# 2019 Music City 200

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.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | Dick Doheny | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | Fast Track Racing |
| 2 | Eric Caudell | CCM Racing | Dodge | CCM, Driven Race Wax |
| 06 | Tim Richmond (R) | Wayne Peterson Racing | Dodge | GreatRailing.com |
| 10 | Tommy Vigh Jr. (R) | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Extreme Kleaner |
| 11 | Mike Basham | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Ashville Propane, Ohio Ag Equipment |
| 14 | Connor Okrzesik | Connor Okrzesik Racing | Chevrolet | Metro Glass, Insinger Performance |
| 15 | Christian Eckes (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy, Terrible Herbst |
| 20 | Chandler Smith | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Craftsman |
| 22 | Corey Heim (R) | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | Speedway Children's Charities |
| 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | Holmes II Excavation |
| 25 | Michael Self | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Sinclair Oil Corporation |
| 27 | Travis Braden | RFMS Racing | Ford | MatrixCare, Consonus Healthcare |
| 28 | Carson Hocevar (R) | KBR Development | Chevrolet | Scott's, GM Parts Now |
| 38 | Kaden Honeycutt | Kaden Honeycutt Racing | Ford | C&S Trailers, Kearny Trailers |
| 44 | Lexi Gay | Empire Racing | Ford | Gordo's Cheese Dip & Salsa |
| 46 | Thad Moffitt | Empire Racing | Chevrolet | Empire Racing Group |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | Copraya.com |
| 69 | Barry Layne | Kimmel Racing | Ford | Kimmel Racing |
| 77 | Joe Graf Jr. | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | Eat Sleep Race |
| Official 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 110.889 mph (178.459 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Chandler Smith | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 19.349 | 110.889 |
| 2 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.376 | 110.735 |
| 3 | 15 | Christian Eckes (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 19.377 | 110.729 |

## 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. | # | Driver | Team | Make |
| 1 | 20 | Chandler Smith | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota |
| 2 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 3 | 15 | Christian Eckes (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota |
| 4 | 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 25 | Michael Self | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota |
| 6 | 38 | Kaden Honeycutt | Kaden Honeycutt Racing | Ford |
| 7 | 22 | Corey Heim (R) | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford |
| 8 | 27 | Travis Braden | RFMS Racing | Ford |
| 9 | 28 | Carson Hocevar (R) | KBR Development | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 77 | Joe Graf Jr. | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford |
| 11 | 14 | Connor Okrzesik | Connor Okrzesik Racing | Chevrolet |
| 12 | 44 | Lexi Gay | Empire Racing | Ford |
| 13 | 46 | Thad Moffitt | Empire Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | 06 | Tim Richmond (R) | Wayne Peterson Racing | Dodge |
| 15 | 1 | Dick Doheny | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet |
| 16 | 11 | Mike Basham | Fast Track Racing | Ford |
| 17 | 2 | Eric Caudell | CCM Racing | Dodge |
| 18 | 10 | Tommy Vigh Jr. (R) | Fast Track Racing | Ford |
| 19 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford |
| 20 | 69 | Barry Layne | Kimmel Racing | Ford |
| Official qualifying results |||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | 15 | Christian Eckes (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 120 | Running | 245 |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 220 |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | Chandler Smith | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 76 | Running | 230 |
| 4 | 9 | 28 | Carson Hocevar (R) | KBR Development | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 210 |
| 5 | 4 | 23 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 205 |
| 6 | 10 | 77 | Joe Graf Jr. | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 7 | 6 | 38 | Kaden Honeycutt | Kaden Honeycutt Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 195 |
| 8 | 8 | 27 | Travis Braden | RFMS Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 190 |
| 9 | 13 | 46 | Thad Moffitt | Empire Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 185 |
| 10 | 11 | 14 | Connor Okrzesik | Connor Okrzesik Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Running | 180 |
| 11 | 7 | 22 | Corey Heim (R) | Chad Bryant Racing | Ford | 193 | 4 | Running | 180 |
| 12 | 18 | 10 | Tommy Vigh Jr. (R) | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 186 | 0 | Running | 170 |
| 13 | 14 | 06 | Tim Richmond (R) | Wayne Peterson Racing | Dodge | 131 | 0 | Exhaust | 165 |
| 14 | 17 | 2 | Eric Caudell | CCM Racing | Dodge | 112 | 0 | Oil Leak | 160 |
| 15 | 5 | 25 | Michael Self | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 72 | 0 | Accident | 155 |
| 16 | 16 | 11 | Mike Basham | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 38 | 0 | Handling | 150 |
| 17 | 15 | 1 | Dick Doheny | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | Electrical | 145 |
| 18 | 20 | 69 | Barry Layne | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 4 | 0 | Brakes | 140 |
| 19 | 12 | 44 | Lexi Gay | Empire Racing | Ford | 3 | 0 | Suspension | 135 |
| 20 | 19 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 0 | 0 | Engine | 130 |
| Official race results ||||||||||