NASCAR Cup Series: Kevin Harvick wins 2019 Consumers Energy 400

As many drivers ran out of fuel, Kevin Harvick held off Denny Hamlin to secure his second victory of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season in the Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick earned his second victory of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season, his second victory in the last four races and his second consecutive victory in the August race at Michigan International Speedway by holding off Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin to win the Consumers Energy 400, the 23rd of 36 races on the schedule.

As several drivers ran out of fuel, Harvick, who started this 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.0-mile (3.219-kilometer) Michigan International Speedway oval in Brooklyn, Michigan in second place in his #4 Ford and cut a tire early on, crossed the finish line 1.054 seconds ahead of a hard-charging Hamlin in his #11 Toyota.

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kyle Larson, who overcame an early pit road speeding penalty, ended up being the highest finishing Chevrolet driver of the race in third place in his #42 Chevrolet. But because there was so much fuel saving going on and so many drivers running out of fuel, Larson finished 16.800 seconds behind Harvick.

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Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. and Stewart-Haas Racing’s Daniel Suarez, whose name really wasn’t mentioned throughout the race until it ended, finished in fourth and fifth place in their #19 Toyota and #41 Ford, respectively.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch, JTG Daugherty Racing rookie Ryan Preece and Hendrick Motorsports teammates William Byron, Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman rounded out the top 10 by finishing in sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th place in their #18 Toyota, #47 Chevrolet, #24 Chevrolet, #9 Chevrolet, and #88 Chevrolet.

What could have been a 1-2-3 finish, or even a 1-2-3-4 finish including Wood Brothers Racing’s Paul Menard, for Team Penske went out the window because this race became a fuel mileage race.

Menard finished in 15th place in his #21 Ford ahead of Team Penske teammates Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney in 17th, 19th and 24th in their #22 Ford, #2 Ford and #12 Ford, respectively. Keselowski started the race from the pole position and led more laps than anybody else in the field with 66 laps led, and Logano finished in second in this category with 52 laps led.

Harvick won the race having led 22 laps. Aside of him, Keselowski and Logano, five drivers led at least one lap of the race. These drivers were Hamlin, Truex, Busch, Blaney and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kurt Busch. The eight drivers who led this race exchanged the lead 19 times.

This race featured six caution flag periods, of which four took place as a result of on-track incidents and two took place to close out stages one and two. Of the 38 drivers who started the race, only two failed to finish it, and of the 36 drivers who finished it, 24 finished on the lead lap.

Here are the full race results of the 2019 Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

Race Results
1st – Kevin Harvick
2nd – Denny Hamlin
3rd – Kyle Larson
4th – Martin Truex Jr.
5th – Daniel Suarez
6th – Kyle Busch
7th – Ryan Preece
8th – William Byron
9th – Chase Elliott
10th – Alex Bowman
11th – Ty Dillon
12th – Ryan Newman
13th – Austin Dillon
14th – Chris Buescher
15th – Paul Menard
16th – David Ragan
17th – Joey Logano
18th – Erik Jones
19th – Brad Keselowski
20th – Matt DiBenedetto
21st – Corey LaJoie
22nd – Michael McDowell
23rd – Kurt Busch
24th – Ryan Blaney
25th – Matt Tifft
26th – Daniel Hemric
27th – Darrell Wallace Jr.
28th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
29th – Ross Chastain
30th – Landon Cassill
31st – Quin Houff
32nd – Austin Theriault
33rd – Aric Almirola
34th – Jimmie Johnson
35th – Garrett Smithley
36th – Cody Ware
37th – Clint Bowyer
38th – Spencer Boyd

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The Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race is the next race on the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series schedule. This race is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 17, and it is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network from Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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