2019 Digital Ally 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 12 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date	May 11, 2019 (2019-05-11)
Location	Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	271 laps, 406.5 mi (650.4 km)
Scheduled Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Average speed	131.023 miles per hour (210.861 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Time	30.131
Most laps led
Driver	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps	105
Winner
No. 2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings	2.177 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers	Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

The 2019 Digital Ally 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 11, 2019, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 271 laps—extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 12th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Brad Keselowski won the race, his third of the season and 30th career victory overall.

Report

Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

Aric Almirola was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.311 seconds and a speed of 178.153 mph (286.709 km/h).^[10]

Final practice

Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.383 seconds and a speed of 177.731 mph (286.030 km/h).^[11]

Qualifying

Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.131 and a speed of 179.217 mph (288.422 km/h).^[12]

Qualifying results

• Eleven cars failed post-qualifying inspection and started at the rear, including 5 of the top 8 qualifiers (Nos. 10, 41, 9, 19, 42, 13, 22, 34, 00, 46, 66).^[13]

Race

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 80

Stage Two Laps: 80

Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 107

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 23 among 12 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 7 for 41
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 6 minutes and 9 seconds
• Average speed: 131.023 miles per hour (210.861 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered their ninth race at the Kansas Speedway. Mike Joy, three-time Kansas winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip called in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Matt Yocum handled the action on pit road for the television side.

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody covered the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field is racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside turn 4. Jason Toy, Kim Coon, and Steve Post worked pit road for the radio side.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Joey Logano 478 1 2 Kyle Busch 469 (–9) 3 Kevin Harvick 440 (–38) 3 4 Chase Elliott 423 (–55) 1 5 Brad Keselowski 421 (–57) 2 6 Denny Hamlin 404 (–74) 2 7 Martin Truex Jr. 396 (–82) 8 Kurt Busch 387 (–91) 1 9 Clint Bowyer 357 (–121) 1 10 Ryan Blaney 340 (–138) 11 Aric Almirola 334 (–144) 1 12 Alex Bowman 329 (–149) 1 13 Daniel Suárez 315 (–163) 2 14 Erik Jones 308 (–170) 15 Kyle Larson 304 (–174) 1 16 Jimmie Johnson 292 (–186) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 444 2 Ford 432 (–12) 3 Chevrolet 402 (–42) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.