# 2019 Gander RV Duels

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.

## Report
### Background

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.

## Qualifying

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).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46.432 | 46.319 |
| 2 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46.408 | 46.355 |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46.649 | 46.438 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46.469 | 46.444 |
| 5 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 46.861 | 46.763 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 46.782 | 46.766 |
| 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 46.803 | 46.789 |
| 8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 46.857 | 46.804 |
| 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 46.797 | 46.811 |
| 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 46.938 | 47.018 |
| 11 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 47.072 | 47.094 |
| 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 47.009 | 47.246 |
| 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 47.080 | — |
| 14 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 47.089 | — |
| 15 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 47.131 | — |
| 16 | 31 | Tyler Reddick (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 47.161 | — |
| 17 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 47.170 | — |
| 18 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 47.177 | — |
| 19 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 47.185 | — |
| 20 | 41 | Daniel Suárez | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 47.195 | — |
| 21 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 47.222 | — |
| 22 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 47.261 | — |
| 23 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 47.264 | — |
| 24 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 47.364 | — |
| 25 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 47.374 | — |
| 26 | 27 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 47.406 | — |
| 27 | 71 | Ryan Truex (i) | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 47.434 | — |
| 28 | 47 | Ryan Preece (R) | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 47.441 | — |
| 29 | 40 | Jamie McMurray | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.498 | — |
| 30 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Leavine Family Racing | Toyota | 47.515 | — |
| 31 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan (i) | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.520 | — |
| 32 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 47.565 | — |
| 33 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.571 | — |
| 34 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 47.691 | — |
| 35 | 36 | Matt Tifft (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 47.703 | — |
| 36 | 96 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 47.820 | — |
| 37 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.898 | — |
| 38 | 00 | Landon Cassill | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 48.025 | — |
| 39 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 48.427 | — |
| 40 | 52 | Cody Ware (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 48.983 | — |
| 41 | 51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 49.266 | — |
| 42 | 66 | Joey Gase (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 49.743 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Duels
### Duel 1
#### Duel 1 results

| 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 ||||||||

### Duel 2
#### Duel 2 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 ||||||||

## Media
### Television

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 |

### Radio

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 |