2019 Digital Ally 400
# 2019 Digital Ally 400

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**

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - |
| 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Tyler Reddick (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 46 | Joey Gase (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 52 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota |
| Official 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).

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.311 | 178.153 |
| 2 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.443 | 177.381 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.481 | 177.160 |
| Official first practice results |||||||

### 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).

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.383 | 177.731 |
| 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.452 | 177.328 |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.459 | 177.288 |
| Official final practice results |||||||

## 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).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.131 |
| 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.214 |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.282 |
| 4 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.295 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.345 |
| 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.447 |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.483 |
| 8 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.530 |
| 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 30.540 |
| 10 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.542 |
| 11 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.577 |
| 12 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.579 |
| 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.586 |
| 14 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.586 |
| 15 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 30.605 |
| 16 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.644 |
| 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.651 |
| 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.673 |
| 19 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 30.676 |
| 20 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 30.729 |
| 21 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.732 |
| 22 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.751 |
| 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.818 |
| 24 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 30.820 |
| 25 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 30.823 |
| 26 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.825 |
| 27 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 30.889 |
| 28 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.893 |
| 29 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 30.917 |
| 30 | 31 | Tyler Reddick (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.932 |
| 31 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 30.938 |
| 32 | 52 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 30.956 |
| 33 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.992 |
| 34 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.123 |
| 35 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 31.192 |
| 36 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.242 |
| 37 | 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 31.590 |
| 38 | 46 | Joey Gase (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 32.027 |
| 39 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 34.485 |
| 40 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 |
| Official 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).

## Race

### Stage results

Stage One Laps: 80

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||

Stage Two Laps: 80

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 107

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 271 | 44 |
| 2 | 5 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 271 | 42 |
| 3 | 6 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 271 | 44 |
| 4 | 32 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 271 | 52 |
| 5 | 2 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 271 | 38 |
| 6 | 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 271 | 31 |
| 7 | 9 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 271 | 40 |
| 8 | 35 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 271 | 37 |
| 9 | 21 | 31 | Tyler Reddick (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 271 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 271 | 37 |
| 11 | 14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 271 | 40 |
| 12 | 33 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 271 | 25 |
| 13 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 271 | 43 |
| 14 | 34 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 271 | 23 |
| 15 | 30 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 270 | 23 |
| 16 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 270 | 21 |
| 17 | 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 270 | 20 |
| 18 | 17 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 270 | 19 |
| 19 | 31 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 270 | 18 |
| 20 | 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 270 | 17 |
| 21 | 26 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 270 | 16 |
| 22 | 16 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 270 | 15 |
| 23 | 19 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 269 | 14 |
| 24 | 10 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 269 | 13 |
| 25 | 22 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 269 | 12 |
| 26 | 37 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 269 | 11 |
| 27 | 24 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 269 | 10 |
| 28 | 36 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 269 | 9 |
| 29 | 7 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 269 | 8 |
| 30 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 268 | 9 |
| 31 | 27 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 268 | 0 |
| 32 | 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 264 | 5 |
| 33 | 23 | 52 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 263 | 0 |
| 34 | 25 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 263 | 3 |
| 35 | 29 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 262 | 2 |
| 36 | 20 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 261 | 1 |
| 37 | 38 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 |
| 38 | 40 | 46 | Joey Gase (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 258 | 0 |
| 39 | 39 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 257 | 0 |
| 40 | 28 | 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### 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.

FS1 :

| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| - | - |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip | Jamie Little Regan Smith Matt Yocum |

### 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.

MRN Radio :

| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| - | - | - |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley | Jason Toy Kim Coon Steve Post |

## Standings after the race

| | 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 ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Toyota | 444 |
| 2 | Ford | 432 (–12) |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 402 (–42) |
