# 2019 Toyota Owners 400

The 2019 Toyota Owners 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 13, 2019, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.75 mile (1.2 km) asphalt short track, it was the ninth race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

## Report
### Background

Richmond Raceway is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it hostes the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, formerly hosted an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

#### 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 | Jeb Burton (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 ||||

## Practice
### First practice

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.185 seconds and a speed of 121.704 mph (195.864 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 22.185 | 121.704 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.189 | 121.682 |
| 3 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 22.197 | 121.638 |
| Official first practice results |||||||

### Final practice

Final practice session scheduled for Friday was cancelled due to rain.

## Qualifying

Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 21.722 and a speed of 124.298 mph (200.038 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 21.579 | 21.698 | 21.722 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 21.588 | 21.703 | 21.760 |
| 3 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 21.460 | 21.782 | 21.797 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 21.699 | 21.777 | 21.832 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 21.735 | 21.640 | 21.845 |
| 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 21.649 | 21.725 | 21.880 |
| 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.662 | 21.785 | 21.924 |
| 8 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 21.573 | 21.730 | 21.958 |
| 9 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 21.645 | 21.834 | 22.021 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.698 | 21.841 | 22.101 |
| 11 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 21.718 | 21.794 | 22.106 |
| 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 21.789 | 21.763 | 22.120 |
| 13 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 21.760 | 21.848 | — |
| 14 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 21.511 | 21.855 | — |
| 15 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 21.766 | 21.865 | — |
| 16 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 21.539 | 21.871 | — |
| 17 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.705 | 21.891 | — |
| 18 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 21.571 | 21.898 | — |
| 19 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.730 | 21.899 | — |
| 20 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 21.755 | 21.900 | — |
| 21 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 21.594 | 21.925 | — |
| 22 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 21.678 | 21.934 | — |
| 23 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 21.770 | 21.951 | — |
| 24 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 21.796 | 22.099 | — |
| 25 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 21.802 | — | — |
| 26 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.821 | — | — |
| 27 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 21.823 | — | — |
| 28 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 21.843 | — | — |
| 29 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 21.849 | — | — |
| 30 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 21.873 | — | — |
| 31 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 21.898 | — | — |
| 32 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 21.920 | — | — |
| 33 | 52 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 22.046 | — | — |
| 34 | 51 | Jeb Burton (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 22.211 | — | — |
| 35 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.384 | — | — |
| 36 | 66 | Joey Gase (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 22.652 | — | — |
| 37 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — | — |
| Official qualifying results ||||||||
* Note: Erik Jones, Chase Elliott, Daniel Suarez, Jimmie Johnson, Aric Almirola, Denny Hamlin, Matt Tifft, and Joey Gase all had their times disallowed and started at the rear of the field due to failing inspection and started based on owner points.

## Race
### Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 200
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 57 |
| 2 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 54 |
| 3 | 14 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 46 |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 48 |
| 5 | 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 32 |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 31 |
| 7 | 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 42 |
| 8 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 39 |
| 9 | 24 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 400 | 28 |
| 10 | 9 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 400 | 30 |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 34 |
| 12 | 34 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 25 |
| 13 | 13 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 24 |
| 14 | 35 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 26 |
| 15 | 32 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 22 |
| 16 | 11 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 400 | 21 |
| 17 | 12 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 20 |
| 18 | 33 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 399 | 25 |
| 19 | 17 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 18 |
| 20 | 16 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 17 |
| 21 | 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 16 |
| 22 | 7 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 20 |
| 23 | 31 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 398 | 14 |
| 24 | 20 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 398 | 13 |
| 25 | 22 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 398 | 12 |
| 26 | 21 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 396 | 11 |
| 27 | 19 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 396 | 10 |
| 28 | 15 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 396 | 9 |
| 29 | 36 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 395 | 8 |
| 30 | 29 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 51 | Jeb Burton (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 392 | 0 |
| 32 | 26 | 52 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 |
| 33 | 37 | 66 | Joey Gase (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 387 | 0 |
| 34 | 28 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 386 | 3 |
| 35 | 25 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 322 | 2 |
| 36 | 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 240 | 1 |
| 37 | 10 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 8 among 5 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 5 for 41
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes and 16 seconds
* Average speed: 99.852 miles per hour (160.696 km/h)

## Media
### Television

Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Richmond Raceway. Mike Joy, two-time Richmond winner Jeff Gordon and six-time Richmond winner Darrell Waltrip had the call in 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

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and six-time Richmond winner Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Winston Kelley, Steve Post and Glenn Jarrett worked pit road for the radio side.
MRN :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace | Backstretch: Mike Bagley | Winston Kelley Steve Post Dillon Welch |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Kyle Busch | 400 |
| 1 | 2 | Joey Logano | 380 (–20) |
| 1 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 366 (–36) |
| | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 349 (–51) |
| | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 313 (–87) |
| 1 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 311 (–89) |
| 1 | 7 | Kurt Busch | 287 (–113) |
| 3 | 8 | Clint Bowyer | 280 (–120) |
| 3 | 9 | Ryan Blaney | 277 (–123) |
| | 10 | Chase Elliott | 267 (–133) |
| 2 | 11 | Aric Almirola | 260 (–140) |
| | 12 | Daniel Suárez | 235 (–165) |
| | 13 | Jimmie Johnson | 234 (–166) |
| 4 | 14 | Austin Dillon | 216 (–184) |
| | 15 | Ryan Newman | 216 (–184) |
| 3 | 16 | Paul Menard | 213 (–187) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Toyota | 343 |
| 2 | Ford | 326 (–17) |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 292 (–51) |