2019 Gander RV 400

The 2019 Gander RV 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 6, 2019, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete speedway, it was the 11th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The race was postponed from Sunday, May 5 to Monday, May 6 due to rain.

For the Pocono race of the same name, see 2019 Gander RV 400 (Pocono).
2019 Gander RV 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 11 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date May 6, 2019 (2019-05-06)
Location Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 400 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed 127.242 miles per hour (204.776 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Hendrick Motorsports
Time 21.692
Most laps led
Driver Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 145
Winner
No. 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings 1.541 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Mike Bagley (Backstretch)

Report

Background
Dover International Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

Entry list
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet
1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord
8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet
14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
27Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet
32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord
41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Cody Ware (i)Petty Ware RacingFord
52B. J. McLeod (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
77Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
Official entry list

First practice

Kurt Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 21.372 seconds and a speed of 168.445 mph (271.086 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet21.372168.445
2 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet21.415168.106
3 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord21.435167.950
Official first practice results

Qualifying
Chase Elliott started from pole position.

Chase Elliott scored the pole for the race with a time of 21.692 and a speed of 165.960 mph (267.087 km/h).[11]

Qualifying results
Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.692
2 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.745
3 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet21.757
4 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord21.855
5 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.857
6 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord21.907
7 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord21.918
8 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21.931
9 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord21.936
10 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord21.949
11 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord22.008
12 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.039
13 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota22.055
14 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord22.073
15 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22.086
16 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22.090
17 95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota22.108
18 21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord22.136
19 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet22.140
20 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord22.152
21 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord22.176
22 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22.233
23 8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22.267
24 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord22.317
25 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet22.325
26 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord22.326
27 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet22.419
28 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord22.572
29 47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet22.698
30 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet22.829
31 00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet22.948
32 36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord23.132
33 51Cody Ware (i)Petty Ware RacingFord23.369
34 52B. J. McLeod (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet23.384
35 77Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet23.465
36 15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet0.000
37 27Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet0.000
Official qualifying results
  • Four cars were sent to the back at the start of the race (Nos. 19, 36, 47, 88). The 36 of Matt Tifft was also forced to complete a pass through penalty on the start because of failing inspection after qualifying 3 times.[12]

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

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

Final practice

Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.241 seconds and a speed of 161.863 mph (260.493 km/h).[13]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.241161.863
2 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota22.261161.718
3 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22.300161.435
Official final practice results

Race

Stage results
Chase Elliott leads the race following a restart
Joey Logano won the first stage.

Stage One Laps: 120

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord10
22Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord9
39Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet8
442Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet7
54Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord6
624William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
788Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
812Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord3
920Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1014Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 120

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
119Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota10
288Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
34Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord8
49Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
52Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord6
642Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet5
712Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord4
818Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
914Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord2
1020Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1
Official stage two results

Final stage results
Martin Truex Jr. won the race

Stage Three Laps: 160

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
11319Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota40050
2588Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40048
3342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet40046
464Kevin HarvickStewart Haas RacingFord40047
519Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40047
61520Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40034
7422Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord40040
8224William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40034
91014Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord40031
102218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40030
111441Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord40026
1292Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord39940
13191Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet39924
141248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39923
151112Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord39929
16710Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord39921
171821Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord39820
18216Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord39819
19163Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39818
201795Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota39817
21811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota39716
222513Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet39715
233037Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet39714
242634Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord39513
25238Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet39412
262438David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord39311
272743Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsFord39310
282947Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet3929
292832Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord3928
303615Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet3890
313100Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet3890
32336Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord3875
332017Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord3864
343351Cody Ware (i)Petty Ware RacingFord3830
353727Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet3562
363577Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1681
373452B. J. McLeod (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet960
Official race results

Race statistics
  • Lead changes: 15 among 11 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 6 for 31
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 8 minutes and 37 seconds
  • Average speed: 127.242 miles per hour (204.776 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Dover International Speedway. Mike Joy, five-time Dover winner Jeff Gordon and two-time Dover winner Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the action on pit road for the television side.

FS1
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip		Jamie Little
Vince Welch
Matt Yocum

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace		Backstretch: Mike BagleyJason Toy
Steve Post
Dillon Welch
Kim Coon

Standings after the race

References
  1. "2019 schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. "Dover International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  3. "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  4. "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  5. "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  6. "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  7. "Gander RV 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  8. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  9. "Gander RV 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  10. Utter, Jim (May 3, 2019). "Kurt Busch tops blistering first NASCAR Cup practice at Dover". Motorsport.com. Dover, Delaware: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  11. Utter, Jim (May 3, 2019). "Chase Elliott wins Dover pole with track record lap". Motorsport.com. Dover, Delaware: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  12. "Four cars fail pre-race inspecton at Dover | NASCAR.com". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  13. Utter, Jim (May 4, 2019). "11-time Dover winner Jimmie Johnson fastest in final practice". Motorsport.com. Dover, Delaware: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
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