The 2019 CarShield 200 is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on June 22, 2019, at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway in Madison, Illinois. Contested over 160 laps on the oval, it was the 11th race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.
Background
Track
Known as Gateway Motorsports Park until its renaming in April 2019, World Wide Technology Raceway is a paved oval motor racing track in Madison, Illinois, United States. The track previously held Truck races from 1998 to 2010, and returned starting in 2014. In conjunction with the Truck Series, the ARCA Menards Series held a support race earlier in the night.
CarShield was the race's title sponsor for 2019.
Entry list After intentionally wrecking Austin Hill under caution at the previous week's M&M's 200 at Iowa Speedway, Johnny Sauter was suspended for the Gateway race. Myatt Snider replaced him in the No. 13 ThorSport Racing truck.
Driver Team Manufacturer 0 Greg Rayl Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 1 Cody McMahan Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 8 Camden Murphy NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 17 Anthony Alfredo (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 32 Daniel Sasnett Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 34 Bryant Barnhill Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 42 Chad Finley Chad Finley Racing Chevrolet 44 Kyle Benjamin Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 46 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 74 Lou Goss Lou Goss Racing Chevrolet 87 Tyler Ankrum (R) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford
Practice Only one practice session was held as rain caused the other to be cancelled.
Final practice Stewart Friesen was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 32.911 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 32.911 136.732 2 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 33.046 136.174 3 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 33.069 136.079
Qualifying Qualifying was cancelled due to rain. The starting lineup was determined by owner's points, awarding the pole to Christian Eckes.
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0.000 2 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 0.000 3 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 0.000 4 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 0.000 5 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 0.000 6 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 0.000 7 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 8 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0.000 9 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 0.000 10 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 0.000 11 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0.000 12 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 0.000 13 17 Anthony Alfredo (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 0.000 14 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 15 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 0.000 16 20 Spencer Boyd (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 17 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 0.000 18 44 Kyle Benjamin Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 19 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 20 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 0.000 21 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 0.000 22 8 Camden Murphy NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 23 34 Bryant Barnhill Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 0.000 24 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 0.000 25 46 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0.000 26 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 0.000 27 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 0.000 28 87 Tyler Ankrum (R) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 29 0 Greg Rayl Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 0.000 30 32 Daniel Sasnett Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 0.000 31 1 Cody McMahan Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 32 74 Lou Goss Lou Goss Racing Chevrolet 0.000
Race
Summary Christian Eckes began on pole. Greg Rayl crashed into the wall in lap 3, ending his day and causing the first caution. Grant Enfinger won the Stage 1. As the stage ended, Ross Chastain and Matt Crafton battled for position, resulting in Crafton making contact with Chastain after the flag flew to end the stage.
Stage 2 was also won by Enfinger, who led the entire stage to score his third stage win of the season. He held off Myatt Snider, who was driving in place of the suspended Johnny Sauter. On lap 78, Natalie Decker crashed into the wall hard, ending her day and resulting in her fifth DNF of the year.
Harrison Burton and Sheldon Creed made contact with 15 laps remaining. Burton slid the rear end of his truck into the wall, receiving significant damage. He continued racing, though barely managing to stay on the lead lap.
The final restart took place with seven laps to go. On the restart, Chastain (who did not get tires during the lengthy caution) spun his tires, but received a helpful push from Todd Gilliland. Chastain cleared Eckes, and fended him off even though Eckes had fresher tires.
On the final lap, Eckes was passed by Gilliland and spun by Stewart Friesen. The caution was not thrown, causing Eckes to lose many positions. Chastain managed to hold off Gilliland to win the race. His truck passed inspection, redeeming himself from his stripped win in the previous week's race.
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 35
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 102 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 93 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 84 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 75 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 66 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 57 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 48 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 39 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 210 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 1
Stage Two Laps: 35
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 102 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 93 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 84 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 75 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 66 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 57 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 48 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 39 46 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 210 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 90
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 7 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 160 452 11 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 160 393 4 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 160 464 25 46 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 160 355 5 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 160 336 2 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 160 517 12 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 160 408 6 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 160 429 3 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 160 3910 10 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 160 3811 9 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 160 2712 13 17 Anthony Alfredo (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 160 2513 18 44 Kyle Benjamin Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 160 2414 1 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 160 3615 14 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 160 2216 8 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 160 2817 15 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 159 2018 17 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 159 1919 19 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 158 1820 16 20 Spencer Boyd (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 158 1721 24 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 158 1622 23 34 Bryant Barnhill Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 155 1523 21 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 154 1424 26 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 153 1325 27 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 150 1226 30 32 Daniel Sasnett Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 80 1127 20 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 78 1028 22 8 Camden Murphy NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 47 929 31 1 Cody McMahan Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 32 830 28 87 Tyler Ankrum (R) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 14 731 32 74 Lou Goss Lou Goss Racing Chevrolet 12 632 29 0 Greg Rayl Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 2 5
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