Denny Hamlin Wins Fifth of Predicted Eleven With Win at Pocono Raceway

Denny Hamlin celebrates his fifth win on the season as he tries to make his prediction of eleven a strong possibility if he has any say in the matter. Dean Patton Photo.

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RIS-Long Pond, PA, Denny Hamlin powers his way to the front and the win for the 46th Annual Gander RV 400 at Pocono Raceway. Taking his fifth win out of his predicted 11 for the season Denny Hamlin leads the Joe Gibbs Racing to the win. In truth Joe Gibbs Racing takes the top three spots and does it in fashion.

With a Green, White, Checkered in a NASCAR overtime the team makes one heck of statement. Denny Hamlin takes the top spot wheeling the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota to the checkered flag, followed by Erik Jones; was voted most likely to win by the fans at Pocono, as he drove the #20 Reser’s Main St Bistro Toyota, followed by another Gibbs Racing Teammate, Martin Truex, Jr who chauffeured the #19 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Toyota. This built the top three walkaways for the team.

Fourth place finisher William Byron in the #24 Liberty University Chevrolet. to round out the top five you will find Kyle Larson who muscled the #42 Credit One Bank Chevrolet. These results are unofficial until NASCAR finalizes an inspection and certifies the order of finish.

All in all, a great weekend for Pocono Raceway, NASCAR and the fans. With the changes coming for Pocono in 2020 they should be on solid footing and a grand new look fror NASCAR Events at Pocono International Raceway.

See you at the track.

Unofficial Pocono agate:

Unofficial Results: 46th Annual Gander RV 400 - July 28, 2019 - Pocono Raceway

Fin, Str, Driver, Car, Laps, St1, St2, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts, Pts, Status
1) 9, Denny Hamlin, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota, 163, 4, 5, 2, 32, 5, 53, Running
2) 4, Erik Jones, No. 20 Reser's Main St Bistro Toyota, 163, 7, 7, 1, 10, , 43, Running
3) 8, Martin Truex Jr, No. 19 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Toyota, 163, 5, 4, , , , 47, Running
4) 31, William Byron, No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet, 163, , , , , , 33, Running
5) 23, Kyle Larson, No. 42 Credit One Bank Chevrolet, 163, 6, 10, , , , 38, Running
6) 1, Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Busch Beer Gen X Ford, 163, 3, 2, 3, 62, , 48, Running
7) 17, Daniel Hemric #, No. 8 Caterpillar Chevrolet, 163, , , , , , 30, Running
8) 11, Brad Keselowski, No. 2 Alliance Truck Parts Ford, 163, , 8, , , , 32, Running
9) 5, Kyle Busch, No. 18 Skittles Toyota, 163, 1, , 3, 56, 1, 38, Running
10) 30, Ryan Blaney, No. 12 MoneyLion Ford, 163, , , , , , 27, Running
11) 13, Clint Bowyer, No. 14 Toco Warranty/Haas Automation Ford, 163, 10, , , , , 27, Running
12) 3, Aric Almirola, No. 10 Smithfield Ford, 163, 8, , , , , 28, Running
13) 2, Joey Logano, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 163, 2, 3, , , , 41, Running
14) 19, Ryan Newman, No. 6 Performance Plus Ford, 163, , , , , , 23, Running
15) 32, Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 163, , 1, 1, 3, 1, 32, Running
16) 33, Chris Buescher, No. 37 Kroger Fast Start Chevrolet, 163, , , , , , 21, Running
17) 10, Matt DiBenedetto, No. 95 Toyota Express Maintenance Toyota, 163, , , , , , 20, Running
18) 16, Paul Menard, No. 21 Menards/Duracel Optimum Ford, 163, , , , , , 19, Running
19) 34, Austin Dillon, No. 3 Freightliner Chevrolet, 163, , 6, , , , 23, Running
20) 12, Alex Bowman, No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet, 163, , 9, , , , 19, Running
21) 14, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, No. 17 Roush Performance Ford, 163, , , , , , 16, Running
22) 21, Bubba Wallace, No. 43 Victory Junction Chevrolet, 163, , , , , , 15, Running
23) 22, Matt Tifft #, No. 36 Surface Sunscreen Ford, 163, , , , , , 14, Running
24) 7, Daniel Suarez, No. 41 Haas Automation Ford, 163, , , , , , 13, Running
25) 35, Michael McDowell, No. 34 Long John Silver's Ford, 163, , , , , , 12, Running
26) 36, Corey LaJoie, No. 32 Adirondack Tree Surgeons Ford, 162, , , , , , 11, Running
27) 6, Kurt Busch, No. 1 Monster Energy Chevrolet, 162, 9, , , , , 12, Running
28) 24, Landon Cassill(i), No. 00 Mane N Tail Chevrolet, 159, , , , , , 0, Running
29) 25, Ty Dillon, No. 13 GEICO Military Chevrolet, 159, , , , , , 8, Running
30) 37, Ross Chastain(i), No. 15  Chevrolet, 159, , , , , , 0, Running
31) 28, Quin Houff, No. 77 Rapid City Rush Chevrolet, 158, , , , , , 6, Running
32) 38, * Reed Sorenson, No. 27 Lehigh Valley Phantoms Chevrolet, 158, , , , , , 5, Running
33) 27, BJ McLeod(i), No. 51 JACOB COMPANIES/Pocono Organics Ford, 158, , , , , , 0, Running
34) 29, Austin Theriault, No. 52 Trick Shot/Bangor Savings Bank Ford, 157, , , , , , 3, Running
35) 26, * Josh Bilicki(i), No. 53 Token 4 Token Chevrolet, 146, , , , , , 0, Driveshaft
36) 15, David Ragan, No. 38 MDS Transport Ford, 123, , , , , , 1, Accident
37) 20, Ryan Preece #, No. 47 Kroger Chevrolet, 114, , , , , , 1, Accident
38) 18, Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet, 83, , , , , , 1, Accident
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 59 Mins, 22 Secs.
Total Race Length: 163 Laps, 407.5 Miles
Average Speed: 133.804 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.341 Sec

Stage 1 Top 10: 18, 22, 4, 11, 19, 42, 20, 10, 1, 1
Stage 2 Top 10: 48, 4, 22, 19, 11, 3, 20, 2, 88, 42

Race Comments: Denny Hamlin won the Gander RV 400 at Pocono Raceway, his 34th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory.

Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated:
No. 9, 42 (backup car),
No. 43 (engine change),
No. 3, 12, 15, 24, 27, 32, 34, 37, 48 (failed post-qualifying inspection).

Caution Flags: 7 for 24 laps;
Laps: 52-54 (Stage 1 Conclusion [34]);
85-87 (No. 9 Incident Turn 3 [12]);
93-95 (Precipitation [34]);
100-103 (No. 12 Spin Turn 3  (Stage 2 Conclusion) [36]);
115-118 (No. 47 Incident Turn 1 [12]);
154-156 (No. 53 Stopped on Track [32]);
158-161 (No. 1, 17, 34 Incident Backstretch [32]).

Lead Changes: 9 among 5 drivers;
K. Harvick 1-39;
K. Busch 40-51;
K. Harvick 52-71;
K. Busch 72-97;
J. Johnson 98-100;
K. Harvick 101-103;
D. Hamlin 104-115;
K. Busch 116-133;
E. Jones 134-143;
D. Hamlin 144-163.