Cup Series · 2019 · race 21 of 36
Gander RV 400
- TrackPocono Raceway
- ScheduledSun, Jul 28, 2019 · 3:00 PM ET
- Laps163 of 160 scheduled
- Cars38
- Official winnerDenny Hamlin (#11)
- TLS leaderDenny Hamlin (#11) · 5,856
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Denny Hamlin (#11) | Denny Hamlin (#11) | Denny Hamlin (#11) |
| Finish | P1 | P1 | P1 |
| TLS points | 5,856 | 5,856 | 5,856 |
| ARP | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.29 |
| Laps led | 32 | 32 | 32 |
This race lined up on all three measures: Denny Hamlin (#11) won the race, led TLS points (5,856), and posted the best average running position (3.29).
Race Notes auto-generated
- Official winner: Denny Hamlin (#11), who also led TrueLapScore with 5,856 points (ARP 3.29).
- Most laps led: Kevin Harvick, 62 laps.
- Luck index ▼ Kurt Busch ran 10th on TLS but finished P27 (17 spots worse than they ran).
- Luck index ▲ Ryan Blaney finished P10 after running 23rd on TLS (13 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 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 9 | 32 | 3.29 | 5,856 |
| 2 | 4 | Erik Jones | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 4 | 10 | 6.83 | 5,276 |
| 3 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 8 | 0 | 6.52 | 5,326 |
| 4 | 11 | William Byron | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 31 | 0 | 12.77 | 4,301 |
| 5 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 42 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 23 | 0 | 9.50 | 4,838 |
| 6 | 2 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 1 | 62 | 4.03 | 5,735 |
| 7 | 8 | Daniel Hemric # | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 17 | 0 | 11.21 | 4,557 |
| 8 | 14 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 11 | 0 | 14.50 | 4,018 |
| 9 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 5 | 56 | 7.41 | 5,180 |
| 10 | 23 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 30 | 0 | 21.58 | 2,856 |
| 11 | 12 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 13 | 0 | 13.19 | 4,233 |
| 12 | 9 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 3 | 0 | 11.89 | 4,446 |
| 13 | 6 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 2 | 0 | 8.73 | 4,964 |
| 14 | 17 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 19 | 0 | 16.25 | 3,731 |
| 15 | 13 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 32 | 3 | 14.38 | 4,037 |
| 16 | 24 | Chris Buescher | 37 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 33 | 0 | 22.43 | 2,718 |
| 17 | 19 | Matt DiBenedetto | 95 | Toyota | Leavine Family Racing | 10 | 0 | 16.46 | 3,697 |
| 18 | 21 | Paul Menard | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 16 | 0 | 18.54 | 3,355 |
| 19 | 15 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 34 | 0 | 14.54 | 4,012 |
| 20 | 16 | Alex Bowman | 88 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 16.24 | 3,732 |
| 21 | 18 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 17 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 14 | 0 | 16.31 | 3,722 |
| 22 | 22 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports | 21 | 0 | 21.02 | 2,949 |
| 23 | 27 | Matt Tifft # | 36 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 22 | 0 | 28.14 | 1,781 |
| 24 | 20 | Daniel Suarez | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 7 | 0 | 16.72 | 3,654 |
| 25 | 25 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 35 | 0 | 25.35 | 2,238 |
| 26 | 28 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | Ford | GO FAS Racing | 36 | 0 | 29.17 | 1,602 |
| 27 | 10 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 6 | 0 | 12.59 | 4,305 |
| 28 | – | Landon Cassill(i) | 00 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 24 | 0 | – | 1,395 (i) |
| 29 | 29 | Ty Dillon | 13 | Chevrolet | Germain Racing | 25 | 0 | 29.61 | 1,502 |
| 30 | – | Ross Chastain(i) | 15 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | 37 | 0 | – | 1,180 (i) |
| 31 | 32 | Quin Houff | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 28 | 0 | 34.38 | 734 |
| 32 | 33 | * Reed Sorenson | 27 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | 38 | 0 | 35.52 | 554 |
| 33 | – | BJ McLeod(i) | 51 | Ford | Petty Ware Racing | 27 | 0 | – | 637 (i) |
| 34 | 34 | Austin Theriault | 52 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 29 | 0 | 36.33 | 421 |
| 35 | – | * Josh Bilicki(i) | 53 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 26 | 0 | – | 928 (i) |
| 36 | 26 | David Ragan | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 15 | 0 | 23.31 | 1,946 |
| 37 | 30 | Ryan Preece # | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 20 | 0 | 26.17 | 1,475 |
| 38 | 31 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 18 | 0 | 26.48 | 1,052 |
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 | 183,928 | 7.50 | 1,015 | 5,180 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 22 | 176,757 | 8.98 | 609 | 4,964 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 170,672 | 8.57 | 544 | 5,735 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 168,386 | 10.46 | 518 | 5,326 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 164,067 | 11.59 | 790 | 4,018 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 161,793 | 10.56 | 288 | 5,856 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 158,015 | 11.81 | 362 | 2,856 |
| 8 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 157,913 | 12.38 | 80 | 4,305 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 157,717 | 12.26 | 409 | 1,052 |
| 10 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | 153,185 | 13.07 | 85 | 4,233 |
| 11 | William Byron | 24 | 146,432 | 13.15 | 180 | 4,301 |
| 12 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 146,191 | 13.24 | 112 | 4,446 |
| 13 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | 145,246 | 13.83 | 81 | 4,037 |
| 14 | Alex Bowman | 88 | 140,891 | 14.06 | 182 | 3,732 |
| 15 | Daniel Suarez | 41 | 138,572 | 15.35 | 105 | 3,654 |
| 16 | Paul Menard | 21 | 134,330 | 16.30 | 1 | 3,355 |
| 17 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 130,497 | 16.80 | 16 | 3,731 |
| 18 | Kyle Larson | 42 | 130,411 | 14.68 | 185 | 4,838 |
| 19 | Erik Jones | 20 | 127,990 | 16.11 | 60 | 5,276 |
| 20 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 126,840 | 17.29 | 69 | 4,012 |
| 21 | Chris Buescher | 37 | 121,785 | 18.20 | 11 | 2,718 |
| 22 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | 118,644 | 17.04 | 75 | 3,722 |
| 23 | Matt DiBenedetto | 95 | 101,986 | 20.76 | 50 | 3,697 |
| 24 | Daniel Hemric # | 8 | 97,785 | 20.89 | 15 | 4,557 |
| 25 | Ty Dillon | 13 | 93,160 | 23.72 | 13 | 1,502 |
| 26 | David Ragan | 38 | 83,187 | 24.03 | 3 | 1,946 |
| 27 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | 80,485 | 24.67 | 0 | 2,949 |
| 28 | Ryan Preece # | 47 | 79,404 | 24.66 | 1 | 1,475 |
| 29 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 74,733 | 24.30 | 2 | 2,238 |
| 30 | Matt Tifft # | 36 | 60,452 | 27.45 | 1 | 1,781 |
| 31 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | 58,005 | 28.41 | 0 | 1,602 |
| 32 | Landon Cassill(i) | 00 | 22,387 | 31.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Reed Sorenson | 77 | 16,039 | 33.99 | 0 | 554 |
| 34 | Quin Houff | 77 | 16,033 | 34.26 | 0 | 734 |
| 35 | * Brendan Gaughan(i) | 62 | 6,237 | 23.01 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | Cody Ware(i) | 52 | 5,010 | 35.53 | 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 | 32.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Quin Houff | 77 | 2,243 | 30.30 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Andy Seuss | 51 | 1,700 | 32.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | JJ Yeley | 52 | 1,678 | 34.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Austin Theriault | 52 | 1,173 | 35.15 | 0 | 421 |
| 44 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 77 | 839 | 35.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | * Casey Mears | 27 | 700 | 34.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | * Joey Gase(i) | 66 | 607 | 36.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Ryan Truex | 71 | 1 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |