2019 UNOH 200


The 2019 UNOH 200 is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on August 15, 2019, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 200 laps on the concrete short track, it was the 17th race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season, first race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 8.

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 15.178 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
117Tyler Ankrum DGR-CrosleyToyota15.178126.420
245Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet15.249125.831
388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord15.307125.354

Final practice

was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 15.189 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
116Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota15.189126.328
221Sam Mayer GMS RacingChevrolet15.217126.096
324Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet15.254125.790

Qualifying

scored the pole for the race with a time of 15.027 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying results

. – Playoffs driver

Race

Summary

Brett Moffitt started from the pole, and was locked in a fierce battle with Ross Chastain throughout Stage 1. Chastain led 78 laps and edged out Moffitt to claim the stage victory. Chastain was penalized for a pit road safety violation during stage 2. The roles switched in stage 2 saw a dramatic ending to the stage between Moffitt, Chastain, and Chandler Smith. In the end, Moffitt took advantage of lapped trucks and edged out Chastain for the win.
Grant Enfinger and Sheldon Creed stayed out at the end of stage 2, while the leaders pitted. With a number of cautions, Enfinger managed to stay in the lead but was eventually passed by Moffitt on lap 173. Near the end of the race, Natalie Decker was spun around by a tow truck after being collected in a wreck with Gus Dean and Tyler Dippel. The final caution flew on lap 194 when Sam Mayer hit the wall after contact with Ben Rhodes. On the restart, Moffitt and Smith had a brief side-by-side battle before Moffitt pulled away on the final lap and held off Smith to win the race, also locking himself into the next round of the playoffs.
After the race, Chastain was visibly upset at Raphaël Lessard and confronted him after the drivers exited their trucks, which ultimately lead to the crew members being involved in attempting to calm them down.

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 55
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
145Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet10
224Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet9
313Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord8
499Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord7
551Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6
688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord5
752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet4
817Tyler Ankrum 'DGR-CrosleyToyota3
98John Hunter Nemechek 'NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet0
1016Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1

Stage Two
Laps: 55
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
124Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet10
245Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet9
351Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota8
488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord7
552Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet6
617Tyler Ankrum 'DGR-CrosleyToyota5
799Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord4
846Raphaël LessardKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota3
998Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord2
1021Sam Mayer 'GMS RacingChevrolet1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 90
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1124Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet20059
2751Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20049
3245Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet20053
4352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet20043
51498Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord20034
6242Sheldon Creed 'GMS RacingToyota20031
71188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord20042
8499Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord20040
9174Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20028
10816Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota20028
11613Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord20034
121646Raphaël LessardKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20028
131275Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet20024
142633Ryan Sieg 'Reaume Brothers RacingChevrolet2000
152522Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet20022
162820Landon HuffmanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet20021
172756Timmy Hill 'Hill MotorsportsChevrolet2000
182312Gus Dean 'Young's MotorsportsChevrolet20019
19930Brennan Poole 'On Point MotorsportsToyota19918
20517Tyler Ankrum 'DGR-CrosleyToyota19425
211821Sam Mayer 'GMS RacingChevrolet19317
223110Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet19315
231018Harrison Burton 'Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19214
241902Tyler Dippel 'Young's MotorsportsChevrolet17513
252054Natalie Decker 'DGR-CrosleyToyota16612
262168Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsToyota14511
271515Dylan LuptonDGR-CrosleyToyota13610
28303Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1029
29138John Hunter Nemechek 'NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet750
303244Angela RuchNiece MotorsportsChevrolet657
312934J. J. Yeley 'Reaume Brothers RacingToyota120
322297Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord25

. – Driver advanced to the next round of the playoffs.
. – Playoffs driver