2019 Bluegreen Vacations 500

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2019 Bluegreen Vacations 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 35 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10)
Location ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (499.2 km)
Average speed 111.429 miles per hour (179.328 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 25.693
Most laps led
Driver Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 143
Winner
No. 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings 2.567 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dan Hubbard (1 & 2) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)

The 2019 Bluegreen Vacations 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on November 10, 2019, at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the one mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the 35th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, ninth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 8.

Report[edit]

Background[edit]

ISM Raceway, the track where the race was held.

ISM Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

ISM Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth and penultimate track on the schedule.

Entry list[edit]

  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet
1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
6 Ryan Newman 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 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
27 Joe Nemechek (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
36 John Hunter Nemechek (i) 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 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Garrett Smithley (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet
52 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
53 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
66 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota
Official entry list

Practice[edit]

First practice[edit]

Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 26.170 seconds and a speed of 137.562 mph (221.385 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26.170 137.562
2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26.186 137.478
3 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 26.245 137.169
Official first practice results

Final practice[edit]

Chase Elliott was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 25.969 seconds and a speed of 138.627 mph (223.099 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.969 138.627
2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 26.238 137.206
3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 26.294 136.913
Official final practice results

Qualifying[edit]

Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 25.693 and a speed of 140.116 mph (225.495 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results[edit]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25.693
2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 25.760
3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25.826
4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25.839
5 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 25.855
6 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.866
7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 25.914
8 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 25.916
9 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25.925
10 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 25.945
11 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 25.972
12 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 25.989
13 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 26.008
14 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26.021
15 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 26.062
16 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 26.080
17 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 26.091
18 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26.132
19 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 26.179
20 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 26.206
21 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 26.263
22 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26.268
23 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 26.278
24 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 26.288
25 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 26.330
26 36 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 26.351
27 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26.360
28 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26.423
29 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 26.560
30 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 26.586
31 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 26.600
32 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 26.933
33 00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 26.993
34 52 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 27.042
35 51 Garrett Smithley (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 27.149
36 27 Joe Nemechek (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 27.357
37 77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 27.834
38 66 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 27.903
39 53 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race[edit]

Stage results[edit]

Stage One Laps: 75

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 7
5 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 6
6 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 5
7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 4
8 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2
10 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 75

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 10
2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 6
6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3
9 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 2
10 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results

Final stage results[edit]

Stage Three Laps: 162

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 59
2 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 50
3 10 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 312 44
4 5 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 312 42
5 7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 312 38
6 4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 36
7 9 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 30
8 13 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 312 29
9 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 312 45
10 12 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 312 34
11 8 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 312 28
12 19 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 312 25
13 16 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 312 24
14 22 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 23
15 15 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 312 22
16 17 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 311 21
17 18 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 311 23
18 20 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 311 19
19 24 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 311 18
20 29 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 311 17
21 27 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 311 16
22 11 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 310 15
23 14 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 310 14
24 28 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 309 13
25 23 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 308 12
26 25 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 307 11
27 26 36 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 307 0
28 32 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 307 0
29 39 53 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 306 0
30 21 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 306 7
31 35 51 Garrett Smithley (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 304 0
32 34 52 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 304 0
33 33 00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 303 0
34 36 27 Joe Nemechek (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 296 0
35 31 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 294 2
36 30 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 261 1
37 37 77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 226 1
38 38 66 Joey Gase (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 170 0
39 6 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 165 18
Official race results

Race statistics[edit]

  • Lead changes: 8 among 5 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 5 for 32
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 48 minutes and 0 seconds
  • Average speed: 111.429 miles per hour (179.328 km/h)

Media[edit]

Television[edit]

NBC Sports will cover the race on the television side. Rick Allen, two–time Phoenix winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and three-time Phoenix winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

NBC
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dave Burns
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast

Radio[edit]

MRN covered the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace called the action from the broadcast booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dan Hubbard called the action from turns 1 & 2 and Kyle Rickey called the action from turns 3 & 4. Winston Kelley, Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Dillon Welch called the action on MRN from pit lane.

MRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dan Hubbard
Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey
Winston Kelley
Steve Post
Kim Coon
Dillon Welch

Standings after the race[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 5, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Phoenix International Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  7. ^ "Bluegreen Vacations 500 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  9. ^ "2019 Bluegreen Vacations 500 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (November 8, 2019). "Spring Phoenix winner Kyle Busch tops Friday's first practice". Motorsport.com. Avondale, Arizona: Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  11. ^ Utter, Jim (November 8, 2019). "Chase Elliott fastest in final Cup practice at Phoenix". Motorsport.com. Avondale, Arizona: Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  12. ^ Utter, Jim (November 9, 2019). "Kyle Busch tops Logano for Phoenix pole". Motorsport.com. Avondale, Arizona: Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 9, 2019.


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