2019 North Carolina Education Lottery 200


The 2019 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 was a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on May 17, 2019, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 134 laps on the 1.5-mile asphalt speedway, it was the eighth race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.

Background

Track

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a quad-oval track, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR, as many race teams are based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc., with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.742 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
12Sheldon Creed GMS RacingChevrolet29.742181.561
24Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.816181.111
399Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord30.006179.964

Final practice

was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.948 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
130Brennan Poole 'On Point MotorsportsToyota29.948180.313
22Sheldon Creed 'GMS RacingChevrolet30.000180.000
34Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.016179.904

Qualifying

scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.145 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying results

Summary

Matt Crafton began on pole, but was quickly overtaken by Todd Gilliland and Ben Rhodes. Natalie Decker made contact with the wall early in the race, damaging the right side of her truck and bringing out the first caution. Kyle Busch would lead most of Stage 1 but give up the win after pitting with 5 laps to go in the stage. Crafton won the stage after passing and battling Gilliland for the lead.
When Stage 2 started, Busch quickly overtook Ross Chastain and dominated, staying out when a caution occurred with 56 laps remaining due to Gus Dean spinning out and collecting Korbin Forrister and Angela Ruch. When another caution followed soon after due to debris on the track, Busch pitted and lost the lead.
Busch would chase and overtake Ben Rhodes and Johnny Sauter with 39 laps to go, ultimately winning the race as Sauter failed to keep up speed on the restart and held back some of the field. This was Busch's last truck race of 2019, making him undefeated in the season.

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 40
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord10
24Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota9
398Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord8
499Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord7
545Ross Chastain 'Niece MotorsportsChevrolet0
652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet5
751Kyle Busch 'Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0
82Sheldon Creed 'GMS RacingChevrolet3
918Harrison Burton 'Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2
1013Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord1

Stage Two
Laps: 40
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
151Kyle Busch 'Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0
245Ross Chastain 'Niece MotorsportsChevrolet0
398Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord8
488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord7
524Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet6
652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet5
72Sheldon Creed 'GMS RacingChevrolet4
899Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord3
918Harrison Burton 'Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2
104Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 54
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1851Kyle Busch 'Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1340
21730Brennan Poole 'On Point MotorsportsToyota13435
3252Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet13444
4599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord13443
5188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord13449
62016Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota13431
734Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13440
81515Anthony Alfredo 'DGR-CrosleyToyota13429
9998Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord13444
101345Ross Chastain 'Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1340
11418Harrison Burton 'Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13430
12102Sheldon Creed 'GMS RacingChevrolet13432
132502Tyler Dippel 'Young's MotorsportsChevrolet13424
142297Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord13423
15283Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet13422
162356Timmy Hill 'Hill MotorsportsChevrolet1340
171213Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord13421
181842Chad FinleyChad Finley RacingChevrolet13419
19624Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet13324
20704Cory RoperRoper RacingFord13317
212922Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet13316
223020Spencer Boyd 'Young's MotorsportsChevrolet13315
233144Angela RuchNiece MotorsportsChevrolet13214
241649Stefan ParsonsCMI MotorsportsChevrolet13213
25277Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota12912
261912Gus Dean 'Young's MotorsportsChevrolet12311
271117Tyler Ankrum 'DGR-CrosleyToyota11110
283233Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet989
29149Codie RohrbaughGrant County Mulch RacingChevrolet728
30268Camden MurphyNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet407
312154Natalie Decker 'DGR-CrosleyToyota326
322487Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet195