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{{Infobox NASCAR race report
| Type = NASME
| Description = <!-- Use only if CUSTOM is used -->
| Race_Name = Bojangles' Southern 500
| 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]]|access-date=4 September 2019}}</ref>
| Ratings =
| Radio = [[Motor Racing Network|MRN]]
| Booth_Ann = Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and [[Rusty Wallace]]
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The '''2019 Bojangles' Southern 500''', the 70th running of the [[Bojangles' Southern 500|event]] iswas a [[Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series]] [[Bojangles' Southern 500|race]] held on September 1st and 2nd1–2, 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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! 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>
|website=NASCARTalk.com|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|accessdate=August 28, 2019|date=August 28, 2019}}</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" />
|-
| 2 || [[Brad Keselowski]] || [[Team Penske]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Miller Brewing Company|Miller]] – [[Rusty Wallace]]'s 1996 car scheme<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 6 || [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]] || [[Roush Fenway Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Oscar Mayer]]/[[Velveeta Shells & Cheese|Velveeta]] – [[Mark Martin]]'s [[1993 Mountain Dew Southern 500]] car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 8 || [[Daniel Hemric]] '''(R)''' || [[Richard Childress Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[Caterpillar Inc.]] – Scheme inspired by the design of [[Caterpillar Inc.]] from its launch in 1925 until 1931<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 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" />
|-
| 10 || [[Aric Almirola]] || [[Stewart-Haas Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Smithfield Foods]] – [[Tony Stewart]]'s [[2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2002 championship]] [[The Home inspiredDepot]] car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 11 || [[Denny Hamlin]] || [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] || [[Toyota]] || [[FedEx]] – [[Darrell Waltrip]]'s 1991-95 [[Western Auto]] car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 12 || [[Ryan Blaney]] || [[Team Penske]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Menards]]/[[Pennzoil]] – [[Michael Waltrip]]'s 1991-95 inspired car scheme<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 13 || [[Ty Dillon]] || [[Germain Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[GEICO]]
|-
| 14 || [[Clint Bowyer]] || [[Stewart-Haas Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Rush Enterprises|Rush Truck Centers]]/[[Mobil 1]] – [[Tony Stewart]]'s [[2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2011 championship]] [[Office Depot]]/Mobil inspired1 car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 15 || [[Ross Chastain]] '''(i)''' || [[Premium Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[WWE]]Rim Ryderz
|-
| 17 || [[Ricky Stenhouse Jr.]] || [[Roush Fenway Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || ''[[Dog's Most Wanted]]''
|-
| 18 || [[Kyle Busch]] || [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] || [[Toyota]] || [[Snickers]] – [[Bobby Hillin Jr.]]'s 1990 car scheme<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 19 || [[Martin Truex Jr.]] || [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] || [[Toyota]] || [[Bass Pro Shops]] – Truex's [[2004 NASCAR Busch Series|2004 Xfinity Series]] car he drove for [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]]'s [[Chance 2 Motorsports]].<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 20 || [[Erik Jones]] || [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] || [[Toyota]] || Sport Clips – Jones' [[ASA Late Model Series]] scheme from his rookie season<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 21 || [[Paul Menard]] || [[Wood Brothers Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Motorcraft]]/[[Quick Lane|Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center]] – Team owner [[Glen Wood]]'s 1957 Darlington inspired car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 22 || [[Joey Logano]] || [[Team Penske]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Shell Oil Company|Shell]] [[Pennzoil]] – [[Kevin Harvick]]'s [[2007 Daytona 500]] inspired car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 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 inspired[[Crunch (chocolate bar)|Nestlé Crunch]] car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 34 || [[Michael McDowell (racing driver)|Michael McDowell]] || [[Front Row Motorsports]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || Dockside Logistics – [[Jimmy Means]]' powder blue [[Alka-Seltzer]] scheme from the late 1980s and early 1990s.<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 36 || [[Matt Tifft]] '''(R)''' || [[Front Row Motorsports]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || Tifft Family – Tifft's car is based on a Dirt Late Model car his father owned, which was driven by David Hilliker.<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 38 || [[David Ragan]] || [[Front Row Motorsports]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Shriners Hospitals for Children]] – [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]]’s 1969 championship inspired car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 41 || [[Daniel Suárez]] || [[Stewart-Haas Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] || [[Haas Automation]] – [[Tony Stewart]]'s [[2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2005 championship]] [[The Home inspiredDepot]] car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 42 || [[Kyle Larson]] || [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[Clover Network|Clover]] – [[Ricky Craven]]'s 1995-96 inspired[[Kodiak tobacco|Kodiak]] car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 43 || [[DarrellBubba Wallace Jr.]] || [[Richard Petty Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America|Victory Junction 15th Anniversary]] – Scheme honoring [[Adam Petty]],'s grandson of team owner1999 [[RichardSpree Petty(candy)|Spree]] and son of [[Kyle Petty]]car.<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 47 || [[Ryan Preece]] '''(R)''' || [[JTG Daugherty Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[Kroger]] – Grandfather [[Ron Bouchard]]'s 1984 [[Hawaiian Punch]] car.<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 48 || [[Jimmie Johnson]] || [[Hendrick Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[Ally Financial|Ally]] – Johnson's 1995 [[Trophy truck]] scheme<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 51 || [[B. J. McLeod]] '''(i)''' || [[Rick Ware Racing|Petty Ware Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || Jacob Companies – Movie ''[[Stroker Ace]]'' inspired car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 52 || [[J. J. Yeley]] '''(i)''' || [[Rick Ware Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || Jacob Companies – [[Bill Blair (racing driver)|Bill Blair]]'s 1953 inspired car<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 54 || [[Garrett Smithley]] '''(i)''' || [[Rick Ware Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]] || ARQE.app – [[Lennie Pond]]'s 1976 [[Pepsi]] scheme<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 77 || [[Reed Sorenson]] || [[Spire Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[Motor Racing Network]] – Scheme honors the 50th anniversary of the [[Motor Racing Network]] and the 11 radio affiliates that have broadcast [[NASCAR]] races since its inception in 1970.<ref name="Throwbacks" />
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| 88 || [[Alex Bowman]] || [[Hendrick Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]] || [[Axalta Coating Systems]] – [[Tim Richmond]]'s 1986-1987 [[Folgers]] Coffee scheme from 1986-87car.<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
| 95 || [[Matt DiBenedetto]] || [[Leavine Family Racing]] || [[Toyota]] || [[IMSA GTO]] – Scheme will pay tributeTribute to the turbo-charged GTO [[Toyota Celica|Celicas]] that won the driver’s championship in the [[IMSA GTU]] (under three-liter) category in 1987 with [[Chris Cord]].<ref name="Throwbacks" />
|-
!colspan="5"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/08/2019-25cup-entry.pdf Official entry list]
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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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|43 ||[[DarrellBubba Wallace Jr.]] ||[[Richard Petty Motorsports]] ||Chevrolet ||29.163
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! 29
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! 35
|52 ||[[J. J. Yeley]] '''(i)''' ||[[Rick Ware Racing]] ||Chevrolet ||29.796
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! 36
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|23 || 24 || 6 || Ryan Newman || Roush Fenway Racing || Ford || 365 || 14
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|24 || 28 || 43 || DarrellBubba Wallace Jr. || Richard Petty Motorsports || Chevrolet || 365 || 13
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|25 || 25 || 00 || Landon Cassill '''(i)''' || StarCom Racing || Chevrolet || 364 || 0
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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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| '''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
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| [[Toyota]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 921917
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| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 884883 (–37–34)
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| [[Chevrolet]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 849 (–72–68)
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