The 2019 Digital Ally 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 11, 2019, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 271 laps â extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish â on the asphalt speedway, it was the 12th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Brad Keselowski won the race, his 3rd of the season and 30th career victory overall.
Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts a pair of NASCAR race weekends annually, while the IndyCar Series also raced there from 2001 to 2010. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Aric Almirola was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.311 seconds and a speed of .
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.383 seconds and a speed of .
Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.131 and a speed of .
Stage One Laps: 80
Stage Two Laps: 80
Stage Three Laps: 107
Fox Sports covered their ninth race at Kansas Speedway. Mike Joy, three-time Kansas winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip called the race from the broadcast booth, while Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Matt Yocum reported from pit road.
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on SiriusXM's NASCAR Radio channel. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody covered the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 and Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside turn 4, while Jason Toy, Kim Coon, and Steve Post worked pit road.