Cup Series · 2019 · race 30 of 36
Drydene 400
- TrackDover International Speedway
- ScheduledSun, Oct 6, 2019 · 2:30 PM ET
- Laps400
- Cars38
- Official winnerKyle Larson (P) (#42)
- TLS leaderDenny Hamlin (P) (#11) · 14,762
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Kyle Larson (P) (#42) | Denny Hamlin (P) (#11) | Denny Hamlin (P) (#11) |
| Finish | P1 | P5 | P5 |
| TLS points | 14,619 | 14,762 | 14,762 |
| ARP | 2.54 | 2.19 | 2.19 |
| Laps led | 154 | 218 | 218 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Kyle Larson (P) (#42): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 154 laps with 2.54 average running position and 14,619 TLS points.
TLS leader — Denny Hamlin (P) (#11): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (14,762 points). Finished P5 with 218 laps led and 2.19 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (2.19). The official winner ran a worse average position (2.54).
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: Kyle Larson (P) (#42), who ranked 2nd on TLS with 14,619 points.
- TLS leader: Denny Hamlin (P) (#11) with 14,762 points, finished P5, ARP 2.19.
- Most laps led: Denny Hamlin (P), 218 laps.
- Luck index ▼ Ryan Blaney (P) ran 21st on TLS but finished P35 (14 spots worse than they ran).
- Luck index ▲ Matt DiBenedetto finished P7 after running 12th 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 | 2 | Kyle Larson (P) | 42 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 2 | 154 | 2.54 | 14,619 |
| 2 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 3 | 15 | 2.91 | 14,471 |
| 3 | 5 | Alex Bowman (P) | 88 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 6.33 | 13,102 |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 4 | 0 | 4.41 | 13,870 |
| 5 | 1 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 | 218 | 2.19 | 14,762 |
| 6 | 9 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | 0 | 10.09 | 11,594 |
| 7 | 12 | Matt DiBenedetto | 95 | Toyota | Leavine Family Racing | 20 | 0 | 12.09 | 10,793 |
| 8 | 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 11 | 1 | 6.95 | 12,850 |
| 9 | 10 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 9 | 3 | 10.44 | 11,424 |
| 10 | 13 | Clint Bowyer (P) | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 17 | 0 | 12.57 | 10,574 |
| 11 | 11 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 16 | 0 | 10.98 | 11,206 |
| 12 | 14 | Paul Menard | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 13 | 6 | 12.92 | 10,405 |
| 13 | 8 | William Byron (P) | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 6 | 1 | 9.68 | 11,698 |
| 14 | 16 | Daniel Suarez | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 15 | 1 | 16.72 | 8,891 |
| 15 | 7 | Erik Jones | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 8 | 0 | 9.05 | 11,949 |
| 16 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 19 | 0 | 16.99 | 8,782 |
| 17 | 15 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 7 | 0 | 16.09 | 9,142 |
| 18 | 19 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 27 | 0 | 19.65 | 7,719 |
| 19 | 18 | Ryan Preece # | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 32 | 0 | 19.40 | 7,782 |
| 20 | 22 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports | 26 | 0 | 22.41 | 6,571 |
| 21 | 24 | Daniel Hemric # | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 31 | 0 | 23.91 | 5,961 |
| 22 | 23 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 24 | 0 | 22.98 | 6,314 |
| 23 | 20 | Ty Dillon | 13 | Chevrolet | Germain Racing | 25 | 1 | 21.15 | 7,033 |
| 24 | 25 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 28 | 0 | 24.67 | 5,618 |
| 25 | 26 | Matt Tifft # | 36 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 23 | 0 | 26.37 | 4,938 |
| 26 | – | Landon Cassill(i) | 00 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 30 | 0 | – | 4,694 (i) |
| 27 | 27 | David Ragan | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 21 | 0 | 27.31 | 4,548 |
| 28 | 28 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | Ford | GO FAS Racing | 29 | 0 | 30.12 | 3,429 |
| 29 | – | BJ McLeod(i) | 51 | Chevrolet | Petty Ware Racing | 33 | 0 | – | 2,673 (i) |
| 30 | – | * Joe Nemechek(i) | 27 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | 36 | 0 | – | 2,972 (i) |
| 31 | – | Ross Chastain(i) | 15 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | 34 | 0 | – | 2,668 (i) |
| 32 | – | JJ Yeley(i) | 52 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 35 | 0 | – | 2,792 (i) |
| 33 | – | * Garrett Smithley(i) | 54 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 37 | 0 | – | 1,811 (i) |
| 34 | 30 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 14 | 0 | 35.59 | 1,284 |
| 35 | 21 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 10 | 0 | 15.60 | 6,972 |
| 36 | 29 | Chris Buescher | 37 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 22 | 0 | 26.52 | 2,907 |
| 37 | 31 | Reed Sorenson | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 38 | 0 | 37.22 | 323 |
| 38 | 32 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 37.08 | 17 |
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 (P) | 18 | 252,025 | 9.40 | 1,368 | 11,594 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | 245,976 | 10.27 | 771 | 14,471 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | 242,281 | 8.25 | 793 | 13,870 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | 240,122 | 10.25 | 594 | 14,762 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | 239,529 | 11.15 | 1,058 | 11,206 |
| 6 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | 231,559 | 10.99 | 781 | 1,284 |
| 7 | Kurt Busch (P) | 1 | 225,853 | 12.57 | 191 | 11,424 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | 225,817 | 11.59 | 385 | 6,972 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | 222,702 | 12.30 | 578 | 17 |
| 10 | Clint Bowyer (P) | 14 | 221,625 | 12.82 | 89 | 10,574 |
| 11 | William Byron (P) | 24 | 211,255 | 13.01 | 211 | 11,698 |
| 12 | Kyle Larson (P) | 42 | 209,740 | 13.07 | 463 | 14,619 |
| 13 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | 204,639 | 14.48 | 89 | 12,850 |
| 14 | Alex Bowman (P) | 88 | 204,472 | 14.10 | 182 | 13,102 |
| 15 | Daniel Suarez | 41 | 203,083 | 15.05 | 135 | 8,891 |
| 16 | Aric Almirola (P) | 10 | 201,564 | 13.98 | 115 | 9,142 |
| 17 | Erik Jones (P) | 20 | 190,977 | 16.23 | 162 | 11,949 |
| 18 | Ryan Newman (P) | 6 | 189,011 | 16.82 | 16 | 6,314 |
| 19 | Paul Menard | 21 | 186,362 | 16.67 | 11 | 10,405 |
| 20 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 170,313 | 18.49 | 69 | 7,719 |
| 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | 95 | 167,133 | 19.02 | 152 | 10,793 |
| 22 | Chris Buescher | 37 | 165,535 | 18.61 | 12 | 2,907 |
| 23 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | 164,425 | 18.21 | 75 | 8,782 |
| 24 | Daniel Hemric # | 8 | 140,196 | 21.06 | 17 | 5,961 |
| 25 | Ty Dillon | 13 | 135,288 | 23.33 | 14 | 7,033 |
| 26 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | 125,569 | 23.94 | 0 | 6,571 |
| 27 | Ryan Preece # | 47 | 121,458 | 23.91 | 1 | 7,782 |
| 28 | David Ragan | 38 | 119,760 | 24.02 | 3 | 4,548 |
| 29 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 110,344 | 23.72 | 18 | 5,618 |
| 30 | Matt Tifft # | 36 | 92,770 | 26.97 | 1 | 4,938 |
| 31 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | 84,755 | 28.61 | 0 | 3,429 |
| 32 | Reed Sorenson | 77 | 23,277 | 34.62 | 0 | 323 |
| 33 | Landon Cassill(i) | 00 | 22,387 | 31.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Quin Houff | 77 | 20,829 | 34.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | * Brendan Gaughan(i) | 62 | 6,237 | 23.01 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | JJ Yeley(i) | 54 | 5,885 | 33.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Cody Ware(i) | 52 | 5,010 | 35.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Austin Theriault | 52 | 4,738 | 34.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Jamie McMurray | 40 | 3,654 | 22.64 | 6 | 0 |
| 40 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 81 | 3,572 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Bayley Currey(i) | 52 | 3,239 | 32.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Quin Houff | 77 | 2,243 | 30.30 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Andy Seuss | 51 | 1,700 | 32.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 77 | 839 | 34.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | * Casey Mears | 27 | 700 | 34.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | * Joey Gase(i) | 66 | 607 | 36.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Ryan Truex | 71 | 1 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |