2019 My Bariatric Solutions 300

The 2019 My Bariatric Solutions 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on March 30, 2019, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 200 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the sixth race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

2019 My Bariatric Solutions 300
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 6 of 33 in the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Date March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)
Location Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 28.225
Most laps led
Driver Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 128
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Background

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Track

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Texas Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The reconfigured track measures 1.44 miles (2.32 km) with banked 20° in turns 1 and 2 and banked 24° in turns 3 and 4. Texas Motor Speedway is a quad-oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Entry list

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No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet
01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet
1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet
2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet
5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet
9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
12 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford
13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota
15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet
17 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Kaz Grala Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet
35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota
36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet
38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet
42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
66 Tyler Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
81 Jeffrey Earnhardt XCI Racing Toyota
86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet
93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet
98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford
99 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota

Practice

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First practice

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Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.822 seconds and a speed of 187.357 mph (301.522 km/h).[4]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.822 187.357
2 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.870 187.045
3 21 Kaz Grala Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.903 186.832

Final practice

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Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.752 seconds and a speed of 187.813 mph (302.256 km/h).[4]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.752 187.813
2 12 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 28.895 186.884
3 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.895 186.884

Qualifying

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Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.225 seconds and a speed of 191.320 mph (307.900 km/h).[5]

Qualifying results

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Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.607 28.225
2 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.448 28.277
3 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.571 28.322
4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 28.469 28.338
5 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.473 28.389
6 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 28.621 28.460
7 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 28.667 28.483
8 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 28.551 28.487
9 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 28.510 28.618
10 12 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 28.552 28.649
11 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 28.667 28.655
12 21 Kaz Grala Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.565 28.685
13 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 28.677
14 81 Jeffrey Earnhardt XCI Racing Toyota 28.694
15 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 28.745
16 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 28.748
17 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 28.766
18 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 28.839
19 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 29.089
20 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 29.182
21 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 29.188
22 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 29.189
23 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 29.275
24 99 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 29.444
25 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 29.459
26 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 29.557
27 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 29.630
28 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 29.790
29 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 30.027
30 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.105
31 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 30.160
32 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 30.173
33 66 Tyler Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 30.233
34 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 30.401
35 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 30.734
36 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 31.182
37 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 31.249
38 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000
Did not qualify
39 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 32.469
40 17 Bayley Currey (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 0.000
  • Garrett Smithley and Tommy Joe Martins started at the rear for unapproved adjustments to their cars after qualifying.
  • Gray Gaulding, Timmy Hill, Josh Williams, Jeff Green, and Ronnie Bassett, Jr. were sent to the back of the field for missing the drivers meeting.

Race

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Summary

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Christopher Bell led the field to the green flag, and would remain as the race leader until after Stage 1. Kyle Busch then took the lead from Bell while Tyler Hill and David Starr were involved in a minor accident. Both would continue the race. Busch lost the lead when a caution occurred after Brad Keselowski was tapped by Justin Haley and crashed into the wall. Noah Gragson took the lead afterwards, but Ryan Sieg took it under a caution caused by Ray Black Jr. Sieg would win Stage 2 afterwards. Tyler Reddick and Bell would later trade the lead while Brandon Jones and Cole Custer got into a crash and took each other out of the race. Busch took the lead from Bell with 9 laps to go and held off Reddick to earn his third victory in the series for the year.

Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 45

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 7
5 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 4
8 12 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 0
9 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 2
10 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage Two Laps: 45

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 10
2 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
4 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
5 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 3
9 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2
10 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 110

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 5 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0
2 3 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 48
3 1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 50
4 15 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 200 33
5 6 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 36
6 13 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 31
7 11 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 32
8 14 81 Jeffrey Earnhardt XCI Racing Toyota 200 29
9 8 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 30
10 19 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 200 37
11 9 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 200 30
12 4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 33
13 16 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 30
14 22 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 200 23
15 23 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 199 22
16 18 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 30
17 21 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 199 20
18 12 21 Kaz Grala Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 198 19
19 24 99 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 198 18
20 31 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 198 17
21 20 08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 198 16
22 30 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 198 15
23 35 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 197 14
24 37 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 196 13
25 34 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 196 12
26 17 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 196 11
27 29 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 194 10
28 33 66 Tyler Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 191 0
29 36 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 189 8
30 26 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 184 7
31 38 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 160 6
32 28 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 138 5
33 2 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 133 11
34 7 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 132 13
35 25 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 79 2
36 10 12 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 68 0
37 32 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 20 1
38 27 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 16 1

. – Qualified for Dash 4 Cash prize money in the next race.

References

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  1. ^ "2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule". Official Site Of NASCAR. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance | FOX Sports".
  3. ^ Cheek, Adam (March 26, 2019). "Entry List: My Bariatric Solutions 300". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Coburn, Wesley (March 29, 2019). "Tyler Reddick, Kyle Busch Lead Texas NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice For My Bariatric Solutions 300". Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  5. ^ Kristl, Mark (March 30, 2019). "Christopher Bell Wins My Bariatric Solutions 300 Pole". Retrieved March 30, 2019.


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