| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 14, 2019 |
| Location | Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) |
| Distance | Race 1: 60 laps, 150 mi (240 km) Race 2: 60 laps, 150 mi (240 km) |
| Avg Speed | Race 1: 177.749 mph (286.059 km/h) Race 2: 193.133 mph (310.817 km/h) |
| Race 1 | |
| Pole position | William Byron |
| Most laps led | Kevin Harvick (44) |
| Winner | Kevin Harvick |
| Race 2 | |
| Pole position | Alex Bowman |
| Most laps led | Clint Bowyer (41) |
| Winner | Joey Logano |
| Television | |
| Network | FS1 & MRN |
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip (Television) Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace (Booth) Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio) |
| Nielsen Ratings | 1.725 million[7] |
The 2019 Gander RV Duels were a pair of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car races held on February 14, 2019, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Both contested over 60 laps, they were the qualifying races for the 2019 Daytona 500.
Daytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four–turn superspeedway that is 2.5-mile (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.
William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 46.319 and a speed of 194.305 mph (312.704 km/h).[8]
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 60 | 9 |
| 3 | 6 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 60 | 8 |
| 4 | 16 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 60 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 6 |
| 6 | 17 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 3 |
| 9 | 13 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 60 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 1 |
| 11 | 11 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 96 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 60 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 31 | Tyler Reddick (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 71 | Ryan Truex (i) | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 16 | 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 18 | 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 59 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 59 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 58 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 52 | Cody Ware (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 60 | 8 |
| 4 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 60 | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 60 | 5 |
| 7 | 14 | 40 | Jamie McMurray | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 1 |
| 11 | 11 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 |
| 13 | 1 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 59 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan (i) | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 59 | 0 |
| 17 | 13 | 27 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 58 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 66 | Joey Gase (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
| FS1 | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip |
Jamie Little Regan Smith Vince Welch Matt Yocum |
| MRN Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace |
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Backstretch: Mike Bagley Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey |
Winston Kelley Steve Post Dillon Welch Kim Coon |