Entry List
The official 2019 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Food City 500
Sunday, April 7th, 2019
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Bristol Motor Speedway
- 59th Annual Food City 500
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Chase Elliott
- Age: 23
- Team : No. 9 - NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
- Owner: Rick Hendrick
- Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
- Chase Elliott won the Pole Award for the 59th Annual Food City 500 with a lap of 14.568 seconds, 131.713 mph.
- This is his fifth pole in 121 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his first pole and fifth top-10 start in 2019.
- This is his first pole in seven races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- William Byron (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2019 and his second in three races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Ryan Blaney (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his third in eight races this season.
- Daniel Hemric (26th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 38
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: 0.722 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 56 Minutes 38 Seconds
- Average Speed: 90.527
- Cautions: 11 for 77 laps
- Lead Changes: 21
- Green Flag Passes: 1,830 (4.3 passes per green flag lap)
- Bristol Motor Speedway
- 59th Annual Food City 500
- Race Winner: Kyle Busch
- Age: 33
- Team : No. 18 - Skittles Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs
- Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
- Kyle Busch won the 59th Annual Food City 500, his 54th victory in 506 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his third victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2019.
- This is his eighth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 28 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Kurt Busch (second) posted his 19th top-10 finish in 37 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2019.
- Joey Logano (third) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 21 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Ryan Preece (25th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 27 points over Denny Hamlin.
ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
CREW CHIEF
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4
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 8, 1975
43
Ford
Hunt Brothers Pizza
12
34
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 21, 1984
34
Ford
Love's Travel Stops
14
27
Peachtree City, GA
Feb 5, 1986
33
Chevrolet
Low T Centers
17
3
Lewisville, NC
Apr 27, 1990
28
Chevrolet
Symbicort
23
66
Cedar Rapids, IA
Feb 8, 1993
26
Toyota
FALCI Adaptive Motorsports
25
9
Dawsonville, GA
Nov 28, 1995
23
Chevrolet
NAPA Auto Parts
26
95
Grass Valley, CA
Jul 27, 1991
27
Toyota
LFR Pro League
28
20
Byron, MI
May 30, 1996
22
Toyota
Craftsman Racing for a Miracle
30
51
Colonial Heights, VA
Feb 10, 1998
21
Chevrolet
Jacob Companies
34
8
Kannapolis, NC
Jan 27, 1991
28
Chevrolet
Caterpillar / Bass Pro Shops
36
36
Fairfax, VA
Jun 26, 1996
22
Ford
Surface Sunscreen / Tunity
38
52
Driftwood, TX
Oct 29, 1996
22
Ford
Trick Shot Penetrating Lubricant