Starting from 9th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota won the 46th Annual Gander RV 400, his 34th win in 491 Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 13th Top 10 finish in This is his 5th win & 18th Top 10 finish in 28 races at Pocono Raceway. 2nd Place Car 20 Erik Jones Reser’s Main St Bistro Toyota, started from 4th place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 6 races at Pocono Raceway. It is his 11th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Toyota, started from 8th place posted his 11th Top 10 finish in 28 races at Pocono Raceway.
4th Place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 31st place followed by 5th place Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet, started from 23rd place. 6th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer Gen X Ford, started from pole followed by 7th place Car 8 Daniel Hemric Caterpillar Chevrolet, started from 17th place was the highest finishing rookie. 8th Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford, started from 11th place followed by 9th place Car 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Toyota, started from 5th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 12 Ryan Blaney MoneyLion Ford, in 10th place, started from 30th place. Joey Logano leads the point standings by 6 points over Kyle Busch.
The race had 7 Cautions for 24 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 52 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 85 for #9 Crash in Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 93 for Precipitation. 4th Caution on lap 100 for 12 Spin Turn 3 (Stage 2 Conclusion). 5th Caution on lap 115 for #47 Crash in Turn 1. 6th Caution on lap 154 for #53 Stopped on Track. 7th Caution on lap 158 for #1, 17, 34 Crash on the Backstretch.
The race had 9 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; K. Harvick 1-39; K. Busch 40-51; K. Harvick 52-71; K. Busch 72-97; J. Johnson 98-100; K. Harvick 101-103; D. Hamlin 104-115; K. Busch 116-133; E. Jones 134-143; D. Hamlin 144-163.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 18, 22, 4, 11, 19, 42, 20, 10, 1, 14
Stage 2 Top 10: 48, 4, 22, 19, 11, 3, 20, 2, 88, 42
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 21
Race Results for the 46th Annual Gander RV 400 – Sunday, July 28, 2019
Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, PA – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 163 Laps – 407.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 9. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 163 Running |
| 2. 4. Car 20 Erik Jones Reser’s Main St Bistro Toyota 163 Running |
| 3. 8. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Toyota 163 Running |
| 4. 31. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 5. 23. Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 6. 1. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer Gen X Ford 163 Running |
| 7. 17. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Caterpillar Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 8. 11. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford 163 Running |
| 9. 5. Car 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Toyota 163 Running |
| 10. 30. Car 12 Ryan Blaney MoneyLion Ford 163 Running |
| 11. 13. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Toco Warranty/Haas Automation Ford 163 Running |
| 12. 3. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 163 Running |
| 13. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 163 Running |
| 14. 19. Car 6 Ryan Newman Performance Plus Ford 163 Running |
| 15. 32. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 16. 33. Car 37 Chris Buescher Kroger Fast Start Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 17. 10. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota Express Maintenance Toyota 163 Running |
| 18. 16. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Duracel Optimum Ford 163 Running |
| 19. 34. Car 3 Austin Dillon Freightliner Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 20. 12. Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 21. 14. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Roush Performance Ford 163 Running |
| 22. 21. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 163 Running |
| 23. 22. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Surface Sunscreen Ford 163 Running |
| 24. 7. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 163 Running |
| 25. 35. Car 34 Michael McDowell Long John Silver’s Ford 163 Running |
| 26. 36. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Adirondack Tree Surgeons Ford 162 Running |
| 27. 6. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 162 Running |
| 28. 24. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) Mane N Tail Chevrolet 159 Running |
| 29. 25. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet 159 Running |
| 30. 37. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Chevrolet 159 Running |
| 31. 28. Car 77 Quin Houff Rapid City Rush Chevrolet 158 Running |
| 32. 38. Car 27 * Reed Sorenson Lehigh Valley Phantoms Chevrolet 158 Running |
| 33. 27. Car 51 BJ McLeod(i) JACOB COMPANIES/Pocono Organics Ford 158 Running |
| 34. 29. Car 52 Austin Theriault Trick Shot/Bangor Savings Bank Ford 157 Running |
| 35. 26. Car 53 * Josh Bilicki(i) Token 4 Token Chevrolet 146 Driveshaft |
| 36. 15. Car 38 David Ragan MDS Transport Ford 123 Accident |
| 37. 20. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 114 Accident |
| 38. 18. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet 83 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: #9, 42 (backup car), #43 (engine change), #3, 12, 15, 24, 27, 32, 34, 37, 48 (failed post-qualifying inspection). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 59 Mins, 22 Secs. Average Speed: 133.804 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.341 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 24 laps. Lead Changes: 9 among 5 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: August 4, 2019 – Watkins Glen International
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