The 2019 Gander RV 400 was a
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division. In 1971, ...
race held on July 28, 2019 at
Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway), also known as ''The Tricky Triangle'', is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of three NASCAR national series races and an ARCA M ...
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
The 2019 NASCAR Cup Series (also known as the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for sponsorship reasons) was the 71st season of NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States, and the 48th modern-era Cup series season. The seas ...
season.
Entry list
* (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
* (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
Daniel Suárez
Daniel Alejandro Suárez Garza (born January 7, 1992) is a Mexican professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing Team. He previously drove in t ...
was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 52.169 seconds and a speed of .
Final practice
Erik Jones was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 52.290 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying
Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 51.707 and a speed of .
Qualifying results
* Note: Austin Dillon, Jimmie Johnson, William Byron, Michael McDowell, Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher, Corey LaJoie, Ross Chastain, and Reed Sorenson all started at the back due to failing inspection and had their times disallowed and started based on owner points.
Race
Stage results
Stage One
''Laps:'' 50
Stage Two
''Laps:'' 50
Final stage results
Stage Three
''Laps:'' 60
Race statistics
* Lead changes: 9 among 5 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 7 for 24
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 2 hours, 59 minutes and 22 seconds
* Average speed:
Media
Television
NBC Sports
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covered the race on the television side. NBC had a radio-style broadcast for the race similar to the Watkins Glen and Indianapolis races which had
Rick Allen and
Steve Letarte calling in the regular booth for the race;
Motor Racing Network broadcaster
Mike Bagley calling from Turn 1,
Dale Earnhardt Jr. calling from Turn 2, and
Jeff Burton calling from Turn 3.
Dave Burns, Marty Snider and
Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
Radio
Motor Racing Network covered the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Jeff Striegle and
A. J. Allmendinger
Anthony James "A. J." Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Kaulig Racing.
Allmendinger's professi ...
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 thru the tunnel turn, and Jason Toy called the action from turn 3. Winston Kelley, Steve Post, Kim Coon, & Glenn Jarrett will handle the pit road duties for MRN.
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
*
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.
References
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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 ...
2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
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July 2019 sports events in the United States