11th race of the 2019 Monster Energy Cup Series
Motor car race
The 2019 Gander RV 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 6, 2019, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware . Contested over 400 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete speedway, it was the 11th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The race was postponed from Sunday, May 5 to Monday, May 6 due to rain.
Report
Background
Dover International Speedway , the track where the race was held.
Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover , Delaware , United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series . The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval , with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports .
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
Entry list
First practice
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 21.372 seconds and a speed of 168.445 mph (271.086 km/h).[10]
Qualifying
Chase Elliott started from pole position.
Chase Elliott scored the pole for the race with a time of 21.692 and a speed of 165.960 mph (267.087 km/h).[11]
Qualifying results
Four cars were sent to the back at the start of the race (Nos. 19, 36, 47, 88). The 36 of Matt Tifft was also forced to complete a pass through penalty on the start because of failing inspection after qualifying 3 times.[12]
Practice (post-qualifying)
Second practice
Second practice session scheduled for Saturday was cancelled due to fog.
Final practice
Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.241 seconds and a speed of 161.863 mph (260.493 km/h).[13]
Race
Stage results
Chase Elliott leads the race following a restart
Joey Logano won the first stage.
Stage One
Laps: 120
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
3
9
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 120
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
8
4
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
4
8
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
2
10
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage two results
Final stage results
Martin Truex Jr. won the race
Stage Three
Laps: 160
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
13
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
50
2
5
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
48
3
3
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
400
46
4
6
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart Haas Racing
Ford
400
47
5
1
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
47
6
15
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
34
7
4
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
400
40
8
2
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
34
9
10
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
400
31
10
22
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
30
11
14
41
Daniel Suárez
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
400
26
12
9
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
399
40
13
19
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
399
24
14
12
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
399
23
15
11
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
399
29
16
7
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
399
21
17
18
21
Paul Menard
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
398
20
18
21
6
Ryan Newman
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
398
19
19
16
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
398
18
20
17
95
Matt DiBenedetto
Leavine Family Racing
Toyota
398
17
21
8
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
397
16
22
25
13
Ty Dillon
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
397
15
23
30
37
Chris Buescher
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
397
14
24
26
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
395
13
25
23
8
Daniel Hemric (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
394
12
26
24
38
David Ragan
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
393
11
27
27
43
Bubba Wallace
Richard Petty Motorsports
Ford
393
10
28
29
47
Ryan Preece (R)
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
392
9
29
28
32
Corey LaJoie
Go Fas Racing
Ford
392
8
30
36
15
Ross Chastain (i)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
389
0
31
31
00
Landon Cassill (i)
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
389
0
32
32
36
Matt Tifft (R)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
387
5
33
20
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
386
4
34
33
51
Cody Ware (i)
Petty Ware Racing
Ford
383
0
35
37
27
Reed Sorenson
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
356
2
36
35
77
Quin Houff
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
168
1
37
34
52
B. J. McLeod (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
96
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 15 among 11 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 6 for 31
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 8 minutes and 37 seconds
Average speed: 127.242 miles per hour (204.776 km/h)
Media
Television
Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Dover International Speedway . Mike Joy , five-time Dover winner Jeff Gordon and two-time Dover winner Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little , Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the action on pit road for the television side.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio .
MRN Radio
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace
Backstretch: Mike Bagley
Jason Toy Steve Post Dillon Welch Kim Coon
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
References
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^ "First Practice Results" . MRN.com . Motor Racing Network . May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "Qualifying Results" . MRN.com . Motor Racing Network . May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "Final Practice Results" . MRN.com . Motor Racing Network . May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019 .
^ "Gander RV 400 Results" . MRN.com . Motor Racing Network . May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019 .
^ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019 .
^ "Gander RV 400 ratings" . ShowBuzzDaily . Mitch Metcalf . Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019 .
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