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{{Infobox NASCAR race report
| Type = NASME
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| Race_Name = Bojangles' Southern 500 presented by [[John Deere]]
| Details ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=2019 schedule|url=https://www.nascar.com/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series/2019/schedule/||website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|accessdateaccess-date=July 20, 2019|date=May 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Darlington Raceway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/darlington-raceway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|accessdateaccess-date=July 20, 2019|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=April 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430210206/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/darlington-raceway.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/08/26/2019-bojangles-southern-500-entry-list-darlington-raceway/|website=MRN.com|publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]]|accessdateaccess-date=August 26, 2019|date=August 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=First Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/08/30/bojangles-southern-500-first-practice-speeds-darlington/|website=MRN.com|publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]]|accessdateaccess-date=August 30, 2019|date=August 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Final Practice Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/08/30/bojangles-southern-500-final-practice-speeds-darlington/|website=MRN.com|publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]]|accessdateaccess-date=August 30, 2019|date=August 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Starting Lineup|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/08/31/bojangles-southern-500-starting-lineup-darlington/|website=MRN.com|publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]]|accessdateaccess-date=August 31, 2019|date=August 31, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bojangles' Southern 500 Results|url=https://www.mrn.com/2019/09/02/bojangles-southern-500-results-2019/|website=MRN.com|publisher=[[Motor Racing Network]]|accessdateaccess-date=September 2, 2019|date=September 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/09/2019-25cup-points.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=[[Jayski's Silly Season Site]]|accessdateaccess-date=September 2, 2019|date=September 2, 2019}}</ref>
| Fulldate = September 1–2, 2019
| Year = 2019
| Race_No = 25
| Season_No = 36
| Image =2019_Bojangles'_Southern_500_program_cover.png
| Caption =2019 Bojangles' Southern 500 program cover, featuring [[Dale Earnhardt Sr.]], [[Jeff Gordon]], [[Harry Gant]], and [[Bill Elliott]]
| Caption =
| Location = [[Darlington Raceway]] in [[Darlington, South Carolina]]
| Course_mi = 1.366
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| Network = [[NASCAR on NBC|NBCSN]]
| Announcers = [[Rick Allen (sportscaster)|Rick Allen]], [[Jeff Burton]], [[Steve Letarte]], [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]], [[Dale Jarrett]] and [[Kyle Petty]]
| Ratings = 2.139 million<ref>{{cite web|title=2019 Bojangles' Southern 500 ratings|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-8-26-9-1-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904142319/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/skedball-weekly-sports-tv-ratings-8-26-9-1-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 September 2019|website=ShowBuzzDaily|publisher=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|accessdateaccess-date=4 September 2019}}</ref>
| Radio = [[Motor Racing Network|MRN]]
| Booth_Ann = Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and [[Rusty Wallace]]
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The '''2019 Bojangles' Southern 500''' presented by [[John Deere]], the 63rd70th running of the [[Bojangles' Southern 500|event]] was a [[Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series]] [[Bojangles' Southern 500|race]] held on September 1-21–2, 2019, at [[Darlington Raceway]] in [[Darlington, South Carolina]]. Contested over 367 laps on the {{convert|1.366|mi|km|adj=on}} egg-shaped oval, it was the 25th race of the [[2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series]] season.
 
==Report==
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! Manufacturer
! Sponsor or Throwback
|-
| 00 || [[Landon Cassill]] '''(i)''' || [[StarCom Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || StarCom Fiber – [[Sterling Marlin]]'s 2001 [[Coors Light]] scheme.<ref name="Throwbacks" >{{cite web|last=McFadin|first=Daniel|title=Retro Rundown 2019: Southern 500 paint schemes|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/08/28/retro-rundown-2019-southern-500-paint-schemes-3/|website=NASCARTalk.com|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|access-date=August 28, 2019|date=August 28, 2019|archive-date=August 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828165616/https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/08/28/retro-rundown-2019-southern-500-paint-schemes-3/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 1 || [[Kurt Busch]] || [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[Chevrolet|Chevrolet Accessories]] – Busch's personal [[Chevrolet Camaro (first generation)|1969 Chevrolet Camaro]] inspired car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 9 || [[Chase Elliott]] || [[Hendrick Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[NAPA Auto Parts]] – Father [[Bill Elliott]]'s 1981 Southern 500 car where he claimed his first Cup pole.<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 00 || [[Landon Cassill]] '''(i)''' || [[StarCom Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || StarCom Fiber – [[Sterling Marlin]]'s 2001 [[Coors Light]] scheme.<ref name="Throwbacks" >{{cite web|last=McFadin|first=Daniel|title=Retro Rundown 2019: Southern 500 paint schemes|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/08/28/retro-rundown-2019-southern-500-paint-schemes-3/
|website=NASCARTalk.com|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|accessdate=August 28, 2019|date=August 28, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 10 || [[Aric Almirola]] || [[Stewart-Haas Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Smithfield Foods]] – [[Tony Stewart]]'s [[2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2002 championship]] [[The Home Depot]] car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 24 || [[William Byron (racing driver)|William Byron]] || [[Hendrick Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[Rick Hendrick|Hendrick Autoguard/City Chevrolet]] – ''[[Days of Thunder]]'' protagonist Cole Trickle's #46 inspired car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 27 || [[Joe Nemechek]] '''(i)''' || [[Premium Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || Low T Center – Nemechek's first Cup race since March of 2015 at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]]. Driver throwback instead of a car throwback.
|-
| 32 || [[Corey LaJoie]] || [[Go Fas Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || Keen Parts/CorvetteParts.net – [[Dale Jarrett]]'s 1990-91 Xfinity Series [[Crunch (chocolate bar)|Nestlé Crunch]] car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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===First practice===
[[Kurt Busch]] was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.714 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|171.261|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Kurt Busch leads the way in first Darlington practice.|url=https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kurt-busch-leads-darlington-practice/4525015/|website=[[Motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|accessdateaccess-date=August 30, 2019|___location=[[Darlington, South Carolina]]|date=August 30, 2019}}</ref>
 
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===Final practice===
[[Ricky Stenhouse Jr.]] was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.125 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|168.845|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Ricky Stenhouse Jr. tops Larson in final Darlington Cup practice|url=https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/ricky-stenhouse-darlington-final-practice/4525077/|website=[[Motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|accessdateaccess-date=August 30, 2019|___location=[[Darlington, South Carolina]]|date=August 30, 2019}}</ref>
 
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==Qualifying==
[[William Byron (racing driver)|William Byron]] scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.510 and a speed of {{Convert|172.487|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=William Byron earns pole for the Southern 500 at Darlington|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/william-byron-takes-pole-darlington/4526240/|website=[[Motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|accessdateaccess-date=August 31, 2019|___location=[[Darlington, South Carolina]]|date=August 31, 2019}}</ref>
 
===Qualifying results===
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===Television===
[[NASCAR on NBC|NBC Sports]] covered the race on the television side. [[Rick Allen (television announcer)|Rick Allen]], two–time Darlington winner [[Jeff Burton]], [[Steve Letarte]] and [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] were in the booth to call the race. [[Dave Burns (sportscaster)|Dave Burns]], [[Marty Snider]] and [[Kelli Stavast]] reported from pit lane during the race. Earnhardt Jr., [[Dale Jarrett]] and [[Kyle Petty]] also called a portion of the race as part of the Throwback Weekend.
 
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!Booth announcers!!Pit reporters
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| '''Lap-by-lap:''' [[Rick Allen (television announcer)|Rick Allen]]<br />'''Color-commentator:''' [[Jeff Burton]]<br />'''Color-commentator:''' [[Steve Letarte]]<br />'''Color-commentator:''' [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]]<br />'''Throwback commentator:''' [[Dale Jarrett]]<br />'''Throwback commentator:''' [[Kyle Petty]] || [[Dave Burns (sportscaster)|Dave Burns]]<br>[[Marty Snider]]<br>[[Kelli Stavast]]
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==Standings after the race==
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;Drivers' Championship standings