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Race Results : Atlanta Motor Speedway

Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway , Hampton, GA

Sunday, February 24th, 2019 Race 2 of 36 2019 Season
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  • Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • 60th Annual Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Aric Almirola
  • Age: 34
  • Team : No. 10 - Smithfield Ford
  • Owner: Tony Stewart
  • Crew Chief: John Klausmeier
  • Aric Almirola won the Pole Award for the 60th Annual Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 with a lap of 30.55 seconds, 181.473 mph.
  • This is his second pole in 282 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races. His first was for the 2012 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway where he finished 16th.
  • This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2019.
  • This is his first pole in nine races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2019 and his fifth in seven races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Clint Bowyer (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his second in two races this season.
  • Ryan Preece (25th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 325
  • Margin of Victory: 0.218 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 30 Minutes 33 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 142.626
  • Cautions: 5 for 30 laps
  • Lead Changes: 26
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,036 (6.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • 60th Annual Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
  • Race Winner: Brad Keselowski
  • Age: 35
  • Team : No. 2 - Autotrader Ford
  • Owner: Roger Penske
  • Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe
  • Brad Keselowski won the 60th Annual Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, his 28th victory in 343 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2019.
  • This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in 11 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 21 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2019.
  • Kurt Busch (third) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 28 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Daniel Hemric (20th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 8 points over Kevin Harvick.
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Homestead, Florida - November 19, 2017 : A 'Thank You' message for Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AXALTA Chevrolet, is displayed on a flag towed by a pickup truck during pre-race ceremonies for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 19 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 45 40 0 5 325 33 1 0 0 Running
2 9 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 49 35 0 0 325 4 4 5 3 Running
3 8 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 45 34 0 0 325 1 1 4 7 Running
4 18 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 53 33 0 1 325 45 7 2 1 Running
5 3 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 34 32 0 0 325 0 0 10 10 Running
6 6 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 33 31 0 0 325 0 0 0 9 Running
7 15 20 Erik Jones Toyota 33 30 0 0 325 0 0 0 8 Running
8 1 10 Aric Almirola Ford 37 29 0 0 325 36 1 3 0 Running
9 30 37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 28 28 0 0 325 0 0 0 0 Running
10 5 41 Daniel Suarez Ford 27 27 0 0 325 0 0 0 0 Running
11 4 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 35 26 0 0 325 0 0 8 5 Running
12 7 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 45 25 0 1 325 142 7 1 2 Running
13 13 6 Ryan Newman Ford 24 24 0 0 325 0 0 0 0 Running
14 14 21 Paul Menard Ford 23 23 0 0 325 0 0 0 0 Running
15 16 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 325 0 0 0 0 Running
16 23 38 David Ragan Ford 21 21 0 0 325 0 0 0 0 Running
17 17 24 William Byron Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 325 0 0 0 0 Running
18 2 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 21 19 0 0 324 1 1 9 0 Running
19 22 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 324 0 0 0 0 Running
20 28 8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 17 17 0 0 324 0 0 0 0 Running
21 10 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 324 0 0 0 0 Running
22 26 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 27 15 0 0 324 41 1 6 4 Running
23 27 22 Joey Logano Ford 23 14 0 0 324 22 3 7 6 Running
24 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 323 0 0 0 0 Running
25 21 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 323 0 0 0 0 Running
26 20 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 11 11 0 0 322 0 0 0 0 Running
27 29 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 322 0 0 0 0 Running
28 31 36 Matt Tifft Ford 9 9 0 0 319 0 0 0 0 Running
29 24 32 Corey Lajoie Ford 8 8 0 0 319 0 0 0 0 Running
30 34 96 Parker Kligerman Toyota 0 0 0 0 318 0 0 0 0 Running
31 32 15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 313 0 0 0 0 Running
32 37 52 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 313 0 0 0 0 Running
33 36 51 Cody Ware Chevrolet 4 4 0 0 303 0 0 0 0 Running
34 33 00 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 284 0 0 0 0 Running
35 25 47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 271 0 0 0 0 Accident
36 35 77 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 254 0 0 0 0 Running
37 12 34 Michael McDowell Ford 1 1 0 0 222 0 0 0 0 Running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Kyle Busch Pre-Race to the Rear backup car Tail End 0 0 White
Garrett Smithley Pre-Race to the Rear pre race inspection Tail End 0 0 White
Aric Almirola Speed-Entering pits Tail End 88 92 Yellow
BJ McLeod Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 89 92 Yellow
Ricky Stenhouse Jr Speed-Entering pits Pass Thru 126 128 Green
Kyle Busch Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 222 227 Yellow
Kyle Larson Speed-Exiting pits Tail End 224 227 Yellow
BJ McLeod Speed-Entering pits Tail End 273 282 Yellow
BJ McLeod Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 275 282 Yellow