2019 AAA Texas 500

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 34 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date	November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03)
Location	Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	334 laps, 501 mi (801.6 km)
Average speed	133.759 miles per hour (215.264 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Time	28.465
Most laps led
Driver	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps	119
Winner
No. 4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network	NBCSN
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings	2.199 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN
Booth Announcers	Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers	Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2019 AAA Texas 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on November 3, 2019, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, eighth race of the Playoffs, and second race of the Round of 8.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

• (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
• (R) denotes rookie driver.

Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.620 seconds and a speed of 188.679 mph (303.649 km/h).^[10]

Aric Almirola was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.638 seconds and a speed of 188.561 mph (303.460 km/h).^[11]

Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.465 and a speed of 189.707 mph (305.304 km/h).^[12]

Stage One Laps: 85

Stage Two Laps: 85

Stage Three Laps: 164

• Lead changes: 26 among 11 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 11 for 56
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 44 minutes and 44 seconds
• Average speed: 133.759 miles per hour (215.264 km/h)

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Two–time Texas winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2000 Texas winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

PRN covered their final 2019 broadcast, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice & Mark Garrow covered the action for PRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Doug Turnbull covered the action for PRN from a platform outside of Turns 1 &2, & Pat Patterson covered the action from a platform outside of Turns 3 &4 for PRN. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini and Heather DeBeaux had the call from pit lane for PRN.

Pos Driver Points 1 Martin Truex Jr. 4,133 3 2 Kevin Harvick 4,113 (–20) 3 Kyle Busch 4,113 (–20) 4 Joey Logano 4,111 (–20) 3 5 Denny Hamlin 4,091 (–20) 6 Ryan Blaney 4,088 (–23) 7 Kyle Larson 4,088 (–23) 8 Chase Elliott 4,033 (–78) 9 Brad Keselowski 2,265 (–1,868) 10 William Byron 2,247 (–1,886) 11 Clint Bowyer 2,225 (–1,908) 12 Alex Bowman 2,215 (–1,918) 1 13 Aric Almirola 2,204 (–1,929) 1 14 Kurt Busch 2,193 (–1,940) 15 Ryan Newman 2,170 (–1,963) 16 Erik Jones 2,127 (–2,006) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 1,238 2 Ford 1,201 (–37) 3 Chevrolet 1,160 (–78) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.