The 2019 Music City 200 was the fifth stock car race of the 2019 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 5th iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019, but was postponed until Sunday, May 5, due to constant rain showers. The race was held in Nashville, Tennessee, at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, a 0.596 mile (0.959 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Christian Eckes, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would put on a blistering performance, leading a race-high 120 laps and earning his fourth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Chandler Smith, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is a motorsport racetrack located at the Nashville Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The track is the second-oldest continually operating track in the United States. The track held NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup (now NASCAR Cup Series) races from 1958 to 1984.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Dick DohenyFast Track RacingChevroletFast Track Racing2Eric CaudellCCM RacingDodgeCCM, Driven Race Wax06Tim Richmond (R)Wayne Peterson RacingDodgeGreatRailing.com10Tommy Vigh Jr. (R)Fast Track RacingFordExtreme Kleaner11Mike BashamFast Track RacingFordAshville Propane, Ohio Ag Equipment14Connor OkrzesikConnor Okrzesik RacingChevroletMetro Glass, Insinger Performance15Christian Eckes (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy, Terrible Herbst20Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCraftsman22Corey Heim (R)Chad Bryant RacingFordSpeedway Children's Charities23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevroletHolmes II Excavation25Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSinclair Oil Corporation27Travis BradenRFMS RacingFordMatrixCare, Consonus Healthcare28Carson Hocevar (R)KBR DevelopmentChevroletScott's, GM Parts Now38Kaden HoneycuttKaden Honeycutt RacingFordC&S Trailers, Kearny Trailers44Lexi GayEmpire RacingFordGordo's Cheese Dip & Salsa46Thad MoffittEmpire RacingChevroletEmpire Racing Group48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFordCopraya.com69Barry LayneKimmel RacingFordKimmel Racing77Joe Graf Jr.Chad Bryant RacingFordEat Sleep RaceOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, May 4, at 2:15 PM EST, and would last for 30 minutes. Chandler Smith, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.349, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota19.349110.889218Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19.376110.735315Christian Eckes (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota19.377110.729
Qualifying Qualifying was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 4, at 5:15 PM EST. The qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.
Qualifying was cancelled due to inclement weather. The starting lineup was determined by practice speeds. As a result, Chandler Smith, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would earn the pole for the race. Pos.#DriverTeamMake120Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota218Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota315Christian Eckes (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota423Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet525Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota638Kaden HoneycuttKaden Honeycutt RacingFord722Corey Heim (R)Chad Bryant RacingFord827Travis BradenRFMS RacingFord928Carson Hocevar (R)KBR DevelopmentChevrolet1077Joe Graf Jr.Chad Bryant RacingFord1114Connor OkrzesikConnor Okrzesik RacingChevrolet1244Lexi GayEmpire RacingFord1346Thad MoffittEmpire RacingChevrolet1406Tim Richmond (R)Wayne Peterson RacingDodge151Dick DohenyFast Track RacingChevrolet1611Mike BashamFast Track RacingFord172Eric CaudellCCM RacingDodge1810Tommy Vigh Jr. (R)Fast Track RacingFord1948Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord2069Barry LayneKimmel RacingFordOfficial qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1315Christian Eckes (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota200120Running2452218Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000Running2203120Chandler SmithVenturini MotorsportsToyota20076Running2304928Carson Hocevar (R)KBR DevelopmentChevrolet2000Running2105423Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet2000Running20561077Joe Graf Jr.Chad Bryant RacingFord2000Running2007638Kaden HoneycuttKaden Honeycutt RacingFord1990Running1958827Travis BradenRFMS RacingFord1990Running19091346Thad MoffittEmpire RacingChevrolet1980Running185101114Connor OkrzesikConnor Okrzesik RacingChevrolet1950Running18011722Corey Heim (R)Chad Bryant RacingFord1934Running180121810Tommy Vigh Jr. (R)Fast Track RacingFord1860Running170131406Tim Richmond (R)Wayne Peterson RacingDodge1310Exhaust16514172Eric CaudellCCM RacingDodge1120Oil Leak16015525Michael SelfVenturini MotorsportsToyota720Accident155161611Mike BashamFast Track RacingFord380Handling15017151Dick DohenyFast Track RacingChevrolet60Electrical145182069Barry LayneKimmel RacingFord40Brakes140191244Lexi GayEmpire RacingFord30Suspension135201948Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord00Engine130Official race results
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