The 2019 ARCA Pensacola 200 presented by Inspectra Thermal Solutions was the second stock car race of the 2019 ARCA Menards Series season and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Pensacola, Florida, at Five Flags Speedway, a paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Michael Self of Venturini Motorsports would take the lead from Kaden Honeycutt in the late stages of the race to take home his fourth ARCA Menards Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing and Christian Eckes of Venturini Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
Background Five Flags Speedway is a paved half mile (0.8 km) auto racing oval in Pensacola, Florida, United States. It opened in 1953 and is located on Pine Forest Road. It is christened after the nickname of Pensacola—"City of Five Flags."
It runs several local classes during the regular racing season (March – October). These classes include Super Late Models, Pro Late Models, Pro Trucks, Outlaw Stocks, Sportsman, and Pure Stocks. The races are usual held on Friday nights bi-weekly. The track has also hosted many regional touring series.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Dick DohenyFast Track RacingChevroletFast Track Racing06Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingDodgeGreat Railing10Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingFordExtreme Kleaner11Matt DooleyFast Track RacingFordOhio Ag Equipment, Ashville Propane14Connor OkrzesikConnor Okrzesik RacingChevroletMetro Glass15Christian EckesVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy19Raphaël LessardKBR DevelopmentChevroletFRL Express20Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCraftsman21Sam MayerGMS RacingChevroletChevrolet Accessories22Corey HeimChad Bryant RacingFordSRI Performance, Speedway Children's Charities23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevroletHolmes II Excavating25Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSinclair27Travis BradenRFMS RacingFordMatrixCare28Carson HocevarKBR DevelopmentChevroletScott's Sports Cards, Coins, & Jewelry38Kaden HoneycuttKaden Honeycutt RacingFordC&S Trailers48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordHIE Publishing54Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyToyotaValvoline69Mike BashamKimmel RacingFordKimmel Racing73Dale Shearer*Dale Shearer RacingFordDale Shearer Racing77Joe Graf Jr.Chad Bryant RacingFordEat Sleep RaceOfficial entry list
Practice The only 90-minute practice session was held on Saturday, March 9, at 1:00 PM EST. Michael Self of Venturini Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 17.159 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed125Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.159104.901220Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.232104.457315Christian EckesVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.356103.711Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 9, at 4:30 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.
Chandler Smith of Venturini Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 16.990 and an average speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.990105.945225Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.992105.932328Carson HocevarKBR DevelopmentChevrolet17.025105.727422Corey HeimChad Bryant RacingFord17.072105.436523Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet17.079105.393619Raphaël LessardKBR DevelopmentChevrolet17.113105.183715Christian EckesVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.151104.950854Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyToyota17.180104.773938Kaden HoneycuttKaden Honeycutt RacingFord17.184104.7491018Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota17.253104.3301177Joe Graf Jr.Chad Bryant RacingFord17.256104.3121214Connor OkrzesikConnor Okrzesik RacingChevrolet17.312103.9741327Travis BradenRFMS RacingFord17.354103.7221421Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet17.369103.6331510Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingFord18.51597.2181648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord19.40192.7791769Mike BashamKimmel RacingFord19.73591.209181Dick DohenyFast Track RacingChevrolet20.20589.0871906Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingDodge20.98485.7802011Matt DooleyFast Track RacingFord21.07985.393Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1225Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota20068running24021018Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2001running2253715Christian EckesVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000running2154120Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota20038running2205422Corey HeimChad Bryant RacingFord2000running2056523Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet2000running20071214Connor OkrzesikConnor Okrzesik RacingChevrolet2000running1958619Raphaël LessardKBR DevelopmentChevrolet20083running2009938Kaden HoneycuttKaden Honeycutt RacingFord20010running190101327Travis BradenRFMS RacingFord1990running180111177Joe Graf Jr.Chad Bryant RacingFord1980running17512854Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyToyota1970running170131510Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingFord1910running165141906Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingDodge1750running160151421Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet1680fuel pressure155161648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord470overheating15017328Carson HocevarKBR DevelopmentChevrolet340fuel pump145182011Matt DooleyFast Track RacingFord210handling14019181Dick DohenyFast Track RacingChevrolet70rear end135201769Mike BashamKimmel RacingFord40clutch130WithdrewWD73Dale ShearerDale Shearer RacingFordOfficial race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Christian Eckes 435 4 2 Travis Braden 370 (-65) 15 3 Bret Holmes 340 (-95) 17 4 Joe Graf Jr. 300 (-135) 26 5 Michael Self 290 (-145) 13 6 Brad Smith 285 (-150) 16 7 Tommy Vigh Jr. 280 (-155) 8 8 Harrison Burton 245 (-190) 9 Chandler Smith 220 (-215) 10 Ty Gibbs 220 (-215)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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