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race held on August 24, 2019, at

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. Contested over 45 laps on the 4.048-mile (6.515 km) road course, it was the 23rd race of the

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season.

Background

Track

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located near Elkhart Lake,

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. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the

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, NTT Indycar Series, NTTWeatherTech SportsCar Championship,

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, ASRA,

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series,

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, and

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Entry list

Practice

First practice

Christopher Bell was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 134.239 seconds and a speed of .

Final practice

Christopher Bell was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 134.235 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

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scored the pole for the race with a time of 132.731 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying results

Race

Summary

A. J. Allmendinger started on pole and remained in the lead until Stage 1, where he won the stage. Justin Allgaier had locked up the brakes in turn 1 in the gravel, but kept his car away from the tire barrier. The team had to make lengthy repairs to the vehicle. Cole Custer's car took some damage after he mowed down some banners, and Chase Briscoe took the stage 2 win when the leaders pitted. Brandon Jones, who had to start the race at the rear in a backup car, blew a tire and damaged his right front. With 2 laps left, Gray Gaulding lost his brakes and spun out of control in the gravel. His rear-end got damaged, but track officials towed him out and his team made repairs to return to the race. Matt DiBenedetto (who led the most laps) lost control on the final turn while running second and ultimately finished one lap down. Christopher Bell (who struggled with handling issues during Stage 1) took the lead and managed to hold off Austin Cindric (who weaved his way through from 20th to second) to win the race.

Stage Results

Stage One ''Laps:'' 10 Stage Two ''Laps:'' 10

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three ''Laps:'' 25 *After being lapped and struggling early on in the race in his Xfinity Series debut, Dick Karth did not complete the race and around lap 15, he was replaced by Timmy Hill. Since Karth started the race, he is officially credited with the 30th-place finish.

References

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