2019 Alsco 300 (Charlotte) Explained

The 2019 Alsco 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on May 25, 2019, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 200 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 11th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

Background

Track

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5miles quad-oval track, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR, as many race teams are based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI), with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

Entry list

	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
00			Ford
0			Chevrolet
01			Chevrolet
1			Chevrolet
2			Chevrolet
4
5	Matt Mills (R)		Chevrolet
07			Chevrolet
7			Chevrolet
08			Chevrolet
8			Chevrolet
9	Noah Gragson (R)		Chevrolet
10	Austin Dillon (i)		Chevrolet
11	Justin Haley (R)		Chevrolet
13	Joe Nemechek (i)		Toyota
15			Chevrolet
17	Bayley Currey (i)		Chevrolet
18			Toyota
19			Toyota
20			Toyota
22			Ford
23	John Hunter Nemechek (R)		Chevrolet
35			Toyota
36			Chevrolet
38			Chevrolet
39			Chevrolet
42			Toyota
51			Chevrolet
52			Chevrolet
66			Toyota
68			Chevrolet
74	Camden Murphy (i)		Chevrolet
78			Chevrolet
86	Mason Diaz (R)		Chevrolet
89			Chevrolet
90			Chevrolet
92			Chevrolet
93			Chevrolet
98	Chase Briscoe (R)		Ford
99			Chevrolet

Practice

First practice

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.000 seconds and a speed of 180mph.^[4]

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time
1	2				30.000	180.000
2	00				30.082	179.509
3	22				30.152	179.093

Final practice

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.911 seconds and a speed of 180.536mph.^[4]

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time
1	2				29.911	180.536
2	20				30.009	179.946
3	11	Justin Haley (R)			30.086	179.485

Qualifying

Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.298 seconds and a speed of 184.313mph.^[5]

Qualifying results

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time
1	20				29.298
2	00				29.478
3	2				29.639
4	10	Austin Dillon (i)			29.726
5	19				29.734
6	7				29.784
7	22				29.789
8	1				29.814
9	18				29.863
10	9	Noah Gragson (R)			29.868
11	98	Chase Briscoe (R)			29.917
12	39				29.925
13	89				30.003
14	23	John Hunter Nemechek (R)			30.132
15	17	Bayley Currey (i)			30.191
16	8				30.195
17	51				30.219
18	66				30.380
19	08				30.444
20	74	Camden Murphy (i)			30.529
21	15				30.667
22	36				30.687
23	93				30.700
24	92				30.711
25	68				30.828
26	35				30.879
27	38				30.980
28	07				31.065
29	52				31.072
30	0				31.119
31	13	Joe Nemechek (i)			31.140
32	01				31.144
33	5	Matt Mills (R)			31.152
34	78				31.162
35	11	Justin Haley (R)			31.629
36	86	Mason Diaz (R)			31.731
37	4				0.000
38	42				0.000
Did not qualify
39	99				31.542
40	90				0.000

Race

Stage Results

Stage OneLaps: 45

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	10
2	00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	9
3	2	Tyler Reddick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	8
4	98	Chase Briscoe (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	7
5	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	6
6	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	5
7	9	Noah Gragson (R)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	4
8	1	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	3
9	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	2
10	23	John Hunter Nemechek (R)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	1

Stage TwoLaps: 45

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	2	Tyler Reddick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	10
2	98	Chase Briscoe (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	9
3	9	Noah Gragson (R)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	8
4	23	John Hunter Nemechek (R)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	7
5	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	6
6	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	5
7	00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	4
8	1	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	3
9	10	Austin Dillon (i)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	0
10	18	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	1

Final Stage Results

Stage ThreeLaps: 110

Pos	Grid		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1	3	2	Tyler Reddick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	58
2	6	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	46
3	9	18	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	35
4	10	9	Noah Gragson (R)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	45
5	35	11	Justin Haley (R)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	200	32
6	8	1	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	37
7	16	8	Jeb Burton	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	30
8	12	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	200	31
9	7	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	200	33
10	5	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	33
11	37	4	Ross Chastain	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	26
12	14	23	John Hunter Nemechek (R)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	200	33
13	17	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	200	24
14	19	08	Gray Gaulding	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet	200	23
15	32	01	Stephen Leicht	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	22
16	28	07	Ray Black Jr.	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet	200	21
17	30	0	Garrett Smithley	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	20
18	21	15	B. J. McLeod	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	199	19
19	11	98	Chase Briscoe (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	199	34
20	25	68	Brandon Brown	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	198	17
21	26	35	Joey Gase	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	198	16
22	29	52	David Starr	Jimmy Means Racing	Chevrolet	198	15
23	34	78	Vinnie Miller	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	197	14
24	2	00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	196	26
25	24	92	Ronnie Bassett Jr.	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	195	12
26	33	5	Matt Mills (R)	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	194	11
27	22	36	Josh Williams	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	187	10
28	4	10	Daniel Hemric (i)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	186	0
29	20	74	Camden Murphy (i)	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet	173	0
30	36	86	Mason Diaz (R)	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	100	7
31	1	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	90	16
32	31	13	Joe Nemechek (i)	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	58	0
33	15	17	Bayley Currey (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet	35	0
34	13	89	Landon Cassill	Shepherd Racing Ventures	Chevrolet	31	3
35	18	66	Timmy Hill	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	17	2
36	23	93	Josh Bilicki	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	10	1
37	27	38	Jeff Green	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	6	1
38	38	42	Chad Finchum	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	5	1

• Due to the extreme heat, Austin Dillon did not complete the race and during a caution, he was replaced by Daniel Hemric. Since Dillon started the race, he is officially credited with the 28th-place finish.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule. Official Site Of NASCAR. May 5, 2019. March 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327183855/https://www.nascar.com/nascar-xfinity-series/2019/schedule/. dead.
2. Web site: Charlotte Motor Speedway. May 12, 2017. May 5, 2019.
3. Web site: Entry List: NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Kristl. Mark. May 20, 2019. May 23, 2019.
4. Web site: Tyler Reddick Sweeps Charlotte ALSCO 300 Practices. Allaway. Phil. May 23, 2019. May 23, 2019.
5. Web site: Christopher Bell Wins Pole for Charlotte ALSCO 300. Allaway. Phil. May 25, 2019. May 25, 2019.