2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300


The 2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on November 2, 2019, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 200 laps on the 1.5 mile asphalt speedway, it was the 31st race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, fifth race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 8.

Background

Track

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.801 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
12Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.801187.493
220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.969186.406
300Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing		Ford29.153185.230

Final practice

was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.733 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
110Ross Chastain Kaulig RacingChevrolet28.733187.937
220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.846187.201
32Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.875187.013

Qualifying

scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.316 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying results

. – Playoffs driver

Race

Summary

Tyler Reddick began on pole, but Christopher Bell took the lead on lap 6. Bell dominated in the first half, winning both stages.
When the final stage began, Austin Cindric grabbed the lead and led until Chase Briscoe had a flat right rear tire and made contact with the wall, bringing out a caution on lap 129. Reddick briefly got the lead but lost it to Chastain, who took and kept the lead on lap 144.
On lap 151, Noah Gragson tried to squeeze between Harrison Burton and Jeb Burton. He got tapped by Harrison and wrecked his car after spinning through the grass for his first DNF of 2019. The race was briefly red-flagged.
Chastain continued to lead on the restart, but Reddick hit the inside wall and brought out a late caution. Briscoe was also struggling as his right front tire disintegrated with 25 laps remaining, but NASCAR didn’t throw a caution. This forced Briscoe to ultimately finish 22nd.
Bell regained the lead on the lap 170 restart and he never looked back. He ultimately took the win, leading 101 laps and finishing ahead of Chastain by 5 seconds. Bell also secured a spot in the Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
After the race, Briscoe, Michael Annett, Cindric, and Gragson were below the playoffs cutoff point.

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 45
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
22Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9
300Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford8
423John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet7
510Ross Chastain 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet0
698Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford5
718Harrison Burton 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0
822Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord3
97Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2
108Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage Two
Laps: 45
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
27Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9
32Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8
423John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet7
598Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford6
69Noah Gragson JR MotorsportsChevrolet5
722Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord4
800Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford3
919Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
108Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 110
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1320Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20060
2710Ross Chastain 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet2000
31422Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord20041
4919Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20035
51123John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet20046
667Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet20042
7218Harrison Burton 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2000
8400Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford20040
988Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet20030
102139Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet20027
11191Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet20026
121707Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet20025
132208Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet20024
142436Josh Williams 'DGM RacingChevrolet20023
152861Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota19922
16154B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet19921
17270Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet19920
182678Matt Mills 'B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet19919
192901Stephen LeichtJD MotorsportsChevrolet19918
201874Bayley Currey 'Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet1990
213699Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet19716
22598Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford19726
231615Stefan ParsonsJD MotorsportsChevrolet19714
24345Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet19613
251386Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet19412
263735Joey GaseMBM MotorsportsToyota19311
273293C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingChevrolet17510
281251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1629
2912Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet16025
30109Noah Gragson 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet15012
312090Ronnie Bassett Jr.DGM RacingChevrolet1396
323811Justin Haley Kaulig RacingChevrolet885
333152David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet774
343017Kyle WeathermanRick Ware RacingChevrolet483
353513Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota352
362389Landon CassillShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet321
373366Bobby Dale EarnhardtMBM MotorsportsToyota171
382538J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevrolet31

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