# 2019 North Carolina Education Lottery 200

The 2019 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 was a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on May 17, 2019, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 134 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the eighth race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.

## Background
### Track

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR, as many race teams are based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI), with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

## Entry list

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 02 | Tyler Dippel (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet |
| 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford |
| 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota |
| 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota |
| 8 | Camden Murphy | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Codie Rohrbaugh | Grant County Mulch Racing | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Gus Dean (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford |
| 14 | Trey Hutchens | Trey Hutchens Racing | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota |
| 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota |
| 17 | Tyler Ankrum (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota |
| 18 | Harrison Burton (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota |
| 20 | Spencer Boyd (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 30 | Brennan Poole (R) | On Point Motorsports | Toyota |
| 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet |
| 42 | Chad Finley | Chad Finley Racing | Chevrolet |
| 44 | Angela Ruch | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 49 | Stefan Parsons | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet |
| 54 | Natalie Decker (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota |
| 56 | Timmy Hill (i) | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford |
| 92 | Timothy Peters | RBR Enterprises | Ford |
| 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford |
| 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford |

## Practice
### First practice

Sheldon Creed was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.742 seconds and a speed of 181.561 mph (292.194 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.742 | 181.561 |
| 2 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.816 | 181.111 |
| 3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.006 | 179.964 |

### Final practice

Brennan Poole was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.948 seconds and a speed of 180.313 mph (290.186 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 30 | Brennan Poole (R) | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 29.948 | 180.313 |
| 2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.000 | 180.000 |
| 3 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.016 | 179.904 |

## Qualifying

Matt Crafton scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.145 seconds and a speed of 179.134 mph (288.288 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time |
| 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.145 |
| 2 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 30.180 |
| 3 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.236 |
| 4 | 18 | Harrison Burton (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.264 |
| 5 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.289 |
| 6 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.311 |
| 7 | 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford | 30.325 |
| 8 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.376 |
| 9 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.380 |
| 10 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.381 |
| 11 | 17 | Tyler Ankrum (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 30.403 |
| 12 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.447 |
| 13 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.510 |
| 14 | 9 | Codie Rohrbaugh | Grant County Mulch Racing | Chevrolet | 30.515 |
| 15 | 15 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 30.520 |
| 16 | 49 | Stefan Parsons | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.588 |
| 17 | 30 | Brennan Poole (R) | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 30.589 |
| 18 | 42 | Chad Finley | Chad Finley Racing | Chevrolet | 30.646 |
| 19 | 12 | Gus Dean (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.685 |
| 20 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 30.700 |
| 21 | 54 | Natalie Decker (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 30.733 |
| 22 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | 30.754 |
| 23 | 56 | Timmy Hill (i) | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.760 |
| 24 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.816 |
| 25 | 02 | Tyler Dippel (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.905 |
| 26 | 8 | Camden Murphy | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.975 |
| 27 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 30.976 |
| 28 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 31.168 |
| 29 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 31.562 |
| 30 | 20 | Spencer Boyd (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.653 |
| 31 | 44 | Angela Ruch | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.787 |
| 32 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 32.478 |
| Did not qualify ||||||
| 33 | 92 | Timothy Peters | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 30.994 |
| 34 | 14 | Trey Hutchens | Trey Hutchens Racing | Chevrolet | 31.064 |
| 35 | 34 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 31.314 |
| 36 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 34.975 |
* Spencer Boyd and Austin Wayne Self started at the rear for having unapproved adjustments to their trucks after qualifying.

## Race
### Summary

Matt Crafton began on pole, but was quickly overtaken by Todd Gilliland and Ben Rhodes. Natalie Decker made contact with the wall early in the race, damaging the right side of her truck and bringing out the first caution. Kyle Busch would lead most of Stage 1 but give up the win after pitting with 5 laps to go in the stage. Crafton won the stage after passing and battling Gilliland for the lead.
When Stage 2 started, Busch quickly overtook Ross Chastain and dominated, staying out when a caution occurred with 56 laps remaining due to Gus Dean spinning out and collecting Korbin Forrister and Angela Ruch. When another caution followed soon after due to debris on the track, Busch pitted and lost the lead.
Busch would chase and overtake Ben Rhodes and Johnny Sauter with 39 laps to go, ultimately winning the race as Sauter failed to keep up speed on the restart and held back some of the field. This was Busch's last truck race of 2019, making him undefeated in the season.

### Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 40
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 6 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Harrison Burton (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage Two Laps: 40
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Harrison Burton (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 54
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 8 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 |
| 2 | 17 | 30 | Brennan Poole (R) | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 35 |
| 3 | 2 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 44 |
| 4 | 5 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 43 |
| 5 | 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 49 |
| 6 | 20 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 134 | 31 |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 40 |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 134 | 29 |
| 9 | 9 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 44 |
| 10 | 13 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | Harrison Burton (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 30 |
| 12 | 10 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 32 |
| 13 | 25 | 02 | Tyler Dippel (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 24 |
| 14 | 22 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | 134 | 23 |
| 15 | 28 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 22 |
| 16 | 23 | 56 | Timmy Hill (i) | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 21 |
| 18 | 18 | 42 | Chad Finley | Chad Finley Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 19 |
| 19 | 6 | 24 | Brett Moffitt | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 24 |
| 20 | 7 | 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford | 133 | 17 |
| 21 | 29 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 16 |
| 22 | 30 | 20 | Spencer Boyd (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 15 |
| 23 | 31 | 44 | Angela Ruch | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 14 |
| 24 | 16 | 49 | Stefan Parsons | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 13 |
| 25 | 27 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 129 | 12 |
| 26 | 19 | 12 | Gus Dean (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 123 | 11 |
| 27 | 11 | 17 | Tyler Ankrum (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 111 | 10 |
| 28 | 32 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | 9 |
| 29 | 14 | 9 | Codie Rohrbaugh | Grant County Mulch Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 8 |
| 30 | 26 | 8 | Camden Murphy | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40 | 7 |
| 31 | 21 | 54 | Natalie Decker (R) | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 32 | 6 |
| 32 | 24 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19 | 5 |