The 2019 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 was a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on July 11, 2019, at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. Contested over 150 laps on the tri-oval speedway, it was the 13th race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.

Background

Track

The track is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports. The speedway has a grandstand capacity of 69,000.

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 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 8 Camden Murphy NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 11 Spencer Davis Rette Jones Racing Toyota 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 15 Dylan Lupton DGR-Crosley Toyota 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 17 Tyler Ankrum 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 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 34 Josh Bilicki (i) Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 42 Chad Finley Chad Finley Racing Chevrolet 44 Jeb Burton (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Brandon Jones (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Toyota 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford

Practice

First practice Harrison Burton was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.920 seconds and a speed of .

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 18 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.920 180.481 2 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.095 179.432 3 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 30.111 179.336

Final practice Brett Moffitt was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.693 seconds and a speed of .

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.693 180.481 2 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 29.817 181.105 3 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.864 180.820

Qualifying Grant Enfinger scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.678 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 29.678 2 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.706 3 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.721 4 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 29.931 5 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 29.941 6 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.951 7 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.995 8 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 30.010 9 17 Tyler Ankrum DGR-Crosley Toyota 30.032 10 30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota 30.116 11 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 30.122 12 42 Chad Finley Chad Finley Racing Chevrolet 30.153 13 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.239 14 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.256 15 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 30.367 16 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 30.389 17 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 30.431 18 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 30.445 19 9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 30.554 20 15 Dylan Lupton DGR-Crosley Toyota 30.562 21 11 Spencer Davis Rette Jones Racing Toyota 30.690 22 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 30.759 23 33 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 30.772 24 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Toyota 30.901 25 20 Spencer Boyd (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.928 26 56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 30.974 27 51 Brandon Jones (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 31.030 28 44 Jeb Burton (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31.086 29 8 Camden Murphy NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 31.225 30 34 Josh Bilicki (i) Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 32.378 31 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 32.590 32 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 32.831Did not qualify 33 49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 32.048 34 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 32.658

Race

Summary Grant Enfinger started on pole, but Sheldon Creed took the lead within the first turn and pulled away. He eventually held a two-second lead over Enfinger and won Stage 1.

With 5 laps remaining in Stage 2, Enfinger and Brandon Jones tangled together while battling for the lead. Enfinger dove underneath Jones but lost control and ended up pulling them both into the outside wall. Matt Crafton won the stage under caution. Tyler Ankrum passed Crafton soon after the caution and dominated until he had to pit and was overtaken by Brett Moffitt. He then led for 10 laps until Dylan Lupton and Crafton both took the lead on separate occasions.

Brett Moffitt retook the lead on lap 125, but had to pit for fuel on the final lap. This gave the lead to Ankrum, who ultimately led a race-high 40 laps. Ankrum won the race with a 7-second lead over runner-up Stewart Friesen (who had to start in a backup truck).

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 35

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 102 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 93 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 84 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 75 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 66 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 57 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 48 51 Brandon Jones (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 09 30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota 210 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 1

Stage Two Laps: 35

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 102 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 93 15 Dylan Lupton DGR-Crosley Toyota 84 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 75 11 Spencer Davis Rette Jones Racing Toyota 66 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 57 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 48 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 39 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 210 30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota 1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 80

Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 9 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 150 402 32 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 150 353 6 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 344 5 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 150 335 20 15 Dylan Lupton DGR-Crosley Toyota 150 326 16 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 150 317 7 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 150 308 21 11 Spencer Davis Rette Jones Racing Toyota 149 359 28 44 Jeb Burton (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 149 010 11 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 148 2711 26 56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 148 2612 14 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 148 2513 4 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 148 2414 19 9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 147 2315 10 30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota 147 2216 24 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Toyota 147 2117 3 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 145 2018 23 33 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 145 1919 8 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 141 1820 30 34 Josh Bilicki (i) Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 140 021 2 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 131 1622 31 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 127 1523 27 51 Brandon Jones (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 64 024 1 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 64 1325 13 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 63 1226 12 42 Chad Finley Chad Finley Racing Chevrolet 55 1127 17 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 53 1028 29 8 Camden Murphy NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 43 929 25 20 Spencer Boyd (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 41 830 15 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 41 731 22 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 28 632 18 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 17 5

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