NASCAR Cup Series: 2019 AAA Texas 500 – Live qualifying updates
By Asher Fair
Follow along with our live qualifying updates for the second of three races in the round of 8 of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, the AAA Texas 500, at Texas Motor Speedway.
Just two round of 8 races remain before the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in just a few weeks, and the first of these two races, the AAA Texas 500, is scheduled to take place at Texas Motor Speedway this Sunday, November 3.
Texas Motor Speedway hosted a Cup Series race back in late March, which was won by Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin, one of the three drivers currently above the Championship 4 cut line who have not yet locked themselves into the Championship 4.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. locked himself into the Championship 4 for the third consecutive season and the fourth time in the last five years by winning the round of 8 opener at Martinsville Speedway this past Sunday.
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Texas Motor Speedway is the 12th of 13 track on the schedule to feature two races this season. The 13th and final track of that nature is ISM Raceway, which hosted a race back in March as well and is set to host the round of 8 finale next Sunday, November 10.
Entering Sunday afternoon’s AAA Texas 500, 13 drivers representing six different teams have won at least one race so far this season. Of the eight round of 8 drivers, all eight representing all five teams represented in the round of 8 have been victorious at least once this season. They have combined to win 26 of the 33 races that have been contested so far in 2019.
Meanwhile, 14 drivers representing six different teams have taken at least one pole position. Of the eight round of 8 drivers, six representing all five of these teams have each taken at least one pole position this season. They have combined to take 16 of the 33 pole positions so far this year.
Who will qualify in what position for this 334-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Texas Motor Speedway oval in Fort Worth, Texas?
Follow along with our live qualifying updates for the 2019 AAA Texas 500 to find out.
Qualified
Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (miles per hour)
1st – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 189.707
2nd – Erik Jones – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 188.89
3rd – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 188.712
4th – Kurt Busch – #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 188.436
5th – Alex Bowman – #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 188.357
6th – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 188.317
7th – Daniel Suarez – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 188.003
8th – Brad Keselowski – #2, Team Penske, Ford – 187.976
9th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 187.931
10th – Matt DiBenedetto – #95, Leavine Family Racing, Toyota – 187.891
11th – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford – 187.793
12th – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 187.735
13th – Kyle Larson – #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 187.617
14th – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 187.389
15th – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – 187.233
16th – Daniel Hemric – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 187.201
17th – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 187.091
18th – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 186.845
19th – Ty Dillon – #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet – 186.845
20th – Chris Buescher – #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 186.761
21st – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 186.754
22nd – Darrell Wallace Jr. – #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet – 186.651
23rd – Jimmie Johnson – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 186.619
24th – Clint Bowyer – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 186.606
25th – Ryan Newman – #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 186.522
26th – David Ragan – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 186.316
27th – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 186.181
28th – Ryan Preece – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 186.091
29th – John Hunter Nemechek – #36, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 185.586
30th – Parker Kligerman – #96, Gaunt Brothers Racing, Toyota – 185.42
31st – Paul Menard – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 185.344
32nd – Landon Cassill – #00, StarCom Racing, Chevrolet – 184.97
33rd – Corey LaJoie – #32, Go Fas Racing, Ford – 184.231
34th – J.J. Yeley – #53, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 182.84
35th – Ross Chastain – #27, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet – 182.229
36th – Garrett Smithley – #52, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 181.026
37th – Quin Houff – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 181.02
38th – Joe Nemechek – #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet – 179.85
39th – Josh Bilicki – #51, Petty Ware Racing, Chevrolet – 178.347
40th – Timmy Hill – #66, MBM Motorsports, Toyota – 176.2
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NBC Sports Network’s live broadcast of the second of three races in the round of 8 of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs is set to begin from Texas Motor Speedway at 3:00 p.m. ET this Sunday, November 3. Be sure to tune in to the AAA Texas 500.