The 2019 Alsco 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on July 12, 2019, at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. Contested over 200 laps on the tri-oval speedway, it was the 17th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity 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 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 8 Ryan Truex JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 13 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Toyota 15 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Camden Murphy (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 18 Riley Herbst (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 28 Shane Lee H2 Motorsports Toyota 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 38 Jeff GreenRSS Racing Chevrolet 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 99 Jairo Avila Jr. B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
Practice
First practice Christopher Bell was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.409 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.409 177.579 2 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.500 177.049 3 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.533 176.858
Final practice Cole Custer was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.965 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 29.965 180.210 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.011 179.934 3 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.118 179.295
Qualifying Austin Cindric scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.995 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 29.995 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.063 3 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.075 4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.110 5 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 30.121 6 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.124 7 18 Riley Herbst (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.191 8 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.296 9 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 30.340 10 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.372 11 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.381 12 8 Ryan Truex JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.438 13 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.448 14 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.488 15 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.804 16 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.907 17 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 30.959 18 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 30.994 19 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 31.102 20 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 31.154 21 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 31.209 22 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 31.249 23 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.261 24 4 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.289 25 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 31.384 26 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 31.407 27 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 31.448 28 28 Shane Lee H2 Motorsports Toyota 31.492 29 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 31.544 30 15 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.660 31 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 31.758 32 99 Jairo Avila Jr. B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 31.958 33 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 31.959 34 17 Camden Murphy (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 32.028 35 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 32.161 36 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 32.302 37 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 32.431 38 13 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Toyota 33.300
Race
Summary Austin Cindric started on pole. Christopher Bell overtook him and remained in the lead. Tyler Reddick got loose next to Brandon Jones, but managed to save it. The first caution occurred after Jairo Avila Jr. slammed the wall hard. Bell retook the lead after the caution and won Stage 1.
Justin Haley exited pit road first after only taking two tires as opposed to four. He was unable to hold the lead and was passed by Jones. Cindric got loose next to Haley, turning the rear of Cindric's car into the wall and causing damage to Haley's car. Bell took the lead from Jones until Ronnie Bassett Jr. spun out and brought out the next caution. Bell charged to the front and won Stage 2.
Jones was leading the race with half of the race completed when his engine blew, eliminating him from the race and giving the lead to Chase Briscoe. Later, Cole Custer and Bell passed Briscoe and remained in their positions. Custer continued his dominating lead, lapping the majority of the field. He won the race with a one second lead over Bell. Custer's strong run resulted in only five cars finishing on the lead lap.
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 45
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 93 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 84 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 57 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 48 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 39 18 Riley Herbst (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 010 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 1
Stage Two Laps: 45
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 84 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 75 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 66 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 57 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 48 8 Ryan Truex JR Motorsports Chevrolet 39 18 Riley Herbst (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 010 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 110
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 5 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 200 522 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 553 8 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 464 10 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 405 9 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 200 336 3 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 199 437 4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 199 448 12 8 Ryan Truex JR Motorsports Chevrolet 199 329 13 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 199 2810 14 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 199 2711 7 18 Riley Herbst (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 199 012 11 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 198 2613 18 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 198 2414 1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 198 3215 16 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 198 2216 28 28 Shane Lee H2 Motorsports Toyota 198 2117 17 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 197 2018 26 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 197 1919 35 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 1820 24 4 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 1721 31 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 195 1622 27 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 195 1523 22 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 194 1424 23 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 192 1325 36 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 190 1226 30 15 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 185 1127 37 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 178 1028 29 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 154 929 19 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 114 830 6 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 106 2231 38 13 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Toyota 82 632 25 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 71 533 34 17 Camden Murphy (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 68 034 33 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 55 335 15 07 Ray Black Jr SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 39 236 21 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 25 137 20 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 18 138 32 99 Jairo Avila Jr. B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 3 1
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