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Qualifying Results : Darlington Raceway

Bojangles' Southern 500

Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC

Sunday, September 1st, 2019 Race 25 of 36 2019 Season
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  • Darlington Raceway
  • 70th Annual Bojangles' Southern 500
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: William Byron
  • Age: 21
  • Team : No. 24 - Hendrick Autoguard/City Chevrolet Throwback Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
  • William Byron won the Pole Award for the 70th Annual Bojangles' Southern 500 with a lap of 28.51 seconds, 172.487 mph.
  • This is his fourth pole in 61 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his fourth pole and 12th top-10 start in 2019.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Darlington Raceway.
  • Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2019 and his seventh in 11 races at Darlington Raceway.
  • Kyle Larson (third) posted his third top-10 start at Darlington Raceway. It is his 11th in 25 races this season.
  • Daniel Hemric (18th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: 04.058 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 44 Minutes 46 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 133.825
  • Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,039 (6.1 passes per green flag lap)

  • Darlington Raceway
  • 70th Annual Bojangles? Southern 500
  • Race Winner: Erik Jones
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No. 20 - Sport Clips Throwback Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
  • Erik Jones won the 70th Annual Bojangles? Southern 500, his second victory in 100 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2019.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Darlington Raceway.
  • Kyle Larson (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in six races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2019.
  • Kyle Busch (third) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 15 races at Darlington Raceway.
  • Ryan Preece (22nd) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 64 points over Joey Logano.
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