Motor car race
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.
Background
Track
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
Practice
First practice
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]
Final practice
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]
Qualifying
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
. โ Playoffs driver
Race
Summary
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
Stage One
Laps: 50
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
24
Brett Moffitt
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
10
2
51
Christian Eckes
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
9
3
99
Ben Rhodes
ThorSport Racing
Ford
8
4
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Ford
7
5
13
Johnny Sauter
ThorSport Racing
Ford
6
6
18
Harrison Burton (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
5
7
17
Tyler Ankrum (R)
DGR-Crosley
Toyota
4
8
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
98
Grant Enfinger
ThorSport Racing
Ford
2
10
45
Ross Chastain
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Stage Two
Laps: 50
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
21
Sam Mayer
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
10
2
98
Grant Enfinger
ThorSport Racing
Ford
9
3
16
Austin Hill
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
8
4
45
Ross Chastain
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
51
Christian Eckes
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
6
6
02
Tyler Dippel (R)
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
24
Brett Moffitt
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
13
Johnny Sauter
ThorSport Racing
Ford
3
9
30
Danny Bohn (R)
On Point Motorsports
Toyota
2
10
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Chevrolet
1
Final Stage results
Stage Three
Laps: 100
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
11
4
Todd Gilliland
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
201
40
2
12
45
Ross Chastain
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
201
43
3
6
13
Johnny Sauter
ThorSport Racing
Ford
201
43
4
9
98
Grant Enfinger
ThorSport Racing
Ford
201
44
5
22
56
Timmy Hill (i)
Hill Motorsports
Chevrolet
201
0
6
7
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Chevrolet
201
35
7
10
8
John Hunter Nemechek (i)
NEMCO Motorsports
Chevrolet
201
0
8
19
30
Danny Bohn (R)
On Point Motorsports
Toyota
201
31
9
24
44
Jeb Burton (i)
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
201
0
10
18
9
Codie Rohrbaugh
CR7 Motorsports
Chevrolet
201
27
11
14
2
Sheldon Creed (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
201
26
12
25
3
Jordan Anderson
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
201
25
13
27
33
Dawson Cram
Reaume Brothers Racing
Chevrolet
201
24
14
16
12
Gus Dean (R)
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
201
23
15
23
20
Spencer Boyd (R)
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
201
22
16
8
99
Ben Rhodes
ThorSport Racing
Ford
201
29
17
1
51
Christian Eckes
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
201
35
18
3
18
Harrison Burton (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
201
24
19
20
22
Austin Wayne Self
AM Racing
Chevrolet
201
18
20
15
15
Tanner Gray (R)
DGR-Crosley
Toyota
201
17
21
28
49
Ray Ciccarelli
CMI Motorsports
Chevrolet
199
16
22
26
54
Natalie Decker (R)
DGR-Crosley
Toyota
199
15
23
4
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Ford
193
21
24
30
6
Norm Benning
Norm Benning Racing
Chevrolet
163
13
25
5
17
Tyler Ankrum (R)
DGR-Crosley
Toyota
133
16
26
17
16
Austin Hill
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
127
19
27
31
10
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
Chevrolet
127
10
28
21
21
Sam Mayer
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
122
19
29
2
24
Brett Moffitt
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
122
22
30
13
02
Tyler Dippel (R)
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
121
12
31
29
34
Josh Reaume
Reaume Brothers Racing
Toyota
37
6
32
32
0
Cody McMahan
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
Chevrolet
0
5
. โ Driver advanced to the next round of the playoffs.
. โ Playoffs driver
References
^ "2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Series Schedule" . Official Site Of NASCAR . Retrieved May 19, 2019 .
^ "Martinsville Speedway" . March 26, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2019 .
^ Tomlinson, Joy (October 22, 2019). "Entry List: NASCAR Hall of Fame 200" . Retrieved October 26, 2019 .
^ a b Roller, Josh (October 25, 2019). "Christian Eckes, Todd Gilliland Top Martinsville Truck Practices" . Retrieved October 26, 2019 .
^ Coburn, Wesley (October 26, 2019). "Christian Eckes wins NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 Pole at Martinsville" . Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
^ 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 .