2019 Consumers Energy 400
# 2019 Consumers Energy 400

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.

## Report

### Background

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 $km^2)$ 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**

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

| 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 | Quin Houff | Premium Motorsports | 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 |
| 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 52 | Austin Theriault | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 53 | Spencer Boyd (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 77 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota |
| Official entry list ||||

## First practice

Austin 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).

| 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

Brad Keselowski scored the pole for the race with a time of 37.801 and a speed of 190.471 mph (306.533 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 37.801 |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 37.877 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37.954 |
| 4 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37.993 |
| 5 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 38.007 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 38.018 |
| 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 38.030 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 38.035 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 38.044 |
| 10 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 38.076 |
| 11 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 38.087 |
| 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 38.117 |
| 13 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 38.204 |
| 14 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 38.219 |
| 15 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 38.222 |
| 16 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 38.279 |
| 17 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 38.316 |
| 18 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 38.323 |
| 19 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 38.385 |
| 20 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 38.398 |
| 21 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 38.439 |
| 22 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 38.527 |
| 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 38.585 |
| 24 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 38.595 |
| 25 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 38.698 |
| 26 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 38.790 |
| 27 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 38.854 |
| 28 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 38.863 |
| 29 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 38.902 |
| 30 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 38.922 |
| 31 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 39.121 |
| 32 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.594 |
| 33 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 39.727 |
| 34 | 27 | Quin Houff | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.004 |
| 35 | 52 | Austin Theriault | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 40.133 |
| 36 | 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 40.135 |
| 37 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.319 |
| 38 | 53 | Spencer Boyd (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 41.477 |
| Official qualifying results ||||||

* 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.

## Practice (post-qualifying)

### Second practice

Kevin 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).

| 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

Erik 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).

| 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

### Stage results

Stage 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

Stage 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

* 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

### Television

NBC 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

Motor 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

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Kyle Busch | 892 |
| | 2 | Joey Logano | 872 (–20) |
| | 3 | Kevin Harvick | 822 (–70) |
| | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 815 (–77) |
| | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 805 (–87) |
| | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 754 (–138) |
| 1 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 711 (–181) |
| 1 | 8 | Kurt Busch | 701 (–191) |
| 1 | 9 | Ryan Blaney | 654 (–238) |
| 1 | 10 | Alex Bowman | 653 (–239) |
| 2 | 11 | Aric Almirola | 645 (–247) |
| | 12 | William Byron | 642 (–250) |
| 1 | 13 | Kyle Larson | 624 (–268) |
| 1 | 14 | Erik Jones | 623 (–269) |
| 2 | 15 | Ryan Newman | 569 (–323) |
| 1 | 16 | Clint Bowyer | 559 (–333) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Toyota | 837 |
| 2 | Ford | 816 (–21) |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 782 (–55) |
