Race #35 - Bluegreen Vacations 500 at ISM Raceway - Playoff Race #9

[NC_RaiderFan5]

Race Weekend at a Glance:
Race: Bluegreen Vacations 500 (Race #35 of 36), 312 laps (312 miles)
Track: ISM Raceway (1-mile tri-oval) in Avondale, Arizona
TV: Sunday, Nov. 10, at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC
Weather Forecast: Mostly sunny, high of 86 degrees, 0% chance of rain

Inaugural Race: 2005 Checker Auto Parts 500 (Fall)
1. Kyle Busch, #5 Chevrolet
2. Greg Biffle, #16 Ford
3. Jeff Gordon, #24 Chevrolet
4. Tony Stewart, #20 Chevrolet
5. Bobby Labonte, #18 Chevrolet
Polesitter: Denny Hamlin, #11 Chevrolet

Last Year's Race: 2018 Can-Am 500
1. Kyle Busch, #18 Toyota
2. Brad Keselowski, #2 Ford
3. Kyle Larson, #42 Chevrolet
4. Aric Almirola, #10 Ford
5. Kevin Harvick, #4 Ford
Polesitter: Kevin Harvick, #4 Ford

Entry List:
_1) #00 Landon Cassill, StarCom Fiber Chevrolet
_2) #_1 Kurt Busch, Monster Energy Drink Chevrolet
_3) #_2 Brad Keselowski, Miller Lite Ugly Sweater Ford
_4) #_3 Austin Dillon, American Ethanol Chevrolet
_5) #_4 Kevin Harvick, Mobil 1 Ford
_6) #_6 Ryan Newman, Mazola Corn Oil Ford
_7) #_8 Daniel Hemric, Caterpillar Large Dozers Chevrolet
_8) #_9 Chase Elliott, NAPA AutoCare Center Chevrolet
_9) #10 Aric Almirola, Eckrich Ford
10) #11 Denny Hamlin, FedEx Ground Toyota
11) #12 Ryan Blaney, DEX Imaging Ford
12) #13 Ty Dillon, GEICO Military Chevrolet
13) #14 Clint Bowyer, One Cure/Colorado State University Ford
14) #15 Ross Chastain, Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
15) #17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., NOS Energy Drink Ford
16) #18 Kyle Busch, M&M's Toyota
17) #19 Martin Truex, Jr., Bass Pro Shops/Tracker ATVs and Boats Toyota
18) #20 Erik Jones, Interstate Batteries Toyota
19) #21 Paul Menard, Maytag Appliances/Menards Ford
20) #22 Joey Logano, Shell/Pennzoil Ford
21) #24 William Byron, Hertz Rent-A-Car Chevrolet
22) #27 Joe Nemechek, VIPRacingExperience.com Chevrolet
23) #32 Corey LaJoie, Bluegreen Vacations Ford
24) #34 Michael McDowell, Love's Travel Stops/Delo Heavy Duty Engine Oil Ford
25) #36 John Hunter Nemechek, Martin Generators Powered by Yanmar Ford
26) #37 Chris Buescher, Maxwell House Coffee/USO/Bush's Best Beans/Original Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet
27) #38 David Ragan, Mannington Commercial Ford
28) #41 Daniel Suarez, Haas CNC Ford
29) #42 Kyle Larson, Clover Point of Sale System Chevrolet
30) #43 Darrell Wallace, Jr., United States Air Force P-40 Warhawk Chevrolet
31) #47 Ryan Preece, Kroger.com/No Yolks/Tyson Chicken Chevrolet
32) #48 Jimmie Johnson, Ally Financial Chevrolet
33) #51 Garrett Smithley, Jacob Companies Chevrolet
34) #52 Bayley Currey, Pit Boss Grills Chevrolet
35) #53 J.J. Yeley, Forth Worth Screen Printing/Factor One Source Fast Pharmacy Ford
36) #66 Joey Gase, Fan Memories at Watkins Glen International Toyota
37) #77 Reed Sorenson, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
38) #88 Alex Bowman, Axalta Chevrolet
39) #95 Matt DiBenedetto, Dumont Jets Toyota

[NC_RaiderFan5]

39 cars are entered for 40 starting spots in the 2019 Bluegreen Vacations 500

Changes:
Ross Chastain returns to the #15 Chevrolet
Joe Nemechek returns to the #27 Chevrolet
Garrett Smithley moves to the #51 Chevrolet
Bayley Currey returns to the #52 Chevrolet
Joey Gase returns to the #66 Toyota
Reed Sorenson returns to the #77 Chevrolet

Non-Charter Cars:
#27 Joe Nemechek
#53 J.J. Yeley
#66 Joey Gase

[MarkieMark48]

If Denny wins the championship, itll be the worst day of my life

[TheBigCheese12]

Had a great time. Pretty good race even for the lack of cautions. Can’t wait to go next year when it is the championship race!

[NC_RaiderFan5]

On TV, it was one of the worst races I've ever seen...if not the worst

[TheBigCheese12]

Worst race you’ve ever seen? Quite the overreaction imo. Long green flag runs definitely made things less interesting but the first two stages were exciting. Last stage was meh specially since kyle gave Denny the win there at the end. Probably helps if you root for a driver that is a threat to win races lol!

[MarkieMark48]

There was basically 2 different leaders for the whole thing, the lader of which had a 10+ second lead pretty much the entire time. Being there in person makes it fun, but it really was one of the bigger snoozefests of the year.

[TheBigCheese12]

There was basically 2 different leaders for the whole thing, the lader of which had a 10+ second lead pretty much the entire time. Being there in person makes it fun, but it really was one of the bigger snoozefests of the year.

No doubt. Last stage sucked. But one of the worst ever? Meh