Started from 2nd place Car 42 Kyle Larson Clover Chevrolet won the 50th Annual Drydene 400, his 6th win in 213 Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 15th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 1st win & 9th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Dover International Speedway. 2nd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 3rd place posted his 16th Top 10 finish in 28 races at Dover International Speedway. It is his 19th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 88 Alex Bowman Cincinnati Chevrolet, started from 12th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 8 races at Dover International Speedway.
4th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer All Harvick Ford, started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota, started from pole. 6th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota, started from 18th place followed by 7th place Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Dumont Jets Toyota, started from 20th place. 8th Place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrole, started from 11th place followed by 9th place Car 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH Chevrolet, started from 9th place. Lastly in the 10 was Car 14 Clint Bowyer ITsavvy/Haas Ford, in 10th place, started from 17th place. Ryan Preece (19th) was the highest finishing rookie. Martin Truex Jr. (P) leads the point standings by 15 points over Kyle Busch (P).
The race had 3 Cautions for 17 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 9 for Debris. 2nd Caution on lap 122 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 242 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 14 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; D. Hamlin (P) 1-11; K. Larson (P) 12; D. Hamlin (P) 13-75; W. Byron (P) 76; J. Johnson 77; K. Busch 78-80; D. Suarez 81; T. Dillon 82; D. Hamlin (P) 83-183; K. Larson (P) 184-185; D. Hamlin (P) 186-228; M. Truex Jr. (P) 229-243; K. Larson (P) 244-321; P. Menard 322-327; K. Larson (P) 328-400.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 11, 19, 42, 24, 4, 88, 48, 18, 20, 12
Stage 2 Top 10: 19, 42, 11, 4, 48, 88, 20, 12, 2, 14
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 30
Race Results for the 50th Annual Drydene 400 – Sunday, October 6, 2019
Dover International Speedway – Dover, DE – 1. – Mile Concrete
Total Race Length – 400 Laps – 400. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 2. Car 42 Kyle Larson (P) Clover Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 2. 3. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 400 Running |
| 3. 12. Car 88 Alex Bowman (P) Cincinnati Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 4. 4. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Busch Beer All Harvick Ford 400 Running |
| 5. 1. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Express Toyota 400 Running |
| 6. 18. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) Interstate Batteries Toyota 400 Running |
| 7. 20. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Dumont Jets Toyota 400 Running |
| 8. 11. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrole 400 Running |
| 9. 9. Car 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH Chevrolet 399 Running |
| 10. 17. Car 14 Clint Bowyer (P) ITsavvy/Haas Ford 399 Running |
| 11. 16. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Wurth Ford 399 Running |
| 12. 13. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Cardell Cabinets Ford 398 Running |
| 13. 6. Car 24 William Byron (P) Axalta Chevrolet 398 Running |
| 14. 15. Car 41 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Ford 398 Running |
| 15. 8. Car 20 Erik Jones DeWalt Toyota 398 Running |
| 16. 19. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 398 Running |
| 17. 7. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 398 Running |
| 18. 27. Car 3 Austin Dillon AAA Chevrolet 398 Running |
| 19. 32. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 396 Running |
| 20. 26. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Victory Junction Chevrolet 395 Running |
| 21. 31. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Lucas Oil Chevrolet 394 Running |
| 22. 24. Car 6 Ryan Newman Acronis Ford 393 Running |
| 23. 25. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 393 Running |
| 24. 28. Car 34 Michael McDowell The Pete Store Ford 391 Running |
| 25. 23. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Delaware Lottery/Surface Ford 390 Running |
| 26. 30. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) Clean Origin Chevrolet 389 Running |
| 27. 21. Car 38 David Ragan MDS Transport Ford 388 Running |
| 28. 29. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Drydene Ford 385 Running |
| 29. 33. Car 51 BJ McLeod(i) Jacob Companies Chevrolet 382 Running |
| 30. 36. Car 27 * Joe Nemechek(i) Chevrolet 381 Running |
| 31. 34. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Low-T Center Chevrolet 380 Running |
| 32. 35. Car 52 JJ Yeley(i) Drive Smart Ford 380 Running |
| 33. 37. Car 54 * Garrett Smithley(i) AQRE.app Ford 377 Running |
| 34. 14. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 375 Running |
| 35. 10. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) PPG Ford 297 Suspension |
| 36. 22. Car 37 Chris Buescher Kroger Simmer Like A Winner Chevrolet 232 Engine |
| 37. 38. Car 77 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 180 Handling |
| 38. 5. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hooters Give a Hoot Chevrolet 8 Engine |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, no vehicles dropped to the rear of the field under penalty. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 56 Mins, 49 Secs. Average Speed: 135.734 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.578 Seconds. Caution Flags: 3 for 17 laps. Lead Changes: 14 among 9 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Denny Hamlin, #11. Busch Pole Award: Denny Hamlin, 11 166.984 mph. Fastest Lap: Denny Hamlin, #11. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Denny Hamlin, #11 crew chief Christopher Gabehart, -0.419 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Ryan Preece, #47.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 13, 2019 – Talladega Superspeedway
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