2019 Gander RV 400 (Pocono)

The 2019 Gander RV 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 28, 2019 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 163 laps—extended from 160 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) superspeedway, it was the 21st race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

2019 Gander RV 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 21 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date July 28, 2019 (2019-07-28)
Location Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 163 laps, 407.5 mi (652 km)
Scheduled Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed 133.804 miles per hour (215.337 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 51.707
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 63
Winner
No. 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Steve Letarte (booth), Mike Bagley (Turn 1), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Turn 2) and Jeff Burton (Turn 3)
Nielsen Ratings 2.705 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Jeff Striegle and A. J. Allmendinger
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1), Kyle Rickey (2) and Jason Toy (3)

Entry list

  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
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
51B. J. McLeod (i)Petty Ware RacingFord
52Austin TheriaultRick Ware RacingFord
53Josh Bilicki (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
77Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 52.169 seconds and a speed of 172.516 mph (277.638 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord52.169172.516
2 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.203172.404
3 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord52.204172.401
Official first practice results

Final practice

Erik Jones was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 52.290 seconds and a speed of 172.117 mph (276.995 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota52.290172.117
2 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet52.310172.051
3 95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota52.517171.373
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 51.707 and a speed of 174.058 mph (280.119 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord51.707
2 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord51.910
3 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord51.974
4 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota51.990
5 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet52.126
6 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.148
7 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota52.196
8 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.213
9 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet52.321
10 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord52.346
11 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota52.365
12 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota52.388
13 95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota52.436
14 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord52.482
15 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.499
16 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord52.545
17 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord52.597
18 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord52.618
19 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord52.623
20 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord52.638
21 21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord52.747
22 8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet52.800
23 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.848
24 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord53.002
25 47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet53.048
26 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet53.221
27 36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord53.255
28 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet53.301
29 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet53.370
30 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord53.417
31 00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet53.861
32 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet53.979
33 53Josh Bilicki (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet54.800
34 51B. J. McLeod (i)Petty Ware RacingFord54.809
35 15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet54.890
36 27Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet55.423
37 77Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet55.539
38 52Austin TheriaultRick Ware RacingFord56.011
Official qualifying results
  • Note: Austin Dillon, Jimmie Johnson, William Byron, Michael McDowell, Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher, Corey LaJoie, Ross Chastain, and Reed Sorenson all started at the back due to failing inspection and had their times disallowed and started based on owner points.

Race

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 50

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord9
34Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord8
411Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
519Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota6
642Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet5
720Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
810Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord3
91Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2
1014Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 50

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
24Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord9
322Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord8
419Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota7
511Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
63Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5
720Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
82Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord3
988Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
1042Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 60

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1911Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16353
2420Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16343
3819Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota16347
43124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16333
52342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet16338
614Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord16348
7178Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet16330
8112Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord16332
9518Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16338
103012Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord16327
111314Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord16327
12310Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord16328
13222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord16341
14196Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord16323
153248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16332
163337Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet16321
171095Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota16320
181621Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord16319
19343Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet16323
201288Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16319
211417Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord16316
222143Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet16315
232236Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord16314
24741Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord16313
253534Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord16312
263632Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord16211
2761Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet16212
282400Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet1590
292513Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet1598
303715Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1590
312877Quin HouffSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1586
323827Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1585
332751B. J. McLeod (i)Petty Ware RacingFord1580
342952Austin TheriaultRick Ware RacingFord1573
352653Josh Bilicki (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet1460
361538David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord1231
372047Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet1141
38189Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet831
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 9 among 5 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 24
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 59 minutes and 22 seconds
  • Average speed: 133.804 miles per hour (215.337 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. NBC had a radio-style broadcast for the race similar to the Watkins Glen and Indianapolis races which had Rick Allen and Steve Letarte calling in the regular booth for the race; Motor Racing Network broadcaster Mike Bagley calling from Turn 1, Dale Earnhardt Jr. calling from Turn 2, and Jeff Burton calling from Turn 3. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

NBCSN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Turn 1 Announcer: Mike Bagley
Turn 2 Announcer: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Turn 3 Announcer: Jeff Burton
Dave Burns
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast

Radio

Motor Racing Network covered the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Jeff Striegle and A. J. Allmendinger called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the action from turn 1, Kyle Rickey called the action when the field raced thru the tunnel turn, and Jason Toy called the action from turn 3. Winston Kelley, Steve Post, Kim Coon, & Glenn Jarrett will handle the pit road duties for MRN.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: A. J. Allmendinger
Turn 1: Dave Moody
Turn 2: Kyle Rickey
Turn 3: Jason Toy
Winston Kelley
Steve Post
Kim Coon
Glenn Jarrett

Standings after the race

References

  1. "2019 schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. May 5, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  2. "Pocono Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  3. "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  4. "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  5. "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  6. "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  7. "Gander RV 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  8. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  9. "2019 Gander RV 400 (Pocono) ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  10. Utter, Jim (July 27, 2019). "Daniel Suarez tops incident-marred Pocono Cup practice". Motorsport.com. Long Pond, Pennsylvania: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  11. Utter, Jim (July 27, 2019). "Erik Jones leads final Cup practice at Pocono". Motorsport.com. Long Pond, Pennsylvania: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  12. Utter, Jim (July 27, 2019). "Kevin Harvick tops Joey Logano for Pocono pole". Motorsport.com. Long Pond, Pennsylvania: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
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