| Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] | |||
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| Race 5 of 23 in the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season | |||
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| Date | March 29, 2019 | ||
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 147 laps, 220.5 mi (354.860 km) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | ThorSport Racing | ||
| Time | 28.823 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Laps | 97 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2019 Vankor 350 was a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on March 29, 2019, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 147 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4-kilometre) intermediate quad-oval, it was the 5th race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.
Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Kyle Busch took his 4th victory in as many starts in 2019, leading 97 of the 147 laps on his way to the win ahead of Stewart Friesen (Halmar Friesen Racing) and Johnny Sauter (ThorSport Racing).
Johnny Sauter was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.098 seconds and a speed of 185.580 mph (298.662 km/h). [5]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 29.098 | 185.580 |
| 2 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 29.130 | 185.376 |
| 3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 29.270 | 184.489 |
Austin Hill was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.061 seconds and a speed of 185.816 mph (299.042 km/h). [6]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 29.061 | 185.816 |
| 2 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.067 | 185.778 |
| 3 | 30 | Brennan Poole (R) | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 29.118 | 185.452 |
Grant Enfinger scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.823 seconds and a speed of 187.350 mph (301.511 km/h). [7]
Stage OneLaps: 35
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | Tyler Ankrum (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage TwoLaps: 35
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 22 | Darrell Wallace Jr. (i) | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | Brennan Poole (R) | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Tyler Ankrum (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 1 |
Stage ThreeLaps: 77
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 0 |
| 2 | 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 49 |
| 3 | 7 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 147 | 36 |
| 4 | 1 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 147 | 47 |
| 5 | 12 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 147 | 41 |
| 6 | 6 | 17 | Tyler Ankrum (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 147 | 36 |
| 7 | 11 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | 02 | Tyler Dippel (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 29 |
| 9 | 13 | 30 | Brennan Poole (R) | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 30 |
| 10 | 8 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 147 | 44 |
| 11 | 21 | 20 | Spencer Boyd (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 26 |
| 12 | 29 | 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford | 147 | 25 |
| 13 | 20 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | 147 | 24 |
| 14 | 16 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 23 |
| 15 | 25 | 42 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Chad Finley Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 49 | Ray Ciccarelli | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 21 |
| 17 | 30 | 34 | Jesse Iwuji | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 20 |
| 18 | 27 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 19 |
| 19 | 2 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 143 | 28 |
| 20 | 15 | 22 | Darrell Wallace Jr. (i) | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 17 |
| 22 | 3 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 22 |
| 23 | 19 | 9 | Codie Rohrbaugh | Grant County Mulch Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | 14 |
| 24 | 23 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 101 | 13 |
| 25 | 17 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 89 | 12 |
| 26 | 22 | 87 | Timmy Hill (i) | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 |
| 27 | 5 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 75 | 16 |
| 28 | 14 | 54 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 48 | 9 |
| 29 | 26 | 12 | Gus Dean (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28 | 8 |
| 30 | 31 | 44 | Angela Ruch | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 18 | 7 |
| 31 | 10 | 18 | Harrison Burton (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 12 | 6 |
| 32 | 32 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 5 |