| Type: | CUST |
| Details Ref: | [1] [2] [3] |
| Description: | Race 8 of 23 in the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season |
| Race Name: | North Carolina Education Lottery 200 |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Location: | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina |
| Course Mi: | 1.5 |
| Course Km: | 2.4 |
| Distance Laps: | 134 |
| Distance Mi: | 201 |
| Distance Km: | 323.4 |
| Pole Driver: | Matt Crafton |
| Pole Team: | ThorSport Racing |
| Pole Time: | 30.145 |
| Most Driver: | Kyle Busch |
| Most Team: | Kyle Busch Motorsports |
| Most Laps: | 102 |
| Car: | 51 |
| First Driver: | Kyle Busch |
| First Team: | Kyle Busch Motorsports |
| Network: | FS1 |
| Radio: | MRN |
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 (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the eighth race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5miles 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. (SMI), with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
| Driver | Team | Manufacturer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Tyler Dippel (R) | Chevrolet | ||
| 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | Chevrolet | ||
| 3 | Chevrolet | |||
| 04 | Ford | |||
| 4 | Toyota | |||
| 7 | Toyota | |||
| 8 | Chevrolet | |||
| 9 | Chevrolet | |||
| 10 | Chevrolet | |||
| 12 | Gus Dean (R) | Chevrolet | ||
| 13 | Ford | |||
| 14 | Chevrolet | |||
| 15 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | Toyota | ||
| 16 | Toyota | |||
| 17 | Tyler Ankrum (R) | Toyota | ||
| 18 | Harrison Burton (R) | Toyota | ||
| 20 | Spencer Boyd (R) | Chevrolet | ||
| 22 | Chevrolet | |||
| 24 | Chevrolet | |||
| 30 | Brennan Poole (R) | Toyota | ||
| 33 | Chevrolet | |||
| 34 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Chevrolet | ||
| 42 | Chevrolet | |||
| 44 | Chevrolet | |||
| 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Chevrolet | ||
| 49 | Chevrolet | |||
| 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Toyota | ||
| 52 | Chevrolet | |||
| 54 | Natalie Decker (R) | Toyota | ||
| 56 | Timmy Hill (i) | Chevrolet | ||
| 87 | Chevrolet | |||
| 88 | Ford | |||
| 92 | Ford | |||
| 97 | Ford | |||
| 98 | Ford | |||
| 99 | Ford |
Sheldon Creed was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.742 seconds and a speed of 181.561mph.[4]
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | 29.742 | 181.561 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 29.816 | 181.111 | |||
| 3 | 99 | 30.006 | 179.964 | |||
Brennan Poole was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.948 seconds and a speed of 180.313mph.[5]
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Brennan Poole (R) | 29.948 | 180.313 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | 30.000 | 180.000 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 30.016 | 179.904 | |||
Matt Crafton scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.145 seconds and a speed of 179.134mph.[6]
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | 30.145 | ||||
| 2 | 52 | 30.180 | ||||
| 3 | 4 | 30.236 | ||||
| 4 | 18 | Harrison Burton (R) | 30.264 | |||
| 5 | 99 | 30.289 | ||||
| 6 | 24 | 30.311 | ||||
| 7 | 04 | 30.325 | ||||
| 8 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | 30.376 | |||
| 9 | 98 | 30.380 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | 30.381 | |||
| 11 | 17 | Tyler Ankrum (R) | 30.403 | |||
| 12 | 13 | 30.447 | ||||
| 13 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | 30.510 | |||
| 14 | 9 | 30.515 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | 30.520 | |||
| 16 | 49 | 30.588 | ||||
| 17 | 30 | Brennan Poole (R) | 30.589 | |||
| 18 | 42 | 30.646 | ||||
| 19 | 12 | Gus Dean (R) | 30.685 | |||
| 20 | 16 | 30.700 | ||||
| 21 | 54 | Natalie Decker (R) | 30.733 | |||
| 22 | 97 | 30.754 | ||||
| 23 | 56 | Timmy Hill (i) | 30.760 | |||
| 24 | 87 | 30.816 | ||||
| 25 | 02 | Tyler Dippel (R) | 30.905 | |||
| 26 | 8 | 30.975 | ||||
| 27 | 7 | 30.976 | ||||
| 28 | 3 | 31.168 | ||||
| 29 | 22 | 31.562 | ||||
| 30 | 20 | Spencer Boyd (R) | 31.653 | |||
| 31 | 44 | 31.787 | ||||
| 32 | 33 | 32.478 | ||||
| Did not qualify | ||||||
| 33 | 92 | 30.994 | ||||
| 34 | 14 | 31.064 | ||||
| 35 | 34 | Josh Bilicki (i) | 31.314 | |||
| 36 | 10 | 34.975 | ||||
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.[7] [8]
Stage OneLaps: 40
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 6 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Harrison Burton (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage TwoLaps: 40
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Harrison Burton (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |
Stage ThreeLaps: 54
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 |
| 2 | 17 | 30 | Brennan Poole (R) | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 35 |
| 3 | 2 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 44 |
| 4 | 5 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 43 |
| 5 | 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 49 |
| 6 | 20 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 134 | 31 |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 40 |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 134 | 29 |
| 9 | 9 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 44 |
| 10 | 13 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | Harrison Burton (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 30 |
| 12 | 10 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 32 |
| 13 | 25 | 02 | Tyler Dippel (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 24 |
| 14 | 22 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | 134 | 23 |
| 15 | 28 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 22 |
| 16 | 23 | 56 | Timmy Hill (i) | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 21 |
| 18 | 18 | 42 | Chad Finley | Chad Finley Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 19 |
| 19 | 6 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 24 |
| 20 | 7 | 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford | 133 | 17 |
| 21 | 29 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 16 |
| 22 | 30 | 20 | Spencer Boyd (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 15 |
| 23 | 31 | 44 | Angela Ruch | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 14 |
| 24 | 16 | 49 | Stefan Parsons | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 13 |
| 25 | 27 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 129 | 12 |
| 26 | 19 | 12 | Gus Dean (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 123 | 11 |
| 27 | 11 | 17 | Tyler Ankrum (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 111 | 10 |
| 28 | 32 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | 9 |
| 29 | 14 | 9 | Codie Rohrbaugh | Grant County Mulch Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 8 |
| 30 | 26 | 8 | Camden Murphy | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40 | 7 |
| 31 | 21 | 54 | Natalie Decker (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 32 | 6 |
| 32 | 24 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19 | 5 |