2019 World of Westgate 200


The 2019 World of Westgate 200 is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on September 13, 2019, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested over 134 laps on the asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the 19th race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season, third race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 8.

Background

Track

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

Practice

was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 30.061 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
152Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet30.061179.635
224Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet30.072179.569
398Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord30.153179.087

Qualifying

scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.324 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying results

. – Playoffs driver

Race

Summary

Christian Eckes started on pole. Grant Enfinger's truck began smoking due to an oil leak near the beginning of the race, ultimately ending his race and championship hopes. Stewart Friesen also had a problem as it appeared he lost a cylinder during Stage 1. Repairs to the truck put him two laps down. Ross Chastain took the lead from Eckes early on and won Stage 1.
In Stage 2, a bizarre occurrence saw Johnny Sauter and Matt Crafton's trucks begin emitting fire simultaneously while they were on the same straightaway, sending them both to the garage. Crafton retired from the race, but Sauter later returned to the track. His truck started smoking shortly afterwards, ending his day for good. Afterwards, Ben Rhodes was the only ThorSport Racing driver whose truck's engine hadn't failed. Chastain continued his lead and won Stage 2.
In the closing laps, Austin Hill stayed out while rest of the field pitted, but he pitted during the final caution for tires. Hill made up lost track position, hunting down Chastain and taking the lead with 12 laps remaining. He remained ahead of Chastain and won the race. With Enfinger's playoff hopes already gone, Tyler Ankrum barely topped Sauter for the sixth and final spot due to his 11th-place finish, eliminating Sauter from the playoffs.

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 30
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
145Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet10
288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord9
316Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota8
413Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord7
54Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6
62Sheldon Creed 'GMS RacingChevrolet5
730Brennan Poole 'On Point MotorsportsToyota4
818Harrison Burton 'Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota3
924Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet2
1017Tyler Ankrum 'DGR-CrosleyToyota1

Stage Two
Laps: 30
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
145Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet10
216Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota9
324Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet8
499Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord7
530Brennan Poole 'On Point MotorsportsToyota6
651Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota5
72Sheldon Creed 'GMS RacingChevrolet4
84Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota3
917Tyler Ankrum 'DGR-CrosleyToyota2
1012Gus Dean 'Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 74
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1716Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota13457
2245Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet13455
3151Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13439
462Sheldon Creed 'GMS RacingChevrolet13442
534Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13441
61830Brennan Poole 'On Point MotorsportsToyota13441
7424Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet13440
81399Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord13436
9918Harrison Burton 'Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13431
10175Dylan LuptonDGR-CrosleyToyota13427
111617Tyler Ankrum 'DGR-CrosleyToyota13429
121515Anthony Alfredo 'DGR-CrosleyToyota13425
131287Tony MrakovichNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet13424
14143Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet13423
152312Gus Dean 'Young's MotorsportsChevrolet13323
16279Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet13321
172622Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet13320
182011Spencer DavisRette Jones RacingToyota13319
191952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet13218
202920Spencer Boyd 'Young's MotorsportsChevrolet13217
212538Colin Garrett 'Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1310
223044Angela RuchNiece MotorsportsChevrolet13115
233234Justin JohnsonReaume Brothers RacingToyota12714
243110Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet9013
252154Natalie Decker 'DGR-CrosleyToyota8712
262202Tyler Dippel 'Young's MotorsportsChevrolet8011
272419Derek KrausBill McAnally RacingToyota7710
282833Mason MasseyReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet639
291013Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord4515
30588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord3916
31898Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord66
32118John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet00

. – Driver advanced to the next round of the playoffs.
. – Driver was eliminated from the playoffs.