Race Lineup

The official 2019 Drydene 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Dover Motor Speedway.

Drydene 400

Sunday, October 6th, 2019

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

  • 15 Ford
  • 5 Toyota
  • 18 Chevrolet

  • Dover International Speedway
  • 50th Annual Drydene 400
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin
  • Age: 38
  • Team : No. 11 - FedEx Express Toyota
  • Owner: Coy Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
  • Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the 50th Annual Drydene 400 with a lap of 21.559 seconds, 166.984 mph.
  • This is his 32nd pole in 500 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his second pole and 20th top-10 start in 2019.
  • This is his fourth pole in 28 races at Dover International Speedway.
  • Kyle Larson (second) posted his 13th top-10 start of 2019 and his ninth in 12 races at Dover International Speedway.
  • Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his 17th top-10 start at Dover International Speedway. It is his 14th in 30 races this season.
  • Matt Tifft (23rd) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: 01.578 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 56 Minutes 49 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 135.734
  • Cautions: 3 for 17 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,607 (4.2 passes per green flag lap)

  • Dover International Speedway
  • 50th Annual Drydene 400
  • Race Winner: Kyle Larson
  • Age: 27
  • Team : No. 42 - Clover Chevrolet
  • Owner: Chip Ganassi
  • Crew Chief: Chad Johnston
  • Kyle Larson won the 50th Annual Drydene 400, his sixth victory in 213 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2019.
  • This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 12 races at Dover International Speedway.
  • Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his 16th top-10 finish in 28 races at Dover International Speedway. It is his 19th top-10 finish in 2019.
  • Alex Bowman (third) posted his second top-10 finish in eight races at Dover International Speedway.
  • Ryan Preece (19th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Martin Truex Jr. leads the point standings by 15 points over Kyle Busch.
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Race lineup for the Drydene 400 at Dover Motor Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 166.984 21.559 0.000 FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
2 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 166.960 21.562 0.003 Clover Chip Ganassi Racing Chad Johnston
3 19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 166.205 21.660 0.101 Bass Pro Shops Joe Gibbs Racing Cole Pearn
4 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 165.998 21.687 0.128 Busch Beer All Harvick Stewart-haas Racing Rodney Childers
5 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 165.937 21.695 0.136 Hooters Give a Hoot Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
6 24 William Byron Chevrolet 165.738 21.721 0.162 Axalta Hendrick Motorsports Chad Knaus
7 10 Aric Almirola Ford 165.670 21.730 0.171 Smithfield Stewart-haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
8 20 Erik Jones Toyota 165.616 21.737 0.178 DeWalt Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
9 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 165.388 21.767 0.208 GEARWRENCH Chip Ganassi Racing Matt Mccall
10 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 165.282 21.781 0.222 PPG Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
11 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 165.274 21.782 0.223 Ally Hendrick Motorsports Cliff Daniels
12 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 164.850 21.838 0.279 Cincinnati Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
13 21 Paul Menard Ford 164.699 21.858 0.299 Mendards / Cardell Cabinets Wood Brothers Racing Greg Erwin
14 22 Joey Logano Ford 164.692 21.859 0.300 Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Todd Gordon
15 41 Daniel Suarez Ford 164.639 21.866 0.307 ARRIS Stewart-haas Racing Billy Scott
16 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 164.406 21.897 0.338 Wurth Team Penske Paul Wolfe
17 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 164.376 21.901 0.342 Itsavvy / Haas Stewart-haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz
18 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 164.144 21.932 0.373 Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
19 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 163.823 21.975 0.416 Fastenal Rfk Racing Brian Pattie
20 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 163.808 21.977 0.418 Dumont Jets Leavine Family Racing Mike Wheeler
21 38 David Ragan Ford 163.406 22.031 0.472 MDS Transport Front Row Motorsports Mike Kelley
22 37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 162.984 22.088 0.529 Kroger Simmer Like A Winner Jtg Daugherty Racing Trent Owens
23 36 Matt Tifft Ford 162.800 22.113 0.554 Delaware Lottery / Surface Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
24 6 Ryan Newman Ford 162.697 22.127 0.568 Acronis Rfk Racing Scott Graves
25 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 162.660 22.132 0.573 GEICO Germain Racing Matt Borland
26 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 162.624 22.137 0.578 Victory Junction Richard Petty Motorsports Derek Stamets
27 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 162.374 22.171 0.612 AAA Richard Childress Racing Danny Stockman
28 34 Michael McDowell Ford 161.958 22.228 0.669 The Pete Store Front Row Motorsports Drew Blickensderfer
29 32 Corey Lajoie Ford 161.290 22.320 0.761 DryDene Go Fas Racing Randy Cox
30 00 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 161.254 22.325 0.766 Clean Origin Starcom Racing Joe Williams
31 8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 160.980 22.363 0.804 Lucas Oil Richard Childress Racing Luke Lambert
32 47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 160.707 22.401 0.842 Kroger Jtg Daugherty Racing Tristan Smith
33 51 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 158.444 22.721 1.162 Jacob Companies Petty Ware Racing Mike Hillman Sr
34 15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 157.384 22.874 1.315 Low-T Center Premium Motorsports Pat Tryson
35 52 JJ Yeley Ford 156.365 23.023 1.464 Drive Smart Rick Ware Racing Lee Leslie
36 27 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 156.108 23.061 1.502 Unsponsored Premium Motorsports Peter Sospenzo
37 54 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 154.288 23.333 1.774 AQRE.app Rick Ware Racing Jason Houghtaling
38 77 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 154.116 23.359 1.800 Unsponsored Spire Motorsports Tommy Baldwin