2019 South Point 400


The 2019 South Point 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 15, 2019 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 267 laps on the asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the 27th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, first race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 16.

Report

Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

First practice

was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.327 seconds and a speed of.

Final practice

was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.461 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying

scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.180 and a speed of.

Qualifying results

Race

Stage results

Stage One
Laps: 80
Stage Two
Laps: 80

Final stage results

Stage Three
Laps: 107

Race statistics

Television

called the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

Radio

covered the radio call for the race which was also be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 & Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini, and Heather Debeaux worked pit road for the radio side.

Standings after the race

;Manufacturers' Championship standings
PosManufacturerPoints
1Toyota991
2Ford958
3Chevrolet916