2019 M&M's 200

The 2019 M&M's 200 is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on June 16, 2019, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Contested over 200 laps on the 0.8-mile (1.3 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 10th race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season. The race was postponed from Saturday, June 15 to Sunday, June 16 due to rain.

2019 M&M's 200
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 10 of 23 in the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season
Date June 16, 2019 (2019-06-16)
Location Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa
Course Permanent racing facility
0.8 mi (1.4 km)
Distance 200 laps, 175 mi (281.6 km)
Pole position
Driver
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time N/A
Most laps led
Driver Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports
Laps 141
Winner
No. 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Background

Track
Flagstand of Iowa Speedway in June 2007, the track where the race was held.

Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered Recreational Vehicle viewing area along the backstretch.

Entry list
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
0Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer 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
8Trey HutchensNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet
10Juan Manuel GonzálezJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet
12Gus Dean (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet
13Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord
16Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota
17Raphaël LessardDGR-CrosleyToyota
18Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota
20Spencer Boyd (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet
22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet
24Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet
30Brennan Poole (R)On Point MotorsportsToyota
33C. J. McLaughlinReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet
34Mason MasseyReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet
42Chad FinleyChad Finley RacingChevrolet
44Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet
45Kyle BenjaminNiece MotorsportsChevrolet
46Riley HerbstKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota
51Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota
52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet
54Natalie Decker (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota
56Tyler HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet
87Tyler Ankrum (R)NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet
88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord
97Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord
98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord
99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord

Practice

First practice

Chandler Smith was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 23.154 seconds and a speed of 136.046 mph (218.945 km/h).[4]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 51Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.154136.046
2 24Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet23.419134.506
3 17Raphaël LessardDGR-CrosleyToyota23.441134.380

Final practice

Sheldon Creed was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 23.458 seconds and a speed of 134.283 mph (216.108 km/h).[4]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 2Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet23.458134.283
2 17Raphaël LessardDGR-CrosleyToyota23.580133.588
3 16Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota23.605133.446

Qualifying

Qualifying was cancelled due to rain. Chandler Smith won the pole based on owner's points.[5]

Qualifying results
Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 51Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0.000
2 98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord0.000
3 52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet0.000
4 88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord0.000
5 45Kyle BenjaminNiece MotorsportsChevrolet0.000
6 24Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet0.000
7 99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord0.000
8 13Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord0.000
9 16Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota0.000
10 18Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0.000
11 4Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0.000
12 2Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet0.000
13 17Raphaël LessardDGR-CrosleyToyota0.000
14 02Tyler Dippel (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet0.000
15 30Brennan Poole (R)On Point MotorsportsToyota0.000
16 22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet0.000
17 3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet0.000
18 20Spencer Boyd (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet0.000
19 44Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet0.000
20 8Trey HutchensNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet0.000
21 33C. J. McLaughlinReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet0.000
22 12Gus Dean (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet0.000
23 54Natalie Decker (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota0.000
24 34Mason MasseyReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet0.000
25 97Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord0.000
26 46Riley HerbstKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0.000
27 42Chad FinleyChad Finley RacingChevrolet0.000
28 10Juan Manuel GonzálezJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet0.000
29 6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet0.000
30 56Tyler HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet0.000
31 87Tyler Ankrum (R)NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet0.000
32 0Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet0.000

Race

Summary

Chandler Smith started on pole and led the race up until a caution shortly before the end of Stage 1, which was won by Ross Chastain after he got off pit road quickly. Chastain continued his dominating lead, also winning Stage 2.

In the final stage, Austin Hill and Johnny Sauter tangled several times, causing damage to Sauter's truck. Sauter then purposely drove into Hill under caution in retaliation, causing NASCAR to park him for his actions. Sauter would miss the following week's race due to these actions.

Chastain held a comfortable lead over the rest of the field, winning the race with a two-second lead over Brett Moffitt. After the race, NASCAR disqualified Chastain and stripped him of his race win and both stage wins as his truck failed post-race inspection for being too low. This then gave the win to Moffitt, despite him not leading a single lap of the race.[6]

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord10
298Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord9
313Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord8
499Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord7
52Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet6
624Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet5
716Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota4
818Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota3
997Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord2
1052Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet1

Stage Two Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
199Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord10
224Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet9
398Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord8
451Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7
518Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6
652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet5
788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord4
816Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota3
92Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2
1013Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 80

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1624Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet20054
2799Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord20052
31018Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20043
4298Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord20050
5352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet20038
6122Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet20039
7488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord20044
8151Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20036
91317Raphaël LessardDGR-CrosleyToyota20028
10114Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20027
111530Brennan Poole (R)On Point MotorsportsToyota20026
12916Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota20032
13545Kyle BenjaminNiece MotorsportsChevrolet19924
141622Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet19923
152646Riley HerbstKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19922
161820Spencer Boyd (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet19821
172354Natalie Decker (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota19820
18173Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet19819
191402Tyler Dippel (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet19718
202212Gus Dean (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet19717
212434Mason MasseyReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet19616
222597Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord19417
232133C. J. McLaughlinReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet18914
24296Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet18613
25320Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet18312
263056Tyler HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet17911
27813Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord13719
282742Chad FinleyChad Finley RacingChevrolet689
29208Trey HutchensNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet618
302810Juan Manuel GonzálezJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet407
313187Tyler Ankrum (R)NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet176
321944Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2005

After the race

Chastain and Niece Motorsports appealed NASCAR's decision to disqualify them, as they stated that the height of Chastain's truck was not an intentional adjustment and it didn't give him an advantage.[7] They also believed the truck's height was the result of minor damage sustained when the race began.[8] The penalty was eventually sustained.

The following week, NASCAR took action against Johnny Sauter for his actions in intentionally wrecking Hill under caution. They issued a 1-race suspension. Under normal circumstances this would mean that Sauter would not compete for the championship that season. However, NASCAR, feeling like stripping playoffs eligibility from Sauter was too harsh, granted Sauter a waiver, allowing him to still make the playoffs if he won a race in the regular season and made the top-30 in driver's points.

References
  1. "2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Series Schedule". Official Site Of NASCAR. 26 July 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  2. "Home". iowaspeedway.com.
  3. Cheek, Adam (June 10, 2019). "Entry List: M&M's 200". Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  4. Tomlinson, Joy (June 15, 2019). "Chandler Smith, Sheldon Creed Top Truck Practices at Iowa". Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  5. Tomlinson, Joy (June 15, 2019). "Chandler Smith on Pole For 2019 M&M's 200, Iowa Qualifying Cancelled". Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  6. Cheek, Adam (June 16, 2019). "Ross Chastain Disqualified at 2019 M&M's 200 at Iowa Speedway, Brett Moffitt Wins". Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  7. Martinelli, Michelle (June 18, 2019). "Disqualified NASCAR race winner passionately argues against sport's decision". Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  8. Weaver, Matt (June 16, 2019). "NASCAR DISQUALIFIES IOWA TRUCKS WINNER ROSS CHASTAIN FOR INSPECTION FAILURE". Retrieved June 18, 2019.
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