2019 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 20 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The 2019 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 program cover, featuring Joey Logano.
Date	July 21, 2019 (2019-07-21)
Location	New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.058 mi (1.703 km)
Distance	301 laps, 318.458 mi (512.603 km)
Average speed	104.062 miles per hour (167.472 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske
Time	27.927
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	118
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	2.794 million[10]
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN
Booth Announcers	Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini
Turn Announcers	Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2019 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 21, 2019 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 301 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

Background

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.

The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

Entry list

• (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
• (R) denotes rookie driver.

First practice

Chase Elliott was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.784 seconds and a speed of 137.086 mph (220.619 km/h).^[11]

Qualifying

Brad Keselowski scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.927 and a speed of 136.384 mph (219.489 km/h).^[12]

Qualifying results

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Erik Jones was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.546 seconds and a speed of 133.427 mph (214.730 km/h).^[13]

Final practice

Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.515 seconds and a speed of 133.572 mph (214.963 km/h).^[14]

Race

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 75

Stage Two Laps: 75

Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 151

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 14 among 7 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 9 for 48
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 3 minutes and 37 seconds
• Average speed: 104.062 miles per hour (167.472 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, four-time and all-time Loudon winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the action in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow, and Wendy Venturini called the race from the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from turns 1 & 2 and Pat Patterson called the race from turns 3 & 4. Brad Gillie, Steve Richards, Jim Noble, and Brett McMillan handled the duties on pit lane.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Joey Logano 783 2 Kyle Busch 780 (–3) 3 Kevin Harvick 691 (–92) 1 4 Denny Hamlin 669 (–114) 1 5 Brad Keselowski 663 (–120) 6 Martin Truex Jr. 654 (–129) 7 Kurt Busch 638 (–145) 8 Chase Elliott 615 (–168) 1 9 Aric Almirola 586 (–197) 1 10 Alex Bowman 577 (–206) 11 Ryan Blaney 572 (–211) 12 William Byron 549 (–234) 13 Kyle Larson 519 (–264) 2 14 Erik Jones 516 (–267) 2 15 Ryan Newman 509 (–274) 2 16 Clint Bowyer 505 (–278) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 727 2 Ford 713 (–14) 3 Chevrolet 675 (–52) 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.