2019 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225
The 2019 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 was a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on July 11, 2019, at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. Contested over 150 laps on the tri-oval speedway, it was the 13th race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.
Background
Track
The track is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports. The speedway has a grandstand capacity of 69,000.Entry list
Practice
First practice
was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.920 seconds and a speed of.Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | ||
1 | 18 | Harrison Burton | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.920 | 180.481 |
2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.095 | 179.432 |
3 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.111 | 179.336 |
Final practice
was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.693 seconds and a speed of.Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | ||
1 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.693 | 180.481 |
2 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 29.817 | 181.105 |
3 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.864 | 180.820 |
Qualifying
scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.678 seconds and a speed of.Qualifying results
Race
Summary
Grant Enfinger started on pole, but Sheldon Creed took the lead within the first turn and pulled away. He eventually held a two-second lead over Enfinger and won Stage 1.With 5 laps remaining in Stage 2, Enfinger and Brandon Jones tangled together while battling for the lead. Enfinger dove underneath Jones but lost control and ended up pulling them both into the outside wall. Matt Crafton won the stage under caution. Tyler Ankrum passed Crafton soon after the caution and dominated until he had to pit and was overtaken by Brett Moffitt. He then led for 10 laps until Dylan Lupton and Crafton both took the lead on separate occasions.
Brett Moffitt retook the lead on lap 125, but had to pit for fuel on the final lap. This gave the lead to Ankrum, who ultimately led a race-high 40 laps. Ankrum won the race with a 7-second lead over runner-up Stewart Friesen.
Stage Results
Stage OneLaps: 35
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | |
1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed ' | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
3 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 8 |
4 | 17 | Tyler Ankrum ' | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 45 | Ross Chastain | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 18 | Harrison Burton ' | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 5 |
7 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 51 | Brandon Jones ' | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
9 | 30 | Brennan Poole ' | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
10 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage Two
Laps: 35
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | |
1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
2 | 45 | Ross Chastain | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
3 | 15 | Dylan Lupton | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 8 |
4 | 17 | Tyler Ankrum ' | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 11 | Spencer Davis | Rette Jones Racing | Toyota | 6 |
6 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
8 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 2 | Sheldon Creed ' | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 30 | Brennan Poole ' | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |
Final Stage Results
Stage ThreeLaps: 80
Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | |
1 | 9 | 17 | Tyler Ankrum ' | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 150 | 40 |
2 | 32 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 35 |
3 | 6 | 18 | Harrison Burton ' | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 34 |
4 | 5 | 45 | Ross Chastain | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 33 |
5 | 20 | 15 | Dylan Lupton | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 150 | 32 |
6 | 16 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 31 |
7 | 7 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 30 |
8 | 21 | 11 | Spencer Davis | Rette Jones Racing | Toyota | 149 | 35 |
9 | 28 | 44 | Jeb Burton ' | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 |
10 | 11 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 148 | 27 |
11 | 26 | 56 | Tyler Hill | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | 148 | 26 |
12 | 14 | 02 | Tyler Dippel ' | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 148 | 25 |
13 | 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 148 | 24 |
14 | 19 | 9 | Codie Rohrbaugh | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 23 |
15 | 10 | 30 | Brennan Poole ' | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 22 |
16 | 24 | 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 21 |
17 | 3 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 145 | 20 |
18 | 23 | 33 | Mason Massey | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 19 |
19 | 8 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 141 | 18 |
20 | 30 | 34 | Josh Bilicki ' | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 |
21 | 2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed ' | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 131 | 16 |
22 | 31 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 127 | 15 |
23 | 27 | 51 | Brandon Jones ' | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 64 | 0 |
24 | 1 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 64 | 13 |
25 | 13 | 12 | Gus Dean ' | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 63 | 12 |
26 | 12 | 42 | Chad Finley | Chad Finley Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 11 |
27 | 17 | 54 | Natalie Decker ' | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 53 | 10 |
28 | 29 | 8 | Camden Murphy | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 43 | 9 |
29 | 25 | 20 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41 | 8 |
30 | 15 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 41 | 7 |
31 | 22 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 28 | 6 |
32 | 18 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 17 | 5 |