2019 Sugarlands Shine 250


The 2019 Sugarlands Shine 250 is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on October 12, 2019, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 94 laps on the 2.66 mile superspeedway, it was the 20th race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season, fourth race of the Playoffs, and first race of the Round of 6.

Background

Track

Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is a 2.5-mile-long.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 49.857 seconds and a speed of.

Final practice

was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 50.646 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying

scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.928 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying results

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Race

Summary

Matt Crafton started on pole, but was overtaken by Todd Gilliland in the second lap. Johnny Sauter took the lead afterwards, but also lost it, to Sheldon Creed. The first caution occurred when Harrison Burton spun in the tri-oval. Creed maintained the lead and won Stage 1.
Ross Chastain took the lead, but Tyler Dippel wrecked and brought out a caution. During stage 2, Moffitt and Friesen were found to be locking bumpers, causing NASCAR officials to force them to take a pass-through penalty. Both teams and some of the broadcasters disagreed with NASCAR’s assessment. Stewart Friesen won Stage 2 after passing Brett Moffitt and Austin Hill.
On lap 87, a large wreck occurred that took out Chastain after he turned across Creed's nose while trying to maintain his lead. In the final lap, Johnny Sauter held the lead until the tri-oval, where a block on Riley Herbst forced Herbst below the double yellow line. After NASCAR reviewed the footage, they deemed that Sauter's block caused Herbst to go below the yellow line. The race win was ultimately given to Boyd, while Sauter was demoted to 14th place.
Chastain and Tyler Ankrum left the race below the cutoff point for the playoffs. Due to Boyd's win, none of the other playoffs drivers were locked into the final round.

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 20
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
12Sheldon Creed 'GMS RacingChevrolet10
224Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet9
345Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet8
48John Hunter Nemechek 'NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet0
552Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet6
651Riley HerbstKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota5
716Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota4
899Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord3
94Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2
1022Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet1

Stage Two
Laps: 20
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
152Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet10
224Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet9
322Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet8
42Sheldon Creed 'GMS RacingChevrolet7
513Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord6
617Tyler Ankrum 'DGR-CrosleyToyota5
712Gus Dean 'Young's MotorsportsChevrolet4
815Anthony Alfredo 'DGR-CrosleyToyota3
94Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2
1088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 54
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
12520Spencer Boyd 'Young's MotorsportsChevrolet9840
264Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota9839
3751Riley HerbstKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota9839
4824Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet9851
51052Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet9848
61316Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota9835
7217Tyler Ankrum 'DGR-CrosleyToyota9835
8188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord9830
952Sheldon Creed 'GMS RacingChevrolet9845
101498Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord9827
11318Harrison Burton 'Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota9826
121599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord9828
1397Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota9824
14413Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord9829
151615Anthony Alfredo 'DGR-CrosleyToyota9725
161954Natalie Decker 'DGR-CrosleyToyota9721
172328Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet9720
18316Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet9619
193234Jesse IwujiReaume Brothers RacingToyota9618
202012Gus Dean 'Young's MotorsportsChevrolet9221
21303Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet9016
221745Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet8723
232287Timothy PetersNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet8714
24119Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet8713
252468Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsToyota8712
261830Brennan Poole 'On Point MotorsportsToyota8111
272810Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet7910
282644Angela RuchNiece MotorsportsChevrolet729
291222Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet6917
30278John Hunter Nemechek 'NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet300
312102Tyler Dippel 'Young's MotorsportsChevrolet296
322933Mason MasseyReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet85

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