Martin Truex Jr. wins Sunday’s First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway leading 464 laps of 500 laps. Truex Jr. would capture each event Stage in returning dominating form, to secure his spot in the Championship of 4.
Martinsville, Va. – October 27, 2019, Anthony Holbrook
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 6th Playoff race traveled to Martinsville Speedway, October 27th for the First Data 500. The track offer 500 laps of close racing and short fuses on the .526 mile track.
No. 11 Denny Hamlin collected the pole award for the First Data 500 race and led the field to green.
Denny Hamlin secured the top position through midway of the Stage until teammate No. 19 Martin Truex Jr. droves to the front passing a fading Hamlin for the Stage 1 win.
First Data 500 – Stage 1
1. Martin Truex Jr.
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Ryan Blaney
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Joey Logano
6. William Byron
7. Aric Almirola
8. Chase Elliott
9. Kyle Bush
10. Daniel Suarez
First Data 500 – Stage 2
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Kyle Larson
- Ryan Blaney
- Joey Logano
- Aric Almirola
- William Byron
- Kyle Bush
- Denny Hamlin
- Erik Jones
10. Brad Keselowski
First Data 500 – Final Stage Results
A series of late caution restarts would be the only test for Truex Jr. as he overtook No. 24 William Byron on the final restart, pacing the field to victory.
- #19 Martin Truex Jr.
- #24 William Byron
- #2 Brad Keselowski
- #11 Denny Hamlin
- #12 Ryan Blaney
- #1 Kurt Busch
- #4 Kevin Harvick
- #22 Joey Logano
- #42 Kyle Larson
- #6 Ryan Newman
- #38 David Ragan
- #37 Chris Buescher
- #43 Bubba Wallace
- #18 Kyle Busch
- #17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- #95 Matt DiBenedetto
- #8 Daniel Hemric
- #32 Corey LaJoie
- #47 Ryan Preece
- #20 Erik Jones
- #21 Paul Menard
- #3 Austin Dillon
- #34 Michael McDowell
- #13 Ty Dillon
- #36 Matt Crafton
- #00 Landon Cassill
- #51 BJ McLeod
- #53 JJ Yeley
- #15 Ross Chastain
- #88 Alex Bowman
- #41 Daniel Suarez
- #52 Garrett Smithley
- #27 Reed Sorenson
- #77 Timmy Hill
- #14 Clint Bowyer
- #9 Chase Elliott
- #10 Aric Almirola
- #48 Jimmie Johnson
After Sunday’s First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway, Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin were involved in a post-race altercation. Logano confronted Hamlin in relation from an on-track altercation earlier in the race. Both seemed and appeared to be in a civil conversation, until emotions erupted when Logano started to pushed Hamlin. Crew members joined in the conflict which lead NASCAR official’s involvement for mayhem separation.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Champion Martin Truex Jr. will be competing in the Championship 4, for the fourth time in his career and the third straight year.
Martin Truex Jr.’s –71st Annual First Data 500 Trophy, checked off his 26th victory in 510 Monster Energy Cup Series races
2019
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Standings
After Race 33: Martinsville
- Martin Truex Jr. 42
- Denny Hamlin 37
- Kyle Bush 36
- Joey Logano 30
- Kevin Harvick 28
- Ryan Blaney 9
- Kyle Larson 11
- Chase Elliott 24
- Brad Keselowski 24
- William Byron 1
Time of Race:
3 Hrs, 29 Mins, 9 Secs.
Average Speed:
75.448 MPH
Margin of Victory:
0.373 Seconds
Caution Flags:
11 for 69 laps; Laps: 29-34 (Debris on the front stretch [32]); 132-139 (Stage 1 Conclusion [42]); 179-184 (#13 spin on the front stretch [6]); 253-257 (Debris Turn 1 [17]); 262-268 (Stage 2 Conclusion [88]); 347-352 (Debris in Turn 2 [88]); 363-372 (#10, #18, #47 and #48 incident on the front stretch [37]); 378-382 (#41, #88 incident on the front stretch [32]); 450-455 (#14 spin Turn 3 [47]); 460-465 (#22 spin Turn 1 [38]); 473-476 (#8, #34 incident Turn 4 [None]).
Lead Changes:
3 among 3 drivers; D. Hamlin (P) 0; D. Hamlin (P) 1-30; M. Truex Jr (P) 31-253; K. Larson (P) 254-259; M. Truex Jr (P) 260-500.
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2019 Playoff Schedule locates to Fort Worth, Texas Sunday Nov. 3rd for the AAA Texas 500 hosted by Texas Motor Speedway 3:00 p.m. ET NBCSN