The 2019 Camping World 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on June 29, 2019, at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. Contested over 200 laps on the intermediate speedway, it was the 15th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.
Background
Track
Chicagoland Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR races. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes, including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.
Entry list Driver Team ManufacturerSponsor 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing FordHaas Automation 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports ChevroletJD Motorsports 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports ChevroletGerber Collision & Glass 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports ChevroletPilot, Flying J 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing ChevroletKC Motorgroup 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports ChevroletJ.F. Electric 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing ChevroletIsokern Fireplaces & Chimmeys 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports ChevroletBrandt Agricultural 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing ChevroletABA of Illinois, LLC, Worldwide Safety Counseling 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports ChevroletCanadamark Diamond, BN3TH 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports ChevroletSwitch, MagnaFlow 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing ChevroletNutrien Ag Solutions 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing ChevroletLeaf Filter Gutter Protection 12 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske FordSnap-on 13 Joe Nemechek (i) MBM Motorsports ToyotaCrashClaimsR.Us 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports ChevroletJD Motorsports 17 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing ChevroletRick Ware Racing 18 Riley Herbst (i) Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaMonster Energy 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaMenards, Bali Blinds 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaRheem 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske FordDiscount Tire 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing ChevroletGMS Racing 28 Shane Lee H2 Motorsports ToyotaTitan Mining Rigs 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports ToyotaCrashClaimsR.Us, Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing ChevroletGeneral Formulations 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing ChevroletRSS Racing 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing ChevroletBig Green Egg 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports ToyotaNLB Heating & Cooling, Ryan's Collision Service 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing ChevroletRepairableVehicles.com 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing ChevroletDealer Associates, Flurry 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports ToyotaOCR Gaz Bar 74 Camden Murphy (i) Mike Harmon Racing ChevroletRonaldHouseChicago.org 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports ChevroletJW Transport, LLC 81 Jeffrey Earnhardt XCI Racing ToyotaComcast NBC Universal Salute to Service 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports ChevroletABS Vans, BMSRaceTeam.com 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures ChevroletRacing With Jesus, Visone RV 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing ChevroletBassett Gutters & More Inc. 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing ChevroletInsurance King 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing FordFord Performance 99 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports ToyotaDiamond Gusset Jeans, The Podgoats
Practice
First practice Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.872 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.872 174.916 2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 31.181 173.182 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.206 173.044
Final practice Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.936 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 12 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 30.936 174.554 2 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.053 173.896 3 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 31.056 173.879
Qualifying Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.413 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 12 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 30.413 2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 30.424 3 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.555 4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.586 5 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.607 6 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.615 7 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 30.626 8 18 Riley Herbst (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.647 9 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.691 10 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.693 11 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 30.814 12 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.852 13 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.859 14 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.865 15 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.974 16 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 31.047 17 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 31.096 18 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.158 19 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 31.167 20 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.173 21 81 Jeffrey Earnhardt XCI Racing Toyota 31.219 22 28 Shane Lee H2 Motorsports Toyota 31.256 23 17 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 31.290 24 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 31.396 25 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 31.464 26 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 31.517 27 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 31.530 28 99 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 31.536 29 74 Camden Murphy (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 31.636 30 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.637 31 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 31.646 32 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 31.659 33 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 31.668 34 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 31.888 35 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 32.091 36 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 32.205 37 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 32.298 38 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 32.440Did not qualify 39 93 Josh BilickiRSS RacingChevrolet31.898 40 13 Joe Nemechek (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota31.997 41 89 Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet32.795 Josh Bilicki failed to qualify his No. 93 RSS Racing Chevrolet but drove the No. 17 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet in the race since Bayley Currey (who qualified the car) got ill.
Race
Summary Joey Logano began on pole. Cole Custer passed him after 3 laps. The first caution was thrown for Justin Allgaier spinning out on lap 13. Allgaier would later crash into the wall in the second half of the race, ending his day early. Custer and Logano continued to battle for the lead, with Custer winning the first stage. He would maintain the lead until Logano regained it on lap 80. A caution was thrown after Ryan Sieg spun out due to a flat tire, and Custer opted to pit, while Logano did not get tires and won the second stage.
Custer retook the lead on lap 116, dominating for the next run. He gave up the lead on lap 154 after taking a green-flag pit stop. Michael Annett and Noah Gragson decided to stay out and stretch their fuel run. B. J. McLeod made contact with the wall later, bringing out the final caution. Ross Chastain was able to return to the lead lap. The final green flag run lasted 21 laps. Custer jumped out to the lead and won the race with a 3-second lead over Logano.
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 45
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 102 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 93 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 12 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 06 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 57 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 48 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 39 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 210 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
Stage Two Laps: 45
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 12 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 02 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 84 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 66 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 57 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 48 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 39 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 210 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 110
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 200 582 1 12 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 200 03 16 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 394 6 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 495 7 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 200 426 10 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 317 14 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 348 3 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 09 9 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 4410 8 18 Riley Herbst (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 011 15 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 2612 12 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 200 2513 19 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 200 2414 17 08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 200 2315 11 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 199 2516 21 81 Jeffrey Earnhardt XCI Racing Toyota 199 2117 13 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 199 2618 22 28 Shane Lee H2 Motorsports Toyota 199 1919 20 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 1820 25 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 199 1721 30 01 Stephen Leicht (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 1622 31 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 198 1523 18 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 1424 26 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 195 1325 35 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 195 1226 34 36 Josh Williams (R) DGM Racing Chevrolet 195 1127 24 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 195 1028 28 99 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 194 929 37 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 194 830 33 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 193 731 29 74 Camden Murphy (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 192 032 4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 127 1433 27 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 111 434 32 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 71 335 23 17 Josh Bilicki Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 55 236 36 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 52 137 38 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 11 138 5 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 1
After the race Christopher Bell's car failed post-race inspection, disqualifying him from his third-place finish. He was credited as finishing last, also losing his 17-stage points. For the inspection, NASCAR had the team take the shocks off the car so it can be compared to pre-race inspection. The front of Bell's car was "extremely low" and the rear was slightly higher. Bell's disqualification is the second one to occur under 2019's inspection format, following Chastain's disqualification in the truck series at Iowa in mid-June and is the first Xfinity disqualification since 1995.
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