2019 NASCAR RCA Cup Series (Johnsonverse)

The 2019 NASCAR RCA Cup Series was the 71st season of NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States, and the 48th modern-era Cup series season. The season began at Sonoma Raceway with the Dodge/Save Mart 350, followed by a one-week stop at Daytona International Speedway with the Busch Clash, the Gatorade 125s qualifying races and the 61st running of the Daytona 500. The season ended with the Los Angeles Times 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway on December 8, 2019. Macy Waltrip of Michael Waltrip Racing entered as the defending series champion. 
The 2019 season was the third season of a five-year race sanctioning agreement with all tracks. It was the first season in which Ford fielded the Mustang GT, replacing the Fusion. This was also the final season for Darrell Waltrip covering races in the booth as during the season he announced that the December 8 Los Angeles Times 500 would be his last race as a broadcaster; Jamie McMurray would succeed Waltrip beginning in 2020.
Following the 2019 Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Raceway, Adam Petty of Petty Enterprises clinched his fourth championship.
The 2019 season was the last full-time season for three-time champion Dale Earnhardt Jr., who moved down to the Busch Series for 2020 before retiring after that season, as well as Casey Elliott and Jamie McMurray.
==Teams, drivers and manufacturers==
=== Manufacturers ===
Company 	Marquee 	Model 	Status
General Motors 	Chevrolet	Camaro 	Full factory support
General Motors 	Chevrolet	Impala 	Full factory support
General Motors 	Chevrolet	SS 	Factory support ended after 2017
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Mustang 	Full factory support
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Fusion 	Full factory support
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Taurus 	Full factory support
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Roush Mustang 	In-house variant
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Shelby Mustang	Full factory support
Ford Motor Company 	Lincoln 	Continental 	Full factory support
Johnson Motors 	Dodge 	Charger 	Full factory support
Johnson Motors 	Dodge 	Challenger 	Full factory support
Johnson Motors 	Pontiac 	Trans-Am 	Full factory support
Johnson Motors 	Pontiac 	G8 	Full factory support
Toyota Motor Corporation 	Toyota 	Camry 	Full factory support
Toyota Motor Corporation 	Toyota 	Supra (NEW) 	NEW, full factory support
Toyota Motor Corporation 	Toyota 	Avalon 	Full factory support
Honda Motor Company 	Honda 	Accord 	Full factory support
Honda Motor Company 	Honda 	Civic 	Full factory support
Nissan Motor Corpooration	Nissan 	Maxima 	Full factory support
==== Manufacturer notes ====
Starting this season, Toyota added the Supra as its third model.
===Complete schedule===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race driver 	Crew chief 	Model 	Primary Sponsor
Chevrolet 	Earnhardt-Childress Racing *	01 	Brad Keselowski 	 	2019 Impala 	U.S. Army
Chevrolet 	Earnhardt-Childress Racing *	3 	Jeffrey Earnhardt 	 	2019 Impala 	Wrangler
Chevrolet 	Earnhardt-Childress Racing *	8 	Dale Earnhardt Jr. 	 	2019 Impala 	National Guard
Chevrolet 	Earnhardt-Childress Racing *	38 	Josh Berry 	 	2019 Impala 	Pennzoil
Chevrolet 	Earnhardt-Childress Racing *	81 	Martin Truex Jr. 	 	2019 Impala 	Bass Pro Shops
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	5 	William Byron (R) 	Alan Gustafson 	2019 Camaro 	Farmers
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	24 	Kyle Larson 	Steve Letarte 	2019 Camaro 	Axalta
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	25 	Shane Hmiel 	 	2019 Camaro 	Lowe's
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	52 	Casey Atwood 	Chad Knaus 	2019 Camaro 	M&M's
Chevrolet 	Tommy Baldwin Racing 	36 	Corey LaJoie 	Tommy Baldwin Jr. 	2019 Camaro 	Golden Corral
Dodge 	AK Racing 	7 	James Kulwicki 	 	2019 Avenger 	Zerex by Valvoline
Dodge 	AK Racing 	11 	Jamie McMurray 	 	2019 Avenger 	Microsoft
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	1 	Jimmie Johnson 	 	2019 Challenger 	UAW-Delphi
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	41 	Emily Senn 	 	2019 Challenger 	Target
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	46 	Bryan Clauson 	 	2019 Challenger 	Tums
Dodge 	Elliott-Evernham Motorsports	9 	Chase Elliott 	 	2019 Dart 	Coors Light
Dodge 	Elliott-Evernham Motorsports	13 	Matt DiBenedetto 	 	2019 Dart 	Nickelodeon
Dodge 	Elliott-Evernham Motorsports	94 	Casey Elliott 	 	2019 Dart 	Flonase
Dodge 	Furniture Row Racing 	78 	Emi Charendoff 	Cole Pearn 	2019 Charger 	5-Hour Energy
Dodge 	Petty Enterprises 	43 	Adam Petty 	Mike Shiplett 	2019 Challenger 	STP
Dodge 	Petty Enterprises 	44 	Chad McCumbee 	Kevin Buskirk 	2019 Challenger 	McDonald's
Dodge 	Team Penske 	02 	Joey Logano 	 	2019 Challenger 	Verizon
Dodge 	Team Penske 	2 	James Buescher 	 	2019 Challenger 	Miller Lite
Dodge 	Team Penske 	12 	Ryan Blaney 	 	2019 Challenger 	Circuit City
Dodge 	Team SABCO 	40 	Jane Brewer 	 	2019 Charger 	Kmart
Dodge 	Team SABCO 	42 	Blaise Alexander 	 	2019 Charger 	Juicy Fruit
Dodge 	Team SABCO 	45 	Alana Houston 	 	2019 Charger 	UPS
Ford 	Allison-Yates Racing 	28 	Robbie Allison 	Jimmy Fennig 	2019 Mustang 	Texaco/Havoline
Ford 	Allison-Yates Racing 	88 	Stephen Leicht 	 	2019 Mustang 	Citi Financial
Ford 	Brett Favre Racing 	15 	Parker Kligerman 	 	2019 Mustang 	Nike/Sony
Ford 	Brett Favre Racing 	90 	Katrina Goode 	 	2019 Mustang 	FujiFilm
Ford 	Roush Racing 	6 	Carla Alvarez 	Drew Blickensderfer	2019 Roush Mustang 	Best Buy
Ford 	Roush Racing 	16 	Chris Buescher 	Donnie Wingo 	2019 Roush Mustang 	3M
Ford 	Roush Racing 	99 	Trevor Bayne 	Bob Osborne 	2019 Roush Mustang 	Office Depot
Ford 	Wood Brothers Racing 	21 	Ryan Newman 	Donnie Wingo 	2019 Shelby Mustang	Motorcraft
Honda 	Andretti Autosport 	27 	Kurt Busch 	 	2019 Accord 	DHL
Honda 	Germain Racing 	30 	Aric Almirola 	Bootie Barker 	2019 Civic 	GEICO
Honda 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	47 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Todd Berrier 	2019 Accord 	Kroger
Honda 	Michael Waltrip Racing * 	00 	Brian Vickers 	Rodney Childers 	2019 Civic 	Aaron's Dream Machine
Honda 	Michael Waltrip Racing * 	17 	Macy Waltrip 	 	2019 Civic 	NAPA Auto Parts
Nissan 	Front Row Motorsports 	33 	Jane Ritter 	 	2019 Maxima 	Speedco
Nissan 	Front Row Motorsports 	34 	Clint Bowyer 	Jay Guy 	2019 Maxima 	Love's Travel Stops
Nissan 	Front Row Motorsports 	35 	Landon Cassill 	 	2019 Maxima 	Long John Silver's
Nissan 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	82 	Denzel Lane 	 	2019 Maxima 	Mountain Dew
Nissan 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	83 	Michelle Basone 	 	2019 Maxima 	Tide
Nissan 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	84 	Boston Reid 	 	2019 Maxima 	RCA
Pontiac 	Combos Racing 	73 	Alana Burleson 	 	2019 G8 	Facebook
Pontiac 	GMS Racing 	51 	Alex Bowman 	Nick Harrison
Jimmy Elledge	2019 G8 	Marvel Comics
Pontiac 	Stewart-Foyt Racing 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	 	2019 Trans-Am 	Budweiser
Pontiac 	Stewart-Foyt Racing 	10 	Kyle Busch 	Tony Gibson 	2019 Trans-Am 	Valvoline
Pontiac 	Stewart-Foyt Racing 	14 	Ross Chastain (R) 	Greg Zipadelli 	2019 Trans-Am 	Home Depot
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing * 	18 	Daniel Suárez 	 	2019 Camry 	Arris
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing * 	19 	Erik Jones 	 	2019 Camry 	GameStop
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing * 	20 	Denny Hamlin 	Steve Addington 	2019 Camry 	FedEx
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing * 	80 	Carl Edwards 	Darian Grubb 	2019 Camry 	Rheem
Toyota 	Jordan-Davis Racing 	22 	Kasey Kahne 	 	2019 Camry 	Caterpillar
Toyota 	Jordan-Davis Racing 	23 	Bubba Wallace (R) 	 	2019 Camry 	Dr Pepper
Toyota 	Swan Racing 	37 	Johanna Long 	Steve Lane 	2019 Avalon 	Petco
Toyota 	Team Red Bull 	85 	Ryan Truex 	Jimmy Elledge 	2019 Avalon 	Red Bull
Toyota 	Team Red Bull 	86 	Michael McDowell 	Ryan Pemberton 	2019 Avalon 	Red Bull
=== Limited schedule ===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race driver	Crew chief	Model	Primary sponsor	Rounds
Chevrolet 	Beard Motorsports	75 	 	 	 	 	
=== Lend-Lease entries ===
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==Changes==
===Teams and drivers===
===Rule changes===
==Schedule==
The 2019 dates and venues were released on April 3, 2018, and the start times on December 11, 2018. The Sonoma Raceway returned to the original 2.52 mile course configuration for the first time since 1997, and the fall Bristol date was moved to Eldora Speedway.
No.	Race name 	Venue 	Date 	TV
1 	Dodge/Save Mart 350 	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma 	January 27 	WBC
 	Busch Clash 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach 	February 10 	WBC
 	Gatorade 125's 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach 	February 14 	WBC
2 	Daytona 500 by STP 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach 	February 17 	WBC
3 	Subway 400 	Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham 	February 24 	WBC
4 	Pennzoil 400 	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas 	March 3 	ESPN
5 	TranSouth Financial 400 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	March 10 	ESPN
6 	San Jose 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	March 17 	WBC
7 	STP 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 	March 25 	TNN
8 	Harley-Davidson 250 	Road America, Lake Elkhart 	March 31 	WBC
9 	O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 	Texas World Speedway, College Station 	April 7 	WBC
10 	Hollywood Casino 400 	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City 	April 14 	TNN
11 	Pontiac Excitement 400 	Richmond Raceway, Richmond 	April 21 	TNN
12 	GEICO 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	April 28 	WBC
13 	Tokyo 500 	Tokyo Superspeedway, Tama 	May 5 	WBC
14 	Wells Fargo 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro 	May 12 	ESPN
 	RCA Open 	Calder Park Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	May 18 	TNN
 	RCA All-Star Challenge XXXV 	Calder Park Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	May 18 	WBC
15 	Coca-Cola 600 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte 	May 26 	WBC
16 	Pabst Blue Ribbon 400 	The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis 	June 2 	ESPN
17 	Motorcraft 400 	Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth 	June 9 	WBC
18 	Music City USA 420 	Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville 	June 16 	TNN
19 	Budweiser 400 	Riverside International Raceway, Moreno Valley 	June 23 	WBC
20 	Camping World 400 	Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet 	June 30 	ESPN
21 	Coke Zero Sugar 400 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach 	July 7 	WBC
22 	Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton 	July 14 	ESPN
23 	Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon 	July 21 	WBC
24 	Gander RV 400 	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond 	July 28 	WBC
25 	Go Bowling at The Glen 	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen 	August 4 	ESPN
26 	Consumers Energy 400 	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn 	August 11 	WBC
27 	Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol 	August 17 	TNN
28 	Star Wars: Duel of the Fates 500 	Walt Disney World Speedway, Lake Buena Vista 	August 25 	ESPN
29 	Southern 500 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	September 1 	WBC
30 	RCA Brickyard 400 	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 	September 8 	WBC
31 	Tyson Holly Farms 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro 	September 15	WBC
32 	Denver Post 400 	Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain 	September 22	TNN
33 	Bank of America 500K 	Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval), Charlotte 	September 29	WBC
34 	Gander RV 400 	Dover International Speedway, Dover 	October 6 	TNN
35 	1000bulbs.com 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	October 13 	WBC
36 	Rush Truck Centers Dirt Derby 	Eldora Speedway, Rossburg 	October 20 	TNN
37 	Iowa Corn 400 	Iowa Speedway, Newton 	October 27 	TNN
38 	RWBY 400 	Tokyo Superspeedway, Tama 	November 3 	WBC
39 	Bluegreen Vacations 500 	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale 	November 10 	TNN
40 	Ford EcoBoost 400 	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead 	November 17 	ESPN
41 	ShowBiz Pizza 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	November 24 	WBC
42 	Sprite 500 	Denver International Speedway, Denver 	December 1 	WBC
43 	Los Angeles Times 500 	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario 	December 8 	WBC
==Season summary==
===Race reports===
===Results===
No.	Race name 	Pole position 	Most laps led 	Winner 	Model
1 	Dodge/Save Mart 350 	Tony Stewart 	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott 	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE
 	Busch Clash 	Casey Atwood 	Tony Stewart 	Jimmie Johnson 	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE
 	Gatorade 125s 	William Byron 	Adam Petty 	Kevin Harvick 	Pontiac Trans-Am
 	Gatorade 125s 	Alex Bowman 	Clint Bowyer 	Joey Logano 	Dodge Charger
2 	Daytona 500 by STP 	William Byron 	Tony Stewart 	Tony Stewart 	Pontiac Trans-Am
3 	Subway 400 	Chase Elliott 	Brad Keselowski 	Macy Waltrip 	Honda Civic
4 	Pennzoil 400 	Blaise Alexander 	Kevin Harvick 	Casey Atwood 	Dodge Charger
5 	TranSouth Financial 400 	Tony Stewart 	Kyle Larson 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE
6 	San Jose 500 	Alex Bowman 	Tony Stewart 	Michael Annett 	Dodge Challenger
7 	STP 500 	Joey Logano 	Adam Petty 	Brad Keselowski 	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE
8 	Harley-Davidson 250 	Ryan Blaney 	Chase Elliott 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Challenger
9 	O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 	Jimmie Johnson 	Blaise Alexander 	Denny Hamlin 	Toyota Camry
10 	Hollywood Casino 400 	Chase Elliott 	Adam Petty 	Shane Hmiel 	Chevrolet Impala
11 	Pontiac Excitement 400 	Adam Petty 	Tony Stewart 	Matt Kenseth 	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE
12 	GEICO 500 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Bubba Wallace 	Dodge Challenger
13 	Tokyo 500 	David Ragan 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Chad McCumbee 	Dodge Challenger
14 	Wells Fargo 400 	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott 	Alana Burleson 	Pontiac G6
 	RCA Open 	Daniel Hemric 	Brian Vickers 	Aric Almirola 	Pontiac Trans-Am
 	RCA All-Star Challenge XXXV 	Clint Bowyer 	Macy Waltrip 	Kyle Larson 	Dodge Challenger
15 	Coca-Cola 600 	William Byron 	Macy Waltrip 	Macy Waltrip 	Honda Civic
16 	Pabst Blue Ribbon 400 	Kurt Busch 	Kyle Busch 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Challenger
17 	Motorcraft 400 	Adam Petty 	Adam Petty 	Casey Elliott 	Dodge Challenger
18 	Music City USA 420 	Casey Atwood 	Tony Stewart 	Kyle Larson 	Dodge Challenger
19 	Budweiser 400 	Blaise Alexander 	Kevin Harvick 	Chase Elliott 	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE
20 	Camping World 400 	Austin Dillon 	Alex Bowman 	Alex Bowman 	Ford Roush Mustang
21 	Coke Zero Sugar 400 	Adam Petty 	Adam Petty 	Justin Haley 	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE
22 	Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart	Daniel Suárez 	Kyle Busch 	Kurt Busch 	Dodge Challenger
23 	Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 	Tony Stewart 	Blaise Alexander 	Blaise Alexander 	Dodge Charger
24 	Gander RV 400 	Chase Elliott 	Alex Bowman 	Jeffrey Earnhardt 	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE
25 	Go Bowling at The Glen 	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott 	Daniel Suárez 	Toyota Camry
26 	Consumers Energy 400 	Brad Keselowski 	Kyle Larson 	Macy Waltrip 	Honda Civic
27 	Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race 	Jeffrey Earnhardt 	Tony Stewart 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE
28 	Star Wars: Duel of the Fates 500 	Jeffrey Earnhardt 	Chase Elliott 	Jimmie Johnson 	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE
29 	Southern 500 	Daniel Suárez 	Kyle Busch 	Johanna Robbins 	Honda Accord
30 	RCA Brickyard 400 	Blaise Alexander 	Tony Stewart 	Tony Stewart 	Pontiac Trans-Am
31 	Tyson Holly Farms 400 	Ryan Newman 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Chase Elliott 	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE
32 	Denver Post 400 	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott 	Michael Annett 	Dodge Challenger
33 	Bank of America 500K 	Macy Waltrip 	Ryan Blaney 	Ryan Blaney 	Dodge Charger
34 	Gander RV 400 	Kevin Harvick 	Macy Waltrip 	Kyle Busch 	Toyota Supra
35 	1000bulbs.com 500 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Ryan Blaney 	Dodge Charger
36 	Rush Truck Centers Dirt Derby 	Johanna Robbins 	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Parker Kligerman 	Honda Accord
37 	Iowa Corn 400 	Shane Hmiel 	Kevin Harvick 	Kevin Harvick 	Pontiac Trans-Am
38 	RWBY 400 	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott 	Johanna Robbins 	Honda Accord
39 	Bluegreen Vacations 500 	Blaise Alexander 	Tony Stewart 	Denny Hamlin 	Toyota Camry
40 	Ford EcoBoost 400 	Denny Hamlin 	Adam Petty 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Challenger
41 	ShowBiz Pizza 500 	Adam Petty 	Chase Elliott 	Johanna Robbins 	Honda Accord
42 	Sprite 500 	Davey Allison Jr. 	Davey Allison Jr.	Davey Allison Jr. 	Ford Roush Mustang
43 	Los Angeles Times 500 	Tony Stewart 	Adam Petty 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE
==Cars Used in 2019 Season==
File:New_Pontiac_Trans_Am.png|Pontiac Trans-Am
==Event logos==
File:Busch Clash logo.png|Busch Clash
File:2019 Daytona 500 logo.png|Daytona 500 by STP
File:Coke Zero Sugar 400 logo.png|Coke Zero Sugar 400
File:ShowBiz_Pizza_500_logo.png|ShowBiz Pizza 500
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