2019 SpeedyCash.com 400

The 2019 SpeedyCash.com 400 was a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on June 7, 2019, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 167 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the ninth race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.

2019 SpeedyCash.com 400
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 9 of 23 in the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season
Date June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
Location Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 167 laps, 250.5 mi (403.1 km)
Pole position
Driver
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 29.227
Most laps led
Driver Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing
Laps 44
Winner
No. 51 Greg Biffle Kyle Busch Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Background

Track
Texas Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

Entry list

Among the entered drivers was Greg Biffle, the 2000 Truck Series champion. Biffle's previous race was in the 2016 Cup Series. His previous truck race was in the 2004 season.

No. Driver Team Manufacturer
02Tyler Dippel (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet
2Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet
3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet
04Cory RoperRoper RacingFord
4Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota
6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet
8Tony MrakovichNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet
9Codie RohrbaughGrant County Mulch RacingChevrolet
10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet
12Gus Dean (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet
13Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord
14Trey HutchensTrey Hutchens RacingChevrolet
15Anthony Alfredo (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota
16Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota
17Tyler Ankrum (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota
18Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota
20Spencer Boyd (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet
22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet
24Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet
25Ted MinorTed Minor MotorsportsChevrolet
30Brennan Poole (R)On Point MotorsportsToyota
33Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet
34Scott StenzelReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet
38Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet
44Angela RuchNiece MotorsportsChevrolet
45Kyle BenjaminNiece MotorsportsChevrolet
51Greg BiffleKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota
52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet
54Natalie Decker (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota
87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet
88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord
98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord
99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord

Practice

First practice

Ben Rhodes was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.887 seconds and a speed of 180.681 mph (290.778 km/h).[4]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord29.887180.681
2 13Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord29.938180.373
3 98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord29.976180.144

Second practice

Johnny Sauter was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 29.321 seconds and a speed of 184.168 mph (296.390 km/h).[4]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 13Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord29.321184.168
2 98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord29.401183.667
3 2Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet29.501183.045

Final practice

Johnny Sauter was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.470 seconds and a speed of 183.237 mph (294.891 km/h).[4]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 13Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord29.470183.237
2 88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord29.486183.138
3 16Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota29.499183.057

Qualifying

Todd Gilliland scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.227 seconds and a speed of 184.761 mph (297.344 km/h).[5]

Qualifying results
Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 4Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.227
2 13Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord29.247
3 98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord29.310
4 24Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet29.360
5 16Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota29.406
6 51Greg BiffleKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.413
7 2Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet29.430
8 17Tyler Ankrum (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota29.507
9 45Kyle BenjaminNiece MotorsportsChevrolet29.514
10 88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord29.529
11 18Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.548
12 02Tyler Dippel (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet29.556
13 15Anthony Alfredo (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota29.585
14 52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet29.630
15 38Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet29.692
16 9Codie RohrbaughGrant County Mulch RacingChevrolet29.704
17 12Gus Dean (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet29.725
18 30Brennan Poole (R)On Point MotorsportsToyota29.740
19 22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet29.746
20 04Cory RoperRoper RacingFord29.761
21 87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet29.931
22 99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord29.986
23 33Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet30.061
24 14Trey HutchensTrey Hutchens RacingChevrolet30.204
25 44Angela RuchNiece MotorsportsChevrolet30.244
26 8Tony MrakovichNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet30.289
27 20Spencer Boyd (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet30.318
28 3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet30.507
29 34Scott StenzelReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet30.605
30 10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet31.249
31 6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet31.994
32 54Natalie Decker (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota33.034
Did not qualify
33 25Ted MinorTed Minor MotorsportsChevrolet32.989

Race

Summary

Todd Gilliland started on pole, but lost the lead to Grant Enfinger within 5 laps. Four of the five cautions during stage 1 occurred due to drivers spinning out in Turn 2 and wrecking their trucks. Johnny Sauter avoided the wrecks to win the stage. In stage 2, Sauter made contact with Austin Hill, causing Sauter's truck to back into the wall and accumulate damage.

Gilliland later got loose under Ben Rhodes, backing his truck into the fence. He earned his second DNF of the season, knocking him below the playoff cutline. This would also cause team owner Kyle Busch to deliver critical comments about the performances of the team's full-time drivers, none of which had won a race thus far.[6]

In the final restart with less than 10 laps remaining, Greg Biffle stayed out during pit stops. He was able to conserve fuel and hold off Matt Crafton, winning his first truck race in over 15 years.

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 40

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
113Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord10
216Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota9
398Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord8
438Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet7
588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord6
602Tyler Dippel (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet5
74Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota4
82Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet3
93Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2
1018Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1

Stage Two Laps: 40

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
199Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord10
252Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet9
318Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota8
498Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord7
530Brennan Poole (R)On Point MotorsportsToyota6
651Greg BiffleKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota5
738Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet4
888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord3
902Tyler Dippel (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet2
102Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 87

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1651Greg BiffleKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota16745
21088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord16744
3817Tyler Ankrum (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota16734
4398Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord16748
51118Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota16741
672Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet16735
71830Brennan Poole (R)On Point MotorsportsToyota16736
8516Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota16738
92004Cory RoperRoper RacingFord16728
101538Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet16638
11424Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet16626
121315Anthony Alfredo (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota16625
13213Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord16634
142333Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet16623
15283Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet16524
162934Scott StenzelReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet16521
17316Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet16420
183010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet16219
191922Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet13618
201452Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet11726
212299Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord10426
223254Natalie Decker (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota9515
232720Spencer Boyd (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet9514
242414Trey HutchensTrey Hutchens RacingChevrolet9513
251202Tyler Dippel (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet8919
26268Tony MrakovichNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet8511
2714Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6914
282187Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet489
292544Angela RuchNiece MotorsportsChevrolet338
30169Codie RohrbaughGrant County Mulch RacingChevrolet277
31945Kyle BenjaminNiece MotorsportsChevrolet206
321712Gus Dean (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet105

References
  1. "2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Series Schedule". Official Site Of NASCAR. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  2. "Texas Motor Speedway". March 30, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  3. Rutherford, Kevin (June 3, 2019). "Entry List: Speedycash.com 400". Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  4. Lunkenheimer, Beth (June 6, 2019). "Teammates Ben Rhodes & Johnny Sauter Top 3 Truck Series Practices at Texas". Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  5. Weaver, Matt (June 8, 2019). "TODD GILLILAND'S LATEST NASCAR TRUCK SERIES MISFORTUNE CAME WITH TERRIBLE TIMING". Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  6. Lunkenheimer, Beth (June 8, 2019). "Todd Gilliland Suffers Early Exit at Texas After Starting On Pole". Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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