Cup Series · 2019 · race 11 of 36
Gander RV 400
- TrackDover International Speedway
- ScheduledSun, May 5, 2019 · 2:00 PM ET
- Laps400
- Cars37
- Official winnerMartin Truex Jr. (#19)
- TLS leaderChase Elliott (#9) · 13,962
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Martin Truex Jr. (#19) | Chase Elliott (#9) | Chase Elliott (#9) |
| Finish | P1 | P5 | P5 |
| TLS points | 12,460 | 13,962 | 13,962 |
| ARP | 6.93 | 3.18 | 3.18 |
| Laps led | 132 | 145 | 145 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Martin Truex Jr. (#19): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 132 laps with 6.93 average running position and 12,460 TLS points.
TLS leader — Chase Elliott (#9): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (13,962 points). Finished P5 with 145 laps led and 3.18 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (3.18). The official winner ran a worse average position (6.93).
The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.
Race Notes auto-generated
- Official winner: Martin Truex Jr. (#19), who ranked 5th on TLS with 12,460 points.
- TLS leader: Chase Elliott (#9) with 13,962 points, finished P5, ARP 3.18.
- Most laps led: Chase Elliott, 145 laps.
- Luck index ▼ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ran 26th on TLS but finished P33 (7 spots worse than they ran).
- Luck index ▲ William Byron finished P8 after running 13th on TLS (5 spots better than they ran).
Auto-generated stats from TrueLapScore lap data. Not a written story.
Race results
| Fin | TLS rank | Driver | Car | Make | Team | Start | Laps led | ARP | TLS points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 13 | 132 | 6.93 | 12,460 |
| 2 | 4 | Alex Bowman | 88 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | 16 | 6.86 | 12,485 |
| 3 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 42 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 3 | 0 | 4.51 | 13,429 |
| 4 | 2 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 6 | 1 | 3.97 | 13,645 |
| 5 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 1 | 145 | 3.18 | 13,962 |
| 6 | 9 | Erik Jones | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 15 | 0 | 9.70 | 11,348 |
| 7 | 7 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 4 | 16 | 8.73 | 11,738 |
| 8 | 13 | William Byron | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 2 | 5 | 11.54 | 10,610 |
| 9 | 8 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 10 | 0 | 9.03 | 11,617 |
| 10 | 11 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 22 | 1 | 11.03 | 10,813 |
| 11 | 15 | Daniel Suarez | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 14 | 21 | 13.16 | 9,961 |
| 12 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 9 | 58 | 6.94 | 12,423 |
| 13 | 16 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 19 | 0 | 16.12 | 8,750 |
| 14 | 12 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 12 | 4 | 11.12 | 10,750 |
| 15 | 10 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 11 | 0 | 9.78 | 11,289 |
| 16 | 14 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 7 | 0 | 12.93 | 10,029 |
| 17 | 17 | Paul Menard | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 18 | 0 | 16.60 | 8,559 |
| 18 | 21 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 21 | 0 | 19.55 | 7,363 |
| 19 | 18 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 16 | 0 | 17.73 | 8,089 |
| 20 | 19 | Matt DiBenedetto | 95 | Toyota | Leavine Family Racing | 17 | 0 | 19.01 | 7,576 |
| 21 | 20 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 8 | 0 | 19.32 | 7,434 |
| 22 | 22 | Ty Dillon | 13 | Chevrolet | Germain Racing | 25 | 0 | 21.07 | 6,738 |
| 23 | 23 | Chris Buescher | 37 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 30 | 0 | 23.06 | 5,945 |
| 24 | 25 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 26 | 1 | 24.33 | 5,414 |
| 25 | 24 | Daniel Hemric # | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 23 | 0 | 23.03 | 5,912 |
| 26 | 27 | David Ragan | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 24 | 0 | 26.77 | 4,426 |
| 27 | 29 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports | 27 | 0 | 27.69 | 4,062 |
| 28 | 28 | Ryan Preece # | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 29 | 0 | 27.43 | 4,152 |
| 29 | 30 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | Ford | GO FAS Racing | 28 | 0 | 29.01 | 3,532 |
| 30 | – | Ross Chastain(i) | 15 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | 36 | 0 | – | 2,639 (i) |
| 31 | – | Landon Cassill(i) | 00 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 31 | 0 | – | 2,779 (i) |
| 32 | 31 | Matt Tifft # | 36 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 32 | 0 | 34.01 | 1,547 |
| 33 | 26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 20 | 0 | 26.11 | 4,601 |
| 34 | – | Cody Ware(i) | 51 | Ford | Petty Ware Racing | 33 | 0 | – | 1,590 (i) |
| 35 | 32 | * Reed Sorenson | 27 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | 37 | 0 | 35.23 | 990 |
| 36 | 33 | Quin Houff | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 35 | 0 | 35.72 | 386 |
| 37 | – | BJ McLeod(i) | 52 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 34 | 0 | – | 213 (i) |
official winner TLS leader · (i) ineligible for series points (lap points shown for reference, not counted) · legend
Season standings through this race
| Rank | Driver | Car | Season points | ARP | Laps led | This race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 18 | 114,679 | 6.63 | 604 | 10,813 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 22 | 112,628 | 7.72 | 386 | 11,738 |
| 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 106,296 | 9.71 | 343 | 12,460 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 103,272 | 10.47 | 312 | 13,962 |
| 5 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | 102,055 | 11.35 | 27 | 11,617 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 101,480 | 11.23 | 677 | 12,423 |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 101,416 | 8.31 | 164 | 13,645 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 98,911 | 10.32 | 97 | 7,434 |
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 98,532 | 10.93 | 357 | 11,289 |
| 10 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 94,706 | 13.00 | 24 | 8,750 |
| 11 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | 90,327 | 13.26 | 68 | 10,750 |
| 12 | Daniel Suarez | 41 | 89,524 | 14.02 | 42 | 9,961 |
| 13 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 86,146 | 15.31 | 7 | 8,089 |
| 14 | William Byron | 24 | 85,833 | 13.91 | 88 | 10,610 |
| 15 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 85,636 | 13.38 | 99 | 10,029 |
| 16 | Paul Menard | 21 | 83,306 | 15.81 | 0 | 8,559 |
| 17 | Alex Bowman | 88 | 79,844 | 15.59 | 23 | 12,485 |
| 18 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 79,473 | 16.97 | 0 | 7,363 |
| 19 | Erik Jones | 20 | 75,492 | 18.02 | 44 | 11,348 |
| 20 | Kyle Larson | 42 | 73,759 | 16.82 | 143 | 13,429 |
| 21 | Chris Buescher | 37 | 71,871 | 19.23 | 0 | 5,945 |
| 22 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | 67,649 | 17.69 | 39 | 4,601 |
| 23 | Matt DiBenedetto | 95 | 65,863 | 20.78 | 50 | 7,576 |
| 24 | Ty Dillon | 13 | 63,709 | 21.78 | 13 | 6,738 |
| 25 | Daniel Hemric # | 8 | 56,265 | 22.40 | 5 | 5,912 |
| 26 | David Ragan | 38 | 51,209 | 23.81 | 0 | 4,426 |
| 27 | Ryan Preece # | 47 | 49,050 | 24.47 | 0 | 4,152 |
| 28 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | 47,305 | 25.46 | 0 | 4,062 |
| 29 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 38,276 | 25.79 | 1 | 5,414 |
| 30 | Matt Tifft # | 36 | 32,261 | 28.25 | 0 | 1,547 |
| 31 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | 31,722 | 28.98 | 0 | 3,532 |
| 32 | Landon Cassill(i) | 00 | 22,387 | 31.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | * Brendan Gaughan(i) | 62 | 6,237 | 18.13 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | Reed Sorenson | 77 | 5,860 | 34.55 | 0 | 990 |
| 35 | Quin Houff | 77 | 5,035 | 34.26 | 0 | 386 |
| 36 | Cody Ware(i) | 52 | 5,010 | 34.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Jamie McMurray | 40 | 3,654 | 22.64 | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 81 | 3,572 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Bayley Currey(i) | 52 | 3,239 | 32.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Quin Houff | 77 | 2,243 | 28.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | * Casey Mears | 27 | 700 | 34.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Ryan Truex | 71 | 1 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | * Joey Gase(i) | 66 | 1 | 37.12 | 0 | 0 |