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2019 STP 500

The 2019 STP 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on March 24, 2019, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the .526 mile (.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track, it was the sixth race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

Background

Martinsville Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

First practice

Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 19.387 seconds and a speed of 97.674 mph (157.191 km/h).[10]

Final practice

Chase Elliott was the fastest in the final practice.

Chase Elliott was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 19.413 seconds and a speed of 97.543 mph (156.980 km/h).[11]

Qualifying

Qualifying for the race
Joey Logano started from pole position.

Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.356 and a speed of 97.830 mph (157.442 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Race

Stage Results

Brad Keselowski swept all stages.

Stage OneLaps: 130

Stage TwoLaps: 130

Final Stage Results

Brad Keselowski leads the race following a restart

Stage ThreeLaps: 240

Race statistics

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Martinsville Speedway. Mike Joy, nine-time Martinsville winner Jeff Gordon and 11-time Martinsville winner Darrell Waltrip called the race from the booth. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled pit road duties for the entire race.

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and seven-time Martinsville winner Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth as the cars raced down the frontstretch. Dave Moody called the race from atop the turn 3 stands as the field raced down the backstretch. Winston Kelley, Steve Post and Dillon Welch worked pit road for the radio side.

Standings after the race

References

  1. ^ "2019 schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 5, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Martinsville Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "STP 500 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "STP 500 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (March 23, 2019). "Stewart-Haas Racing's Fords lead Saturday's first Cup practice". Motorsport.com. Ridgeway, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  11. ^ Utter, Jim (March 23, 2019). "Chase Elliott and Hendrick Motorsports top final Cup practice". Motorsport.com. Ridgeway, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  12. ^ "Logano leads pack of Fords to front at Martinsville Speedway". Associated Press. Ridgeway, Virginia: AP Sports. Associated Press. March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.