Daniel Suarez won the Pole Award for the 9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart with a lap of 29.254 seconds, 184.590 mph.
This is his second pole in 91 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and eighth top-10 start in 2019.
This is his first pole in three races at Kentucky Speedway.
Aric Almirola (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2019 and his first in seven races at Kentucky Speedway.
Brad Keselowski (third) posted his ninth top-10 start at Kentucky Speedway. It is his 10th in 19 races this season.
Daniel Hemric (sixth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Drivers Entered: 36
Laps Scheduled: 267
Laps Actual: 269 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
Margin of Victory: 0.076 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours 51 Minutes 37 Seconds
Average Speed: 141.070
Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
Lead Changes: 15
Green Flag Passes: 3,028 (12.9 passes per green flag lap)
Kentucky Speedway
9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart
Race Winner: Kurt Busch
Age: 40
Team : No. 1 - Monster Energy Chevrolet
Owner: Chip Ganassi
Crew Chief: Matt McCall
Kurt Busch won the 9th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart, his 31st victory in 667 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2019.
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in nine races at Kentucky Speedway.
Kyle Busch (second) posted his eighth top-10 finish in nine races at Kentucky Speedway. It is his 16th top-10 finish in 2019.
Erik Jones (third) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Kentucky Speedway.
Ryan Preece (21st) was the highest finishing rookie.
Joey Logano leads the point standings by 11 points over Kyle Busch.
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