Motor car race
The 2019 Sugarlands Shine 250 is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on October 12, 2019, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama . Contested over 94 laps on the 2.66 mile (4.28 km) superspeedway, it was the 20th race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season, fourth race of the Playoffs, and first race of the Round of 6.
Background
Track
Talladega Superspeedway , the track where the race was heldTalladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama . It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation , a business controlled by the France family . Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series , Xfinity Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series . Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway , which is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).
Entry list
Practice
First practice
Austin Hill was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 49.857 seconds and a speed of 193.115 mph (310.788 km/h).[ 4]
Final practice
Harrison Burton was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 50.646 seconds and a speed of 189.077 mph (304.290 km/h).[ 4]
Qualifying
Matt Crafton scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.928 seconds and a speed of 180.925 mph (291.171 km/h).[ 5]
Qualifying results
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Race
Summary
Matt Crafton started on pole, but was overtaken by Todd Gilliland in the second lap. Johnny Sauter took the lead afterwards, but also lost it, to Sheldon Creed. The first caution occurred when Harrison Burton spun in the tri-oval. Creed maintained the lead and won Stage 1.
Ross Chastain took the lead, but Tyler Dippel wrecked and brought out a caution. During stage 2, Moffitt and Friesen were found to be locking bumpers, causing NASCAR officials to force them to take a pass-through penalty. Both teams and some of the broadcasters disagreed with NASCAR’s assessment. Stewart Friesen won Stage 2 after passing Brett Moffitt and Austin Hill.
On lap 87, a large wreck occurred that took out Chastain after he turned across Creed's nose while trying to maintain his lead. In the final lap, Johnny Sauter held the lead until the tri-oval, where a block on Riley Herbst forced Herbst below the double yellow line. After NASCAR reviewed the footage, they deemed that Sauter's block caused Herbst to go below the yellow line. The race win was ultimately given to Boyd, while Sauter was demoted to 14th place.
Chastain and Tyler Ankrum left the race below the cutoff point for the playoffs. Due to Boyd's win, none of the other playoffs drivers were locked into the final round.
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 20
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
2
Sheldon Creed (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
10
2
24
Brett Moffitt
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
45
Ross Chastain
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
8
John Hunter Nemechek (i)
NEMCO Motorsports
Chevrolet
0
5
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
51
Riley Herbst
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
5
7
16
Austin Hill
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
4
8
99
Ben Rhodes
ThorSport Racing
Ford
3
9
4
Todd Gilliland
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
2
10
22
Austin Wayne Self
AM Racing
Chevrolet
1
Stage Two
Laps: 20
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Chevrolet
10
2
24
Brett Moffitt
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
22
Austin Wayne Self
AM Racing
Chevrolet
8
4
2
Sheldon Creed (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
13
Johnny Sauter
ThorSport Racing
Ford
6
6
17
Tyler Ankrum (R)
DGR-Crosley
Toyota
5
7
12
Gus Dean (R)
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
15
Anthony Alfredo (R)
DGR-Crosley
Toyota
3
9
4
Todd Gilliland
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
2
10
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Ford
1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 54
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
25
20
Spencer Boyd (R)
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
98
40
2
6
4
Todd Gilliland
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
98
39
3
7
51
Riley Herbst
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
98
39
4
8
24
Brett Moffitt
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
98
51
5
10
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Chevrolet
98
48
6
13
16
Austin Hill
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
98
35
7
2
17
Tyler Ankrum (R)
DGR-Crosley
Toyota
98
35
8
1
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Ford
98
30
9
5
2
Sheldon Creed (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
98
45
10
14
98
Grant Enfinger
ThorSport Racing
Ford
98
27
11
3
18
Harrison Burton (R)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Toyota
98
26
12
15
99
Ben Rhodes
ThorSport Racing
Ford
98
28
13
9
7
Korbin Forrister
All Out Motorsports
Toyota
98
24
14
4
13
Johnny Sauter
ThorSport Racing
Ford
98
29
15
16
15
Anthony Alfredo (R)
DGR-Crosley
Toyota
97
25
16
19
54
Natalie Decker (R)
DGR-Crosley
Toyota
97
21
17
23
28
Bryan Dauzat
FDNY Racing
Chevrolet
97
20
18
31
6
Norm Benning
Norm Benning Racing
Chevrolet
96
19
19
32
34
Jesse Iwuji
Reaume Brothers Racing
Toyota
96
18
20
20
12
Gus Dean (R)
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
92
21
21
30
3
Jordan Anderson
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
90
16
22
17
45
Ross Chastain
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
87
23
23
22
87
Timothy Peters
NEMCO Motorsports
Chevrolet
87
14
24
11
9
Codie Rohrbaugh
CR7 Motorsports
Chevrolet
87
13
25
24
68
Clay Greenfield
Clay Greenfield Motorsports
Toyota
87
12
26
18
30
Brennan Poole (R)
On Point Motorsports
Toyota
81
11
27
28
10
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
Chevrolet
79
10
28
26
44
Angela Ruch
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
72
9
29
12
22
Austin Wayne Self
AM Racing
Chevrolet
69
17
30
27
8
John Hunter Nemechek (i)
NEMCO Motorsports
Chevrolet
30
0
31
21
02
Tyler Dippel (R)
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
29
6
32
29
33
Mason Massey
Reaume Brothers Racing
Chevrolet
8
5
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References
^ "2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Series Schedule" . Official Site Of NASCAR . Retrieved May 19, 2019 .^ "Talladega Superspeedway" . October 5, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2019 .^ Tomlinson, Joy (October 8, 2019). "Entry List: Sugarlands Shine 250" . Retrieved October 13, 2019 . ^ a b Roller, Josh (October 11, 2019). "Austin Hill, Harrison Burton Pace Truck Series Practices at Talladega" . Retrieved October 13, 2019 . ^ Kristl, Mark (October 12, 2019). "Matt Crafton Wins Talladega Truck Pole" . Retrieved October 13, 2019 .
