# 2019 Food City 500

The 2019 Food City 500 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 7, 2019, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 miles (0.858 km) concrete short track, it was the eighth race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

## Report
### Background

Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.

#### Entry list

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 00 | Landon Cassill | 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 |
| 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 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford |
| 52 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 66 | Joey Gase (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota |
| Official entry list ||||

## First practice

Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 14.804 seconds and a speed of 129.614 mph (208.594 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 14.804 | 129.614 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 14.888 | 128.882 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14.890 | 128.865 |
| Official first practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Chase Elliott scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.568 and a speed of 131.713 mph (211.972 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 14.746 | 14.604 | 14.568 |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 14.781 | 14.641 | 14.606 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 14.671 | 14.528 | 14.627 |
| 4 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14.715 | 14.636 | 14.641 |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14.752 | 14.699 | 14.681 |
| 6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 14.695 | 14.625 | 14.692 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 14.781 | 14.677 | 14.734 |
| 8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 14.707 | 14.665 | 14.741 |
| 9 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 14.821 | 14.703 | 14.757 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 14.697 | 14.646 | 14.780 |
| 11 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 14.799 | 14.703 | 14.801 |
| 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 14.872 | 14.693 | 14.803 |
| 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 14.806 | 14.706 | — |
| 14 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 14.780 | 14.706 | — |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 14.835 | 14.729 | — |
| 16 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 14.709 | 14.734 | — |
| 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14.783 | 14.780 | — |
| 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 14.880 | 14.784 | — |
| 19 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 14.745 | 14.799 | — |
| 20 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 14.882 | 14.809 | — |
| 21 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 14.858 | 14.834 | — |
| 22 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 14.808 | 14.838 | — |
| 23 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14.809 | 14.854 | — |
| 24 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 14.899 | 14.951 | — |
| 25 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 14.914 | — | — |
| 26 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 14.926 | — | — |
| 27 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 14.955 | — | — |
| 28 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 14.957 | — | — |
| 29 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 14.987 | — | — |
| 30 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 15.078 | — | — |
| 31 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 15.156 | — | — |
| 32 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 15.268 | — | — |
| 33 | 51 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 15.280 | — | — |
| 34 | 52 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 15.495 | — | — |
| 35 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 15.741 | — | — |
| 36 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.656 | — | — |
| 37 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — | — |
| Official qualifying results ||||||||

## Practice (post-qualifying)
### Second practice

Erik Jones was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 14.771 seconds and a speed of 129.903 mph (209.059 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14.771 | 129.903 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14.777 | 129.850 |
| 3 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 14.819 | 129.482 |
| Official second practice results |||||||

### Final practice

Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 14.894 seconds and a speed of 128.830 mph (207.332 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 14.894 | 128.830 |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 14.924 | 128.571 |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 14.925 | 128.563 |
| Official final practice results |||||||

## Race
### Stage results

Stage One Laps: 125
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 125
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 250
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 51 |
| 2 | 27 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 40 |
| 3 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 51 |
| 4 | 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 46 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 32 |
| 6 | 9 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 34 |
| 7 | 8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 42 |
| 8 | 20 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 30 |
| 9 | 11 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 500 | 36 |
| 10 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 33 |
| 11 | 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 27 |
| 12 | 21 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 500 | 25 |
| 13 | 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 24 |
| 14 | 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 25 |
| 15 | 24 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 32 |
| 16 | 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 21 |
| 17 | 23 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 499 | 22 |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 499 | 34 |
| 19 | 16 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 18 |
| 20 | 28 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 17 |
| 21 | 22 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 498 | 16 |
| 22 | 25 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 19 |
| 23 | 14 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 497 | 14 |
| 24 | 4 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 497 | 13 |
| 25 | 30 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 12 |
| 26 | 31 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 495 | 11 |
| 27 | 29 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 494 | 10 |
| 28 | 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 493 | 9 |
| 29 | 37 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 490 | 7 |
| 31 | 34 | 52 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 |
| 32 | 36 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 476 | 5 |
| 33 | 19 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 395 | 4 |
| 34 | 32 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 308 | 3 |
| 35 | 35 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 239 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 51 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 142 | 0 |
| 37 | 6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 21 among 9 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 11 for 77
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 2 hours, 56 minutes and 38 seconds
* Average speed: 90.527 miles per hour (145.689 km/h)

## Media
### Television

Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, five-time Bristol winner Jeff Gordon and 12-time Bristol winner – and all-time Bristol race winner – Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Regan Smith, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.
FS1 :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip | Jamie Little Regan Smith Vince Welch Matt Yocum |

### Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini called the race in the booth when the field was racing down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop the turn 3 suites when the field raced down the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett Mcmillan, Jim Noble, and Steve Richards covered the action on pit lane.
PRN :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow Announcer: Wendy Venturini | Backstretch: Rob Albright | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Jim Noble Steve Richards |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Kyle Busch | 361 |
| | 2 | Denny Hamlin | 334 (–27) |
| 1 | 3 | Joey Logano | 326 (–35) |
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 301 (–60) |
| 1 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 271 (–90) |
| 2 | 6 | Ryan Blaney | 265 (–96) |
| | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 254 (–107) |
| 2 | 8 | Kurt Busch | 253 (–108) |
| 4 | 9 | Aric Almirola | 246 (–115) |
| 1 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 245 (–116) |
| | 11 | Clint Bowyer | 234 (–127) |
| 2 | 12 | Daniel Suárez | 210 (–151) |
| 2 | 13 | Jimmie Johnson | 209 (–152) |
| 2 | 14 | Kyle Larson | 203 (–158) |
| 5 | 15 | Ryan Newman | 188 (–173) |
| 3 | 16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 187 (–174) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Toyota | 303 |
| 2 | Ford | 291 (–12) |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 261 (–42) |