2019 Gander RV 150 explained

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Description:Race 14 of 23 in the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season
Race Name:Gander RV 150
Year:2019
Location:Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course Mi:2.5
Course Km:4
Distance Laps:60
Distance Mi:150
Distance Km:241
Pole Driver:Austin Hill
Pole Team:Hattori Racing Enterprises
Pole Time:52.525
Most Driver:Ross Chastain
Most Team:Niece Motorsports
Most Laps:54
Car:45
First Driver:Ross Chastain
First Team:Niece Motorsports
Network:FS1
Radio:MRN

The 2019 Gander RV 150 is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on July 27, 2019, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 60 laps on the 2.5miles superspeedway, it was the 14th race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.

Background

Track

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, also known as The Tricky Triangle, which is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of two annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races held several weeks apart in early June and late July, one NASCAR Xfinity Series event in early June, one NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series event in late July, and two ARCA Racing Series events, one in early June and the other in late July. From 1971 to 1989, and since 2013, the track has also hosted an Indy Car race, currently sanctioned by the IndyCar Series and run in August.

Entry list

DriverTeamManufacturer
0 Chevrolet
02 Tyler Dippel (R) Chevrolet
2 Sheldon Creed (R) Chevrolet
3 Chevrolet
4 Toyota
6 Chevrolet
8 Chevrolet
10 Chevrolet
12 Gus Dean (R) Chevrolet
13 Ford
15 Anthony Alfredo (R) Toyota
16 Toyota
17 Tyler Ankrum (R) Toyota
18 Harrison Burton (R) Toyota
20 Chevrolet
22 Chevrolet
24 Chevrolet
28 Chevrolet
32 Chevrolet
33 Chevrolet
34 Toyota
38 Chevrolet
44 Chevrolet
45 Chevrolet
49 Chevrolet
51 Toyota
52 Chevrolet
54 Natalie Decker (R) Toyota
87 Chevrolet
88 Ford
98 Ford
99 Ford

Practice

First practice

Harrison Burton was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 53.586 seconds and a speed of 167.954mph.[4]

PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
118 Harrison Burton (R) 53.586 167.954
24 53.833 167.184
324 53.879 167.041

Final practice

Todd Gilliland was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 53.383 seconds and a speed of 168.593mph.[4]

PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
14 53.383 168.593
22 Sheldon Creed (R) 53.514 168.180
316 53.613 167.870

Qualifying

Austin Hill scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.525 seconds and a speed of 171.347mph.[5]

Qualifying results

PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
1 16 52.525
245 52.599
352 52.736
424 52.917
52 Sheldon Creed (R) 52.920
618 Harrison Burton (R) 52.995
74 53.177
888 53.214
917 Tyler Ankrum (R) 53.216
1098 53.240
1144 53.240
123 53.375
1351 53.436
1415 Anthony Alfredo (R) 53.452
1599 53.666
1613 53.906
1712 Gus Dean (R) 54.081
1822 54.266
1987 54.296
2002 Tyler Dippel (R) 54.406
2138 54.623
228 54.812
2334 55.244
2454 Natalie Decker (R) 55.287
2520 56.017
2633 56.279
2749 57.478
2832 57.907
296 58.511
3028 58.522
310 58.832
3210 59.120

Race

Summary

Austin Hill started on pole, but Ross Chastain quickly shot past him. In the first turn of the race, Stewart Friesen brought out the caution after he got loose under Sheldon Creed and turned into the outside wall, also getting smacked by Anthony Alfredo. Friesen's truck was damaged to the point where he could not continue, ultimately ending his day before completing a single lap. Alfredo was only able to complete two more laps before his day also ended.

On the restart, Bryan Dauzat spun and immediately brought out the caution again. Chastain dominated and won stage 1. Hill had engine problems on lap 22 and was forced to park his truck in the garage. Chastain pitted with 3 laps remaining in stage 2, giving the stage win to Harrison Burton.

Chastain regained the lead after Burton pitted, and was never challenged again during the race. He won the race ahead of Tyler Ankrum, dedicating the race win to late crew chief Nick Harrison, who had died a week before the race.

Stage Results

Stage OneLaps: 15

PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
1 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 9
3 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 8
4 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 7
5 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 6
6 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 5
7 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 4
8 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 3
9 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 1

Stage TwoLaps: 15

PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
1 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyot 10
2 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 9
3 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 8
4 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 7
5 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 6
6 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 3
9 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 2
10 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results

Stage ThreeLaps: 30

PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1 2 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 60 50
2 9 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 60 36
3 6 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 60 52
4 13 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 60 37
5 4 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 60 47
6 8 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 60 37
7 7 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 60 36
8 16 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 60 29
9 15 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 60 35
10 10 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 60 40
11 20 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 60 32
12 22 8 Tony Mrakovich NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 60 25
13 12 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 60 26
14 17 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 60 28
15 18 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 60 23
16 24 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 60 21
17 23 34 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 60 20
18 25 20 Spencer Boyd (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 60 19
19 27 49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 59 18
20 26 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 59 17
21 32 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 59 16
22 29 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 58 15
23 11 44 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 58 14
24 30 28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet 58 13
25 5 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 56 21
26 21 38 T. J. Bell Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 33 11
27 28 32 Bryant Barnhill Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 26 10
28 19 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 24 9
29 31 0 Daniel Sasnett Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 21 8
30 1 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 21 14
31 14 15 Anthony Alfredo (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 2 6
32 3 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 0 5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Series Schedule. Official Site Of NASCAR. May 19, 2019.
  2. Web site: Pocono Raceway. May 25, 2017. July 16, 2019.
  3. Web site: Entry List: 2019 Gander RV 150. Kristl. Mark. July 22, 2019. July 23, 2019.
  4. Web site: Harrison Burton, Todd Gilliland Pull off KBM Sweep in Pocono Practices. Nolen. Bryan. July 26, 2019. July 29, 2019.
  5. Web site: Austin Hill Smashes Pocono Truck Series Pole Record. Kristl. Mark. July 26, 2019. July 29, 2019.