# 2019 MoneyLion 300

The 2019 MoneyLion 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on April 27, 2019, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 113 laps on the 2.66 mile (4.28 km) superspeedway, it was the ninth race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. This was the season's third Dash 4 Cash race.

## Background
### Track

Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).

### Dash 4 Cash

For this race, Cole Custer, Austin Cindric, Justin Allgaier, and Tyler Reddick had qualified for Dash 4 Cash at the previous race. Custer was the defending winner of the award.

## Entry list

| 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 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Matt Mills (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota |
| 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 | Brett Moffitt (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Noah Gragson (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Justin Haley (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 15 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Cockrum | ACG Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 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 | Max Tullman | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet |
| 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet |
| 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota |
| 86 | Brandon Brown (R) | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 90 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 93 | Josh Bilicki | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 98 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford |
| 99 | Cody Ware | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota |

## Practice
### First practice

Ross Chastain was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 49.417 seconds and a speed of 193.779 mph (311.857 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 49.417 | 193.779 |
| 2 | 9 | Noah Gragson (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.649 | 192.874 |
| 3 | 98 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 49.662 | 192.823 |

### Final practice

Ryan Sieg was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 50.984 seconds and a speed of 187.824 mph (302.273 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 50.984 | 187.824 |
| 2 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 51.179 | 187.108 |
| 3 | 23 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 51.831 | 184.754 |

## Qualifying

Michael Annett scored the pole for the race with a time of 50.596 seconds and a speed of 189.264 mph (304.591 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.596 |
| 2 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 50.771 |
| 3 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50.797 |
| 4 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 50.836 |
| 5 | 11 | Justin Haley (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50.842 |
| 6 | 8 | Brett Moffitt (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.844 |
| 7 | 18 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50.921 |
| 8 | 08 | Gray Gaulding (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 50.954 |
| 9 | 98 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 50.998 |
| 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 51.043 |
| 11 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.074 |
| 12 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 51.270 |
| 13 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 51.247 |
| 14 | 9 | Noah Gragson (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.261 |
| 15 | 23 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 51.445 |
| 16 | 36 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 51.573 |
| 17 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 51.601 |
| 18 | 17 | Chris Cockrum | ACG Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.743 |
| 19 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 51.814 |
| 20 | 01 | Stephen Leicht | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.869 |
| 21 | 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 51.929 |
| 22 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.945 |
| 23 | 93 | Josh Bilicki | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 51.966 |
| 24 | 90 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 52.010 |
| 25 | 15 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52.189 |
| 26 | 5 | Matt Mills (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 52.287 |
| 27 | 35 | Joey Gase | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 52.399 |
| 28 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 52.467 |
| 29 | 78 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 52.489 |
| 30 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 52.545 |
| 31 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 52.571 |
| 32 | 86 | Brandon Brown (R) | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52.716 |
| 33 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52.734 |
| 34 | 99 | Cody Ware | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 52.744 |
| 35 | 42 | Max Tullman | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 52.826 |
| 36 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 52.837 |
| 37 | 13 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 52.837 |
. – Eligible for Dash 4 Cash prize money

## Race
### Summary

Michael Annett began on pole. Brandon Jones spun out early during Stage 1, which was won by Tyler Reddick after he overtook Annett before the first lap. Noah Gragson would win Stage 2. Gragson brought out the fifth caution of the race when he spun out trying to overtake Reddick on lap 86.
Annett got loose and crashed into Justin Allgaier and Cole Custer on lap 96, though Allgaier's car was able to get repaired and return to the race. Annett and Custer were eliminated in the crash, which also collected Stephen Leicht, Austin Cindric, Ryan Sieg, and Cody Ware. Nearing the end of the race on lap 110, Jeffrey Earnhardt got loose and caused a Big One that took out Allgaier, Jeremy Clements, and Timmy Hill. David Starr and Alex Labbé also were involved but stayed in the race. The race was won by Reddick despite the minor damage to his car. He was able to hold off Gray Gaulding (who had his highest finish in the series) and the rest of the field after a late restart, also winning the Dash 4 Cash prize money.

### Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 25
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 08 | Gray Gaulding | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Noah Gragson (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 23 | John Hunter Nemechek | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Justin Haley (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage Two Laps: 25
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 9 | Noah Gragson (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Justin Haley (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 83
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 113 | 51 |
| 2 | 8 | 08 | Gray Gaulding | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 113 | 41 |
| 3 | 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 113 | 43 |
| 4 | 9 | 98 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 113 | 40 |
| 5 | 17 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 113 | 40 |
| 6 | 15 | 23 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 113 | 32 |
| 7 | 5 | 11 | Justin Haley (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 113 | 36 |
| 8 | 16 | 36 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 113 | 29 |
| 9 | 22 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 17 | Chris Cockrum | ACG Motorsports | Chevrolet | 113 | 27 |
| 11 | 14 | 9 | Noah Gragson (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 113 | 38 |
| 12 | 33 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 113 | 25 |
| 13 | 6 | 8 | Brett Moffitt (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 113 | 23 |
| 15 | 32 | 86 | Brandon Brown (R) | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 113 | 22 |
| 16 | 4 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 113 | 36 |
| 17 | 26 | 5 | Matt Mills (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 113 | 20 |
| 18 | 13 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 113 | 23 |
| 19 | 29 | 78 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 113 | 18 |
| 20 | 35 | 42 | Max Tullman | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 113 | 17 |
| 21 | 34 | 99 | Cody Ware | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 113 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 15 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 113 | 15 |
| 23 | 31 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 111 | 14 |
| 24 | 20 | 01 | Stephen Leicht | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 111 | 13 |
| 25 | 24 | 90 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 111 | 12 |
| 26 | 7 | 18 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 11 |
| 27 | 30 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 10 |
| 28 | 11 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 108 | 23 |
| 29 | 19 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 108 | 8 |
| 30 | 3 | 10 | Ross Chastain | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 105 | 22 |
| 31 | 1 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 95 | 8 |
| 32 | 12 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 94 | 5 |
| 33 | 23 | 93 | Josh Bilicki | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 86 | 4 |
| 34 | 36 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 3 |
| 35 | 21 | 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 2 |
| 36 | 37 | 13 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 36 | 1 |
| 37 | 27 | 35 | Joey Gase | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 35 | 1 |
. – Won the Dash 4 Cash prize money and subsequently qualified for the Dash 4 Cash prize money in the next race.
. – Qualified for Dash 4 Cash prize money in the next race.