2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame 200

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The 2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 was a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on October 26, 2019, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 200 laps on the .526 mile (.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track, it was the 21st race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season, fifth race of the Playoffs, and second race of the Round of 6.

2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame 200
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 21 of 23 in the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway
DateOctober 26, 2019 (2019-10-26)
LocationMartinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia
CoursePermanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance200 laps, 105.2 mi (169.3 km)
Pole position
DriverKyle Busch Motorsports
Time19.844
Most laps led
DriverBrett MoffittGMS Racing
Laps80
Winner
No. 4Todd GillilandKyle Busch Motorsports
Television in the United States
NetworkFS1
Radio in the United States
RadioMRN

Background

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Track

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Martinsville Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

Entry list

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No.DriverTeamManufacturer
0Cody McMahanJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet
02Tyler Dippel (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet
2Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet
3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet
4Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota
6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet
8John Hunter Nemechek (i)NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet
9Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet
10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet
12Gus Dean (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet
13Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord
15Tanner Gray (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota
16Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota
17Tyler Ankrum (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota
18Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota
20Spencer Boyd (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet
21Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet
22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet
24Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet
30Danny Bohn (R)On Point MotorsportsToyota
33Dawson CramReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet
34Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota
44Jeb Burton (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet
45Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet
49Ray CiccarelliCMI MotorsportsChevrolet
51Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota
52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet
54Natalie Decker (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota
56Timmy Hill (i)Hill MotorsportsChevrolet
88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord
98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord
99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord

Practice

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First practice

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Christian Eckes was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 19.851 seconds and a speed of 95.391 mph (153.517 km/h).[4]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
151Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19.85195.391
245Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet20.00494.661
32Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet20.04394.477

Final practice

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Todd Gilliland was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 19.788 seconds and a speed of 95.694 mph (154.005 km/h).[4]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
14Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19.78895.694
218Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19.88195.247
324Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet19.89795.170

Qualifying

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Christian Eckes scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.844 seconds and a speed of 95.424 mph (153.570 km/h).[5]

Qualifying results

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PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerTime
151Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19.844
224Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet19.860
318Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19.908
488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord19.926
517Tyler Ankrum (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota19.940
613Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord19.951
752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet19.954
899Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord19.987
998Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord20.003
108John Hunter Nemechek (i)NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet20.007
114Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20.013
1245Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet20.059
1302Tyler Dippel (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet20.064
142Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet20.119
1515Tanner Gray (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota20.137
1612Gus Dean (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet20.175
1716Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota20.183
189Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet20.226
1930Danny Bohn (R)On Point MotorsportsToyota20.244
2022Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet20.245
2121Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet20.245
2256Timmy Hill (i)Hill MotorsportsChevrolet20.267
2320Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet20.338
2444Jeb Burton (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet20.489
253Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet20.527
2654Natalie Decker (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota20.715
2733Dawson CramReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet20.844
2849Ray CiccarelliCMI MotorsportsChevrolet20.990
2934Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota21.414
306Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet21.624
3110Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet22.116
320Cody McMahanJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet32.067

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Race

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Summary

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Christian Eckes started on pole, but Brett Moffitt took the lead from him and held it until the end of Stage 1. One caution occurred during Stage 1 for Ray Ciccarelli spinning.

In Stage 2, Tanner Gray spun on lap 78 and brought out a caution. The leaders pitted, giving the lead to Grant Enfinger on lap 82, while Matt Crafton stalled out with engine issues. Sam Mayer took the lead on the restart and held it to the end of the second stage.

Stage 3 began with several wrecks; the first occurring when Natalie Decker collided with Jeb Burton and collected Moffitt, Dawson Cram, and Tyler Dippel. Another caution occurred immediately after the restart as Ross Chastain slipped past Mayer before Mayer was involved in a wreck that also involved Austin Hill, Tyler Ankrum, Enfinger, and Todd Gilliland, which brought out a lengthy red flag. The race afterwards had numerous cautions; Ciccarelli spun again, while Stewart Friesen was turned by Johnny Sauter. Eckes briefly took the lead away from Chastain but lost it soon after, while Spencer Boyd collided with Jordan Anderson, also collecting Norm Benning and Ben Rhodes.

With 20 laps remaining, Jennifer Jo Cobb's truck lost an axle, and Gilliland passed Chastain for the lead on the restart with 10 laps left. The final caution came on lap 194 when Decker and Anderson collided and collected Gus Dean, setting up an overtime.

Harrison Burton had contact with Chastain on the final lap, beginning a series of incidents. Gilliland survived the incidents and took the victory, with Chastain finishing second. Timmy Hill notably earned his best finish of 5th place in the race.

Similarly to the previous week's race, none of the playoffs drivers had locked themselves into the final round due to a non-playoffs driver winning the race. Crafton and Ankrum left the race below the cutoff line.

Fox Sports 1 was heavily criticized for cutting off the live feed of the race's final two laps in order to switch to the college football game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Iowa State Cyclones. As a result, NASCAR fans not in attendance missed Gilliland's win.[6]

Stage results

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Stage OneLaps: 50

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
124Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet10
251Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota9
399Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord8
488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord7
513Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord6
618Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota5
717Tyler Ankrum (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota4
852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet3
998Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord2
1045Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage TwoLaps: 50

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
121Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet10
298Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord9
316Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota8
445Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet7
551Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6
602Tyler Dippel (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet5
724Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet4
813Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord3
930Danny Bohn (R)On Point MotorsportsToyota2
1052Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet1

Final Stage results

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Stage ThreeLaps: 100

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1114Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20140
21245Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet20143
3613Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord20143
4998Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord20144
52256Timmy Hill (i)Hill MotorsportsChevrolet2010
6752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet20135
7108John Hunter Nemechek (i)NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet2010
81930Danny Bohn (R)On Point MotorsportsToyota20131
92444Jeb Burton (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet2010
10189Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet20127
11142Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet20126
12253Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet20125
132733Dawson CramReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet20124
141612Gus Dean (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet20123
152320Spencer Boyd (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet20122
16899Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord20129
17151Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20135
18318Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20124
192022Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet20118
201515Tanner Gray (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota20117
212849Ray CiccarelliCMI MotorsportsChevrolet19916
222654Natalie Decker (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota19915
23488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord19321
24306Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet16313
25517Tyler Ankrum (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota13316
261716Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota12719
273110Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet12710
282121Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet12219
29224Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet12222
301302Tyler Dippel (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet12112
312934Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota376
32320Cody McMahanJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet05

. – Driver advanced to the next round of the playoffs.

. – Playoffs driver

References

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  1. ^ "2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Series Schedule". Official Site Of NASCAR. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Martinsville Speedway". March 26, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Tomlinson, Joy (October 22, 2019). "Entry List: NASCAR Hall of Fame 200". Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Roller, Josh (October 25, 2019). "Christian Eckes, Todd Gilliland Top Martinsville Truck Practices". Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Coburn, Wesley (October 26, 2019). "Christian Eckes wins NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 Pole at Martinsville". Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  6. ^ Fair, Asher (October 27, 2019). "NASCAR: Fox Sports 1 robs fans of Todd Gilliland's first Truck win". Beyond the Flag. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
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