2019 Ford EcoBoost 300 explained

Type:CUST
Details Ref:[1] [2]
Description:Race 33 of 33 in the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Race Name:Ford EcoBoost 300
Year:2019
Location:Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida
Course Mi:1.5
Course Km:2.4
Distance Laps:200
Distance Mi:300
Distance Km:480
Pole Driver:Tyler Reddick
Pole Team:Richard Childress Racing
Pole Time:32.322
Most Laps:84
Car:2
First Driver:Tyler Reddick
First Team:Richard Childress Racing
Network:NBCSN
Radio:MRN

The 2019 Ford EcoBoost 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on November 16, 2019, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 200 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 33rd and final race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

Background

Track

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.

From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Cup Series, the Xfinity Series, and the Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300, and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively. The weekend itself was marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series held its season-ending races at Homestead from 1995 until 2020, when it was moved to Phoenix Raceway, along with NASCAR's other two series.

Entry list

DriverTeamManufacturer
00 Ford
0 Chevrolet
01 Chevrolet
1 Chevrolet
2 Chevrolet
4
5 Vinnie MillerChevrolet
07 Chevrolet
7 Chevrolet
08 Gray Gaulding (R) Chevrolet
8 Chevrolet
9 Noah Gragson (R) Chevrolet
11 Justin Haley (R) Chevrolet
13 Toyota
15 Chevrolet
17 Robby Lyons (i)Chevrolet
18 Harrison Burton (i)Toyota
19 Toyota
20 Toyota
22 Ford
23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Chevrolet
26 Toyota
35 Toyota
36 Chevrolet
38 Chevrolet
39 Chevrolet
51 Chevrolet
52 Chevrolet
61 Toyota
66 Toyota
68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet
74 Joe Nemechek (i) Chevrolet
78 Matt MillsChevrolet
86 Will RodgersChevrolet
89 Chevrolet
90 Chevrolet
93 Chevrolet
98 Chase Briscoe (R) Ford
99 Chevrolet

Practice

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 32.594 seconds and a speed of 165.675mph.

PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
12 32.594 165.675
220 32.692 165.178
322 32.764 164.815

Qualifying

Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 32.322 seconds and a speed of 167.069mph.[3]

Qualifying results

PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
1 2 32.322
200 32.395
322 32.469
419 32.562
598 Chase Briscoe (R) 32.602
623 John Hunter Nemechek (R) 32.636
720 32.724
811 Justin Haley (R) 32.728
918 Harrison Burton (i) 32.780
109 Noah Gragson (R) 32.857
1151 32.916
124 32.940
1389 33.008
1439 33.046
1526 33.111
167 33.143
1790 33.211
188 33.227
1938 33.315
201 33.410
2101 33.421
2236 33.478
2368 Brandon Brown (R) 33.490
2413 33.556
2552 33.591
2608 Gray Gaulding (R) 33.597
2793 33.617
2878 33.687
2961 33.704
3007 33.719
310 33.724
3286 34.068
3317 Robby Lyons (i) 34.202
3415 34.336
3535 34.402
3699 34.452
375 34.565
3874 Joe Nemechek (i) 35.334
Did not qualify
3966 34.455
. – Playoffs driver

Race

Summary

Tyler Reddick started on pole, and was challenging by Cole Custer in the opening laps. On lap 32, a caution was thrown for debris being stuck in the wall, causing Reddick and Custer to pit while Christopher Bell and Justin Allgaier stayed out. Custer managed to charge back to the front, only finishing behind teammate Chase Briscoe in Stage 1.

On lap 59, Custer made a pit stop for a loose wheel, causing him to go down one lap. He managed to weave past Austin Cindric and restarted in the final stage on the lead lap.

In the closing laps, Custer caught up to Reddick and took the lead. Reddick slid past Custer with under 20 laps remaining and pulled away, winning the race and the championship.

Stage Results

Stage OneLaps: 45

PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
1 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 10
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 0
3 11 Justin Haley (R)Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 8
4 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
5 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R)GMS Racing Chevrolet 6
6 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 3
9 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 2
10 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage TwoLaps: 45

PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 10
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0
4 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
5 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 6
6 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R)GMS Racing Chevrolet 4
8 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 18 Harrison Burton (i)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
10 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results

Stage ThreeLaps: 110

PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1 1 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 40
2 2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 200 35
3 5 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 200 50
4 10 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 38
5 7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 32
6 6 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 41
7 3 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 200 42
8 4 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 34
9 18 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 199 32
10 9 18 Harrison Burton (i)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 199 0
11 20 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 199 29
12 14 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 199 24
13 23 68 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 199 23
14 16 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 199 25
15 13 89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 199 22
16 11 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 198 24
17 26 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 198 20
18 17 90 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 198 19
19 22 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 198 19
20 12 4 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 198 17
21 15 26 Colin Garrett Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 198 16
22 32 86 Will Rodgers Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 197 15
23 25 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 196 14
24 21 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 195 13
25 36 99 Jairo Avila Jr. B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 195 12
26 37 5 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 193 11
27 35 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 193 10
28 33 17 Robby Lyons (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 192 0
29 38 74 Joe Nemechek (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 192 0
30 28 78 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 141 7
31 27 93 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Chevrolet 131 6
32 31 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 112 5
33 8 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 95 13
34 24 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 57 3
35 29 61 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 53 2
36 19 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 20 1
37 34 15 Tyler Matthews JD Motorsports Chevrolet 14 1
38 30 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 4 1
. – Driver won the championship. – Playoffs driver

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule. Official Site Of NASCAR. May 5, 2019. March 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327183855/https://www.nascar.com/nascar-xfinity-series/2019/schedule/. dead.
  2. Web site: ISM Raceway. November 3, 2018. November 3, 2019.
  3. Web site: Ford EcoBoost 300 Starting Lineup. November 16, 2019. November 17, 2019.