NASCAR playoffs 2019: Schedule, lineup, TV and more for Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond
It’s race day at Richmond Raceway, and we've got all the information you need to get ready for Saturday night's Federated Auto Parts 400, the second of 10 playoff races in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:
START TIME: 7:30 p.m. ET. GREEN FLAG: 7:44 p.m. ET.
Rusty Bishop, CEO of Federated Auto Parts, will instruct drivers to start their engines at 7:37 p.m. ET.
TV: NBCSN. Pre-race broadcast begins at 7 p.m. ET.
RADIO: Motor Racing Network. STREAMING: For those who sign in with their cable/satellite provider's credentials, you can watch at stream.nbcsports.com.
RACE DISTANCE: 400 laps around the 0.75-mile Richmond Raceway for a total of 300 miles.
STAGE LENGTHS (laps per stage): Stage 1: 100, Stage 2: 100, Stage 3: 200.
SEEDINGS (heading into second playoff race): 1. Martin Truex Jr., 2. Kevin Harvick, 3. Joey Logano, 4. Kyle Busch, 5. Brad Keselowski, 6. Chase Elliott, 7. Denny Hamlin, 8. Kyle Larson, 9. William Byron, 10. Ryan Blaney, 11. Alex Bowman, 12. Aric Almirola, 13. Ryan Newman, 14. Kurt Busch, 15. Clint Bowyer, 16. Erik Jones.
NATIONAL ANTHEM: Retired Lieutenant Colonel D.C. Washington, United States Army, will perform the anthem at 7:31 p.m. ET, followed by a flyover by the Bandit Flight Team.
WEATHER: The Weather Channel is forecasting ideal conditions on Saturday night, with temperatures in the mid 70s under mostly clear skies and little to no chance of rain.
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LAST TIME: Truex dominated the 2019 spring race, leading 186 of 400 laps, including the final 79, before edging Logano by 0.178 seconds. And one year ago in the 2018 playoff race, Kyle Bush led the final 37 laps and 92 overall, holding off Harvick by 0.777 seconds.
LINEUP: Brad Keselowski topped qualifying on Friday evening to grab the pole and start on the front row next to Kevin Harvick. The lineup will not be officially set until cars go through technical inspection on Saturday afternoon.
Here is the unofficial lineup for the Federated Auto Parts 400 (car number in parentheses):
1. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford.
2. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford.
3. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet.
4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota.
5. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford.
6. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota.
7. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford.
8. (19) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota.
9. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet.
10. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet.
11. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford.
12. (95) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota.
13. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet.
14. (41) Daniel Suarez, Ford.
15. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford.
16. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota.
17. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet.
18. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford.
19. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford.
20. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet.
21. (47) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet.
22. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet.
23. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet.
24. (21) Paul Menard, Ford.
25. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet.
26. (36) Matt Tifft, Ford.
27. (38) David Ragan, Ford.
28. (22) Joey Logano, Ford.
29. (32) Corey Lajoie, Ford.
30. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet.
31. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet.
32. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet.
33. (52) JJ Yeley, Ford.
34. (51) Austin Theriault, Chevrolet.
35. (77) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet.
36. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet.
37. (53) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet.
38. (27) Quin Houff, Chevrolet.
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