The 2019 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA 200 was the third stock car race of the 2019 ARCA Menards Series season and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 14, 2019, in Salem, Indiana at Salem Speedway, a 0.555 miles (0.893 km) permanent paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race was shortened from its scheduled 200 laps to 101 laps due to rain. Venturini Motorsports driver Michael Self would dominate the race until the caution came out on lap 98, with the race being officially called three laps later. The race was Self's fifth career ARCA Menards Series win, his second of the season, and his second consecutive win. To fill out the podium, Sam Mayer of GMS Racing and Carson Hocevar of KBR Development would finish second and third, respectively.
Background Salem Speedway is a .555 miles (0.893 km) long paved oval motor racetrack in Washington Township, Washington County, near Salem, Indiana, approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of Indianapolis. The track has 33° degrees of banking in the corners. Major auto racing series that run at Salem are ARCA and USAC.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Dick DohenyFast Track RacingChevroletFast Track Racing03Alex ClubbClubb RacingFordA. Clubb Lawn Care & Landscaping06Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingDodgeGreat Railing10Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingFordExtreme Kleaner11Morgen BairdFast Track RacingFordOhio Ag Equipment, Ashville Propane15Christian Eckes*Venturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy20Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCraftsman21Sam MayerGMS RacingChevroletChevrolet Accessories22Corey HeimChad Bryant RacingFordCarbon Racing Solutions, Speedway Children's Charities23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevroletHolmes II Excavating25Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSinclair27Travis BradenRFMS RacingFordMatrixCare28Carson HocevarKBR DevelopmentChevroletScott's Sports Cards, Coins, & Jewelry34Darrell BashamDarrell Basham RacingChevroletDarrell Basham Racing48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordHIE Publishing, Copraya54Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyToyotaValvoline68Will Kimmel**Kimmel RacingFordKimmel Racing69Mike BashamKimmel RacingFordKimmel Racing77Joe Graf Jr.Chad Bryant RacingFordEat Sleep RaceOfficial entry list
Practice The only 90-minute practice session was held on Saturday, April 13, at 11:00 AM EST. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 17.032 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota17.032117.309228Carson HocevarKBR DevelopmentChevrolet17.044117.226320Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.072117.034Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 13, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.
Carson Hocevar of KBR Development would win the pole, setting a time of 17.073 and an average speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Carson HocevarKBR DevelopmentChevrolet17.073117.027215Harrison BurtonVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.169116.373318Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota17.171116.359425Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.175116.332577Joe Graf Jr.Chad Bryant RacingFord17.184116.271622Corey HeimChad Bryant RacingFord17.239115.900720Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.269115.699854Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyToyota17.277115.645921Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet17.314115.3981023Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet17.417114.7161127Travis BradenRFMS RacingFord17.505114.1391210Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingFord18.512107.930131Dick DohenyFast Track RacingChevrolet19.399102.9951406Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingDodge19.465102.6461511Morgen BairdFast Track RacingFord19.591101.9861669Mike BashamKimmel RacingFord19.708101.3801734Darrell BashamDarrell Basham RacingChevrolet19.887100.4681803Alex ClubbClubb RacingFord20.02599.7751948Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord——WithdrewWD68Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord——Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1425Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota10172running2452921Sam MayerGMS RacingChevrolet1010running2203128Carson HocevarKBR DevelopmentChevrolet10126running2254720Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota1013running2155622Corey HeimChad Bryant RacingFord1010running2056318Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1000running2007854Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyToyota1000running1958215Harrison BurtonVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000running1909577Joe Graf Jr.Chad Bryant RacingFord1000running185101023Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet1000running180111210Tommy Vigh Jr.Fast Track RacingFord970running175121127Travis BradenRFMS RacingFord940running170131734Darrell BashamDarrell Basham RacingChevrolet930running165141406Tim RichmondWayne Peterson RacingDodge930running160151803Alex ClubbClubb RacingFord900running155161511Morgen BairdFast Track RacingFord340radio150171669Mike BashamKimmel RacingFord80clutch14518131Dick DohenyFast Track RacingChevrolet30brakes140191948Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord10oil pump135WithdrewWD68Will KimmelKimmel RacingFordOfficial race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Travis Braden 540 3 2 Michael Self 535 (-5) 3 Bret Holmes 520 (-20) 4 Joe Graf Jr. 485 (-55) 4 5 Christian Eckes 460 (-80) 1 6 Tommy Vigh Jr. 455 (-85) 2 7 Chandler Smith 435 (-105) 8 Harrison Burton 435 (-105) 1 9 Ty Gibbs 425 (-115) 4 10 Brad Smith 420 (-120)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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