2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

The 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will be the 71st season of professional stock car racing in the United States, and the 48th modern-era Cup series season. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the Advance Auto Parts Clash, the Can-Am Duel qualifying races and the 61st running of the Daytona 500. The regular season will end with the Brickyard 400 on September 8, 2019. The playoffs will end with the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 17, 2019.

It will be the fourth season of the current 10-year television contract with Fox Sports and NBC Sports and the third of a five-year race sanctioning agreement with all tracks. It will also be the first year the Cup Series will be fielding the Ford Mustang.

 Teams and drivers 

 Chartered teams 
ManufacturerTeamRace driverCrew chiefChevroletChip Ganassi Racing1Kurt BuschMatt McCall42Kyle LarsonChad JohnstonGermain Racing13Ty DillonMatt BorlandHendrick Motorsports9Chase ElliottAlan Gustafson24William ByronChad Knaus48Jimmie JohnsonKevin Meendering88Alex BowmanGreg IvesJTG Daugherty Racing37Chris BuescherTrent Owens47Ryan Preece (R)Tristan SmithPremium Motorsports15Ross Chastain Peter Sospenzo  Pat Tryson Richard Childress Racing3Austin DillonDanny Stockman8Daniel Hemric (R)Luke Lambert  Justin Alexander Richard Petty Motorsports43Darrell Wallace Jr. Derek StametsSpire MotorsportsJamie McMurray  Scott Eggleston  Peter Sospenzo Garrett Smithley Reed Sorenson Quin Houff (R) D. J. Kennington  Justin Haley  TBA  StarCom Racing00Landon CassillWayne Carroll  Joe Williams Jr. FordFront Row Motorsports34Michael McDowellDrew Blickensderfer36Matt Tifft (R)Mike Kelley38David RaganSeth BarbourGo Fas Racing32Corey LaJoieRandy CoxRoush Fenway Racing6Ryan NewmanScott Graves17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Brian PattieStewart-Haas Racing4Kevin HarvickRodney Childers10Aric AlmirolaJohnny Klausmeier14Clint BowyerMike Bugarewicz41Daniel SuárezBilly ScottTeam Penske2Brad KeselowskiPaul Wolfe12Ryan BlaneyJeremy Bullins22Joey LoganoTodd GordonWood Brothers Racing21Paul MenardGreg ErwinToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing11Denny HamlinChris Gabehart18Kyle BuschAdam Stevens19Martin Truex Jr.Cole Pearn20Erik JonesChris GayleLeavine Family Racing95Matt DiBenedetto Mike WheelerChevrolet  Ford Petty Ware Racing51B. J. McLeod George Church   Mike Hillman Jr. Cody Ware (R) Gray Gaulding Jeb Burton TBA Chevrolet  Ford Rick Ware Racing52Cody Ware (R)  Mike Hillman Jr.   George Church B. J. McLeod Bayley Currey Jeb Burton Stanton Barrett TBA 

 Limited schedule 

 Changes 

 Offseason changes 

 Rule changes 

 Schedule 
Key changes from 2018 include:

The schedule, comprising 36 races, including the Advance Auto Parts Clash, Can-Am Duel (qualifying races for the Daytona 500) and the All-Star Race, was released on April 3, 2018.

NoRace TitleTrackDateTime ETTVAdvance Auto Parts ClashDaytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FloridaFebruary 103:00 PMFS1Gander RV DuelFebruary 147:00 PMFS11Daytona 500February 172:30 PMFox2Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GeorgiaFebruary 242:00 PMFox3Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy LubeLas Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NevadaMarch 33:30 PMFox4TicketGuardian 500ISM Raceway, Avondale, ArizonaMarch 103:30 PMFox5Auto Club 400Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CaliforniaMarch 173:30 PMFox6STP 500Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VirginiaMarch 242:00 PMFS17O'Reilly Auto Parts 500Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TexasMarch 313:00 PMFox8Food City 500Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TennesseeApril 72:00 PMFS19Toyota Owners 400Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VirginiaApril 137:30 PMFox10GEICO 500Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AlabamaApril 282:00 PMFox11Gander RV 400Dover International Speedway, Dover, DelawareMay 52:00 PMFS112Digital Ally 400Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KansasMay 117:30 PMFS1Monster Energy OpenCharlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North CarolinaMay 186:00 PMFS1Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star RaceMay 188:00 PMFS113Coca-Cola 600May 266:00 PMFox14Pocono 400Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PennsylvaniaJune 22:00 PMFS115FireKeepers Casino 400Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MichiganJune 92:00 PMFS116Toyota/Save Mart 350Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CaliforniaJune 233:00 PMFS117Camping World 400Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IllinoisJune 303:00 PMNBCSN18Coke Zero Sugar 400Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FloridaJuly 67:30 PMNBC19Quaker State 400 presented by WalmartKentucky Speedway, Sparta, KentuckyJuly 137:30 PMNBCSN20Foxwoods Resort Casino 301New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New HampshireJuly 213:00 PMNBCSN21Gander Outdoors 400Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PennsylvaniaJuly 283:00 PMNBCSN22Go Bowling at The GlenWatkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New YorkAugust 43:00 PMNBCSN23Consumers Energy 400Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MichiganAugust 113:00 PMNBCSN24Bass Pro Shops NRA Night RaceBristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TennesseeAugust 177:30 PMNBCSN25Bojangles' Southern 500Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South CarolinaSeptember 16:00 PMNBCSN26Big Machine Vodka 400 at the BrickyardIndianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IndianaSeptember 82:00 PMNBCCup Championship PlayoffsRound of 1627South Point 400Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NevadaSeptember 157:00 PMNBCSN28Federated Auto Parts 400Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VirginiaSeptember 217:30 PMNBCSN29Bank of America Roval 400Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina, (Roval)September 292:30 PMNBCRound of 1230Gander Outdoors 400Dover International Speedway, Dover, DelawareOctober 62:30 PMNBCSN311000Bulbs.com 500Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AlabamaOctober 132:00 PMNBC32Hollywood Casino 400Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KansasOctober 202:30 PMNBC Round of 833First Data 500Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VirginiaOctober 273:00 PMNBCSN34AAA Texas 500Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TexasNovember 33:00 PMNBCSN35Can-Am 500ISM Raceway, Avondale, ArizonaNovember 102:30 PMNBCChampionship 436Ford EcoBoost 400Homestead–Miami Speedway, Homestead, FloridaNovember 173:00 PMNBC

Related pages
 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series
 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series

 References 

Category:NASCAR Cup Series races