2019 Food City 300


The 2019 Food City 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on August 16, 2019, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 300 laps on the concrete short track, it was the 22nd race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

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.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 15.385 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
181Erik Jones 'XCI RacingToyota15.385124.719
218Kyle Busch 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota15.402124.581
320Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.404124.565

Final practice

was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 15.522 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
181Erik Jones 'XCI RacingToyota15.522123.618
220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.557123.340
312Joey Logano 'Team PenskeFord15.585123.118

Qualifying

scored the pole for the race with a time of 15.655 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying results

Race

Summary

Austin Cindric started on pole. Early on in the race, Matt Mills squeezed Cole Custer into the wall as he and Christopher Bell battled within the top 5, sending Custer sliding into Bell. The two leaned into the following turn, where Erik Jones and Joey Logano were also collected and eliminated. On the restart, John Hunter Nemechek got a flat tire but saved the car. He spun again in front of Kyle Busch, who was nearly smashed into the outside wall. Justin Allgaier took the lead from Busch on lap 61.
Tyler Reddick later caught up to Allgaier, but made contact with him after driving too deep into the corner. Brandon Jones overtook Allgaier and Reddick after they both spun out and won Stage 1.
In the beginning of Stage 2, Ronnie Bassett Jr. lost a wheel going into a turn in front of Busch and spun out, causing a red flag. Busch won the stage despite his engine struggling. His car's motor blew immediately after winning the stage, subsequently ending his day.
Michael Annett spun halfway into the final stage and brought out a caution. Allgaier strategically stayed out, while Reddick pitted. Ryan Sieg ran in second place but got into the wall and had a tire rub that forced him to pit and ultimately retire from the race. With 11 laps to go, Brandon Jones who was 2nd at the moment went to the outside wall. In the following lap, with 10 laps to go, Allgaier had a significant lead on Reddick, but he had a tire beginning to go down. Reddick benefited from this and overtook him, taking the victory over Chase Briscoe.

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 85
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
119Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
27Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9
339Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet8
41Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet7
59Noah Gragson 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet6
64Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet5
718Kyle Busch 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0
808Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet3
936Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet2
100Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage Two
Laps: 85
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
118Kyle Busch 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0
22Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9
37Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8
422Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord7
523John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet6
619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5
798Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford4
81Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet3
939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet2
1051Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 130
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1382Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30049
2698Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford30039
3923John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet30040
4551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet30034
5122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord30039
61308Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet30034
72161Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota29930
837Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet29846
9151Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet29838
10204Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet29832
111219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29841
121786Brandon Brown 'Brandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet29725
132228Shane LeeH2 MotorsportsToyota29724
14820Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29723
152407Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet29722
161893J. J. Yeley 'RSS RacingChevrolet2970
17109Noah Gragson 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet29626
18305Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet29619
193701Stephen LeichtJD MotorsportsChevrolet29218
203235Joey GaseMBM MotorsportsToyota29217
212678Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet29216
22400Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford29115
233599C. J. McLaughlinB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota27514
242352David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet27313
251439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet26322
263415B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet24411
273174Tyler MatthewsMike Harmon RacingChevrolet21010
28360Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet18610
29218Kyle Busch 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1710
303336Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1549
312513Tommy Joe MartinsMBM MotorsportsToyota1316
3278Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1255
332990Ronnie Bassett Jr.DGM RacingChevrolet1184
341111Justin Haley 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet793
352817Joe Nemechek 'Rick Ware RacingChevrolet430
361912Joey Logano 'Team PenskeFord370
371681Erik Jones 'XCI RacingToyota360
382768Mason DiazBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet31