The 2019 World of Westgate 200 is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on September 13, 2019, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested over 134 laps on the asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the 19th race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season, third race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 8.
Background
Track
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 5 Dylan Lupton DGR-Crosley Toyota 08 Justin Johnson Kart Idaho Racing Toyota 8 John Hunter Nemechek (i) 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 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 19 Derek Kraus Bill McAnally Racing Toyota 20 Spencer Boyd 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 Jesse Iwuji Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 38 Colin Garrett (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 44 Angela Ruch Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 87 Tony Mrakovich NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford
Practice Stewart Friesen was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 30.061 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 30.061 179.635 2 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.072 179.569 3 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 30.153 179.087
Qualifying Christian Eckes scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.324 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.324 2 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 30.335 3 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.353 4 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.408 5 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 30.444 6 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.456 7 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 30.480 8 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 30.487 9 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.519 10 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 30.523 11 8 John Hunter Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 30.534 12 87 Tony Mrakovich NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 30.572 13 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 30.598 14 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 30.653 15 15 Anthony Alfredo (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 30.681 16 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 30.687 17 5 Dylan Lupton DGR-Crosley Toyota 30.774 18 30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota 30.795 19 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 30.814 20 11 Spencer Davis Rette Jones Racing Toyota 30.849 21 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 30.888 22 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.896 23 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.917 24 19 Derek Kraus Bill McAnally Racing Toyota 30.993 25 38 Colin Garrett (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31.019 26 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 31.050 27 9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 31.091 28 33 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 31.306 29 20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 31.800 30 44 Angela Ruch Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31.995 31 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 32.516 32 34 Jesse Iwuji Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 0.000Did not qualify 33 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 31.112 34 08 Justin Johnson Kart Idaho Racing Toyota 32.066 35 56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 Justin Johnson failed to qualify his No. 08 Kart Idaho Racing Toyota but still drove his truck renumbered with the No. 34 in the race since Jesse Iwuji crashed his No. 34 Chevrolet truck of Reaume Brothers Racing during qualifying but still made the race by Owners' points. Since Reaume Brothers Racing didn't have a backup truck, Iwuji withdrew from the race and let Johnson drive his (previously No. 08) truck in the race. . – Playoffs driver
Race
Summary Christian Eckes started on pole. Grant Enfinger's truck began smoking due to an oil leak near the beginning of the race, ultimately ending his race and championship hopes. Stewart Friesen also had a problem as it appeared he lost a cylinder during Stage 1. Repairs to the truck put him two laps down. Ross Chastain took the lead from Eckes early on and won Stage 1.
In Stage 2, a bizarre occurrence saw Johnny Sauter and Matt Crafton's trucks begin emitting fire simultaneously while they were on the same straightaway, sending them both to the garage. Crafton retired from the race, but Sauter later returned to the track. His truck started smoking shortly afterwards, ending his day for good. Afterwards, Ben Rhodes was the only ThorSport Racing driver whose truck's engine hadn't failed. Chastain continued his lead and won Stage 2.
In the closing laps, Austin Hill stayed out while rest of the field pitted, but he pitted during the final caution for tires. Hill made up lost track position, hunting down Chastain and taking the lead with 12 laps remaining. He remained ahead of Chastain and won the race. With Enfinger's playoff hopes already gone, Tyler Ankrum (who entered the race below the cutoff line) barely topped Sauter for the sixth and final spot due to his 11th-place finish, eliminating Sauter from the playoffs.
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 30
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 102 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 93 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 84 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 75 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 66 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 57 30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota 48 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 39 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 210 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 1
Stage Two Laps: 30
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 102 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 93 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 84 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 75 30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota 66 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 57 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 48 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 39 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 210 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 74
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 7 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 134 572 2 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 134 553 1 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 134 394 6 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 134 425 3 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 134 416 18 30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota 134 417 4 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 134 408 13 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 134 369 9 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 134 3110 17 5 Dylan Lupton DGR-Crosley Toyota 134 2711 16 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 134 2912 15 15 Anthony Alfredo (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 134 2513 12 87 Tony Mrakovich NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 134 2414 14 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 134 2315 23 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 133 2316 27 9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 133 2117 26 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 133 2018 20 11 Spencer Davis Rette Jones Racing Toyota 133 1919 19 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 132 1820 29 20 Spencer Boyd (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 132 1721 25 38 Colin Garrett (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 131 022 30 44 Angela Ruch Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 131 1523 32 34 Justin Johnson Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 127 1424 31 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 90 1325 21 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 87 1226 22 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 80 1127 24 19 Derek Kraus Bill McAnally Racing Toyota 77 1028 28 33 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 63 929 10 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 45 1530 5 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 39 1631 8 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 6 632 11 8 John Hunter Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 0 0 . – Driver advanced to the next round of the playoffs.
. – Driver was eliminated from the playoffs.
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