The 2019 Gander RV 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 28, 2019, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 163 laps – extended from 160 laps due to an overtime finish – on the superspeedway, it was the 21st race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin took his third victory of the season, taking the lead from teammate Erik Jones with seventeen laps remaining, and ultimately led home Jones and Martin Truex Jr. for a 1–2–3 finish for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Entry list (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points. (R) denotes rookie driver.
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 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 52 Austin Theriault Rick Ware Racing Ford 53 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 77 Quin Houff Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing ToyotaOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 52.169 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 52.169 172.516 2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.203 172.404 3 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 52.204 172.401Official first practice results
Final practice Erik Jones was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 52.290 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.290 172.117 2 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 52.310 172.051 3 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 52.517 171.373Official final practice results
Qualifying Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 51.707 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 14 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 51.707 222 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 51.910 310 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 51.974 420 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 51.990 53 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.126 648 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.148 718 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.196 824 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.213 91 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 52.321 1041 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 52.346 1119 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.365 1211 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.388 1395 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 52.436 142 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 52.482 1588 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.499 1614 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 52.545 1734 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 52.597 1817 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 52.618 1938 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 52.623 2012 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 52.638 2121 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 52.747 228 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.800 239 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.848 246 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 53.002 2547 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 53.048 2643 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 53.221 2736 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 53.255 2837 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 53.301 2942 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 53.370 3032 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 53.417 3100 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 53.861 3213 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 53.979 3353 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 54.800 3451 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 54.809 3515 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 54.890 3627 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 55.423 3777 Quin Houff Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 55.539 3852 Austin Theriault Rick Ware Racing Ford 56.011Official qualifying results
Race
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 50
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 93 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 84 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 57 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 39 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 210 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 50
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 93 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 84 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 57 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 39 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final stage results
Stage Three Laps: 60
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 9 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 163 532 4 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 163 433 8 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 163 474 31 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 163 335 23 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 163 386 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 163 487 17 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 163 308 11 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 163 329 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 163 3810 30 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 163 2711 13 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 163 2712 3 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 163 2813 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 163 4114 19 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 163 2315 32 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 163 3216 33 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 163 2117 10 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 163 2018 16 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 163 1919 34 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 163 2320 12 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 163 1921 14 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 163 1622 21 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 163 1523 22 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 163 1424 7 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 163 1325 35 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 163 1226 36 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 162 1127 6 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 162 1228 24 00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 159 029 25 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 159 830 37 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 159 031 28 77 Quin Houff Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 158 632 38 27 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 158 533 27 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 158 034 29 52 Austin Theriault Rick Ware Racing Ford 157 335 26 53 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 146 036 15 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 123 137 20 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 114 138 18 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 83 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 9 among 5 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 24 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 59 minutes and 22 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television NBC Sports covered the race on the television side, with a broadcast produced similarly to their Watkins Glen International and Indianapolis Motor Speedway race broadcasts. Rick Allen and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth, with individual turn announcers calling as the drivers passed them – Motor Racing Network broadcaster Mike Bagley in turn 1, Dale Earnhardt Jr. in turn 2, and Jeff Burton in turn 3. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane.
NBCSNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor commentator: Steve Letarte Turn 1: Mike BagleyTurn 2: Dale Earnhardt Jr.Turn 3: Jeff Burton Dave BurnsMarty SniderKelli Stavast
Radio Motor Racing Network covered the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on SiriusXM's NASCAR Radio channel. Jeff Striegle and A. J. Allmendinger called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody called the action from turn 1, Kyle Rickey called the action when the field raced through turn 2, and Jason Toy called the action from turn 3. Winston Kelley, Steve Post, Kim Coon and Glenn Jarrett reported from pit lane.
MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead Announcer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: A. J. Allmendinger Turn 1: Dave MoodyTurn 2: Kyle RickeyTurn 3: Jason Toy Winston KelleySteve PostKim CoonGlenn Jarrett
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Joey Logano 824 2 Kyle Busch 818 (–6) 3 Kevin Harvick 739 (–85) 4 Denny Hamlin 722 (–102) 1 5 Martin Truex Jr. 701 (–123) 1 6 Brad Keselowski 695 (–129) 7 Kurt Busch 650 (–174) 8 Chase Elliott 616 (–208) 9 Aric Almirola 614 (–210) 1 10 Ryan Blaney 599 (–225) 1 11 Alex Bowman 596 (–228) 12 William Byron 582 (–242) 1 13 Erik Jones 559 (–265) 1 14 Kyle Larson 557 (–267) 1 15 Clint Bowyer 532 (–292) 1 16 Ryan Newman 532 (–292)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 767 2 Ford 744 (–23) 3 Chevrolet 708 (–59)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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