2019 Gander RV 400
# 2019 Gander RV 400

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 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**

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - |
| 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford |
| 52 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota |
| Official 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).

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 21.372 | 168.445 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 21.415 | 168.106 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 21.435 | 167.950 |
| Official first practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

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).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.692 |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.745 |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 21.757 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 21.855 |
| 5 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.857 |
| 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 21.907 |
| 7 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 21.918 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 21.931 |
| 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 21.936 |
| 10 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 21.949 |
| 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 22.008 |
| 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.039 |
| 13 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.055 |
| 14 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 22.073 |
| 15 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.086 |
| 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 22.090 |
| 17 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 22.108 |
| 18 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 22.136 |
| 19 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 22.140 |
| 20 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 22.152 |
| 21 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 22.176 |
| 22 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.233 |
| 23 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 22.267 |
| 24 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 22.317 |
| 25 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 22.325 |
| 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 22.326 |
| 27 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.419 |
| 28 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 22.572 |
| 29 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 22.698 |
| 30 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 22.829 |
| 31 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 22.948 |
| 32 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 23.132 |
| 33 | 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Ford | 23.369 |
| 34 | 52 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 23.384 |
| 35 | 77 | Quin Houff | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.465 |
| 36 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 |
| 37 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 |
| Official 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.

## 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).

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.241 | 161.863 |
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.261 | 161.718 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.300 | 161.435 |
| Official final practice results |||||||

## Race

### Stage results

Stage One Laps: 120

| Pos | No | 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 | No | 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

Stage Three Laps: 160

| Pos | Grid | No | 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 | 3 | 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.

FS1 :

| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| - | - |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip | Jamie Little Vince Welch Matt Yocum |

### 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 Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace | Backstretch: Mike Bagley | Jason Toy Steve Post Dillon Welch Kim Coon |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Kyle Busch | 460 |
| | 2 | Joey Logano | 455 (–5) |
| 1 | 3 | Kevin Harvick | 397 (–63) |
| 1 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 383 (–77) |
| 1 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 378 (–82) |
| 1 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 377 (–83) |
| | 7 | Chase Elliott | 371 (–89) |
| | 8 | Kurt Busch | 347 (–113) |
| | 9 | Ryan Blaney | 335 (–125) |
| | 10 | Clint Bowyer | 319 (–141) |
| | 11 | Aric Almirola | 309 (–151) |
| | 12 | Daniel Suárez | 292 (–168) |
| 2 | 13 | Alex Bowman | 287 (–173) |
| 1 | 14 | Ryan Newman | 270 (–190) |
| 6 | 15 | Kyle Larson | 267 (–193) |
| 2 | 16 | Erik Jones | 264 (–196) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Toyota | 410 |
| 2 | Ford | 392 (–18) |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 367 (–43) |
