2019 Toyota Owners 400
The 2019 Toyota Owners 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 13, 2019, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.75 mile asphalt short track, it was the ninth race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
Background
Richmond Raceway is a 3/4-mile, D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it hostes the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, formerly hosted an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.Practice
First practice
Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.185 seconds and a speed of.Final practice
Final practice session scheduled for Friday was cancelled due to rain.Qualifying
Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 21.722 and a speed of.Qualifying results
- Note: Erik Jones, Chase Elliott, Daniel Suarez, Jimmie Johnson, Aric Almirola, Denny Hamlin, Matt Tifft, and Joey Gase all had their times disallowed and started at the rear of the field due to failing inspection and started based on owner points.
Race
Stage Results
Stage OneLaps: 100
Stage Two
Laps: 100
Final Stage Results
Stage ThreeLaps: 200
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 8 among 5 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 5 for 41
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes and 16 seconds
- Average speed:
Media
Television
Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Richmond Raceway. Mike Joy, two-time Richmond winner Jeff Gordon and six-time Richmond winner Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and six-time Richmond winner Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Winston Kelley, Steve Post and Glenn Jarrett worked pit road for the radio side.Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings;Manufacturers' Championship standings
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points | |
| 1 | Toyota | 343 | |
| 2 | Ford | 326 | |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 292 |
- Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
- . – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.