The 2019 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 was a
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on July 11, 2019, at
Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Before 2008 J ...
in
Sparta, Kentucky. Contested over 150 laps on the tri-oval speedway, it was the 13th race of the
2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series
The 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series was the 25th season of the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America. It marks the transition of the series' corporate sponsor from Camping World to its subsidiary ...
season.
Background
Track
The track is a tri-oval speedway in
Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted
ARCA,
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...
and
Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by
Speedway Motorsports
Speedway Motorsports, LLC is an American company that owns and manages auto racing facilities that host races sanctioned by NASCAR, IndyCar Series, NHRA, World of Outlaws and other racing series. The company was founded by Bruton Smith and has i ...
. The speedway has a grandstand capacity of 69,000.
Entry list
Practice
First practice
Harrison Burton
Harrison Brian Burton (born October 9, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 21 Ford Mustang for Wood Brothers Racing.
Racing career Early years
Burton's racing ...
was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.920 seconds and a speed of .
Final practice
Brett Moffitt was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.693 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying
Grant Enfinger
Grant McArthur Enfinger (born January 22, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 23 Chevrolet Silverado for GMS Racing. Before moving up to the Truck S ...
scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.678 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying results
Race
Summary
Grant Enfinger started on pole, but Sheldon Creed took the lead within the first turn and pulled away. He eventually held a two-second lead over Enfinger and won Stage 1.
With 5 laps remaining in Stage 2, Enfinger and Brandon Jones tangled together while battling for the lead. Enfinger dove underneath Jones but lost control and ended up pulling them both into the outside wall. Matt Crafton won the stage under caution. Tyler Ankrum passed Crafton soon after the caution and dominated until he had to pit and was overtaken by Brett Moffitt. He then led for 10 laps until Dylan Lupton and Crafton both took the lead on separate occasions.
Brett Moffitt retook the lead on lap 125, but had to pit for fuel on the final lap. This gave the lead to Ankrum, who ultimately led a race-high 40 laps. Ankrum won the race with a 7-second lead over runner-up Stewart Friesen (who had to start in a backup truck).
Stage Results
Stage One
''Laps:'' 35
Stage Two
''Laps:'' 35
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
''Laps:'' 80
References
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Buckle Up in Your Truck 225
The Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 presented by Click It or Ticket was a annual race NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. Kentucky received a second date beginning in 2011 as part of NASCAR's ...