2019 Ford EcoBoost 200


The 2019 Ford EcoBoost 200 is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on November 15, 2019, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 134 laps on the 1.5 mile oval, it was the 23rd and final race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.

Background

Track

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.
Since 2002, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsors all three of the season-ending races; the races have the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300 and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively, and the weekend is marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series has held its season-ending races at Homestead since 1995.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 32.141 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
198Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord32.141168.010
224Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet32.212167.639
316Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota32.304167.162

Final practice

was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 32.664 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
152Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet32.664165.320
297Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord32.680165.239
351Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota32.902164.124

Qualifying

Qualifying was cancelled due to rain. Stewart Friesen was awarded the pole for the race due to his win in the previous week's race.

Qualifying results

. – Championship 4 driver

Race

Stewart Friesen started on pole, but Ross Chastain quickly pressured him and overtook him by the first lap. However, he was unable to pull away from Friesen and the two built up a large lead over the remainder of the field. Austin Hill caught up to them and overtook Chastain to take the stage win.
Brett Moffitt won the race off pit road after Hill was blocked. Chastain caught up to Moffitt in a similar manner he did to Friesen at the beginning of the race. Hill again caught up to the leaders and passed them, remaining in the lead to take the second stage win.
On lap 51, a caution was thrown for Ray Ciccarelli leaking fluid onto the track. Christian Eckes moved to the front on slightly worn tires. In the final round of green flag pit stops, Eckes pitted 10 laps before the others, while Hill stayed out for an extra 9 laps before pitting. Friesen was hit by Angela Ruch while entering his pit stall, costing him significant time. He later lacked long run speed, eliminating his chances of winning.
Hill won the race by around 1.5 seconds over Matt Crafton, who became the 2019 champion despite not winning a single race during the season. Eckes finished third, giving Kyle Busch Motorsports the owner's championship. Chastain finished fourth and Moffitt finished fifth.

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 40
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
116Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota10
245Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet0
352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet0
424Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet0
551Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6
688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord0
72Sheldon Creed 'GMS RacingChevrolet4
817Tyler Ankrum 'DGR-CrosleyToyota3
998Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord2
1013Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord1

Stage Two
Laps: 40
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
116Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota10
288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord0
345Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet0
424Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet0
552Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet0
698Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord5
775Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet4
813Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord3
92Sheldon Creed GMS RacingChevrolet2
107Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyToyota1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 54
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1516Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota13460
2988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord13435
3251Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13440
4345Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet13433
5424Brett MoffittGMS RacingChevrolet13432
6613Johnny SauterThorSport RacingFord13435
7798Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord13437
8114Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13429
9122Sheldon Creed 'GMS RacingChevrolet13434
102775Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet13431
11152Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet13426
121099Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord13425
131318Harrison Burton 'Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13424
14238Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet13323
151912Gus Dean 'Young's MotorsportsChevrolet13322
16267Tanner GrayDGR-CrosleyToyota13322
173297Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord13320
181502Tyler Dippel 'Young's MotorsportsChevrolet13319
191422Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet13318
202054Natalie Decker 'DGR-CrosleyToyota13317
21183Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet13216
22817Tyler Ankrum 'DGR-CrosleyToyota13218
232856Tyler HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet13214
241620Colby HowardYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet13213
252230Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota13212
26309Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet13011
272904Cory RoperRoper RacingFord12910
282510Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1289
291744Angela RuchNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1278
302133Josh BilickiReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet1137
313149Ray CiccarelliCMI MotorsportsChevrolet486
322415Anthony Alfredo DGR-CrosleyToyota05

. – Driver won the championship
. – Playoffs driver