The 2019 Corrigan Oil 200 was a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on August 10, 2019, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 105 laps due to an overtime finish on the D-shaped oval, it was the 16th race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season, and the final race of the regular season before the playoffs.
Background
Track
Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than approximately south of the village of Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). Michigan is the fastest track in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of and corner entry speeds are anywhere from after the 2012 repaving of the track.
Entry list Driver Team Manufacturer 0 Daniel Sasnett Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing 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 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Codie Rohrbaugh Grant County Mulch Racing Chevrolet 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 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 Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 34 Jesse Iwuji Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 38 T. J. Bell Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 44 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 87 Camden Murphy NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford
Practice
First practice Ross Chastain was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 38.724 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 38.724 185.931 2 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 38.993 184.649 3 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 39.003 184.601
Final practice Christian Eckes was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 39.081 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 39.081 184.233 2 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 39.087 184.204 3 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 39.110 184.096
Qualifying Ross Chastain scored the pole for the race with a time of 39.179 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 39.179 2 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 39.187 3 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 39.251 4 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 39.287 5 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 39.299 6 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 39.324 7 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 39.332 8 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 39.345 9 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 39.378 10 8 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 39.380 11 44 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 39.438 12 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 39.459 13 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 39.493 14 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 39.523 15 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 39.558 16 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 39.578 17 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 39.597 18 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 39.601 19 15 Anthony Alfredo (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 39.620 20 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 39.622 21 9 Codie Rohrbaugh Grant County Mulch Racing Chevrolet 39.706 22 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 39.754 23 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 39.801 24 14 Trey Hutchens Trey Hutchens Racing Chevrolet 39.947 25 87 Camden Murphy NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 40.068 26 38 T. J. Bell Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 40.324 27 20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 40.400 28 34 Jesse Iwuji Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 40.844 29 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 40.987 30 49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 41.163 31 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 43.238 32 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 0.000Did not qualify 33 0 Daniel Sasnett Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 0.000
Race
Summary Ross Chastain started on pole and led all 20 laps of Stage 1. His day ended early after contact between Johnny Sauter and Codie Rohrbaugh on pit road severely damaged Chastain's truck as it sent Rohrbaugh's truck into Chastain going onto pit road.
Ben Rhodes assumed the race lead and held it until Christian Eckes spun and brought out the first caution on lap 33. Rhodes and many of the leaders pitted for tires and fuel, but Brett Moffitt stayed out, beating Austin Hill during the final laps of Stage 2.
When the final stage began, Sheldon Creed and Rhodes (who were both playoff contenders) battled fiercely, exchanging the lead multiple times until Cory Roper slammed the wall on lap 57 and brought out the yellow. Moffitt stayed out again and assumed the race lead on the restart, but was passed by Todd Gilliland later on that lap.
The caution was brought out again on lap 66 when Rohrbaugh spun, prompting Moffitt to pit while Gilliland stayed out. Gilliland and Rhodes battled for the race lead from the lap 70 restart up until lap 76, when they made contact while blocking each other. This caused Gilliland to drop from the lead to sixth, while Rhodes was forced to pit after cutting a tire. Hill inherited the lead afterwards, battling with Tyler Ankrum through two cautions for Eckes spinning twice on lap 86 and lap 93.
On lap 97, Ankrum took the lead on the restart but spun his tires while Matt Crafton was pushing him, sending his truck spinning into oncoming traffic on the frontstretch, destroying the three DGR-Crosley cars while also taking Gilliland out of playoff contention.
Afterwards, Hill held off a charging Creed to win the final race of the 2019 regular season. Grant Enfinger captured the regular season championship by the end of Stage 1, securing 15 playoff points. Due to Hill's win, Crafton took the final playoff spot on points over Rhodes, Creed, Tyler Dippel, and Harrison Burton.
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 20
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 102 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 93 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 84 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 75 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 66 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 57 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 48 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 39 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 210 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 1
Stage Two Laps: 20
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 102 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 93 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 84 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 75 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 66 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 57 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 48 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 39 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 210 44 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 65
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 6 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 105 532 18 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 105 373 17 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 105 344 8 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 105 505 23 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 105 376 11 44 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 105 327 9 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 105 438 20 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 105 299 30 49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 105 2810 12 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 105 2811 5 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 105 2912 14 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 105 2713 22 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 105 2814 13 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 105 3015 2 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 105 3016 24 14 Trey Hutchens Trey Hutchens Racing Chevrolet 105 2117 21 9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 105 2018 29 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 105 1919 31 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 105 1820 10 8 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 105 1721 28 34 Jesse Iwuji Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 105 1622 27 20 Spencer Boyd (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 105 1523 7 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 103 2924 4 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 98 2225 3 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 96 1226 19 15 Anthony Alfredo (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 96 1127 16 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 96 1028 15 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 58 929 26 38 T. J. Bell Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 41 830 1 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 26 1731 25 87 Camden Murphy NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 11 632 32 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 0 5 . – Driver made the playoffs cut.
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