2019 JEGS 200

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2019 JEGS 200
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Race 6 of 23 in the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season
Dover International Speedway.svg
Date May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03)
Location Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1 miles (1.609 km)
Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (321.869 km)
Pole position
Driver GMS Racing
Time 22.303
Most laps led
Driver Brett Moffitt GMS Racing
Laps 78
Winner
No. 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2019 JEGS 200 was a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on May 3, 2019, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 200 laps on the 1-mile (1.6-kilometre) concrete speedway, it was the 6th race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.

Contents

Johnny Sauter of ThorSport Racing won for the third consecutive year at Dover, passing his teammate Ben Rhodes with approximately thirty laps remaining, leading home polesitter Brett Moffitt and Harrison Burton.

Entry list

No.DriverTeamManufacturer
02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet
3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota
8 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford
16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota
17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota
18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
19 Derek Kraus Bill McAnally Racing Toyota
20 Spencer Boyd (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet
24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet
30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota
33 Ryan Sieg (i) Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet
34 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet
44 Reid Wilson Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
45 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
46 Raphaël Lessard Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Brandon Jones (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet
54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota
56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford
97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford
98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford

Practice

First practice

Raphaël Lessard was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 23.226 seconds and a speed of 154.999 mph (249.447 km/h). [6]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
146 Raphaël Lessard Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 23.226154.999
224 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.295154.540
316 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 23.343154.222

Final practice

Johnny Sauter was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.936 seconds and a speed of 156.958 mph (252.599 km/h). [6]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
113 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 22.936156.958
224 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.002156.508
352 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 23.044156.223

Qualifying

Brett Moffitt scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.303 seconds and a speed of 161.413 mph (259.769 km/h). [7]

Qualifying results

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerTime
124 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 22.303
213 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 22.511
32 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 22.519
452 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 22.548
588 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 22.561
698 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 22.575
746 Raphaël Lessard Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.619
830 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota 22.663
918 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.666
1017 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 22.669
1199 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 22.753
1216 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 22.753
1397 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 22.818
144 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 22.825
1519 Derek Kraus Bill McAnally Racing Toyota 22.845
1645 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 22.979
1722 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 22.990
1812 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 23.063
1951 Brandon Jones (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 23.088
2054 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 23.117
218 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 23.143
223 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 23.365
2302 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 23.383
2444 Reid Wilson Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 23.406
2556 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 23.428
267 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 23.500
2720 Spencer Boyd (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 24.822
2810 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 25.627
2934 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 25.757
3049 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 26.432
316 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 26.540
3233 Ryan Sieg (i) Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 0.000

Race

Austin Hill (16) and Derek Kraus (19) at the race. Austin hill (47766833172).jpg
Austin Hill (16) and Derek Kraus (19) at the race.

Brett Moffitt started on pole and led the first stage of the race, [8] though Johnny Sauter trailed him closely. Sheldon Creed was able to catch up to Sauter and move up into contention thanks to lapped traffic. When Creed caught up to Moffitt, they approached Spencer Boyd and Ray Ciccarelli running side-by-side. The lapped trucks held up both Moffitt and Creed, allowing Sauter to take and hold on to the lead, winning the second stage. [8] Creed got off pit road quickly and managed to lead 59 of the next 61 laps. A caution occurred due to Austin Wayne Self crashing on the front stretch, causing all of the drivers to make their final pit stops for the race. Creed fell behind while Ben Rhodes assumed the lead. Afterwards, Creed spun exiting Turn 2 and hit Todd Gilliland, heavily damaging the front of his truck, ultimately eliminating him from the race after his strong run. Sauter was able to pass Rhodes for the lead with 30 laps to go, and held off a charging Moffitt to claim his 24th career Gander Outdoors Truck Series victory and his 3rd straight win at Dover. [9]

Stage results

Stage OneLaps: 45

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
124Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet10
213Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord9
32Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet8
498Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord7
518Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6
652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet5
716Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota4
817Tyler Ankrum (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota3
946Raphaël LessardKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2
1088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1

Stage TwoLaps: 45

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
113Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord10
22Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet9
324Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet8
498Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord7
516Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota6
618Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota5
797Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord4
899Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord3
951Brandon Jones (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0
1045Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet0

Final stage results

Stage ThreeLaps: 110

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1213Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord20059
2124Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet20053
3918Harrison Burton (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20045
4698Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord20047
5588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord20033
61199Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord20034
71216Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota20040
81519Derek KrausBill McAnally RacingToyota20029
91017Tyler Ankrum (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota20031
101645Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet2000
11746Raphaël LessardKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20028
12452Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet20030
131951Brandon Jones (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2000
141812Gus Dean (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet20023
15144Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20022
163233Ryan Sieg (i)Reaume Brothers RacingChevrolet1980
172054Natalie Decker (R)DGR-CrosleyToyota19720
182302Tyler Dippel (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet19719
191722Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet19718
202556Tyler HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet19717
21223Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet19616
222720Spencer Boyd (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet19215
23830Brennan Poole (R)On Point MotorsportsToyota18914
243049Ray CiccarelliCMI MotorsportsChevrolet18813
252810Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet18612
26218Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet16711
2732Sheldon Creed (R)GMS RacingChevrolet16027
282444Reid WilsonNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1409
291397Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord11512
30267Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota1087
312934Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet516
32316Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet285

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