2019 Drydene 400

The 2019 Drydene 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on October 6, 2019 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps on the one-mile (1.6  km) concrete speedway, it was the 30th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 12.

2019 Drydene 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 30 of 36 in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The 2019 Drydene 400 program cover, celebrating 100 NASCAR Cup Series races at the track.
The 2019 Drydene 400 program cover, celebrating 100 NASCAR Cup Series races at the track.
Date October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06)
Location Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 400 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed 135.734 miles per hour (218.443 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 21.559
Most laps led
Driver Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 219
Winner
No. 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings 1.826 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Mike Bagley (Backstretch)

The race was Larson's first win of the season.

Report

Background

Dover International Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Dover International Speedway (formerly Dover Downs International Speedway) is a race track in Dover, Delaware, United States. Since opening in 1969, it has held at least two NASCAR races. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the Verizon IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway was owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

Entry list

  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet
1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord
8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet
14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
27Joe Nemechek (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord
41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51B. J. McLeod (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet
52J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
54Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
77Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Joey Logano was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.056 seconds and a speed of 163.221 mph (262.679 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord22.056163.221
2 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.204162.133
3 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.245161.834
Official first practice results

Final practice

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.126 seconds and a speed of 162.705 mph (261.848 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet22.126162.705
2 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota22.308161.377
3 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord22.436160.456
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 21.559 and a speed of 166.984 mph (268.735 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21.559
2 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet21.562
3 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21.660
4 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord21.687
5 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.695
6 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.721
7 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord21.730
8 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21.737
9 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet21.767
10 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord21.781
11 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.782
12 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.838
13 21Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord21.858
14 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord21.859
15 41Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord21.866
16 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord21.897
17 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord21.901
18 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21.932
19 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord21.975
20 95Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota21.977
21 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord22.031
22 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet22.088
23 36Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord22.113
24 6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord22.127
25 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet22.132
26 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet22.137
27 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22.171
28 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord22.228
29 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord22.320
30 00Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet22.325
31 8Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22.363
32 47Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet22.401
33 51B. J. McLeod (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet22.721
34 15Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet22.874
35 52J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord23.023
36 27Joe Nemechek (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet23.061
37 54Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord23.333
38 77Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet23.359
Official qualifying results

Race

Denny Hamlin leads the field to the green flag

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 120

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
219Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota9
342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet8
424William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
54Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord6
688Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
748Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
818Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
920Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1012Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 120

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
119Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota10
242Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet9
311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
44Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord7
548Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6
688Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
720Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
812Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord3
92Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord2
1014Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage Three Laps: 160

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1242Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet40057
2319Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota40054
31288Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40044
444Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord40046
5111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40050
61818Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40034
72095Matt DiBenedettoLeavine Family RacingToyota40030
81148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40039
991Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet39928
101714Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord39928
11162Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord39928
121321Paul MenardWood Brothers RacingFord39825
13624William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39831
141541Daniel SuárezStewart-Haas RacingFord39823
15820Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota39828
161917Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord39821
17710Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord39820
18273Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39819
193247Ryan Preece (R)JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet39618
202643Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet39517
21318Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet39416
22246Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord39315
232513Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet39314
242834Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord39113
252336Matt Tifft (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord39012
263000Landon Cassill (i)StarCom RacingChevrolet3890
272138David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord38810
282932Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord3859
293351B. J. McLeod (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet3820
303627Joe Nemechek (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet3810
313415Ross Chastain (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet3800
323552J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord3800
333754Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord3770
341422Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord3753
351012Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord2976
362237Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2321
373877Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1801
3859Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet81
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 14 among 9 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 3 for 17
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 56 minutes and 49 seconds
  • Average speed: 135.734 miles per hour (218.443 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 2006 race winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2001 race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

NBCSN
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dave Burns
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and 3 time Dover winner Rusty Wallace had the call for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside turn 3 when the field raced down the back straightaway. Winston Kelley, Steve Post, and Kim Coon called the race for MRN from pit lane.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Backstretch: Mike BagleyWinston Kelley
Steve Post
Kim Coon

Standings after the race

References

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