2019 Alsco 300 (Bristol)


The 2019 Alsco 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on April 6, 2019, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 300 laps on the concrete short track, it was the seventh race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. This was also the season's first Dash 4 Cash race, which would award extra money to the race winner.

Background

Track

Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.

Dash 4 Cash

The Dash 4 Cash is a series of races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The 2019 format included four races where only the top four points eligible drivers in the previous race could be eligible to win a $100,000 bonus on top of their race winnings if they won the race. In addition, Cup Series regulars were not permitted to compete in the races.
For this race, Michael Annett, Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe and Tyler Reddick were eligible for Dash 4 Cash as they placed in the top four in the 2019 My Bariatric Solutions 300 amongst regular season drivers. The highest-finishing Dash 4 Cash eligible driver at Bristol would receive the bonus and move on to have a shot at the prize at the next race, along with the top three finishing series regulars from this race. This format continued for the two races afterwards at Talladega and Dover.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 15.632 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
123John Hunter Nemechek GMS RacingChevrolet15.632122.748
200Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing		Ford15.760121.751
37Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet15.808121.382

Final practice

was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 15.509 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
100Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing		Ford15.509123.722
27Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet15.561123.308
311Justin Haley Kaulig RacingChevrolet15.576123.190

Qualifying

scored the pole for the race with a time of 15.168 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying results

. – Eligible for Dash 4 Cash prize money

Race

Summary

Cole Custer began on pole, but Justin Allgaier overtook him and would dominate the first two stages and lead the most laps. In Stage 1, Jeff Green got loose under Ross Chastain, causing heavy damage and eliminating both cars. Allgaier would later suffer from mechanical problems and crash out of the race despite his early dominance.
A caution with 40 laps to go occurred after Harrison Burton cut a tire in his first Xfinity series race. Brandon Jones stayed out and assumed the lead. Christopher Bell, sporting newer tires, passed Jones with 17 laps to go and battled with Tyler Reddick. In the end, Bell would win the race and extra prize money after holding off Reddick, who would finish second for the second consecutive race.
At the next race, Bell, Reddick, Custer, and Briscoe would have the chance at the extra prize money for placing in the top 4 for this race.

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 85
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
22Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9
300Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford8
418Harrison Burton 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0
522Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord6
698Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford5
720Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
811Justin Haley 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet3
923John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet2
1019Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1

Stage Two
Laps: 85
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
22Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9
320Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
400Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford7
523John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet6
622Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord5
798Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford4
818Harrison Burton 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0
919Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1011Justin Haley 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 130
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1820Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30052
222Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30053
3100Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford30049
4398Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford30042
51023John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet30040
6422Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord30042
71111Justin Haley 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet30034
891Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet30029
979Noah Gragson 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet30028
10518Harrison Burton 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota3000
11168Zane SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet30026
121439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet29925
131551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet29924
141319Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29826
151908Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet29722
162107Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet29621
172066Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota29420
182315B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet29419
192536Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet29318
201842Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota29217
21315Matt Mills 'B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet29216
22260Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet29215
232286Brandon Brown 'Brandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet29114
243078Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet29113
253252David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet28912
262899Tommy Joe MartinsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota28811
272735Joey GaseMBM MotorsportsToyota28610
282417Kyle Weatherman 'Rick Ware RacingChevrolet2840
293474Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet2728
3067Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet22727
311790Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1936
323601Stephen LeichtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1905
33124Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet414
343738Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet403
353389Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet132
362993Josh BilickiRSS RacingChevrolet121
373513John JacksonMBM MotorsportsToyota91

. – Won the Dash 4 Cash prize money and subsequently qualified for the Dash 4 Cash prize money in the next race.
. – Qualified for Dash 4 Cash prize money in the next race.