The 2019 Lucas Oil 150 is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on November 8, 2019, at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 150 laps on the oval, it was the 22nd race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season, sixth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 6.
Background
Track
ISM Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. ISM Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
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 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 5 Dylan Lupton DGR-Crosley Toyota 7 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Toyota 8 John Hunter Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 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 Colby Howard (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 30 Danny Bohn On Point Motorsports Toyota 33 Carson Ware (R) Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 34 Kyle Plott (R) Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 44 Ty Majeski (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 46 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 51 Brandon Jones (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 56 Carson Hocevar Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford
Practice
First practice Chandler Smith was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 26.918 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 46 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 26.918 133.740 2 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 26.935 133.655 3 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 27.008 133.294
Final practice Harrison Burton was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.968 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 26.968 133.492 2 46 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 26.981 133.427 3 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 27.014 133.264
Qualifying Austin Hill scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.021 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 27.021 2 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 27.042 3 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 27.070 4 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 27.078 5 44 Ty Majeski (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 27.093 6 46 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 27.101 7 51 Brandon Jones (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 27.121 8 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 27.128 9 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 27.130 10 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 27.164 11 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 27.181 12 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 27.186 13 15 Anthony Alfredo (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 27.198 14 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 27.254 15 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 27.266 16 5 Dylan Lupton DGR-Crosley Toyota 27.341 17 56 Carson Hocevar Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 27.359 18 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 27.433 19 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 27.470 20 7 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Toyota 27.484 21 21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet 27.503 22 8 John Hunter Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 27.510 23 19 Derek Kraus Bill McAnally Racing Toyota 27.511 24 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 27.620 25 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 27.626 26 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 27.642 27 30 Danny Bohn On Point Motorsports Toyota 27.671 28 20 Colby Howard (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 27.748 29 34 Kyle Plott (R) Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 27.905 30 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 27.909 31 33 Carson Ware (R) Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 29.845 32 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0.000Did not qualify 33 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 27.857 34 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 28.825 . – Playoffs driver
Race
Summary Austin Hill started on pole. Stewart Friesen was penalized for beating Hill to the start/finish line on the initial start. A caution flew on lap 2 for Brandon Jones spinning in turn 2, sending Friesen to the rear of the field on the restart. On the restart, Ben Rhodes took the lead when Hill was unable to keep up speed.
The caution flag flew for John Hunter Nemechek swerving below Kraus as they entered turn 3, hitting Kraus and sending him into the wall. Rhodes battled Chandler Smith on the restart, ultimately completing a pass and winning Stage 1.
Chastain struggled in Stage 2 as only his left-side tires were changed. Stage 2 was won by Jones, while Brett Moffitt secured a spot in the championship 4 due to having a significant points lead. This left Chastain, Friesen, Hill, and Matt Crafton battling for the remaining spots.
The final stage only saw one caution, occurring when Sam Mayer overdrove in a turn and collected Nemechek. On the restart, Friesen slipped his way through the pack and caught up to Jones, overtaking him with 4 laps remaining. Jones attempted to take the lead, but Friesen successfully blocked him on the corners and held him off to win the race and a spot in the championship 4. Chastain and Crafton (with a 13 point and 6 point respective lead over the cutoff) secured the last two spots over Hill, whose stage points weren't enough to overtake Crafton for a spot. Tyler Ankrum was also eliminated due to not winning any stage points and falling too far behind in the race.
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 40
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 102 46 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 93 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 84 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 75 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 66 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 57 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 48 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 39 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 210 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 1
Stage Two Laps: 40
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 51 Brandon Jones (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 02 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 93 46 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 84 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 75 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 66 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 57 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 48 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 39 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 210 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 70
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 2 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 150 492 7 51 Brandon Jones (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 03 6 46 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 514 4 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 150 435 8 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 150 356 10 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 150 487 32 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 368 11 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 150 319 14 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 150 3510 12 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 150 3511 5 44 Ty Majeski (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 150 2612 3 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 150 2813 1 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 150 3314 9 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 3215 18 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 150 2216 16 5 Dylan Lupton DGR-Crosley Toyota 150 2117 20 7 Tanner Gray DGR-Crosley Toyota 149 2018 25 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 149 1919 21 21 Sam Mayer GMS Racing Chevrolet 149 1820 19 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 149 1721 28 20 Colby Howard (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 149 1622 30 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 149 1523 17 56 Carson Hocevar Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 149 1424 13 15 Anthony Alfredo (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 148 1325 29 34 Kyle Plott (R) Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 148 1226 15 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 144 1127 27 30 Danny Bohn On Point Motorsports Toyota 144 1028 24 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 120 929 22 8 John Hunter Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 108 030 31 33 Carson Ware (R) Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 37 731 23 19 Derek Kraus Bill McAnally Racing Toyota 28 632 26 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 11 5 . – Driver advanced to the Championship 4.
. – Driver was eliminated from the playoffs.
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