| Race details [1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 23 in the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season | |||
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| Date | February 23, 2019 | ||
| Location | Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.54 miles (2.478 km) | ||
| Distance | 130 laps, 200.2 mi (322.191 km) | ||
| Average speed | 112.648 miles per hour (181.289 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hattori Racing Enterprises | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Laps | 92 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2019 Ultimate Tailgating 200 was a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on February 23, 2019, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 130 laps on the 1.54-mile (2.48-kilometre) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway, it was the second race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.
Driving for his eponymous Kyle Busch Motorsports team and having led 92 of the race's 130 laps, Kyle Busch took the victory ahead of ThorSport Racing pair Johnny Sauter and Grant Enfinger.
Stewart Friesen was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 31.286 seconds and a speed of 177.204 mph (285.182 km/h). [2]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 31.286 | 177.204 |
| 2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.344 | 176.876 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.450 | 176.280 |
Ben Rhodes was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 31.194 seconds and a speed of 177.726 mph (286.022 km/h). [3]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.194 | 177.726 |
| 2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.263 | 177.334 |
| 3 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 31.267 | 177.312 |
Qualifying was canceled due to rain. Austin Hill was awarded the pole for the race based on 2018 owner's points. [4]
Stage OneLaps: 40
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 18 | Harrison Burton (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
Stage TwoLaps: 40
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Harrison Burton (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage ThreeLaps: 50
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 130 | 0 |
| 2 | 12 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 130 | 49 |
| 3 | 5 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 130 | 45 |
| 4 | 3 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 39 |
| 5 | 6 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 130 | 46 |
| 6 | 21 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 130 | 41 |
| 8 | 2 | 18 | Harrison Burton (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 130 | 46 |
| 9 | 11 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 130 | 32 |
| 10 | 14 | 44 | Timothy Peters | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 27 |
| 11 | 15 | 02 | Tyler Dippel (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 26 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 26 |
| 13 | 29 | 30 | Brennan Poole (R) | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 130 | 24 |
| 14 | 10 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 130 | 28 |
| 15 | 22 | 12 | Gus Dean (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 22 |
| 16 | 28 | 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford | 130 | 21 |
| 17 | 27 | 17 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 130 | 20 |
| 18 | 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 21 |
| 19 | 20 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 18 |
| 20 | 26 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 17 |
| 21 | 31 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 130 | 16 |
| 22 | 25 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 15 |
| 23 | 23 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | 130 | 14 |
| 24 | 16 | 54 | Natalie Decker (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 127 | 13 |
| 25 | 18 | 20 | Spencer Boyd (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 126 | 12 |
| 26 | 19 | 49 | Ray Ciccarelli | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 11 |
| 27 | 17 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 118 | 10 |
| 28 | 30 | 42 | Chad Finley | Chad Finley Racing | Chevrolet | 117 | 9 |
| 29 | 32 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 8 |
| 30 | 13 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 78 | 7 |
| 31 | 24 | 63 | Timmy Hill (i) | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 |
| 32 | 8 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 5 |