The 2019 Gander RV 150 is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on July 27, 2019, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 60 laps on the superspeedway, it was the 14th race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.
Background
Track
The race was held at Pocono Raceway, also known as The Tricky Triangle, which is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of two annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races held several weeks apart in early June and late July, one NASCAR Xfinity Series event in early June, one NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series event in late July, and two ARCA Racing Series events, one in early June and the other in late July. From 1971 to 1989, and since 2013, the track has also hosted an Indy Car race, currently sanctioned by the IndyCar Series and run in August.
Entry list Driver Team Manufacturer 0 Daniel Sasnett Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 8 Tony Mrakovich NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 15 Anthony Alfredo (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet 32 Bryant Barnhill Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 34 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 38 T. J. Bell Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 44 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford
Practice
First practice Harrison Burton was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 53.586 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 53.586 167.954 2 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 53.833 167.184 3 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 53.879 167.041
Final practice Todd Gilliland was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 53.383 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 53.383 168.593 2 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 53.514 168.180 3 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 53.613 167.870
Qualifying Austin Hill scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.525 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 52.525 2 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 52.599 3 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 52.736 4 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 52.917 5 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 52.920 6 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 52.995 7 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 53.177 8 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 53.214 9 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 53.216 10 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 53.240 11 44 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 53.240 12 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 53.375 13 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 53.436 14 15 Anthony Alfredo (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 53.452 15 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 53.666 16 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 53.906 17 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 54.081 18 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 54.266 19 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 54.296 20 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 54.406 21 38 T. J. Bell Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 54.623 22 8 Tony Mrakovich NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 54.812 23 34 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 55.244 24 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 55.287 25 20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 56.017 26 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 56.279 27 49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 57.478 28 32 Bryant Barnhill Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 57.907 29 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 58.511 30 28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet 58.522 31 0 Daniel Sasnett Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 58.832 32 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 59.120
Race
Summary Austin Hill started on pole, but Ross Chastain quickly shot past him. In the first turn of the race, Stewart Friesen brought out the caution after he got loose under Sheldon Creed and turned into the outside wall, also getting smacked by Anthony Alfredo. Friesen's truck was damaged to the point where he could not continue, ultimately ending his day before completing a single lap. Alfredo was only able to complete two more laps before his day also ended.
On the restart, Bryan Dauzat spun and immediately brought out the caution again. Chastain dominated and won stage 1. Hill had engine problems on lap 22 and was forced to park his truck in the garage. Chastain pitted with 3 laps remaining in stage 2, giving the stage win to Harrison Burton.
Chastain regained the lead after Burton pitted, and was never challenged again during the race. He won the race ahead of Tyler Ankrum, dedicating the race win to late crew chief Nick Harrison, who had died a week before the race.
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 15
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 102 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 93 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 84 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 75 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 66 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 57 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 48 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 39 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 210 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 1
Stage Two Laps: 15
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyot 102 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 93 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 84 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 75 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 66 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 57 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 48 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 39 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 210 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 30
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 2 45 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 60 502 9 17 Tyler Ankrum (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 60 363 6 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 60 524 13 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 60 375 4 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 60 476 8 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 60 377 7 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 60 368 16 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 60 299 15 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 60 3510 10 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 60 4011 20 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 60 3212 22 8 Tony Mrakovich NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 60 2513 12 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 60 2614 17 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 60 2815 18 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 60 2316 24 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 60 2117 23 34 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 60 2018 25 20 Spencer Boyd (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 60 1919 27 49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 59 1820 26 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 59 1721 32 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 59 1622 29 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 58 1523 11 44 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 58 1424 30 28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet 58 1325 5 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 56 2126 21 38 T. J. Bell Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 33 1127 28 32 Bryant Barnhill Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 26 1028 19 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 24 929 31 0 Daniel Sasnett Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 21 830 1 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 21 1431 14 15 Anthony Alfredo (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 2 632 3 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 0 5
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