# 2019 Pennzoil 400

The 2019 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 3, 2019, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the third race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

## Report
### Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

#### 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 | Cody Ware (R) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 52 | B. J. McLeod (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 |
| 96 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota |
| Official entry list ||||

## First practice

Austin Dillon was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.951 seconds and a speed of 180.294 mph (290.155 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.951 | 180.294 |
| 2 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.987 | 180.078 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.995 | 180.030 |
| Official first practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.914 and a speed of 180.517 mph (290.514 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.222 | 29.814 | 29.914 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.083 | 30.046 | 29.924 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.151 | 30.001 | 30.049 |
| 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.006 | 29.816 | 30.082 |
| 5 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.076 | 30.049 | 30.087 |
| 6 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.174 | 30.003 | 30.092 |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.030 | 29.929 | 30.131 |
| 8 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.048 | 29.992 | 30.234 |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.153 | 30.003 | 30.255 |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 30.073 | 30.047 | 30.356 |
| 11 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.080 | 29.985 | 30.504 |
| 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.159 | 30.008 | 30.533 |
| 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 30.078 | 30.055 | — |
| 14 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 30.123 | 30.061 | — |
| 15 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.256 | 30.071 | — |
| 16 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.126 | 30.082 | — |
| 17 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.241 | 30.096 | — |
| 18 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.100 | 30.101 | — |
| 19 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 30.276 | 30.132 | — |
| 20 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.165 | 30.163 | — |
| 21 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.213 | 30.168 | — |
| 22 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.221 | 30.169 | — |
| 23 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.171 | 30.174 | — |
| 24 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 30.124 | 30.344 | — |
| 25 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.283 | — | — |
| 26 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 30.296 | — | — |
| 27 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 30.300 | — | — |
| 28 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.310 | — | — |
| 29 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.329 | — | — |
| 30 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 30.458 | — | — |
| 31 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 30.626 | — | — |
| 32 | 96 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 30.640 | — | — |
| 33 | 51 | Cody Ware (R) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 31.324 | — | — |
| 34 | 52 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 31.820 | — | — |
| 35 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 32.450 | — | — |
| 36 | 66 | Joey Gase (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 33.864 | — | — |
| 37 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — | — |
| 38 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — | — |
| Official qualifying results ||||||||

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

Second practice session scheduled for Saturday was cancelled due to rain.

### Final practice

Austin Dillon was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.299 seconds and a speed of 178.224 mph (286.824 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.299 | 178.224 |
| 2 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.496 | 177.072 |
| 3 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.521 | 176.927 |
| Official final practice results |||||||

## Race
### Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 107
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 58 |
| 2 | 19 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 43 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 43 |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 52 |
| 5 | 28 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 32 |
| 6 | 8 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | 39 |
| 7 | 25 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 34 |
| 8 | 23 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 41 |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 36 |
| 10 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 40 |
| 11 | 11 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 28 |
| 12 | 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 25 |
| 13 | 18 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 30 |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 23 |
| 15 | 15 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 22 |
| 16 | 20 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 21 |
| 17 | 22 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 22 |
| 18 | 27 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 19 |
| 19 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 19 |
| 20 | 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 17 |
| 21 | 26 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 266 | 16 |
| 22 | 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 266 | 15 |
| 23 | 5 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | 14 |
| 24 | 29 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 265 | 13 |
| 25 | 24 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | 12 |
| 26 | 21 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 265 | 11 |
| 27 | 30 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 264 | 10 |
| 28 | 6 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 264 | 9 |
| 29 | 14 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 264 | 8 |
| 30 | 16 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 263 | 7 |
| 31 | 32 | 96 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 263 | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 260 | 5 |
| 33 | 38 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 259 | 0 |
| 34 | 35 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 259 | 3 |
| 35 | 33 | 51 | Cody Ware (R) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 253 | 2 |
| 36 | 37 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 252 | 1 |
| 37 | 34 | 52 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 220 | 0 |
| 38 | 36 | 66 | Joey Gase (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 10 | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 19 among 9 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 2 for 12 (both for end of stage breaks; first race to go without an incident-related caution since the 2012 Auto Club 400, which went green until the race-ending caution for rain)
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 2 hours, 35 minutes and 11 seconds
* Average speed: 154.849 miles per hour (249.205 km/h)

## Media
### Television

Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, 2001 race winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip called from the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.
Fox :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip | Jamie Little Vince Welch Matt Yocum |

### Radio

PRN covered the radio call for the race which was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini and Heather DeBeaux worked pit road for the radio side.
PRN :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow | Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini Heather DeBeaux |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 4 | 1 | Joey Logano | 133 |
| | 2 | Kevin Harvick | 131 (–2) |
| 2 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 127 (–6) |
| 1 | 4 | Kyle Busch | 121 (–12) |
| 1 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 115 (–18) |
| 2 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 102 (–31) |
| 3 | 7 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 99 (–34) |
| 4 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 98 (–35) |
| 2 | 9 | Erik Jones | 98 (–35) |
| 2 | 10 | Kurt Busch | 95 (–38) |
| | 11 | Aric Almirola | 92 (–41) |
| 1 | 12 | Alex Bowman | 85 (–48) |
| 4 | 13 | Clint Bowyer | 83 (–50) |
| 3 | 14 | Chase Elliott | 81 (–52) |
| 1 | 15 | Ryan Blaney | 69 (–64) |
| 2 | 16 | William Byron | 66 (–67) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| | Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Ford | 113 |
| 1 | 2 | Toyota | 109 (–4) |
| | 3 | Chevrolet | 97 (–16) |