Keselowski wins third race of season in Kansas
- Brad Keselowski won Saturday night’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, his third victory of the 2019 season
- Other than during a cycle of green flag pit stops, Keselowski did not lead until lap 261 and held on until the end of the race
- Alex Bowman finished in second place, his third consecutive runner-up placement, after leading 63 of the race’s 271 laps
- Despite running in the top five for most of the evening, third-place finisher Erik Jones failed to lead a single lap during the race
- Chase Elliott led 45 laps en route to a fourth-place run
- Kansas native Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five
- Pole-sitter Kevin Harvick looked like he was going to run away with his first victory of the 2019 season, but a tire issue on lap 180 cost Harvick track position; he finished 13th
- Kyle Busch looked like he could be the driver to beat once Harvick was out of the way, but was assessed a late-race pit road penalty and finished 30th
- There were 23 lead changes amongst 12 drivers: Harvick (104), Bowman, Elliott, Bowyer (12), Keselowski (12), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (11), Chris Buescher (10), Kurt Busch (7), William Byron (4), Matt Tifft (1), Kyle Busch (1), and Ross Chastain (1)
- There were a total of seven cautions for 41 laps at Kansas Speedway, including the two stage breaks
- Involved in incidents were Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman, and Matt DiBenedetto
Additional info: Full race results … Current Cup Series points standings … Race recap
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Multiple teams failed pre-race inspection ahead of Cup Series race
- 11 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams failed pre-race inspection on Saturday ahead of the Digital Ally 400
- The driver who lost their starting positions were Aric Almirola, Ty Dillon, Martin Truex Jr., Michael McDowell, Daniel Suarez, Joey Gase, Timmy Hill, Landon Cassill, Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, and Kyle Larson
- These drivers lined up at the back of the field by owner’s points
- The teams of Elliott, Larson, and Logano also saw their car chiefs ejected prior to the race after failing inspection a second time
- Elliott was the highest-finishing driver of the group, finishing in the fourth position
Additional info: Story from Autosport.com’s Jim Utter … Story from NASCAR.com … Story from BeyondTheFlag.com’s Asher Fair