Results
The 2019 Gander RV 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Dover Motor Speedway race.
Gander RV 400
Sunday, May 5th, 2019
Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE
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- Dover International Speedway
- 50th Annual Gander RV 400
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Chase Elliott
- Age: 23
- Team : No. 9 - NAPA Brakes Chevrolet
- Owner: Rick Hendrick
- Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
- Chase Elliott won the Pole Award for the 50th Annual Gander RV 400 with a lap of 21.692 seconds, 165.960 mph.
- This is his sixth pole in 124 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his second pole and sixth top-10 start in 2019.
- This is his first pole in seven races at Dover International Speedway.
- William Byron (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2019 and his first in three races at Dover International Speedway.
- Kyle Larson (third) posted his eighth top-10 start at Dover International Speedway. It is his sixth in 11 races this season.
- Daniel Hemric (23rd) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 37
- Laps Scheduled: 400
- Margin of Victory: 09.504 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 8 Minutes 37 Seconds
- Average Speed: 127.242
- Cautions: 6 for 31 laps
- Lead Changes: 15
- Green Flag Passes: 1,588 (4.3 passes per green flag lap)
- Dover International Speedway
- 50th Annual Gander RV 400
- Race Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
- Age: 38
- Team : No. 19 - SiriusXM Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
- Crew Chief: Cole Pearn
- Martin Truex Jr. won the 50th Annual Gander RV 400, his 21st victory in 488 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2019.
- This is his third victory and 15th top-10 finish in 27 races at Dover International Speedway.
- Alex Bowman (second) posted his first top-10 finish in seven races at Dover International Speedway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2019.
- Kyle Larson (third) posted his eighth top-10 finish in 11 races at Dover International Speedway.
- Daniel Hemric (25th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 5 points over Joey Logano.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
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| 16 | 7 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 40 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Running |
| 9 | 10 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 31 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | Running |
| 26 | 24 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 41 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 400 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 47 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Running |
| 13 | 19 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 22 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 30 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | Running |
| 1 | 13 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 56 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 400 | 132 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Running |
| 24 | 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 395 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 18 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 37 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
| 18 | 21 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 31 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 20 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 46 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | Running |
| 2 | 5 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 48 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Running |
| 15 | 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | Running |
| 29 | 28 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 25 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 47 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 145 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Running |
| 20 | 17 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 30 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 15 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 34 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | Running |
| 37 | 34 | 52 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 29 | 47 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 14 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Ford | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 33 | 51 | Cody Ware | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 36 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 27 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 23 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 2 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 34 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 32 | 36 | Matt Tifft | Ford | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 387 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 35 | 77 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Too Slow |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| Matt Tifft | Unspecified Inspection failure | Pass Thru | 0 | 1 | Green |
| Alex Bowman | Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection failure | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Martin Truex Jr | Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection failure | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Ryan Preece | Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection failure | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Matt Tifft | Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection failure | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Reed Sorenson | Pre-Race to the Rear Engine | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Ross Chastain | Pre-Race to the Rear Engine | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Matt DiBenedetto | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 42 | 45 | Yellow |
| Quin Houff | Unspecified Pit- Failure to meet minimum | Other - See Notes | 101 | 104 | Green |
| Quin Houff | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 117 | 119 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 122 | 129 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | Tail End | 125 | 129 | Yellow |
| Quin Houff | Unspecified Garage- Failure to meet minimum | Other - See Notes | 177 | 0 | Green |
| Reed Sorenson | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 245 | 249 | Yellow |
| Denny Hamlin | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 265 | 269 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 266 | 269 | Yellow |
| Ryan Preece | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | Pass Thru | 331 | 335 | Yellow |