NASCAR at Phoenix 2019: Schedule, lineup, TV, more for Bluegreen Vacations 500 playoff race
It’s race day at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, and we've got all the information you need to get ready for Sunday's Bluegreen Vacations 500, the ninth of 10 playoff races in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:
START TIME: 2:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. local). GREEN FLAG: 2:40 p.m. ET (12:40 p.m. local).
Drivers will be instructed to start their engines at 2:32 p.m. ET (12:32 p.m. local).
TV: NBC. Pre-race broadcast begins at 2 p.m. ET (Noon local).
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: 312 laps around the 1-mile ISM Raceway for a total of 312 miles — or 500 kilometers.
STAGE LENGTHS (laps per stage): Stage 1: 75, Stage 2: 75, Stage 3: 162.
STANDINGS (bold=clinched berth in Championship Four): 1. Martin Truex Jr., 4,133; 2. Kevin Harvick, 4,113; 3. Kyle Busch, 4,113; 4. Joey Logano, 4,111; 5. Denny Hamlin, 4,091; 6. Ryan Blaney, 4,088; 7. Kyle Larson, 4,088; 8. Chase Elliott, 4,033.
NATIONAL ANTHEM: Staff sergeant Brittany Timpson from Luke Air Force Base in Arizona will perform the anthem at 2:26 p.m. ET (12:26 p.m. local), followed by a flyover by four F-35s from the 308th Fighter Squadron of Luke Air Force Base.
WEATHER: Warm. The Weather Channel is calling for temperatures in the mid 80s under partly cloudy skies and no chance of rain.
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LAST TIME: Kyle Busch dominated the race in March, leading 177 laps and topping Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. by 1.259 seconds for the first of his four 2019 wins. And one year ago in the playoff race, Busch punched his ticket to the Championshp 4 after leading 117 laps, including the final 36, and edging Brad Keselowski by 0.501 seconds.
LINEUP: Kyle Busch won the pole and all eight title contenders qualified in the top 10 for the final race to decide the championship field
Here is the lineup for the Bluegreen Vacations 500 (car number in parentheses):
1. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota
2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford
3. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
4. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota
5. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
6. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
7. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford
8. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet
9. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota
10. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford
11. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford
12. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford
13. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford
14. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
15. (41) Daniel Suarez, Ford
16. (95) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota
17. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet
18. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet
19. (21) Paul Menard, Ford
20. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford
21. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford
22. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
23. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet
24. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford
25. (47) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet
26. (36) John Hunter Nemechek, Ford
27. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet
28. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
29. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet
30. (38) David Ragan, Ford
31. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford
32. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
33. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet
34. (52) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet
35. (51) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet
36. (27) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet
37. (77) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet
38. (66) Joey Gase, Toyota
39. (53) JJ Yeley, Ford
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