2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series

The 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series was the 25th season of the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America. It marks the transition of the series' corporate sponsor from Camping World to its subsidiary Gander Outdoors.[1]

Matt Crafton, the 2019 Gander Outdoors Truck Series champion.
Ross Chastain finished second behind Crafton in the championship.
Brett Moffitt, the 2018 champion, finished third in the championship.
Stewart Friesen finished fourth in the championship.
Grant Enfinger won the regular season championship, but finished sixth in the overall championship.
Tyler Ankrum won the rookie of the year title and was eighth in the overall championship.
Toyota won the Manufacturer's championship with 12 wins and 860 points.
The No. 51 for Kyle Busch Motorsports won the NASCAR owner's championship.

Matt Crafton won his third series championship, his first since his consecutive titles in 2013 and 2014. It was the first time in Truck Series history that the champion went winless during the season. Crafton's ThorSport Racing teammate Grant Enfinger won the regular-season championship.[2]

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.Race driverCrew chief
ChevroletAM Racing22Austin Wayne Self 21Eddie Troconis
Bubba Wallace 2
GMS Racing2Sheldon Creed (R)Doug Randolph 13
Jeff Stankiewicz 6
Darren Fraley 4
24Brett MoffittJerry Baxter
Halmar Friesen Racing52Stewart FriesenTripp Bruce
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing10Jennifer Jo Cobb 20Steve Kuykendall 14
Melvin Burns Jr. 1
Tim Silva 8
Juan Manuel González 2
Joey Gase 1
Jordan Anderson Racing3Jordan Anderson 22Kevin Eagle 11
Darren Fraley 1
Wally Rogers 11
Carson Hocevar 1
Niece Motorsports44Timothy Peters 3Tim Mooney 1
Doug George 2
Cody Efaw 10
Kevin Eagle 10
Reid Wilson 2
Angela Ruch 8
Ross Chastain 1
Kyle Benjamin 1
Spencer Davis 1
Jeb Burton 2
Bayley Currey 2
Jeffrey Abbey 1
Gary Klutt 1
Ty Majeski 1
45Ross Chastain 21Phil Gould
Kyle Benjamin 2
Young's Motorsports02Tyler Dippel (R) 22Chad Kendrick
D. J. Kennington 1
12Gus Dean (R)Jeff Stankiewicz 13
Ryan London 10
20Spencer Boyd 18Andrew Abbott 14
Bruce Cook 1
Buddy Sisco 8
Landon Huffman 2
Dylan Lupton 1
Colby Howard 2
FordThorSport Racing13Johnny Sauter 22Joe Shear Jr.
Myatt Snider 1
88Matt CraftonCarl Joiner Jr.
98Grant EnfingerJeff Hensley
99Ben RhodesMatt Noyce
ToyotaDGR-Crosley17David Gilliland 1Kevin Manion 22
Chris Lawson 1
Anthony Alfredo (R) 2
Ryan Reed 1
Tyler Ankrum (R) 18
Raphaël Lessard 1
54Natalie Decker (R) 19Frank Kerr 22
Chris Lawson 1
David Gilliland 1
Anthony Alfredo (R) 1
Kyle Strickler 1
Raphaël Lessard 1
Hattori Racing Enterprises16Austin HillScott Zipadelli
Kyle Busch Motorsports4Todd GillilandMarcus Richmond 8
Wes Ward 11
Michael Shelton 4
18Harrison Burton (R)Mike Hillman Jr.
51Christian Eckes 8Rudy Fugle
Kyle Busch 5
Brandon Jones 5
Greg Biffle 1
Chandler Smith 2
Alex Tagliani 1
Riley Herbst 1
ChevroletNEMCO Motorsports8Angela Ruch 2Gere Kennon Jr. 19
Darren Wolfe 2
Duke Whiseant 1
Joe Nemechek 6
Austin Dillon 1
Camden Murphy 4
Tony Mrakovich 2
Trey Hutchens 1
Colt Gilliam 1
John Hunter Nemechek 5
ToyotaReaume Brothers RacingJosh Reaume 1[N 1]Aaron Moore
Chevrolet 18
Toyota 5
33Josh Reaume 10John Reaume 7
Gregory Rayl 2
Sean Kenyon 3
Maurice Bachand 5
Josh Reaume 4
Steve Bachand 1
Matthew Wolper 1
Daniel Sasnett 1
Ryan Sieg 2
C. J. McLaughlin 1
Josh Bilicki 2
Mason Massey 3
Mike Marlar 1
Dan Corcoran 1
Dawson Cram 1
Carson Ware 1

Limited schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.Race driverCrew chiefRounds
ChevroletChad Finley Racing42Robby LyonsBruce Cook1
Chad Finley4
Garrett Smithley1
CMI Motorsports49Ray CiccarelliJoe Lax10
Stefan Parsons1
Copp Motorsports63Bobby GerhartMark Freeman1
Timmy Hill1
Scott Stenzel1
Dawson CramClinton Cram1
FDNY Racing28Bryan DauzatJim Rosenblum3
GMS Racing21Sam MayerMardy Lindley3
CR7 Motorsports9Codie RohrbaughMichael Shelton 1
Mark Huff 1
Doug George 10
12
Henderson Motorsports75Parker KligermanChris Carrier3
Hill Motorsports56Timmy HillGreg Ely 9
Timmy Hill 1
5
Tyler Hill5
Jordan Anderson RacingBobby Reuse[N 2]Danny Ketterman Jr.1
Carson Hocevar[N 2]Darren Fraley1
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing0Jennifer Jo CobbDaniel Griggs 4
Joe Majenski 4
2
Gregory Rayl1
Joey Gase1
Daniel Sasnett2
Ray Ciccarelli1
Cody McMahan1
Lou Goss Racing74Lou GossTim Goulet 1
Jerry Kennedy 1
2
Darwin Peters Jr.Alan Collins Jr.1
Mike Affarano Motorsports03Jake GriffinDavid McClure1
NEMCO Motorsports87Joe NemechekJohn Hunter Nemechek 1
Duke Whiseant 12
Gere Kennon Jr. 2
7
Timmy Hill2
Tyler Ankrum (R)2
Camden Murphy2
Tony Mrakovich1
Timothy Peters1
Niece Motorsports38T. J. BellAdam Crigger 2
Cody Efaw 4
3
Ross Chastain1
Mark Smith[N 3]1
Colin Garrett1
Norm Benning Racing6Norm BenningThomas Lauffer 5
Adam Hagen 6
Brian Poff 7
18
Ted Minor Motorsports25Ted MinorGarry Stephens1
Tony Mrakovich Racing43Tony MrakovichTristan Mrakovich1
Trey Hutchens Racing14Trey HutchensBobby Hutchens Jr.3
Jordan Anderson Racing04Roger Reuse[N 4]Shane Whitbeck1
FordRoper RacingCory Roper11
Jacob Wallace Racing80B. J. McLeodTracy Wallace1
Justin ShipleyWayne Hansard1
JJL Motorsports97Jesse LittleJ. R. Norris 2
Bill Henderson 7
Bruce Cook 1
10
RBR Enterprises92Austin TheriaultMichael Hester2
Timothy Peters2
ThorSport Racing27Myatt SniderBud Haefele2
Chase Briscoe1
ToyotaBill McAnally Racing19Derek KrausKevin Bellicourt5
All Out Motorsports7Korbin ForristerWally Rogers 7
Danny Gill 1
8
DGR-CrosleyTanner GraySeth Smith2
5Dylan LuptonBlake Bainbridge4
15Chris Lawson 11
Blake Bainbridge 1
Seth Smith 1
2
Anthony Alfredo (R)10
Tanner Gray1
Glenden Enterprises47Chris FontaineKevin Ingram1
Kyle Busch Motorsports46Raphaël LessardMichael Shelton 3
Marcus Richmond 3
3
Riley Herbst2
Chandler Smith2
On Point Motorsports30Brennan PooleSteven Lane13
Danny Bohn3
Kart Idaho Racing08Tim WardSonny Wahl1
Justin Johnson[N 5]1
34
Chevrolet 15
Toyota 6
Reaume Brothers RacingJason WhiteGregory Rayl 13
Steve Bachand 4
Matthew Wolper 2
Josh Reaume 1
Maurice Bachand 1
2
Jesse Iwuji6
Josh Reaume3
Josh Bilicki3
Scott Stenzel1
Mason Massey3
Bryant Barnhill1
J. J. Yeley1
Kyle Plott1
Chevrolet 2
Toyota 3
32Daniel SasnettJohn Reaume 3
Maurice Bachand 1
Matthew Wolper 1
1
Mason Massey1
Bryant Barnhill1
Devin Dodson1
Gregory Rayl1
Chevrolet 3
Toyota 3
Beaver Motorsports1Stefan ParsonsBrian Wertman 1
Mike Harmon 1
Jason Dorman 1
Jerry Kennedy 3
1
Travis Kvapil1
Bayley Currey2[N 6]
Cody McMahan1
B. J. McLeod1[N 6]
Chevrolet 1
Toyota 3
Clay Greenfield Motorsports68Clay GreenfieldDanny Gill 1
Gary Mann 1
Andrew Abbott 1
Michael Shelton 1
4
Ford 2
Toyota 3
Rette Jones Racing11Spencer DavisMark Rette5

Notes

Changes

Teams

  • On December 5, 2018, it was announced that Chad Finley Racing would field a full-time effort in 2019 with the No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado. Chad Finley and Robby Lyons were announced as drivers, while Bruce Cook was announced as crew chief. CFR ran part-time in the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.[3] However, the team elected to not run at Las Vegas as the team's hauler was damaged when exiting Atlanta. They ended up running part-time for the rest of the year.
  • On December 8, 2018, MDM Motorsports announced that they would no longer field an entry in the Truck Series, as they will focus their efforts on the ARCA Racing Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series.[4]
  • On January 28, 2019, On Point Motorsports announced they would run their No. 30 Toyota Tundra full-time in 2019 with Brennan Poole, who was without a ride for most of 2018 after his Xfinity team from 2016 and 2017 shut down.[5] Ultimately, the team ended up going down to part-time due to lack of sponsorship and to focus on finishing better at the races they did run (Poole finished an impressive 2nd after the team skipped a race).
  • On January 31, 2019, Niece Motorsports announced that they would field Timothy Peters in a second truck, the No. 44, for the first three races of the season.[6] The No. 44 replaced the No. 22 as Niece's second truck, after AM Racing went back to being its own team independent from Niece. After originally anticipating for it to run just part-time, the No. 44 then became full-time in March after Angela Ruch joined the team for a 12 race schedule.[7] Reid Wilson, Ross Chastain, Kyle Benjamin, Spencer Davis, Bayley Currey, and Jeffrey Abbey also ran races in the No. 44 throughout the season.
  • On February 5, 2019, AM Racing announced that they would be returning in 2019, splitting away from Niece Motorsports after the two teams had merged in 2018.[8]
  • On March 14, 2019, Hill Motorsports announced an entry into the sport with plans to run about ten races over the course of the season. They purchased trucks and equipment from the closed MDM No. 99 team. Owner Timmy Hill and his brother Tyler were announced as drivers.[9]
  • On July 30, 2019, Jordan Anderson Racing and Niece Motorsports announced a partnership to field Niece's No. 38 Chevrolet for Mark Smith at the Eldora Dirt Derby.[10]
  • On August 6, 2019, Copp Motorsports owner D. J. Copp announced that the future of his team is uncertain, commenting that "some people make it hard to love the sanctioning body."[11]

Drivers

  • On November 9, 2018, Sheldon Creed announced that he would compete full-time for GMS Racing in 2019 in the organization's No. 2 entry. Creed drove for MDM Motorsports in the ARCA Racing Series in 2018, winning the championship. The No. 2 truck had been primarily driven by Cody Coughlin in 2018 before his release.[12][1]
  • On November 14, 2018, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that Harrison Burton would compete full-time in the No. 18 Toyota Tundra, replacing Noah Gragson, who moved up to the NASCAR Xfinity Series.[13][1]
  • On November 30, 2018, DGR-Crosley announced that they have added Natalie Decker to their driver development program for 2019, where she would run a select number of Truck Series races with the No. 54 Toyota and made her debut at Daytona.[14]
  • On December 6, 2018, it was announced that 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion Brett Moffitt was released from the Hattori Racing Enterprises No. 16 team due to financial issues. The team had planned to replace Moffitt with a driver who has sponsorship backing.[15][16][17] On January 8, 2019, Hattori Racing Enterprises announced that Austin Hill had signed to drive the No. 16 Toyota full-time in 2019.[18][19]
  • On December 6, 2018, it was announced that Anthony Alfredo would compete part-time with DGR-Crosley, sharing the No. 54 with Natalie Decker.[20] He made his debut in the Atlanta race in the team's No. 17 since that truck's normal driver, Tyler Ankrum, had not yet turned 18 and was ineligible to race at the mile-and-a-half track.[21] Alfredo would end up running most of his schedule in the part-time No. 15 truck after Decker ended up running almost the full season in the No. 54.
  • On December 14, 2018, it was announced that Tyler Ankrum would run with DGR-Crosley in 2019. Ankrum will miss the first three races of the season due to age restrictions but then run the final twenty races of the season in the organization's No. 17 entry.[22] On February 20, 2019, it was announced that Ryan Reed will drive the No. 17 Toyota at the Strat 200 at Las Vegas.[23] On June 12, 2019, it was reported that Ankrum will run the season part-time due to a lack of sponsorship. However, he joined NEMCO Motorsports to run the No. 87 car at Iowa.[24]
  • On January 2, 2019, Tony Mrakovich announced that he would compete part-time in 2019 with his own team, Tony Mrakovich Racing.[25]
  • On January 7, 2019, Young's Motorsports announced that Spencer Boyd would drive the No. 20 truck full-time in 2019. Andrew Abbott returns as the crew chief.[26] On July 30, Landon Huffman was announced to substitute for Boyd at the Eldora Dirt Derby, as Boyd was suffering from back problems.[27] Boyd returned the next race at Michigan, but then announced on August 14, 2019, after missing the playoffs, he had decided to run only part-time the rest of the season in the Truck Series in order to concentrate on running more Cup Series races. He had made his Cup debut driving the No. 53 car for Rick Ware Racing that same weekend. Huffman would return to the No. 20 truck at Bristol.[28]
  • On January 9, 2019, Young's Motorsports announced that Gus Dean would drive the No. 12 truck full-time in 2019. LG Air Conditioning Technologies will be the main sponsor for the truck in 8 races, and former MDM Motorsports crew chief Jeff Stankiewicz will lead the team's efforts this season.[29]
  • On January 9, 2019, GMS Racing announced that Johnny Sauter would not return to the No. 21 truck for the 2019 season.[30] Speaking to Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, Sauter said that current series champion Brett Moffitt would replace him. On January 10, GMS confirmed that Moffitt will join the team but he will drive the No. 24 truck, replacing Justin Haley. The No. 21 truck will turn into a part-time truck, driven by Sam Mayer.[31]
  • On January 18, 2019, Young's Motorsports announced that Tyler Dippel will drive the No. 02 Chevrolet full-time in 2019. Dippel drove in 2018 for DGR-Crosley and GMS Racing.[32] On August 23, NASCAR announced that Dippel had been suspended indefinitely for violation of the sport's Code of Conduct.[33][34] D. J. Kennington served as his substitute replacement for the race at Canada.[35] Dippel was reinstated the following week on August 28, 2019.[36]
  • On January 23, 2019, Bill McAnally Racing announced that Derek Kraus will drive the No. 19 Toyota for select races in 2019.[37]
  • On January 28, 2019, it was announced that Brennan Poole will run full-time with On Point Motorsports in the No. 30 Toyota while also running for Rookie of the Year honors.[5]
  • On January 28, 2019, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that team owner Kyle Busch will run five Truck Series races in the No. 51 Toyota.[38]
  • On February 13, 2019, it was announced that Johnny Sauter would be re-joining ThorSport Racing, the team he drove for from 2009 to 2015, in the No. 13 Ford, in 2019, replacing Myatt Snider, who was demoted to a part-time schedule in the team's No. 27 truck.[39] On June 18, 2019, Sauter was suspended for the Gateway race after intentionally wrecking Austin Hill at Iowa.[40] Snider was announced to substitute for Sauter at Gateway.[41]
  • On February 15, 2019, it was announced that Raphaël Lessard would drive the No. 46 for Kyle Busch Motorsports at Martinsville, Dover, and Bristol. On February 21, 2019, it was announced that Chandler Smith would drive the No. 46 at Gateway and ISM Raceway, and would drive the No. 51 for Kyle Busch Motorsports at Iowa and Bristol.[42]
  • On February 22, 2019, it was announced that U.S. Navy officer Jesse Iwuji would drive for Reaume Brothers Racing at Las Vegas.[43]
  • On March 21, 2019, AM Racing announced that Bubba Wallace would race the No. 22 Chevrolet at Martinsville.[44] Wallace would also drive the truck in the next race at Texas after the truck's normal driver, Austin Wayne Self, was suspended indefinitely on April 1, 2019, for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy.[45] Self's suspension was lifted on April 30, 2019, after he completed the Road to Recovery Program.[46]
  • On March 23, 2019, it was announced that Angela Ruch would be joining Niece Motorsports driving the No. 44 truck for 12 races. She had started the season driving a select number of races in the No. 8 for NEMCO Motorsports, including Daytona where she got a top 10 finish, but there were more races open for her to run at Niece.[7] She ended up not running in all of her originally scheduled races, leading some to think that she left the team, however, she returned at Bristol in August (her last race being two months prior). Reporter Chris Knight tweeted on August 15, 2019, that she would drive the No. 44 for the rest of the year except for Canada.
  • On March 28, 2019, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that former Roush Fenway Racing Cup Series driver Greg Biffle would come out of retirement to drive the No. 51 Toyota at Texas.[47]
  • On June 7, 2019, Ross Chastain announced that he would be running for Truck Series championship points instead of chasing the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship. Because of this last-minute decision, his Truck Series points started at the June Texas race, and his win at Kansas did not count to lock himself into the playoffs.[48]
  • On June 13, 2019, Dylan Lupton announced that he would join DGR-Crosley for six Truck Series races starting at Chicagoland.[49]
  • On July 23, 2019, Niece Motorsports announced that Bayley Currey would drive the No. 44 Chevrolet at Pocono and Michigan.[50] On August 15, Currey was indefinitely suspended for violating NASCAR's Substance Abuse Policy.[51][52] On September 18, he was reinstated by NASCAR after successfully completing his Road to Recovery Program.[53]
  • On July 24, 2019, NEMCO Motorsports announced that dirt racer Colt Gilliam would drive their No. 8 Chevrolet at the Eldora Dirt Derby. John Hunter Nemechek was originally scheduled for this race, but had a commitment with GMS in the Xfinity Series.[54]
  • On July 25, 2019, DGR-Crosley announced that dirt racer Kyle Strickler would drive their No. 54 Toyota at the Eldora Dirt Derby (instead of normal driver Natalie Decker).[55]
  • On July 25, 2019, Jordan Anderson announced that ARCA driver Carson Hocevar would drive his No. 3 Chevrolet at the Eldora Dirt Derby (instead of himself).[56]
  • On July 26, 2019, Reaume Brothers Racing announced that Devin Dodson would make his series debut in the No. 34 Chevrolet in the Eldora Dirt Derby.[57] Dodson later ended up driving the No. 32 in that race, swapping trucks with teammate Mason Massey.
  • On September 4, 2019, it was announced that four-time Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring track champion Justin Johnson would make his Truck Series return in the Kart Idaho Racing No. 08 Toyota at Las Vegas. It was his first start in the series since 2011.[58]
  • On September 11, 2019, it was announced that Colin Garrett will make his Truck debut in the Niece Motorsports No. 38 Chevrolet at Las Vegas.[59]
  • On November 4, 2019, it was announced that Ty Majeski would drive the Niece Motorsports No. 44 Chevrolet at Phoenix.[60]

Crew chiefs

  • In January 2019, it was announced that Frank Kerr had joined DGR-Crosley to be crew chief for Natalie Decker in her part-time Truck and ARCA schedules in the No. 54 truck and car, respectively.[61] Kerr crew chiefed for TriStar Motorsports (which closed down) for the last three years on the No. 44 Xfinity car and then the No. 72 Cup car. Kerr replaced Kevin Manion who moved to the No. 17 DGR-Crosley truck which expanded to full-time in 2019 after running part-time in 2018.
  • On January 22, 2019, it was announced that Phil Gould would be the crew chief for the No. 45 truck of Ross Chastain and Reid Wilson for Niece Motorsports. Gould was previously the crew chief for Ryan Reed's No. 16 Xfinity Series team for Roush, which closed down.[62] He replaced Matt Weber, who was the last of five different crew chiefs the No. 45 team had in 2018. Weber went back to the ARCA Menards Series working for Chad Bryant Racing.
  • On January 25, 2019, Jesse Little announced that J.R. Norris would be his crew chief in 2019, replacing Matt Noyce, who would later move over to ThorSport Racing, who his team has an alliance with.[63] Norris' last time as a crew chief was in 2016 where he briefly crew chiefed the No. 81 (now the No. 16) Hattori Racing Enterprises truck for both Little and Ryan Truex, and then as the first ever crew chief for Niece Motorsports late that year with driver Casey Smith. After just two races, Norris was replaced by Bill Henderson. Henderson was not a crew chief for any team in 2018, but he did crew chief both the No. 22 AM Racing truck and the No. 33 Win-Tron Racing ARCA car in 2017.
  • On January 29, 2019, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced its 2019 crew chief lineup: Ryan Fugle in the No. 51, Mike Hillman Jr. in the No. 18, and Marcus Richmond in the No. 4.[64] On June 5, 2019, KBM announced changes to their crew chief lineup, with Marcus Richmond moving from Todd Gilliland's No. 4 to their part-time No. 46 truck and Michael Shelton (who had been crew chiefing the No. 46) and Wes Ward sharing crew chief duties for the No. 4.[65]
  • On February 5, 2019, Eddie Troconis was announced as the crew chief for the No. 22 AM Racing team in 2019 (after the team broke back away from Niece Motorsports). He was previously a crew chief with ThorSport Racing for three years, crew chiefing the No. 13 truck of Cameron Hayley in 2016 and then the No. 27/41 (now the No. 99) truck of Ben Rhodes for the next two years.[66]
  • On February 11, 2019, it was revealed (through the Daytona entry list) that Matt Noyce would be the new crew chief for Ben Rhodes at ThorSport Racing after Troconis left for AM Racing. In 2018 (as well as 2016), Noyce was the crew chief for Jesse Little's team (which has an alliance with ThorSport).
  • On July 9, 2019, Jordan Anderson tweeted that Wally Rogers had replaced Kevin Eagle (who got a job with Niece Motorsports as the No. 44 crew chief) as crew chief for his No. 3 Chevrolet. Rogers was previously crew chief of Korbin Forrister's No. 7 Toyota.[67]
  • On July 22, 2019, GMS Racing announced that Jeff Stankiewicz will replace Doug Randolph as the crew chief of the No. 2 Chevrolet driven by Sheldon Creed. The duo won the ARCA Menards Series title in 2018.[68] On August 6, 2019, NASCAR suspended Stankiewicz, truck chief Austin Pollak, and engineer Jonathan Stewart for three races through September 10 after the No. 2 truck was discovered to have a ballast container violation during post-race inspection following the 2019 Eldora Dirt Derby. Darren Fraley will serve as interim crew chief during Stankiewicz's suspension.[69]
  • On July 26, 2019, Young's Motorsports announced that Ryan London would replace Jeff Stankiewicz as the crew chief of the No. 12 Chevrolet driven by Gus Dean after Stankiewicz reunited with Creed at GMS Racing. London previously worked for GMS and the closed Mason Mitchell Motorsports team as a Truck and ARCA crew chief, respectfully.[70]

Rule changes

  • On February 4, 2019, NASCAR announced a new post-race inspection rule in all three series, where race-winning teams found to be in violation of the rule book will automatically be disqualified. Following a race, the first-place and second-place teams, along with at least one randomly selected car, will undergo post-race inspection. The inspection should take between 90 minutes and two hours to complete before the race winner is officially declared. The car that fails the inspection will receive last-place points and will be stripped of playoff and stage points.[71]
  • On February 4, 2019, NASCAR announced the introduction of the Triple Truck Challenge. The three-race program gives drivers the chance to win bonus money. Set to take place at Texas on June 7, Iowa on June 15, and Gateway on June 22, the winning team collects a $50,000 bonus on any of the three events. The team that wins two of the three races collects an additional $150,000, while winning all three races results in a total bonus of $500,000. Only drivers who declare points for the Gander Outdoors Truck Series are eligible for the Triple Truck Challenge.[74]
  • On February 4, 2019, NASCAR announced a change in the qualifying schedule procedures for majority of its tracks. For short tracks and intermediate speedways, the first round will be shortened from 15 minutes to 10 minutes, while the second and third rounds will remain at 10 and five minutes, respectively. The down time intervals at all tracks will be reduced from seven minutes to five minutes. Superspeedway qualifications will retain their untimed two-round intervals of single-lap qualifying while road courses will continue to use two qualifying rounds: 25 minutes for the first round and 10 minutes for the final round.[75]
  • On May 1, 2019, following continued gamesmanship and other actions causing multi-car qualifying to become "untenable," NASCAR formally returned to single-car qualifying at all oval tracks.[76]
    • At oval tracks 1.25 miles and larger, each car will get a single timed lap.
    • At oval tracks 1.25 miles and smaller, each car will get two timed laps with the faster lap counting as their official time.
    • The qualifying order draw will be determined in part by the previous race's starting lineup. The top 20 starters from the previous race will draw to take their qualifying lap in positions 21-40 (the second half of qualifying). The remainder of cars will draw to qualify in positions 1-20.
    • The next car will be sent once the preceding car takes the white flag. This should ensure qualifying is completed in roughly 40 minutes baring any interruptions for crashes, debris, or weather.
    • There will be two-minute TV breaks built into qualifying to ensure every car gets covered live during the session.
    • Broadcasters FOX and NBC have committed to using ghost car graphics and impose other technologies to make the session more exciting to TV viewers.
    • Each car must complete their lap for the session to be counted, otherwise all times will be erased and cars will start by owner points.
    • Multi-car qualifying will remain at road course events.

Schedule

The TruNorth Global 250 at Martinsville Speedway in March

The schedule for the 2019 season was released on June 13, 2018.[77] The only changes are the Eldora Dirt Derby and the Gander RV 150 switching spots and the Vankor 350 being moved from the second race of the Round of 6 to the fifth race of the season, with the rest of the races afterwards being bumped one spot back as a result.[78]

NoRace titleTrackDateStart Time (et)TV
1NextEra Energy 250Daytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachFebruary 157:30 p.m.FS1
2Ultimate Tailgating 200Atlanta Motor Speedway, HamptonFebruary 234:30 p.m.
3Strat 200Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las VegasMarch 19:00 p.m.
4TruNorth Global 250Martinsville Speedway, RidgewayMarch 232:00 p.m.Fox
5Vankor 350Texas Motor Speedway, Fort WorthMarch 299:00 p.m.FS1
6JEGS 200Dover International Speedway, DoverMay 35:00 p.m.
7Digital Ally 250Kansas Speedway, KansasMay 108:30 p.m.
8North Carolina Education Lottery 200Charlotte Motor Speedway, ConcordMay 17
9SpeedyCash.com 400Texas Motor Speedway, Fort WorthJune 79:00 p.m.
10M&M's 200Iowa Speedway, NewtonJune 16[N 1]12:00 p.m.
11CarShield 200 presented by CK PowerWorld Wide Technology Raceway, MadisonJune 2210:00 p.m.
12Camping World 225Chicagoland Speedway, JolietJune 289:00 p.m.
13Buckle Up in Your Truck 225Kentucky Speedway, SpartaJuly 117:30 p.m.
14Gander RV 150Pocono Raceway, Long PondJuly 271:00 p.m.Fox
15Eldora Dirt DerbyEldora Speedway, RossburgAugust 19:00 p.m.FS1
16Corrigan Oil 200Michigan International Speedway, BrooklynAugust 101:00 p.m.
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Playoffs
Round of 8
17UNOH 200Bristol Motor Speedway, BristolAugust 158:30 p.m.FS1
18Chevrolet Silverado 250Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, BowmanvilleAugust 252:30 p.m.
19World of Westgate 200Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las VegasSeptember 139:00 p.m.
Round of 6
20Sugarlands Shine 250Talladega Superspeedway, LincolnOctober 121:30 p.m.FS1
21NASCAR Hall of Fame 200Martinsville Speedway, RidgewayOctober 26
22Lucas Oil 150ISM Raceway, AvondaleNovember 88:30 p.m.
Championship 4
23Ford EcoBoost 200Homestead–Miami Speedway, HomesteadNovember 158:00 p.m.FS1

Results and standings

Race results

No.RacePole positionMost laps ledWinning driverManufacturerNo.Winning teamReport
1NextEra Energy 250Christian EckesAustin HillAustin HillToyota16Hattori Racing EnterprisesReport
2Ultimate Tailgating 200Austin HillKyle BuschKyle BuschToyota51Kyle Busch MotorsportsReport
3Strat 200Kyle BuschKyle BuschKyle BuschToyota51Kyle Busch MotorsportsReport
4TruNorth Global 250Stewart FriesenKyle BuschKyle BuschToyota51Kyle Busch MotorsportsReport
5Vankor 350Grant EnfingerKyle BuschKyle BuschToyota51Kyle Busch MotorsportsReport
6JEGS 200Brett MoffittBrett MoffittJohnny SauterFord13ThorSport RacingReport
7Digital Ally 250Matt CraftonStewart FriesenRoss ChastainChevrolet45Niece MotorsportsReport
8North Carolina Education Lottery 200Matt CraftonKyle BuschKyle BuschToyota51Kyle Busch MotorsportsReport
9SpeedyCash.com 400Todd GillilandGrant EnfingerGreg BiffleToyota51Kyle Busch MotorsportsReport
10M&M's 200Chandler SmithRoss ChastainBrett Moffitt[N 1]Chevrolet24GMS RacingReport
11CarShield 200 presented by CK PowerChristian EckesChristian EckesRoss ChastainChevrolet45Niece MotorsportsReport
12Camping World 225Austin HillBrett MoffittBrett MoffittChevrolet24GMS RacingReport
13Buckle Up in Your Truck 225Grant EnfingerTyler AnkrumTyler AnkrumToyota17DGR-CrosleyReport
14Gander RV 150Austin HillRoss ChastainRoss ChastainChevrolet45Niece MotorsportsReport
15Eldora Dirt DerbyChase BriscoeChase BriscoeStewart FriesenChevrolet52Halmar Friesen RacingReport
16Corrigan Oil 200Ross ChastainAustin HillAustin HillToyota16Hattori Racing EnterprisesReport
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Playoffs
Round of 8
17UNOH 200Brett MoffittRoss ChastainBrett MoffittChevrolet24GMS RacingReport
18Chevrolet Silverado 250Brett MoffittBrett MoffittBrett MoffittChevrolet24GMS RacingReport
19World of Westgate 200Christian EckesRoss ChastainAustin HillToyota16Hattori Racing EnterprisesReport
Round of 6
20Sugarlands Shine 250Matt CraftonJohnny SauterSpencer BoydChevrolet20Young's MotorsportsReport
21NASCAR Hall of Fame 200Christian EckesBrett MoffittTodd GillilandToyota4Kyle Busch MotorsportsReport
22Lucas Oil 150Austin HillBen RhodesStewart FriesenChevrolet52Halmar Friesen RacingReport
Championship 4
23Ford EcoBoost 200Stewart FriesenAustin HillAustin HillToyota16Hattori Racing EnterprisesReport

Drivers' standings

(keyBold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner. 1-10 – Regular season top 10 finishers.
. – Eliminated after Round of 8. – Eliminated after Round of 6

Pos.DriverDAYATLLVSMARTEXDOVKANCLTTEXIOWGTWCHIKENPOCELDMCHBRIMSPLVSTALMARPHOHOMPts.StageBonus
1Matt Crafton514385565127198132610107113082362403511
2Ross Chastain361042†7101101032*1741*1123013*1822*12222944033169
3Brett Moffitt26423192*181911151*752942121*17429*11054032342
4Stewart Friesen10184521215*123205332321847195261114026144
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Playoffs cut-off
Pos.DriverDAYATLLVSMARTEXDOVKANCLTTEXIOWGTWCHIKENPOCELDMCHBRIMSPLVSTALMARPHOHOMPts.StageBonus
5Austin Hill1*73016277468121153130321*1051626131*12229837173
6Johnny Sauter2322893122217131271810821121162914*386223846910
7Grant Enfinger23117414794*46121622410375133110457223630191
8Tyler Ankrum (R)1969112733130131*29252091172526222182195
9Ben Rhodes1452521062421222832199142383812164*112773182
10Sheldon Creed (R)17112617222719126671121125226449111129726142
11Todd Gilliland199715141537271026177524918521148723134
12Harrison Burton (R)1885113131011531643323111232191118713707108
13Tyler Dippel (R)2911172381812132519151212118324263130151845425
14Austin Wayne Self92715192721191417256151351514172919181944228
15Gus Dean (R)151522322914142632201915251428131817152014201541314
16Jordan Anderson2519212621211315151818203013142816142112282139712
17Spencer Boyd42529271122172223162017291822201153386
18Brennan Poole241320299232711151962630023
19Natalie Decker (R)32241317253122172714271627252516222220281
20Christian Eckes2214*4615317327159
21Jennifer Jo CobbDNQ2227182523DNQ18252421222119192223242727DNQ28268
22Anthony Alfredo (R)1718288121293126121524322403
23Josh Reaume6302332312028142320182631Wth179
24Chandler Smith842317140
25Norm BenningDNQ2928DNQDNQ322117242529DNQ222232241824171
26Jesse Little2319132914222132DNQ171492
27Cory Roper201624311220928DNQDNQ27146
28Dylan Lupton10527191016DNQ14510
29Codie RohrbaughDNQDNQ2329301417DNQ16241026144
30Joe Nemechek16322526243228283228203214144
31Angela Ruch8163016232930222829139
32Raphaël Lessard1411912101356
33Ray Ciccarelli2826DNQ1624DNQ199292131130
34Korbin ForristerDNQ21142524302513107
35Timothy Peters71012DNQDNQ23982
36Myatt Snider216109420
37Mason Massey2126181723283294
38Spencer DavisDNQ2027818DNQ816
39Jesse Iwuji26172221QL1980
40Clay Greenfield12162625734
41Parker Kligerman201310724
42Tyler Hill202611DNQ2368
43Derek Kraus1882731DNQ64
44Riley Herbst9153615
45Tony MrakovichDNQ26121360
46Tanner Gray201716591
47David Gilliland1312567
48Bayley CurreyWth29236541
49Kyle Benjamin31131354
50Sam Mayer21282195410
51Danny Bohn82725532
52Chad Finley2818282648
53Greg Biffle1455
54Trey HutchensDNQ24291642
55Bryan Dauzat31241739
56Alex Tagliani2383
57Mike Marlar4363
58Landon Huffman241634
59Ryan Reed9313
60T. J. Bell26262930
61Colby Howard212429
62Carson Hocevar2523293
63Kyle Strickler18278
64Bobby Gerhart1126
65Justin Shipley1126
66Ty Majeski1126
67Scott Stenzel321626
68Daniel Sasnett302629DNQ26
69Gary Klutt1225
70Bryant Barnhill222725
71Dawson CramDNQ1324
72D. J. Kennington15231
73Mark Smith1522
74Reid Wilson242822
75Tim Ward1621
76Darwin Peters Jr.1720
77Jason WhiteDNQ2017
78Jeffrey Abbey2017
79Bobby Reuse2215
80Justin Johnson2314
81Gregory Rayl322814
82Cody McMahan293213
83Roger Reuse2512
84Kyle Plott2512
85Jake Griffin2611
86Chris Fontaine2710
87Colt Gilliam2710
88Dan Corcoran2710
89Travis Kvapil289
90Josh Bilicki18±DNQ19±20±307
91Juan Manuel GonzálezDNQ307
92Robby Lyons307
93Devin Dodson307
94Carson Ware307
95Lou Goss31DNQ6
Ted MinorDNQ0
Ineligible for Gander Outdoors Truck Series championship points
Pos.DriverDAYATLLVSMARTEXDOVKANCLTTEXIOWGTWCHIKENPOCELDMCHBRIMSPLVSTALMARPHOHOMPts.StageBonus
Kyle Busch1*121*121*11*21*2
Brandon Jones135212322
Timmy Hill312126281624175
John Hunter Nemechek293230729
Chase Briscoe7*12
Jeb Burton99
Bubba Wallace1020
Austin Dillon13
Ryan Sieg1614
Garrett Smithley15
Colin Garrett21
Austin TheriaultDNQ22
Camden Murphy3028232831DNQ
C. J. McLaughlin23
Stefan Parsons3124
Joey Gase3031
B. J. McLeodDNQ30
J. J. Yeley31
Pos.DriverDAYATLLVSMARTEXDOVKANCLTTEXIOWGTWCHIKENPOCELDMCHBRIMSPLVSTALMARPHOHOMPts.StageBonus
Ross Chastain started receiving points at Texas 2.
Riley Herbst started receiving points at Iowa.
±Josh Bilicki started receiving points at Homestead-Miami.

Owners' championship (Top 15)

(keyBold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner. 1-10 – Owners' regular season top 10 finishers.
. – Eliminated after Round of 8. – Eliminated after Round of 6

Pos.No.Car OwnerDAYATLLVSMARTEXDOVKANCLTTEXIOWGTWCHIKENPOCELDMCHBRIMSPLVSTALMARPHOHOMPointsBonus
151Kyle Busch221*121*121*11*21351*21814*212346152233172234034152
245Al Niece36104271011031131741*1123013*1822*12222944033216
324Maurice J. Gallagher Jr.26423192*181911151*752942121*17429*11054032323
452Chris Larsen10184521215*123205332321847195261114026135
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Playoffs cut-off
516Shigeaki Hattori1*73016277468121153130321*1051626131*12229615
613Duke Thorson232289312221713127101810821121162914*38622378
798Mike Curb23117414794*461216224103751331104572236191
817David Gilliland13179196911273912131*29252095725262221825
988Rhonda Thorson514385564127198132610107113082362841
1099Duke Thorson1452521062421222832199142383812164*112773
112Maurice J. Gallagher Jr.17112617222719126671121125226449111129726
124Kyle Busch199715141537271026177524918521148723
1318Kyle Busch1885113131011531643323111232191118713707
1422Tim Self9271510201927211914172561513515141729191819489
1502Randy Young2911172381812132519151212118324152631301518477
Pos.No.Car OwnerDAYATLLVSMARTEXDOVKANCLTTEXIOWGTWCHIKENPOCELDMCHBRIMSPLVSTALMARPHOHOMPointsBonus

Manufacturers' Championship

PosManufacturerWinsPoints
1Toyota12860
2Chevrolet10844
3Ford1759

See also

References