The 2019 Alsco 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on April 6, 2019, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 300 laps on the concrete short track, it was the seventh race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. This was also the season's first Dash 4 Cash race, which would award extra money to the race winner.

Background

Track

Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.

Dash 4 Cash The Dash 4 Cash is a series of races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The 2019 format included four races where only the top four points eligible drivers in the previous race could be eligible to win a $100,000 bonus on top of their race winnings if they won the race. In addition, Cup Series regulars were not permitted to compete in the races.

For this race, Michael Annett, Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe and Tyler Reddick were eligible for Dash 4 Cash as they placed in the top four in the 2019 My Bariatric Solutions 300 amongst regular season drivers. The highest-finishing Dash 4 Cash eligible driver at Bristol would receive the bonus and move on to have a shot at the prize at the next race, along with the top three finishing series regulars from this race. This format continued for the two races afterwards at Talladega and Dover.

Entry list Driver Team ManufacturerSponsor 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing FordHaas Automation 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports ChevroletFood City / JD Motorsports 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports ChevroletFood City / JD Motorsports 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports ChevroletPilot / Flying J 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing ChevroletDolly Parton 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Food City / JD Motorsports 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports ChevroletJ.F. Electric 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing ChevroletIsokern Fireplaces & Chimneys / Scuba Life 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports ChevroletArmour Vienna Sausage 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing ChevroletPanini Trading Cards 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports ChevroletThe Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports ChevroletSwitch 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing ChevroletLeaf Filter Gutter Protection 13 John Jackson MBM Motorsports ToyotaStreet Toys / CrashClaimsR.us 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports ChevroletFood City / JD Motorsports 17 Kyle Weatherman (i) Rick Ware Racing ChevroletEast Carolina University 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaDEX Imaging 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaMenards / Jeld-Wen 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaRheem 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske FordMoneyLion 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing ChevroletAllegiant 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports ToyotaRichie Anderson 1962-2019 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing ChevroletPeg Leg Porker / Venture Wipes 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing ChevroletRSS Racing 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing ChevroletShop 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports ToyotaAmana 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing ChevroletAll South Electric 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing ChevroletChasco / Shoun Trucking 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports ToyotaCrashClaimsR.us / Richie Anderson 1962-2019 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing ChevroletWoobies Shoes 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports ChevroletKoolbox 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports ChevroletBrandonbilt Motorsports 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures ChevroletVisone RV 90 Alex Labbé DGM Racing ChevroletAuto Credit National / Auto-National.com 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing ChevroletRSS Racing 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing FordNutri Chomps 99 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports ToyotaDiamond Gusset Jeans / AAN Adjusters

Practice

First practice John Hunter Nemechek was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 15.632 seconds and a speed of .

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 15.632 122.748 2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 15.760 121.751 3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.808 121.382

Final practice Cole Custer was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 15.509 seconds and a speed of .

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 15.509 123.722 2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.561 123.308 3 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15.576 123.190

Qualifying Cole Custer scored the pole for the race with a time of 15.168 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 15.168 2 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.255 3 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 15.261 4 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 15.264 5 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.276 6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.302 7 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.377 8 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.382 9 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.397 10 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 15.404 11 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15.438 12 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 15.447 13 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.490 14 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 15.493 15 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 15.557 16 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.566 17 90 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 15.605 18 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 15.618 19 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 15.669 20 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 15.732 21 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 15.737 22 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 15.738 23 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 15.885 24 17 Kyle Weatherman (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 15.916 25 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 15.919 26 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 15.942 27 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 16.010 28 99 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 16.017 29 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 16.074 30 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 16.144 31 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 16.188 32 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 16.749 33 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 16.834 34 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 17.076 35 13 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Toyota 17.268 36 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 37 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 0.000 . – Eligible for Dash 4 Cash prize money

Race

Summary Cole Custer began on pole, but Justin Allgaier overtook him and would dominate the first two stages and lead the most laps. In Stage 1, Jeff Green got loose under Ross Chastain, causing heavy damage and eliminating both cars. Allgaier would later suffer from mechanical problems and crash out of the race despite his early dominance.

A caution with 40 laps to go occurred after Harrison Burton cut a tire in his first Xfinity series race. Brandon Jones stayed out and assumed the lead. Christopher Bell, sporting newer tires, passed Jones with 17 laps to go and battled with Tyler Reddick. In the end, Bell would win the race and extra prize money after holding off Reddick, who would finish second for the second consecutive race.

At the next race, Bell, Reddick, Custer, and Briscoe would have the chance at the extra prize money for placing in the top 4 for this race.

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 85

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 102 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 93 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 84 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 05 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 66 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 57 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 39 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 210 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1

Stage Two Laps: 85

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 102 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 93 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 75 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 66 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 57 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 48 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 09 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 130

Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 8 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 522 2 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 533 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 300 494 3 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 300 425 10 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 300 406 4 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 300 427 11 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 300 348 9 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 300 299 7 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 300 2810 5 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 011 16 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 300 2612 14 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 299 2513 15 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 299 2414 13 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 298 2615 19 08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 297 2216 21 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 296 2117 20 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 294 2018 23 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 294 1919 25 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 293 1820 18 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 292 1721 31 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 292 1622 26 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 292 1523 22 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 291 1424 30 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 291 1325 32 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 289 1226 28 99 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 288 1127 27 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 286 1028 24 17 Kyle Weatherman (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 284 029 34 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 272 830 6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 227 2731 17 90 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 193 632 36 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 190 533 12 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 41 434 37 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 40 335 33 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 13 236 29 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 12 137 35 13 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Toyota 9 1 . – Won the Dash 4 Cash prize money and subsequently qualified for the Dash 4 Cash prize money in the next race.

. – Qualified for Dash 4 Cash prize money in the next race.

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