Cup Series · 2019 · race 2 of 36

Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

TrackAtlanta Motor Speedway
ScheduledSun, Feb 24, 2019 · 2:00 PM ET
Laps325
Cars37
Official winnerBrad Keselowski (#2)
TLS leaderMartin Truex Jr. (#19) · 11,180

2018–2019 Methodology Note · ARP-Derived How 2019 TrueLapScore standings differ from 2020–present

NASCAR's lap-by-lap lap-times.json feed begins in 2020. For 2018 and 2019, TrueLapScore points are reconstructed from NASCAR's official post-race timing feed (live_feed.json / Loop Data Average Running Position and Laps Completed) using the mathematical identity TLS Points = round((Laps Completed + 1) × (Cars in Field + 1 − ARP)).

Because NASCAR's Loop Data samples running position across multiple track timing loops each lap rather than solely at the start/finish line, 2018–2019 race totals can vary by ~0.1%–0.3% (typically 1–15 points per race) from start/finish-only lap scoring, and lap-by-lap Top-5/Top-10 lap counts are not available. Full methodology details →

Three ways to measure this race

	Official winner	TLS leader	Best ARP
Driver	Brad Keselowski (#2)	Martin Truex Jr. (#19)	Martin Truex Jr. (#19)
Finish	P1	P2	P2
TLS points	9,482	11,180	11,180
ARP	8.91	3.71	3.71
Laps led	33	4	4

Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.

Official winner — Brad Keselowski (#2): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 33 laps with 8.91 average running position and 9,482 TLS points.

TLS leader — Martin Truex Jr. (#19): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (11,180 points). Finished P2 with 4 laps led and 3.71 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.

Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (3.71). The official winner ran a worse average position (8.91).

The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.

Race Notes auto-generated

Official winner: Brad Keselowski (#2), who ranked 8th on TLS with 9,482 points.
TLS leader: Martin Truex Jr. (#19) with 11,180 points, finished P2, ARP 3.71.
Most laps led: Kyle Larson, 142 laps.
Luck index ▼ Ryan Blaney ran 5th on TLS but finished P22 (17 spots worse than they ran).
Luck index ▲ Chris Buescher finished P9 after running 18th on TLS (9 spots better than they ran).

Auto-generated stats from TrueLapScore lap data. Not a written story.

Race results

Fin	TLS rank	Driver	Car	Make	Team	Start	Laps led	ARP	TLS points
1	8	Brad Keselowski	2	Ford	Team Penske	19	33	8.91	9,482
2	1	Martin Truex Jr.	19	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	9	4	3.71	11,180
3	3	Kurt Busch	1	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	8	1	5.69	10,533
4	2	Kevin Harvick	4	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	18	45	4.10	11,051
5	6	Clint Bowyer	14	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	3	0	7.87	9,823
6	11	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	6	0	10.84	8,854
7	13	Erik Jones	20	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	15	0	13.20	8,086
8	10	Aric Almirola	10	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	1	36	10.62	8,925
9	18	Chris Buescher	37	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	30	0	16.92	6,871
10	12	Daniel Suarez	41	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	5	0	12.34	8,364
11	7	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	4	0	8.47	9,627
12	4	Kyle Larson	42	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	7	142	6.09	10,401
13	14	Ryan Newman	6	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	13	0	13.63	7,944
14	20	Paul Menard	21	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	14	0	17.79	6,587
15	19	Alex Bowman	88	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	16	0	17.20	6,782
16	22	David Ragan	38	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	23	0	21.86	5,261
17	21	William Byron	24	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	17	0	18.36	6,403
18	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	2	1	16.83	6,882
19	15	Chase Elliott	9	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	22	0	14.43	7,662
20	16	Daniel Hemric #	8	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	28	0	16.06	7,132
21	24	Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	10	0	23.43	4,736
22	5	Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	Team Penske	26	41	7.69	9,851
23	9	Joey Logano	22	Ford	Team Penske	27	22	9.36	9,308
24	25	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	11	0	24.08	4,510
25	27	Ty Dillon	13	Chevrolet	Germain Racing	21	0	27.10	3,530
26	26	Matt DiBenedetto	95	Toyota	Leavine Family Racing	20	0	25.07	4,175
27	28	Bubba Wallace	43	Chevrolet	Richard Petty Motorsports	29	0	28.12	3,191
28	29	Matt Tifft #	36	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	31	0	29.72	2,648
29	30	Corey LaJoie	32	Ford	GO FAS Racing	24	0	29.89	2,596
30	–	* Parker Kligerman(i)	96	Toyota	Gaunt Brothers Racing	34	0	–	2,101 (i)
31	–	Ross Chastain(i)	15	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	32	0	–	1,443 (i)
32	–	BJ McLeod(i)	52	Chevrolet	Rick Ware Racing	37	0	–	1,575 (i)
33	32	Cody Ware #	51	Ford	Petty Ware Racing	36	0	35.05	897
34	33	Landon Cassill	00	Chevrolet	StarCom Racing	33	0	34.90	884
35	23	Ryan Preece #	47	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	25	0	20.08	4,874
36	–	Garrett Smithley(i)	77	Chevrolet	Spire Motorsports	35	0	–	315 (i)
37	31	Michael McDowell	34	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	12	0	29.02	2,003

official winner TLS leader · (i) ineligible for series points (lap points shown for reference, not counted) · legend

Season standings through this race

Rank	Driver	Car	Season points	ARP	Laps led	This race
1	Kevin Harvick	4	17,114	7.01	45	11,051
2	Kyle Busch	18	16,070	8.57	37	8,854
3	Clint Bowyer	14	15,719	9.69	0	9,823
4	Denny Hamlin	11	15,638	10.28	30	9,627
5	Joey Logano	22	15,605	10.04	33	9,308
6	Ryan Blaney	12	15,156	10.46	54	9,851
7	Kyle Larson	42	14,990	12.52	142	10,401
8	Martin Truex Jr.	19	14,587	13.43	4	11,180
9	Brad Keselowski	2	14,486	12.93	33	9,482
10	Aric Almirola	10	14,377	11.54	36	8,925
11	Erik Jones	20	14,069	12.72	0	8,086
12	Daniel Suarez	41	13,392	13.51	0	8,364
13	Chase Elliott	9	13,200	13.94	0	7,662
14	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	13,124	13.91	17	6,882
15	William Byron	24	13,069	12.93	44	6,403
16	Alex Bowman	88	13,023	14.10	0	6,782
17	Kurt Busch	1	12,444	18.49	1	10,533
18	Ryan Newman	6	12,312	16.82	0	7,944
19	Daniel Hemric #	8	10,634	19.36	1	7,132
20	Paul Menard	21	10,622	18.83	0	6,587
21	Matt DiBenedetto	95	10,065	17.62	49	4,175
22	Jimmie Johnson	48	10,049	19.22	0	4,510
23	Chris Buescher	37	9,126	23.06	0	6,871
24	Ryan Preece #	47	9,035	20.54	0	4,874
25	David Ragan	38	8,707	22.41	0	5,261
26	Austin Dillon	3	8,535	22.99	0	4,736
27	Ty Dillon	13	7,588	24.30	0	3,530
28	Michael McDowell	34	6,477	24.25	0	2,003
29	Matt Tifft #	36	5,653	27.50	0	2,648
30	Bubba Wallace	43	4,643	30.29	0	3,191
31	Jamie McMurray	40	3,654	22.64	6	0
32	Corey LaJoie	32	3,564	33.03	0	2,596
33	Landon Cassill	00	3,344	31.71	0	884
34	Cody Ware #	52	1,784	35.18	0	897
35	* Casey Mears	27	700	34.33	0	0
36	Joey Gase	66	1	40.00	0	0
36	Ryan Truex	71	1	40.00	0	0