Cup Series · 2019 · race 4 of 36

TicketGuardian 500

TrackISM Raceway
ScheduledSun, Mar 10, 2019 · 3:30 PM ET
Laps312
Cars36
Official winnerKyle Busch (#18)
TLS leaderKyle Busch (#18) · 10,947

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	Kyle Busch (#18)	Kyle Busch (#18)	Kyle Busch (#18)
Finish	P1	P1	P1
TLS points	10,947	10,947	10,947
ARP	2.03	2.03	2.03
Laps led	177	177	177

This race lined up on all three measures: Kyle Busch (#18) won the race, led TLS points (10,947), and posted the best average running position (2.03).

Race Notes auto-generated

Official winner: Kyle Busch (#18), who also led TrueLapScore with 10,947 points (ARP 2.03).
Most laps led: Kyle Busch, 177 laps.
Luck index ▼ Matt DiBenedetto ran 19th on TLS but finished P28 (9 spots worse than they ran).
Luck index ▲ Kyle Larson finished P6 after running 12th on TLS (6 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	1	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	4	177	2.03	10,947
2	3	Martin Truex Jr.	19	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	9	0	6.94	9,410
3	2	Ryan Blaney	12	Ford	Team Penske	1	94	5.58	9,834
4	7	Aric Almirola	10	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	14	26	8.34	8,971
5	4	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	3	7	7.16	9,341
6	12	Kyle Larson	42	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	31	0	12.07	7,803
7	10	Kurt Busch	1	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	16	0	10.25	8,373
8	6	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	15	4	8.12	9,039
9	5	Kevin Harvick	4	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	8	0	7.74	9,157
10	8	Joey Logano	22	Ford	Team Penske	12	0	8.60	8,890
11	9	Clint Bowyer	14	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	26	0	9.25	8,686
12	11	Ryan Newman	6	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	18	0	11.29	8,046
13	14	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	19	0	15.39	6,764
14	15	Chase Elliott	9	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	2	0	15.60	6,698
15	20	Ty Dillon	13	Chevrolet	Germain Racing	20	0	18.76	5,708
16	21	Chris Buescher	37	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	22	0	20.14	5,278
17	16	Paul Menard	21	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	17	0	15.60	6,676
18	18	Daniel Hemric #	8	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	11	4	17.96	5,941
19	23	Brad Keselowski	2	Ford	Team Penske	5	0	22.44	4,542
20	24	Matt Tifft #	36	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	30	0	25.15	3,698
21	13	Austin Dillon	3	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	13	0	12.36	7,688
22	22	Bubba Wallace	43	Chevrolet	Richard Petty Motorsports	23	0	21.84	4,731
23	26	Daniel Suarez	41	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	28	0	25.70	3,526
24	17	William Byron	24	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	7	0	15.91	6,558
25	25	David Ragan	38	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	29	0	25.37	3,618
26	27	Corey LaJoie	32	Ford	GO FAS Racing	24	0	27.67	2,900
27	–	Ross Chastain(i)	15	Chevrolet	Premium Motorsports	33	0	–	2,330 (i)
28	19	Matt DiBenedetto	95	Toyota	Leavine Family Racing	25	0	17.86	5,915
29	30	Erik Jones	20	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	10	0	30.53	1,974
30	32	Quin Houff	77	Chevrolet	Spire Motorsports	35	0	33.10	1,181
31	–	Bayley Currey(i)	52	Chevrolet	Rick Ware Racing	36	0	–	1,369 (i)
32	33	Cody Ware #	51	Ford	Petty Ware Racing	34	0	33.67	1,002
33	31	Landon Cassill	00	Chevrolet	StarCom Racing	32	0	30.88	1,640
34	29	Ryan Preece #	47	Chevrolet	JTG Daugherty Racing	21	0	27.49	2,187
35	28	Alex Bowman	88	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	6	0	22.20	2,842
36	34	Michael McDowell	34	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	27	0	31.10	933

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	35,940	6.17	133	9,157
2	Kyle Busch	18	35,601	6.54	227	10,947
3	Joey Logano	22	33,998	8.06	119	8,890
4	Denny Hamlin	11	33,557	8.68	37	9,341
5	Martin Truex Jr.	19	31,467	11.23	4	9,410
6	Aric Almirola	10	30,888	10.57	62	8,971
7	Clint Bowyer	14	30,693	11.04	0	8,686
8	Ryan Blaney	12	29,349	12.29	148	9,834
9	Kyle Larson	42	28,404	13.79	142	7,803
10	Kurt Busch	1	28,301	14.58	24	8,373
11	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	17	28,140	12.85	22	6,764
12	Chase Elliott	9	27,901	13.15	0	6,698
13	Brad Keselowski	2	27,566	13.86	50	4,542
14	William Byron	24	26,717	13.58	65	6,558
15	Jimmie Johnson	48	25,848	15.06	4	9,039
16	Ryan Newman	6	24,511	17.08	0	8,046
17	Daniel Suarez	41	23,871	16.44	12	3,526
18	Paul Menard	21	23,380	17.39	0	6,676
19	Erik Jones	20	23,093	17.16	0	1,974
20	Alex Bowman	88	22,907	15.78	0	2,842
21	Austin Dillon	3	21,937	18.99	2	7,688
22	Daniel Hemric #	8	21,040	19.72	5	5,941
23	Matt DiBenedetto	95	20,790	18.52	49	5,915
24	Chris Buescher	37	20,179	20.93	0	5,278
25	David Ragan	38	16,604	23.26	0	3,618
26	Ty Dillon	13	16,370	23.69	0	5,708
27	Ryan Preece #	47	14,740	23.59	0	2,187
28	Bubba Wallace	43	13,535	26.44	0	4,731
29	Matt Tifft #	36	11,102	28.10	0	3,698
30	Michael McDowell	34	10,531	26.70	0	933
31	Corey LaJoie	32	9,871	29.97	0	2,900
32	Landon Cassill	00	6,662	31.72	0	1,640
33	Cody Ware #	52	3,817	34.74	0	1,002
34	Jamie McMurray	40	3,654	22.64	6	0
35	Quin Houff	77	1,181	33.10	0	1,181
36	Reed Sorenson	77	725	36.13	0	0
37	* Casey Mears	27	700	34.33	0	0
38	Ryan Truex	71	1	40.00	0	0
38	* Joey Gase(i)	66	1	38.95	0	0