The 2019 Food City 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on August 16, 2019, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 300 laps on the concrete short track, it was the 22nd race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

Background

Track

Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.

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 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 5 Matt Mills 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 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Joe Graf Jr. Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 12 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 13 Tommy Joe Martins MBM Motorsports Toyota 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Joe Nemechek (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 18 Kyle Busch (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 Camden Murphy (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 61 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 66 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 68 Mason Diaz Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 74 Tyler Matthews Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 81 Erik Jones (i) XCI Racing Toyota 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 93 J. J. Yeley (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 99 C. J. McLaughlin B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota

Practice

First practice Erik Jones was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 15.385 seconds and a speed of .

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 81 Erik Jones (i) XCI Racing Toyota 15.385 124.719 2 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.402 124.581 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.404 124.565

Final practice Erik Jones was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 15.522 seconds and a speed of .

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 81 Erik Jones (i) XCI Racing Toyota 15.522 123.618 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.557 123.340 3 12 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 15.585 123.118

Qualifying Austin Cindric scored the pole for the race with a time of 15.655 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 15.655 2 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.677 3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.697 4 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 15.704 5 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 15.729 6 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 15.776 7 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.787 8 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.792 9 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 15.854 10 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.855 11 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15.877 12 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.894 13 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 15.914 14 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 15.948 15 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.967 16 81 Erik Jones (i) XCI Racing Toyota 15.974 17 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 16.076 18 93 J. J. Yeley (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 16.092 19 12 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 16.108 20 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 16.117 21 61 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 16.169 22 28 Shane Lee H2 Motorsports Toyota 16.210 23 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 16.211 24 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 16.218 25 13 Tommy Joe Martins MBM Motorsports Toyota 16.324 26 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 16.355 27 68 Mason Diaz Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 16.461 28 17 Joe Nemechek (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 16.488 29 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 16.491 30 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 16.523 31 74 Tyler Matthews Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 16.550 32 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 16.555 33 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 16.565 34 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 16.659 35 99 C. J. McLaughlin B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 17.184 36 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 17.192 37 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 17.391 38 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0.000Did not qualify 39 66 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 16.573 40 10 Joe Graf Jr. Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 16.611 41 38 Camden Murphy (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 16.703 42 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 17.285

Race

Summary Austin Cindric started on pole. Early on in the race, Matt Mills (who was a lap down) squeezed Cole Custer into the wall as he and Christopher Bell battled within the top 5, sending Custer sliding into Bell. The two leaned into the following turn, where Erik Jones and Joey Logano were also collected and eliminated. On the restart, John Hunter Nemechek got a flat tire but saved the car. He spun again in front of Kyle Busch, who was nearly smashed into the outside wall. Justin Allgaier took the lead from Busch on lap 61.

Tyler Reddick later caught up to Allgaier, but made contact with him after driving too deep into the corner. Brandon Jones overtook Allgaier and Reddick after they both spun out (though Allgaier prevented his car from colliding into the wall) and won Stage 1.

In the beginning of Stage 2, Ronnie Bassett Jr. lost a wheel going into a turn in front of Busch and spun out, causing a red flag. Busch won the stage despite his engine struggling. His car's motor blew immediately after winning the stage, subsequently ending his day.

Michael Annett spun halfway into the final stage and brought out a caution. Allgaier strategically stayed out, while Reddick pitted. Ryan Sieg ran in second place but got into the wall and had a tire rub that forced him to pit and ultimately retire from the race. With 11 laps to go, Brandon Jones who was 2nd at the moment went to the outside wall. In the following lap, with 10 laps to go, Allgaier had a significant lead on Reddick, but he had a tire beginning to go down. Reddick benefited from this and overtook him, taking the victory over Chase Briscoe.

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 85

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 93 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 84 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 75 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 66 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 57 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 08 08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 39 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 210 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage Two Laps: 85

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 02 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 93 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 84 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 75 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 66 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 48 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 39 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 210 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 130

Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 38 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 492 6 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 300 393 9 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 300 404 5 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 300 345 1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 300 396 13 08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 300 347 21 61 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 299 308 3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 298 469 15 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 298 3810 20 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 298 3211 12 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 298 4112 17 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 297 2513 22 28 Shane Lee H2 Motorsports Toyota 297 2414 8 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 297 2315 24 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 297 2216 18 93 J. J. Yeley (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 297 017 10 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 296 2618 30 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 296 1919 37 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 292 1820 32 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 292 1721 26 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 292 1622 4 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 291 1523 35 99 C. J. McLaughlin B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 275 1424 23 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 273 1325 14 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 263 2226 34 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 244 1127 31 74 Tyler Matthews Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 210 1028 36 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 186 1029 2 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 171 030 33 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 154 931 25 13 Tommy Joe Martins MBM Motorsports Toyota 131 632 7 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 125 533 29 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 118 434 11 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 79 335 28 17 Joe Nemechek (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 43 036 19 12 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 37 037 16 81 Erik Jones (i) XCI Racing Toyota 36 038 27 68 Mason Diaz Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 3 1

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