Starting from 13th place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. SiriusXM Toyota won the 50th Annual Gander RV 400, his 21st win in 488 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 7th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 3rd win & 15th Top 10 finish in 27 races at Dover International Speedway. 2nd Place Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Small Business Chevrolet, started from 5th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 7 races at Dover International Speedway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet, started from 3rd place posted his 8th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Dover International Speedway.
4th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Ford, started from 6th place followed by 5th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Brakes Chevrolet, started from pole. 6th Place Car 20 Erik Jones Sport Clips Toyota, started from 15th place followed by 7th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 4th place. 8th Place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet, started from 2nd place followed by 9th place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Mobil 1 Ford, started from 10th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 18 Kyle Busch Pedigree Toyota, in 10th place, started from 22nd place. Daniel Hemric (25th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 5 points over Joey Logano.
The race had 6 Cautions for 31 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 42 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 107 for #17 Crash in Turn 1. 3rd Caution on lap 117 for #77 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 122 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 242 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 266 for #11 Spin Turn 2.
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 11 drivers; C. Elliott 1-107; J. Logano 108-123; B. Keselowski 124-181; K. Harvick 182; K. Busch 183; W. Byron 184-188; M. McDowell 189; C. Elliott 190-223; A. Bowman 224-239; M. Truex Jr. 240-243; C. Elliott 244; M. Truex Jr. 245-319; C. Elliott 320-322; J. Johnson 323-326; D. Suarez 327-347; M. Truex Jr. 348-400.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 2, 9, 42, 4, 24, 88, 12, 20, 14
Stage 2 Top 10: 19, 88, 4, 9, 2, 42, 12, 18, 14, 20
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 11
Race Results for the 50th Annual Gander RV 400 – Monday, May 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. 13. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. SiriusXM Toyota 400 Running |
| 2. 5. Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Small Business Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 3. 3. Car 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 4. 6. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Ford 400 Running |
| 5. 1. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Brakes Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 6. 15. Car 20 Erik Jones Sport Clips Toyota 400 Running |
| 7. 4. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 400 Running |
| 8. 2. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 9. 10. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Mobil 1 Ford 400 Running |
| 10. 22. Car 18 Kyle Busch Pedigree Toyota 400 Running |
| 11. 14. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 400 Running |
| 12. 9. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 399 Running |
| 13. 19. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 399 Running |
| 14. 12. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 399 Running |
| 15. 11. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Duracell Ford 399 Running |
| 16. 7. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 399 Running |
| 17. 18. Car 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 399 Running |
| 18. 21. Car 6 Ryan Newman Wyndham Rewards Ford 398 Running |
| 19. 16. Car 3 Austin Dillon AAA Chevrolet 398 Running |
| 20. 17. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto FDNY Foundation Toyota 398 Running |
| 21. 8. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 397 Running |
| 22. 25. Car 13 Ty Dillon Twisted Tea Chevrolet 397 Running |
| 23. 30. Car 37 Chris Buescher Degree Chevrolet 397 Running |
| 24. 26. Car 34 Michael McDowell Dockside Logistics Ford 395 Running |
| 25. 23. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Caterpillar Chevrolet 394 Running |
| 26. 24. Car 38 David Ragan MDS Transport Ford 393 Running |
| 27. 27. Car 43 Bubba Wallace World Wide Technology Chevrolet 393 Running |
| 28. 29. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 392 Running |
| 29. 28. Car 32 Corey LaJoie CorvetteParts.net Ford 392 Running |
| 30. 36. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Low T Center Chevrolet 389 Running |
| 31. 31. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) KODRA Communications Chevrolet 389 Running |
| 32. 32. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Surface Sunscreen/Tunity Ford 387 Running |
| 33. 20. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Little Hug Ford 386 Running |
| 34. 33. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) Jacob Companies Ford 383 Running |
| 35. 37. Car 27 * Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 356 Engine |
| 36. 35. Car 77 Quin Houff Chevrolet 168 Too Slow |
| 37. 34. Car 52 BJ McLeod(i) Chevrolet 96 Engine |
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. 15, 27 (engine change); 19, 36, 47, 88 (multiple inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 8 Mins, 37 Secs. Average Speed: 127.242 MPH. Margin of Victory: 9.501 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 31 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 11 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Chase Elliott, #9. Busch Pole Award: Chase Elliott, #9 165.96 mph. Fastest Lap: Chase Elliott, #9. Moog Go the Extra Mile: William Byron, #24 crew chief Chad Knaus, 4.38827 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Daniel Hemric, #8.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 11, 2019 – Kansas Speedway
NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications @ P.O. Box 2875, Daytona Beach, FL 32120-2875
NASCAR
http://www.nascar.com/
Graphics & Photos Courtesy of NASCAR