2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500

The 2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on March 31, 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 seventh race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Background
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 mi 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.

First practice
Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.459 seconds and a speed of 189.747 mph.

Qualifying
Jimmie Johnson scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.588 and a speed of 188.890 mph.

Second practice
Second practice session scheduled for Saturday was cancelled due to rain.

Final practice
Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.879 seconds and a speed of 186.987 mph.

Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 85

Stage Two Laps: 85

Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 164

Race statistics

 * Lead changes: 26 among 13 different drivers
 * Cautions/Laps: 5 for 29
 * Red flags: 0
 * Time of race: 3 hours, 16 minutes and 11 seconds
 * Average speed: 153.224 mph

Television
Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Texas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, 2009 race winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.

Radio
The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Standings after the race

 * Drivers' Championship standings


 * Manufacturers' Championship standings


 * Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
 * . – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.