2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300

The 2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on November 2, 2019, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 200 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 31st race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, fifth race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 8.

2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 31 of 33 in the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Date November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02)
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 Richard Childress Racing
Time 28.316
Most laps led
Driver Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 101
Winner
No. 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
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 track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol 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 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet
5 Vinnie Miller 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
10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota
15 Stefan Parsons JD Motorsports Chevrolet
17 Kyle Weatherman Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
18 Harrison Burton (i) 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 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
61 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota
66 Bobby Dale Earnhardt MBM Motorsports Toyota
74 Bayley Currey (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
78 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet
93 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Chevrolet
98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford
99 Josh Bilicki 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 28.801 seconds and a speed of 187.493 mph (301.741 km/h).[4]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.801 187.493
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.969 186.406
3 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 29.153 185.230

Final practice

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Ross Chastain was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.733 seconds and a speed of 187.937 mph (302.455 km/h).[4]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 28.733 187.937
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.846 187.201
3 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.875 187.013

Qualifying

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Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.316 seconds and a speed of 190.705 mph (306.910 km/h).[5]

Qualifying results

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Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.316
2 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.348
3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.352
4 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 28.426
5 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 28.497
6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 28.515
7 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 28.557
8 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 28.559
9 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.563
10 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 28.630
11 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 28.812
12 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 28.852
13 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 28.915
14 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 29.015
15 4 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 29.032
16 15 Stefan Parsons JD Motorsports Chevrolet 29.118
17 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 29.140
18 74 Bayley Currey (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 29.208
19 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.241
20 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 29.319
21 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 29.339
22 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 29.354
23 89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 29.407
24 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 29.478
25 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 29.499
26 78 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 29.605
27 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 29.618
28 61 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 29.618
29 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 29.655
30 17 Kyle Weatherman Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 29.694
31 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 29.932
32 93 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Chevrolet 29.953
33 66 Bobby Dale Earnhardt MBM Motorsports Toyota 30.266
34 5 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 30.476
35 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 30.545
36 99 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 30.549
37 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 30.600
38 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0.000

. – Playoffs driver

Race

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Summary

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Tyler Reddick began on pole, but Christopher Bell took the lead on lap 6. Bell dominated in the first half, winning both stages.

When the final stage began, Austin Cindric grabbed the lead and led until Chase Briscoe had a flat right rear tire and made contact with the wall, bringing out a caution on lap 129. Reddick briefly got the lead but lost it to Chastain, who took and kept the lead on lap 144.

On lap 151, Noah Gragson tried to squeeze between Harrison Burton and Jeb Burton. He got tapped by Harrison and wrecked his car after spinning through the grass for his first DNF of 2019. The race was briefly red-flagged.

Chastain continued to lead on the restart, but Reddick hit the inside wall and brought out a late caution. Briscoe was also struggling as his right front tire disintegrated with 25 laps remaining, but NASCAR didn’t throw a caution. This forced Briscoe to ultimately finish 22nd.

Bell regained the lead on the lap 170 restart and he never looked back. He ultimately took the win, leading 101 laps [6] and finishing ahead of Chastain by 5 seconds. Bell also secured a spot in the Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. After the race, Briscoe, Michael Annett, Cindric, and Gragson were below the playoffs cutoff point.

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 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
3 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 8
4 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 7
5 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
6 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 5
7 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
8 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3
9 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage Two Laps: 45

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
4 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 7
5 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 6
6 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 4
8 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 3
9 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 110

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 60
2 7 10 Ross Chastain (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0
3 14 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 200 41
4 9 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 35
5 11 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 46
6 6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 42
7 2 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0
8 4 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 200 40
9 8 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 30
10 21 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 200 27
11 19 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 26
12 17 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 200 25
13 22 08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 200 24
14 24 36 Josh Williams (R) DGM Racing Chevrolet 200 23
15 28 61 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 199 22
16 15 4 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 21
17 27 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 20
18 26 78 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 199 19
19 29 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 18
20 18 74 Bayley Currey (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 199 0
21 36 99 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 197 16
22 5 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 197 26
23 16 15 Stefan Parsons JD Motorsports Chevrolet 197 14
24 34 5 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 196 13
25 13 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 194 12
26 37 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 193 11
27 32 93 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Chevrolet 175 10
28 12 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 162 9
29 1 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 25
30 10 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 150 12
31 20 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 139 6
32 38 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 88 5
33 31 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 77 4
34 30 17 Kyle Weatherman Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 48 3
35 35 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 35 2
36 23 89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 32 1
37 33 66 Bobby Dale Earnhardt MBM Motorsports Toyota 17 1
38 25 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 3 1

. – Driver advanced to the next round of the playoffs.

. – Playoffs driver

References

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  1. ^ "2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule". Official Site Of NASCAR. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Texas Motor Speedway". March 30, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  3. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (October 29, 2019). "Entry List: O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge". Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Roller, Josh (November 1, 2019). "Tyler Reddick and Ross Chastain lead NASCAR Xfinity Series practices at Texas". Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  5. ^ Kristl, Mark (November 2, 2019). "Tyler Reddick Claims Pole for the 2019 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300". Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  6. ^ Shelton, Joseph (November 3, 2019). "Christopher Bell wins O'Reilly 300, Chastain takes second at Texas". Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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