Results
The 2019 Gander Outdoors 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Pocono Raceway race.
Gander Outdoors 400
Sunday, July 28th, 2019
Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
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- Pocono Raceway
- 46th Annual Gander RV 400
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Kevin Harvick
- Age: 43
- Team : No. 4 - Busch Beer Gen X Ford
- Owner: Tony Stewart
- Crew Chief: Rodney Childers
- Kevin Harvick won the Pole Award for the 46th Annual Gander RV 400 with a lap of 51.707 seconds, 174.058 mph.
- This is his 29th pole in 667 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his fourth pole and 14th top-10 start in 2019.
- This is his first pole in 38 races at Pocono Raceway.
- Joey Logano (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2019 and his 12th in 22 races at Pocono Raceway.
- Aric Almirola (third) posted his second top-10 start at Pocono Raceway. It is his 12th in 21 races this season.
- Daniel Hemric (22nd) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 38
- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Laps Actual: 163 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.341 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 59 Minutes 22 Seconds
- Average Speed: 133.804
- Cautions: 7 for 24 laps
- Lead Changes: 9
- Green Flag Passes: 2,291 (16.5 passes per green flag lap)
- Pocono Raceway
- 38th Annual Pocono 400
- Race Winner: Kyle Busch
- Age: 34
- Team : No. 18 - M&M's Hazelnut Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs
- Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
- Kyle Busch won the 38th Annual Pocono 400, his 55th victory in 512 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his fourth victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2019.
- This is his third victory and 14th top-10 finish in 29 races at Pocono Raceway.
- Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 19 races at Pocono Raceway. It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2019.
- Erik Jones (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in five races at Pocono Raceway.
- Daniel Hemric (13th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 4 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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| 12 | 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Running |
| 11 | 13 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 15 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 1 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 58 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 163 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Running |
| 15 | 32 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 33 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 163 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Running |
| 13 | 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 41 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Running |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 48 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 163 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Running |
| 27 | 6 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 39 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 163 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 47 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Running |
| 25 | 35 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 16 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 38 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 19 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 24 | 0 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 34 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Running |
| 21 | 14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 23 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | Running |
| 20 | 12 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Running |
| 10 | 30 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 36 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 25 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 18 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 17 | 10 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 33 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 4 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 43 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 163 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Running |
| 33 | 27 | 51 | BJ McLeod | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 20 | 47 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 24 | 7 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Ford | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 37 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 21 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 17 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 31 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 26 | 53 | Josh Bilicki | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Driveshaft |
| 23 | 22 | 36 | Matt Tifft | Ford | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 28 | 77 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 29 | 52 | Austin Theriault | Ford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| Chase Elliott | Pre-Race to the Rear Back Up Car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Bubba Wallace | Pre-Race to the Rear Back Up Car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Austin Dillon | Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection Failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Ryan Blaney | Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection Failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Ross Chastain | Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection Failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| William Byron | Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection Failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Reed Sorenson | Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection Failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Corey Lajoie | Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection Failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Michael McDowell | Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection Failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Chris Buescher | Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection Failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Jimmie Johnson | Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection Failures | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Matt Tifft | Speed-Exiting pits | Pass Thru | 21 | 23 | Green |
| Michael McDowell | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 54 | 54 | Yellow |
| Ty Dillon | Speed-Exiting pits | Pass Thru | 72 | 74 | Green |
| Chase Elliott | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 83 | 0 | Yellow |
| Daniel Suarez | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 98 | 103 | Yellow |
| Ryan Blaney | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 98 | 103 | Yellow |
| Ryan Preece | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 114 | 0 | Yellow |
| BJ McLeod | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 152 | 156 | Yellow |
| Daniel Suarez | Unspecified Restart Violation Laying Back | Tail End | 156 | 161 | Green |
| Kurt Busch | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 157 | 161 | Yellow |
| Michael McDowell | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 157 | 161 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 157 | 161 | Yellow |