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.
Background
Track
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 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.
Entry list Driver Team Manufacturer 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 8 Camden Murphy NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Codie Rohrbaugh Grant County Mulch Racing Chevrolet 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 14 Trey Hutchens Trey Hutchens Racing Chevrolet 15 Anthony Alfredo (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20 Spencer Boyd (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 34 Josh Bilicki (i) Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 42 Chad Finley Chad Finley Racing Chevrolet 44 Angela Ruch Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 45 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 49 Stefan Parsons CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 56 Timmy Hill (i) Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 92 Timothy Peters RBR Enterprises Ford 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford
Practice
First practice Sheldon Creed was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.742 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.742 181.561 2 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.816 181.111 3 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 30.006 179.964
Final practice Brennan Poole was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.948 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota 29.948 180.313 2 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.000 180.000 3 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.016 179.904
Qualifying Matt Crafton scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.145 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 30.145 2 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 30.180 3 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.236 4 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.264 5 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 30.289 6 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.311 7 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 30.325 8 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.376 9 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 30.380 10 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.381 11 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 30.403 12 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 30.447 13 45 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 30.510 14 9 Codie Rohrbaugh Grant County Mulch Racing Chevrolet 30.515 15 15 Anthony Alfredo (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 30.520 16 49 Stefan Parsons CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 30.588 17 30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota 30.589 18 42 Chad Finley Chad Finley Racing Chevrolet 30.646 19 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.685 20 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 30.700 21 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 30.733 22 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 30.754 23 56 Timmy Hill (i) Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 30.760 24 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 30.816 25 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.905 26 8 Camden Murphy NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 30.975 27 7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 30.976 28 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 31.168 29 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 31.562 30 20 Spencer Boyd (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 31.653 31 44 Angela Ruch Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31.787 32 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 32.478Did not qualify 33 92 Timothy Peters RBR Enterprises Ford 30.994 34 14 Trey Hutchens Trey Hutchens Racing Chevrolet 31.064 35 34 Josh Bilicki (i) Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 31.314 36 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 34.975 Spencer Boyd and Austin Wayne Self started at the rear for having unapproved adjustments to their trucks after qualifying.
Race
Summary 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.
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 40
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 102 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 93 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 84 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 75 45 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 06 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 57 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 08 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 39 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 210 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 1
Stage Two Laps: 40
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 02 45 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 03 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 84 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 75 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 66 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 57 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 48 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 39 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 210 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 54
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 8 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 134 02 17 30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota 134 353 2 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 134 444 5 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 134 435 1 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 134 496 20 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 134 317 3 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 134 408 15 15 Anthony Alfredo (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 134 299 9 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 134 4410 13 45 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 134 011 4 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 134 3012 10 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 134 3213 25 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 134 2414 22 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 134 2315 28 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 134 2216 23 56 Timmy Hill (i) Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 134 017 12 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 134 2118 18 42 Chad Finley Chad Finley Racing Chevrolet 134 1919 6 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 133 2420 7 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 133 1721 29 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 133 1622 30 20 Spencer Boyd (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 133 1523 31 44 Angela Ruch Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 132 1424 16 49 Stefan Parsons CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 132 1325 27 7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 129 1226 19 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 123 1127 11 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 111 1028 32 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 98 929 14 9 Codie Rohrbaugh Grant County Mulch Racing Chevrolet 72 830 26 8 Camden Murphy NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 40 731 21 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 32 632 24 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 19 5
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