Starting from 3rd place Car 00 Cole Custer Production Alliance Group Ford won the 34th Annual Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200, his 9th win in 100 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 7th win & 21st Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 6 races at Dover International Speedway. 2nd Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier Northeastern Supply Chevrolet, started from 8th place posted his 11th Top 10 finish in 18 races at Dover International Speedway. It is his 21st Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 22 Austin Cindric MoneyLion Ford, started from 2nd place posted his 4rth Top 10 finish in 4 races at Dover International Speedway.
4th Place Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 11th place was the highest finishing rookie. 5th Place Car 98 Chase Briscoe Ford Performance Ford, started from pole followed by 6th place Car 1 Michael Annett TMC Transportation Chevrolet, started from 16th place. 7th Place Car 9 Noah Gragson PUBG MOBILE Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 8th place Car 23 John Hunter Nemechek ACME Chevrolet, started from 17th place. 9th Place Car 8 Zane Smith PatientPop Chevrolet, started from 10th place & lastly in the Top 10 Car 39 Ryan Sieg Anglin Builders Inc Chevrolet,in 10th place, started from 15th place. Cole Custer (P) leads the point standings by 25 points over Austin Cindric (P).
The race had 6 Cautions for 33 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 2 for #19, 18, 9, 2 Crash on the Backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 22 for #23, 74 Crash on the Frontstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 178 for #90 Spin Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 189 for #01, 5, 07 Crash in Turn 2.
The race had 9 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; C. Briscoe # (P) 0; A. Cindric (P) 1-26; J. Allgaier (P) 27-48; J. Nemechek(i) 49; J. Allgaier (P) 50-94; A. Cindric (P) 95-97; C. Briscoe # (P) 98-168; C. Custer (P) 169-180; M. Annett (P) 181; C. Custer (P) 182-200.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 7, 00, 22, 8, 11, 9, 98, 39, 23, 1
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 22, 98, 9, 00, 8, 23, 11, 1, 39
Xfinity Series Race Number 29
Race Results for the 34th Annual Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200 – Saturday, October 5, 2019. Dover International Speedway – Dover, DE – 1. – Mile Concrete. Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 200. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 3. Car 00 Cole Custer (P) Production Alliance Group Ford 200 Running | |
| 2. 8. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) Northeastern Supply Chevrolet 200 Running | |
| 3. 2. Car 22 Austin Cindric (P) MoneyLion Ford 200 Running | |
| 4. 11. Car 11 Justin Haley # (P) LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 200 Running | |
| 5. 1. Car 98 Chase Briscoe # (P) Ford Performance Ford 200 Running | |
| 6. 16. Car 1 Michael Annett (P) TMC Transportation Chevrolet 200 Running | |
| 7. 7. Car 9 Noah Gragson # (P) PUBG MOBILE Chevrolet 200 Running | |
| 8. 17. Car 23 John Hunter Nemechek # ACME Chevrolet 199 Running | |
| 9. 10. Car 8 Zane Smith | PatientPop Chevrolet 199 Running |
| 10. 15. Car 39 Ryan Sieg (P) Anglin Builders Inc Chevrolet 199 Running | |
| 11. 21. Car 86 Brandon Brown # Jabs Construction Chevrolet 198 Running | |
| 12. 4. Car 2 Tyler Reddick (P) Freightliner Chevrolet 198 Running | |
| 13. 14. Car 4 Ross Chastain(i) Use Your Melon – Drive Sober Chevrolet 198 Running | |
| 14. 18. Car 90 Dillon Bassett Down Syndrome Awareness Chevrolet 198 Running | |
| 15. 35. Car 36 Josh Williams Starbrite Star Tron/Simcraft Chevrolet 198 Running | |
| 16. 19. Car 15 BJ McLeod teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 197 Running | |
| 17. 28. Car 07 Ray Black II ISOKERN Fireplaces & Chimneys/Scub Life 197 Running | |
| 18. 25. Car 08 Gray Gaulding Cedar Creek Marine/Yamaha Chevrolet 196 Running | |
| 19. 23. Car 99 Stefan Parsons Koolbox Toyota 196 Running | |
| 20. 26. Car 78 Vinnie Miller Pit Viper Sunglasses Chevrolet 196 Running | |
| 21. 33. Car 52 David Starr ATS Chevrolet 195 Running | |
| 22. 37. Car 35 Joey Gase Gift of Life Donor Program Toyota 194 Running | |
| 23. 31. Car 01 Stephen Leicht teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 183 Accident | |
| 24. 34. Car 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 183 Accident | |
| 25. 6. Car 20 Christopher Bell (P) Rheem Toyota 166 Carburetor | |
| 26. 20. Car 0 Garrett Smithley teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 104 Rear Gear | |
| 27. 27. Car 66 Timmy Hill OCR Gaz Bar Toyota 62 Rear Gear | |
| 28. 32. Car 13 Carl Long CrashClaimsR.US Toyota 56 Transmission | |
| 29. 12. Car 89 Landon Cassill Visone RV Chevrolet 55 Electrical | |
| 30. 24. Car 17 Joe Nemechek(i) Chevrolet 53 Rear Gear | |
| 31. 30. Car 61 Chad Finchum Garrison Homes Toyota 33 Engine | |
| 32. 29. Car 93 JJ Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 27 Brakes | |
| 33. 22. Car 38 Bayley Currey(i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 23 Vibration | |
| 34. 38. Car 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 19 Accident | |
| 35. 36. Car 53 Kyle Weatherman Chevrolet 12 Overheating | |
| 36. 13. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 9 Engine | |
| 37. 9. Car 19 Brandon Jones (P) Menards/Atlas Toyota 2 Accident | |
| 38. 5. Car 18 Harrison Burton(i) DEX Imaging Toyota 2 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 1 (engine change), 15 (unapproved adjustments), 98 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 51 Mins, 29 Secs. Average Speed: 107.639 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.000 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 33 laps. Lead Changes: 9 among 6 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Cole Custer, #00.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 19, 2019 – Kansas Speedway
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