The 2019 Consumers Energy 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 11, 2019 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the two-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it is the 23rd race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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| Race 23 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | August 11, 2019 | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | ||
| Average speed | 149.084 miles per hour (239.927 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Team Penske | |
| Time | 37.801 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Brad Keselowski | Team Pensk | |
| Laps | 67 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 2.897 million[10] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4) | ||
Report
editBackground
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Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) approximately four miles (6.4 km) south of the village of Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). Michigan is the fastest track in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 200 mph (320 km/h) and corner entry speeds are anywhere from 215 to 220 mph (346 to 354 km/h) after the 2012 repaving of the track.
Entry list
edit- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
First practice
editAustin Dillon was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 37.901 seconds and a speed of 189.969 mph (305.725 km/h).[11]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 37.901 | 189.969 |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 37.909 | 189.929 |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37.974 | 189.603 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editBrad Keselowski scored the pole for the race with a time of 37.801 and a speed of 190.471 mph (306.533 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results
edit- Reed Sorenson practiced and qualified the No. 77 for Garrett Smithley, who was in Mid-Ohio for the Xfinity Series race.
- Austin Dillon and Daniel Hemric failed post-qualifying inspection and their times were disallowed. Each crew chief was fined $25,000 and 10 points were deducted from the driver and owner standings for each team.[13]
Practice (post-qualifying)
editSecond practice
editKevin Harvick was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 37.795 seconds and a speed of 190.501 mph (306.582 km/h).[14]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 37.795 | 190.501 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 37.891 | 190.019 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37.895 | 189.999 |
| Official second practice results | ||||||
Final practice
editErik Jones was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 37.926 seconds and a speed of 189.843 mph (305.523 km/h).[15]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 37.926 | 189.843 |
| 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 38.143 | 188.763 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 38.168 | 188.640 |
| Official final practice results | ||||||
Race
editStage results
editStage One Laps: 60
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 60
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final stage results
editStage Three Laps: 80
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 45 |
| 2 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 44 |
| 3 | 17 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 34 |
| 4 | 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 52 |
| 5 | 11 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 32 |
| 6 | 22 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 41 |
| 7 | 29 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 30 |
| 8 | 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 38 |
| 9 | 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 35 |
| 10 | 4 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 30 |
| 11 | 21 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 26 |
| 12 | 20 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 25 |
| 13 | 37 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 24 |
| 14 | 25 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 23 |
| 15 | 9 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 23 |
| 16 | 24 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 21 |
| 17 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 34 |
| 18 | 16 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 25 |
| 19 | 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 26 |
| 20 | 27 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 200 | 17 |
| 21 | 31 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 200 | 16 |
| 22 | 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 15 |
| 23 | 13 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 22 |
| 24 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 21 |
| 25 | 19 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 12 |
| 26 | 38 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 11 |
| 27 | 26 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 10 |
| 28 | 18 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 199 | 9 |
| 29 | 30 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 27 | Quin Houff | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 6 |
| 32 | 33 | 52 | Austin Theriault | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 194 | 5 |
| 33 | 12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 193 | 5 |
| 34 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 192 | 3 |
| 35 | 35 | 77 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 191 | 0 |
| 37 | 5 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 139 | 3 |
| 38 | 36 | 53 | Spencer Boyd (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 123 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
edit- Lead changes: 19 among 8 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 6 for 24
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 40 minutes and 59 seconds
- Average speed: 149.084 miles per hour (239.927 km/h)
Media
editTelevision
editNBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and two-time Michigan winner, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Parker Kligerman, 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. |
Parker Kligerman Marty Snider Kelli Stavast |
Radio
editMotor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and four time Michigan winner Rusty Wallace had the call from the booth. Dave Moody called the action when the field raced thru turns 1 & 2. Kyle Rickey had the call for the race when the field raced thru turns 3 & 4. Covering the action in the pits was Woody Cain, Kim Coon, and Pete Pistone.
| MRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace |
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey |
Woody Cain Kim Coon Pete Pistone |
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ "2019 schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 5, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "Michigan International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ "Second Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 10, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 10, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ "Consumers Energy 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Consumers Energy 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Utter, Jim (August 9, 2019). "Austin Dillon fastest in Friday's Cup practice at Michigan". Motorsport.com. Brooklyn, Michigan: Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Utter, Jim (August 9, 2019). "Brad Keselowski tops Harvick for Michigan Cup pole". Motorsport.com. Brooklyn, Michigan: Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ "Officials disallow qualifying speeds of both RCR entries at Michigan". NASCAR.com. Brooklyn, Michigan: NASCAR. August 10, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ Utter, Jim (August 10, 2019). "Kevin Harvick tops Saturday's first Cup practice at Michigan". Motorsport.com. Brooklyn, Michigan: Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ Utter, Jim (August 10, 2019). "Erik Jones leads final Cup practice; Suarez tags wall". Motorsport.com. Brooklyn, Michigan: Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 10, 2019.