| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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| Race 3 of 36 in the2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
2019 Pennzoil 400 program cover | |||
| Date | March 3, 2019 (2019-03-03) | ||
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway inLas Vegas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km) | ||
| Average speed | 154.849 miles per hour (249.205 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
| Time | 29.914 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 88 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy,Jeff Gordon andDarrell Waltrip | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 5.115 million[9] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn announcers | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
The2019 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube was aMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Seriesrace held on March 3, 2019, atLas Vegas Motor Speedway inLas Vegas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the third race of the2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located inClark County, Nevada outside theLas Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of theLas Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned bySpeedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered inCharlotte, North Carolina.
Austin Dillon was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.951 seconds and a speed of 180.294 mph (290.155 km/h).[10]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.951 | 180.294 |
| 2 | 8 | Daniel Hemric(R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.987 | 180.078 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.995 | 180.030 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.914 and a speed of 180.517 mph (290.514 km/h).[11]
Second practice session scheduled for Saturday was cancelled due to rain.[12]
Austin Dillon was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.299 seconds and a speed of 178.224 mph (286.824 km/h).[13]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.299 | 178.224 |
| 2 | 8 | Daniel Hemric(R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.496 | 177.072 |
| 3 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.521 | 176.927 |
| Official final practice results | ||||||
Stage OneLaps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage TwoLaps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Stage ThreeLaps: 107
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 58 |
| 2 | 19 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 43 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 43 |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 52 |
| 5 | 28 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 32 |
| 6 | 8 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | 39 |
| 7 | 25 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 34 |
| 8 | 23 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 41 |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 36 |
| 10 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 40 |
| 11 | 11 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 28 |
| 12 | 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 25 |
| 13 | 18 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 30 |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 23 |
| 15 | 15 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 22 |
| 16 | 20 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 21 |
| 17 | 22 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 22 |
| 18 | 27 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 19 |
| 19 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 19 |
| 20 | 4 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 17 |
| 21 | 26 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 266 | 16 |
| 22 | 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 266 | 15 |
| 23 | 5 | 8 | Daniel Hemric(R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | 14 |
| 24 | 29 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 265 | 13 |
| 25 | 24 | 47 | Ryan Preece(R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | 12 |
| 26 | 21 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 265 | 11 |
| 27 | 30 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 264 | 10 |
| 28 | 6 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 264 | 9 |
| 29 | 14 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 264 | 8 |
| 30 | 16 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 263 | 7 |
| 31 | 32 | 96 | Parker Kligerman(i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 263 | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 260 | 5 |
| 33 | 38 | 15 | Ross Chastain(i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 259 | 0 |
| 34 | 35 | 36 | Matt Tifft(R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 259 | 3 |
| 35 | 33 | 51 | Cody Ware(R) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 253 | 2 |
| 36 | 37 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 252 | 1 |
| 37 | 34 | 52 | B. J. McLeod(i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 220 | 0 |
| 38 | 36 | 66 | Joey Gase(i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 10 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Fox Sports covered their 19th race at theLas Vegas Motor Speedway.Mike Joy, 2001 race winnerJeff Gordon andDarrell Waltrip called from the booth for the race.Jamie Little, Vince Welch andMatt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.
| Fox | |
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap:Mike Joy Color-commentator:Jeff Gordon Color commentator:Darrell Waltrip | Jamie Little Vince Welch Matt Yocum |
PRN covered the radio call for the race which was simulcasted onSirius XMNASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan,Wendy Venturini and Heather DeBeaux worked pit road for the radio side.
| PRN | ||
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| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow | Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini Heather DeBeaux |
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