# 2019 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301

The 2019 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 21, 2019 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 301 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

## Report
### Background

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.
The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

#### Entry list

* (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 | Reed Sorenson | Premium 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 | Andy Seuss | Petty Ware Racing | Ford |
| 52 | Austin Theriault | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota |
| Official entry list ||||

## First practice

Chase Elliott was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.784 seconds and a speed of 137.086 mph (220.619 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.784 | 137.086 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.827 | 136.874 |
| 3 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 27.827 | 136.874 |
| Official first practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Brad Keselowski scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.927 and a speed of 136.384 mph (219.489 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time |
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 27.927 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.942 |
| 3 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 27.957 |
| 4 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.967 |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 27.982 |
| 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.989 |
| 7 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 28.008 |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 28.028 |
| 9 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.030 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.038 |
| 11 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.063 |
| 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.066 |
| 13 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.087 |
| 14 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.110 |
| 15 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.131 |
| 16 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.164 |
| 17 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 28.302 |
| 18 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 28.303 |
| 19 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.307 |
| 20 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 28.332 |
| 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.367 |
| 22 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.400 |
| 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.432 |
| 24 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 28.437 |
| 25 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 28.525 |
| 26 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.597 |
| 27 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.618 |
| 28 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 28.633 |
| 29 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 28.655 |
| 30 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 28.674 |
| 31 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 28.848 |
| 32 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.116 |
| 33 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.405 |
| 34 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.561 |
| 35 | 51 | Andy Seuss | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 29.669 |
| 36 | 52 | Austin Theriault | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 30.874 |
| 37 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick 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 28.546 seconds and a speed of 133.427 mph (214.730 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.546 | 133.427 |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 28.553 | 133.394 |
| 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.559 | 133.366 |
| Official second practice results |||||||

### Final practice

Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.515 seconds and a speed of 133.572 mph (214.963 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 28.515 | 133.572 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.589 | 133.226 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.694 | 132.739 |
| Official final practice results |||||||

## Race
### Stage results

Stage One Laps: 75
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 75
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 151
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 14 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 301 | 46 |
| 2 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 301 | 42 |
| 3 | 4 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 301 | 43 |
| 4 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 301 | 37 |
| 5 | 7 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 301 | 32 |
| 6 | 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 301 | 36 |
| 7 | 26 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 301 | 38 |
| 8 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 301 | 45 |
| 9 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 301 | 37 |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 301 | 33 |
| 11 | 9 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 301 | 44 |
| 12 | 22 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 301 | 32 |
| 13 | 17 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 301 | 26 |
| 14 | 37 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 301 | 23 |
| 15 | 25 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 22 |
| 16 | 18 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 21 |
| 17 | 24 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 301 | 20 |
| 18 | 3 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 20 |
| 19 | 13 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 300 | 19 |
| 20 | 16 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 300 | 24 |
| 21 | 28 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 16 |
| 22 | 27 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 15 |
| 23 | 29 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 299 | 14 |
| 24 | 30 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 299 | 13 |
| 25 | 32 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 294 | 10 |
| 28 | 35 | 51 | Andy Seuss | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 291 | 9 |
| 29 | 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 290 | 8 |
| 30 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 288 | 7 |
| 31 | 34 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 287 | 6 |
| 32 | 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 268 | 5 |
| 33 | 15 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 264 | 8 |
| 34 | 20 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 261 | 3 |
| 35 | 36 | 52 | Austin Theriault | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 2 |
| 36 | 11 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 135 | 1 |
| 37 | 19 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 14 among 7 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 9 for 48
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 3 minutes and 37 seconds
* Average speed: 104.062 miles per hour (167.472 km/h)

## Media
### Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, four-time and all-time Loudon winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the action in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
NBCSN :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dave Burns Marty Snider Kelli Stavast |

### Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow, and Wendy Venturini called the race from the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from turns 1 & 2 and Pat Patterson called the race from turns 3 & 4. Brad Gillie, Steve Richards, Jim Noble, and Brett McMillan handled the duties on pit lane.
PRN :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow Announcer: Wendy Venturini | Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Jim Noble Steve Richards |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Joey Logano | 783 |
| | 2 | Kyle Busch | 780 (–3) |
| | 3 | Kevin Harvick | 691 (–92) |
| 1 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 669 (–114) |
| 1 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 663 (–120) |
| | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 654 (–129) |
| | 7 | Kurt Busch | 638 (–145) |
| | 8 | Chase Elliott | 615 (–168) |
| 1 | 9 | Aric Almirola | 586 (–197) |
| 1 | 10 | Alex Bowman | 577 (–206) |
| | 11 | Ryan Blaney | 572 (–211) |
| | 12 | William Byron | 549 (–234) |
| | 13 | Kyle Larson | 519 (–264) |
| 2 | 14 | Erik Jones | 516 (–267) |
| 2 | 15 | Ryan Newman | 509 (–274) |
| 2 | 16 | Clint Bowyer | 505 (–278) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Toyota | 727 |
| 2 | Ford | 713 (–14) |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 675 (–52) |