Motor car race
The 2019 Lucas Oil 150 is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on November 8, 2019, at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona . Contested over 150 laps on the one-mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the 22nd race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season, sixth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 6.
Background
Track
ISM Raceway , the track where the race was held.
ISM Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona , near Phoenix . The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. ISM Raceway has also hosted the CART , IndyCar Series , USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship . The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation .
Entry list
Practice
First practice
Chandler Smith was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 26.918 seconds and a speed of 133.740 mph (215.234 km/h).[4]
Final practice
Harrison Burton was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.968 seconds and a speed of 133.492 mph (214.835 km/h).[4]
Qualifying
Austin Hill scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.021 seconds and a speed of 133.230 mph (214.413 km/h).[5]
Qualifying results
. – Playoffs driver
Race
Summary
Austin Hill started on pole. Stewart Friesen was penalized for beating Hill to the start/finish line on the initial start. A caution flew on lap 2 for Brandon Jones spinning in turn 2, sending Friesen to the rear of the field on the restart. On the restart, Ben Rhodes took the lead when Hill was unable to keep up speed.
The caution flag flew for John Hunter Nemechek swerving below Kraus as they entered turn 3, hitting Kraus and sending him into the wall. Rhodes battled Chandler Smith on the restart, ultimately completing a pass and winning Stage 1.
Chastain struggled in Stage 2 as only his left-side tires were changed. Stage 2 was won by Jones, while Brett Moffitt secured a spot in the championship 4 due to having a significant points lead. This left Chastain, Friesen, Hill, and Matt Crafton battling for the remaining spots.
The final stage only saw one caution, occurring when Sam Mayer overdrove in a turn and collected Nemechek. On the restart, Friesen slipped his way through the pack and caught up to Jones, overtaking him with 4 laps remaining. Jones attempted to take the lead, but Friesen successfully blocked him on the corners and held him off to win the race and a spot in the championship 4. Chastain and Crafton (with a 13 point and 6 point respective lead over the cutoff) secured the last two spots over Hill, whose stage points weren't enough to overtake Crafton for a spot. Tyler Ankrum was also eliminated due to not winning any stage points and falling too far behind in the race.
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 40
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
99
Ben Rhodes
ThorSport Racing
Ford
10
2
46
Chandler Smith
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
9
3
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Ford
8
4
45
Ross Chastain
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
24
Brett Moffitt
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
4
Todd Gilliland
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
5
7
16
Austin Hill
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
4
8
98
Grant Enfinger
ThorSport Racing
Ford
3
9
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
13
Johnny Sauter
ThorSport Racing
Ford
1
Stage Two
Laps: 40
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
51
Brandon Jones (i)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
0
2
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Ford
9
3
46
Chandler Smith
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
8
4
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
18
Harrison Burton (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
6
6
16
Austin Hill
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
5
7
4
Todd Gilliland
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
4
8
2
Sheldon Creed (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
24
Brett Moffitt
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
13
Johnny Sauter
ThorSport Racing
Ford
1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 70
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
2
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Chevrolet
150
49
2
7
51
Brandon Jones (i)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
150
0
3
6
46
Chandler Smith
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
150
51
4
4
99
Ben Rhodes
ThorSport Racing
Ford
150
43
5
8
98
Grant Enfinger
ThorSport Racing
Ford
150
35
6
10
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Ford
150
48
7
32
18
Harrison Burton (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
150
36
8
11
13
Johnny Sauter
ThorSport Racing
Ford
150
31
9
14
45
Ross Chastain
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
150
35
10
12
24
Brett Moffitt
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
150
35
11
5
44
Ty Majeski (R)
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
150
26
12
3
2
Sheldon Creed (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
150
28
13
1
16
Austin Hill
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
150
33
14
9
4
Todd Gilliland
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
150
32
15
18
02
Tyler Dippel (R)
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
150
22
16
16
5
Dylan Lupton
DGR-Crosley
Toyota
150
21
17
20
7
Tanner Gray
DGR-Crosley
Toyota
149
20
18
25
22
Austin Wayne Self
AM Racing
Chevrolet
149
19
19
21
21
Sam Mayer
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
149
18
20
19
12
Gus Dean (R)
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
149
17
21
28
20
Colby Howard (R)
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
149
16
22
30
54
Natalie Decker (R)
DGR-Crosley
Toyota
149
15
23
17
56
Carson Hocevar
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
149
14
24
13
15
Anthony Alfredo (R)
DGR-Crosley
Toyota
148
13
25
29
34
Kyle Plott (R)
Reaume Brothers Racing
Toyota
148
12
26
15
17
Tyler Ankrum (R)
DGR-Crosley
Toyota
144
11
27
27
30
Danny Bohn
On Point Motorsports
Toyota
144
10
28
24
3
Jordan Anderson
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
120
9
29
22
8
John Hunter Nemechek (i)
NEMCO Motorsports
Chevrolet
108
0
30
31
33
Carson Ware (R)
Reaume Brothers Racing
Toyota
37
7
31
23
19
Derek Kraus
Bill McAnally Racing
Toyota
28
6
32
26
87
Joe Nemechek
NEMCO Motorsports
Chevrolet
11
5
. – Driver advanced to the Championship 4.
. – Driver was eliminated from the playoffs.
References
^ "2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Series Schedule" . Official Site Of NASCAR . Retrieved May 19, 2019 .
^ "ISM Raceway" . November 3, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2019 .
^ Cheek, Adam (November 5, 2019). "Entry List: Lucas Oil 150" . Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
^ a b Roller, Josh (November 8, 2019). "Chandler Smith, Harrison Burton Top Lucas Oil 150 Practice Sessions" . Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
^ Roller, Josh (November 8, 2019). "Austin Hill Wins Pole for Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix" . Retrieved November 9, 2019 .