice at Kansas; Larson spins". Motorsport.com. Kansas City, Kansas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  12. ^ Utter, Jim (May 10, 2019). "Harvick wins Kansas pole, SHR sweeps first two rows". Motorsport.com. Kansas City, Kansas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  13. ^ "Five of top eight fail inspection, lose Kansas starting spots | NASCAR.com". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-12.