| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 8 of 23 in the2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season | |||
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| Date | May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17) | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway inConcord, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323.4 km) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | ThorSport Racing | ||
| Time | 30.145 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Laps | 102 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The2019 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 was aNASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on May 17, 2019, atCharlotte Motor Speedway inConcord, North Carolina. Contested over 134 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the eighth race of the2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.
The race was held atCharlotte Motor Speedway, which is located inConcord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track, as well as adragstrip and adirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 byBruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR, as many race teams are based in theCharlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated bySpeedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI), withMarcus G. Smith serving as track president.
Sheldon Creed was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.742 seconds and a speed of 181.561 mph (292.194 km/h).[4]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed(R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.742 | 181.561 |
| 2 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.816 | 181.111 |
| 3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.006 | 179.964 |
Brennan Poole was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.948 seconds and a speed of 180.313 mph (290.186 km/h).[5]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Brennan Poole(R) | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 29.948 | 180.313 |
| 2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed(R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.000 | 180.000 |
| 3 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.016 | 179.904 |
Matt Crafton scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.145 seconds and a speed of 179.134 mph (288.288 km/h).[6]
Matt Crafton began on pole, but was quickly overtaken by Todd Gilliland and Ben Rhodes. Natalie Decker made contact with the wall early in the race, damaging the right side of her truck and bringing out the first caution. Kyle Busch would lead most of Stage 1 but give up the win after pitting with 5 laps to go in the stage. Crafton won the stage after passing and battling Gilliland for the lead.
When Stage 2 started, Busch quickly overtook Ross Chastain and dominated, staying out when a caution occurred with 56 laps remaining due to Gus Dean spinning out and collecting Korbin Forrister and Angela Ruch. When another caution followed soon after due to debris on the track, Busch pitted and lost the lead.
Busch would chase and overtake Ben Rhodes and Johnny Sauter with 39 laps to go, ultimately winning the race as Sauter failed to keep up speed on the restart and held back some of the field. This was Busch's last truck race of 2019, making him undefeated in the season.[7][8]
Stage OneLaps: 40
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 45 | Ross Chastain(i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 6 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 51 | Kyle Busch(i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | Sheldon Creed(R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Harrison Burton(R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage TwoLaps: 40
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | Kyle Busch(i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 45 | Ross Chastain(i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Sheldon Creed(R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Harrison Burton(R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |
Stage ThreeLaps: 54
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 51 | Kyle Busch(i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 |
| 2 | 17 | 30 | Brennan Poole(R) | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 35 |
| 3 | 2 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 44 |
| 4 | 5 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 43 |
| 5 | 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 49 |
| 6 | 20 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 134 | 31 |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 40 |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | Anthony Alfredo(R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 134 | 29 |
| 9 | 9 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 44 |
| 10 | 13 | 45 | Ross Chastain(i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | Harrison Burton(R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 30 |
| 12 | 10 | 2 | Sheldon Creed(R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 32 |
| 13 | 25 | 02 | Tyler Dippel(R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 24 |
| 14 | 22 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | 134 | 23 |
| 15 | 28 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 22 |
| 16 | 23 | 56 | Timmy Hill(i) | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 21 |
| 18 | 18 | 42 | Chad Finley | Chad Finley Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 19 |
| 19 | 6 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 24 |
| 20 | 7 | 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford | 133 | 17 |
| 21 | 29 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 16 |
| 22 | 30 | 20 | Spencer Boyd(R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 15 |
| 23 | 31 | 44 | Angela Ruch | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 14 |
| 24 | 16 | 49 | Stefan Parsons | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 13 |
| 25 | 27 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 129 | 12 |
| 26 | 19 | 12 | Gus Dean(R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 123 | 11 |
| 27 | 11 | 17 | Tyler Ankrum(R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 111 | 10 |
| 28 | 32 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | 9 |
| 29 | 14 | 9 | Codie Rohrbaugh | Grant County Mulch Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 8 |
| 30 | 26 | 8 | Camden Murphy | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40 | 7 |
| 31 | 21 | 54 | Natalie Decker(R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 32 | 6 |
| 32 | 24 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19 | 5 |
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