Cup Series · 2019 · race 19 of 36
Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart
- TrackKentucky Speedway
- ScheduledSat, Jul 13, 2019 · 7:30 PM ET
- Laps269 of 267 scheduled
- Cars36
- Official winnerKurt Busch (#1)
- TLS leaderKyle Busch (#18) · 8,836
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Kurt Busch (#1) | Kyle Busch (#18) | Kyle Busch (#18) |
| Finish | P1 | P2 | P2 |
| TLS points | 8,295 | 8,836 | 8,836 |
| ARP | 6.28 | 4.27 | 4.27 |
| Laps led | 41 | 72 | 72 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Kurt Busch (#1): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 41 laps with 6.28 average running position and 8,295 TLS points.
TLS leader — Kyle Busch (#18): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (8,836 points). Finished P2 with 72 laps led and 4.27 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (4.27). The official winner ran a worse average position (6.28).
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: Kurt Busch (#1), who ranked 2nd on TLS with 8,295 points.
- TLS leader: Kyle Busch (#18) with 8,836 points, finished P2, ARP 4.27.
- Most laps led: Kyle Busch, 72 laps.
- Luck index ▼ Kevin Harvick ran 6th on TLS but finished P22 (16 spots worse than they ran).
- Luck index ▲ Chris Buescher finished P10 after running 19th 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 | 2 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 4 | 41 | 6.28 | 8,295 |
| 2 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 10 | 72 | 4.27 | 8,836 |
| 3 | 8 | Erik Jones | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 21 | 1 | 11.19 | 6,968 |
| 4 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 42 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 19 | 0 | 11.17 | 6,974 |
| 5 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | 5 | 9.12 | 7,527 |
| 6 | 9 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 7 | 40 | 11.24 | 6,956 |
| 7 | 4 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 11 | 19 | 8.57 | 7,676 |
| 8 | 13 | Daniel Suarez | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 1 | 52 | 14.30 | 6,130 |
| 9 | 15 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 35 | 15 | 15.65 | 5,764 |
| 10 | 19 | Chris Buescher | 37 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 25 | 0 | 18.11 | 5,100 |
| 11 | 12 | Paul Menard | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 14 | 0 | 13.75 | 6,278 |
| 12 | 10 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 16 | 21 | 12.50 | 6,614 |
| 13 | 16 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 15 | 0 | 15.78 | 5,729 |
| 14 | 3 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 2 | 0 | 7.80 | 7,883 |
| 15 | 20 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 20 | 0 | 18.43 | 5,013 |
| 16 | 22 | Matt DiBenedetto | 95 | Toyota | Leavine Family Racing | 23 | 0 | 18.79 | 4,917 |
| 17 | 18 | Alex Bowman | 88 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 22 | 0 | 17.67 | 5,199 |
| 18 | 14 | William Byron | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 15.31 | 5,835 |
| 19 | 11 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 8 | 0 | 13.03 | 6,447 |
| 20 | 17 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 3 | 3 | 17.37 | 5,281 |
| 21 | 27 | Ryan Preece # | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 29 | 0 | 21.53 | 4,161 |
| 22 | 6 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 5 | 0 | 10.48 | 7,133 |
| 23 | 24 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports | 27 | 0 | 19.71 | 4,633 |
| 24 | 21 | Daniel Hemric # | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 6 | 0 | 18.44 | 4,973 |
| 25 | 25 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 17 | 0 | 20.61 | 4,391 |
| 26 | 28 | Ty Dillon | 13 | Chevrolet | Germain Racing | 26 | 0 | 25.95 | 2,961 |
| 27 | 30 | Matt Tifft # | 36 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 30 | 0 | 27.48 | 2,551 |
| 28 | 31 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | Ford | GO FAS Racing | 28 | 0 | 28.76 | 2,200 |
| 29 | 29 | David Ragan | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 24 | 0 | 26.67 | 2,758 |
| 30 | 23 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 13 | 0 | 19.20 | 4,754 |
| 31 | – | Ross Chastain(i) | 15 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | 32 | 0 | – | 1,585 (i) |
| 32 | – | Landon Cassill(i) | 00 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 33 | 0 | – | 1,187 (i) |
| 33 | – | Bayley Currey(i) | 51 | Ford | Petty Ware Racing | 31 | 0 | – | 889 (i) |
| 34 | 32 | Quin Houff | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 36 | 0 | 34.67 | 607 |
| 35 | 26 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 9 | 0 | 19.23 | 4,247 |
| 36 | – | BJ McLeod(i) | 52 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 34 | 0 | – | 137 (i) |
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 | Kyle Busch | 18 | 168,974 | 7.60 | 841 | 8,836 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 22 | 163,499 | 8.91 | 608 | 7,676 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 155,015 | 8.99 | 441 | 7,133 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 154,478 | 10.71 | 518 | 6,447 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 153,005 | 10.82 | 409 | 5,013 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 149,909 | 11.81 | 778 | 5,281 |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 146,215 | 11.20 | 143 | 7,527 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 145,774 | 11.56 | 362 | 5,729 |
| 9 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 144,443 | 12.61 | 80 | 8,295 |
| 10 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | 142,089 | 12.96 | 85 | 6,956 |
| 11 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | 136,565 | 13.37 | 78 | 4,754 |
| 12 | William Byron | 24 | 135,540 | 13.01 | 180 | 5,835 |
| 13 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 132,973 | 13.54 | 100 | 7,883 |
| 14 | Alex Bowman | 88 | 130,822 | 13.79 | 182 | 5,199 |
| 15 | Daniel Suarez | 41 | 129,089 | 15.11 | 105 | 6,130 |
| 16 | Paul Menard | 21 | 124,879 | 16.10 | 1 | 6,278 |
| 17 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 121,448 | 16.62 | 69 | 4,247 |
| 18 | Kyle Larson | 42 | 120,466 | 14.74 | 185 | 6,974 |
| 19 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 119,619 | 16.96 | 16 | 5,764 |
| 20 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | 113,436 | 16.55 | 75 | 6,614 |
| 21 | Erik Jones | 20 | 113,260 | 17.09 | 46 | 6,968 |
| 22 | Chris Buescher | 37 | 112,258 | 18.12 | 11 | 5,100 |
| 23 | Daniel Hemric # | 8 | 92,333 | 20.92 | 15 | 4,973 |
| 24 | Matt DiBenedetto | 95 | 90,110 | 21.51 | 50 | 4,917 |
| 25 | Ty Dillon | 13 | 86,942 | 23.48 | 13 | 2,961 |
| 26 | David Ragan | 38 | 77,353 | 24.11 | 3 | 2,758 |
| 27 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | 73,352 | 24.89 | 0 | 4,633 |
| 28 | Ryan Preece # | 47 | 73,152 | 24.71 | 1 | 4,161 |
| 29 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 66,965 | 24.49 | 2 | 4,391 |
| 30 | Matt Tifft # | 36 | 55,276 | 27.45 | 1 | 2,551 |
| 31 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | 52,640 | 28.53 | 0 | 2,200 |
| 32 | Landon Cassill(i) | 00 | 22,387 | 31.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Quin Houff | 77 | 13,889 | 34.35 | 0 | 607 |
| 34 | Reed Sorenson | 77 | 13,250 | 34.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | * Brendan Gaughan(i) | 62 | 6,237 | 23.01 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | Cody Ware(i) | 52 | 5,010 | 35.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Jamie McMurray | 40 | 3,654 | 22.64 | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 81 | 3,572 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Bayley Currey(i) | 52 | 3,239 | 32.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Quin Houff | 77 | 2,243 | 30.30 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | JJ Yeley | 52 | 1,678 | 34.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 77 | 839 | 35.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | * Casey Mears | 27 | 700 | 34.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | * Joey Gase(i) | 66 | 607 | 36.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Ryan Truex | 71 | 1 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |