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race held on July 27, 2019, at

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. Contested over 250 laps on the D-shaped oval, it was the 19th race of the

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season.

Background

Track

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, approximately east of

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. The track was designed with influence from

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and patterned after

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, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered

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viewing area along the backstretch.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

Christopher Bell was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 24.297 seconds and a speed of .

Final practice

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was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 24.236 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 23.710 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying results

Race

Summary

Christopher Bell started on pole and lead for the first 49 laps. The first cautions occurred when Justin Allgaier and Austin Cindric both hit the wall on lap 45. Bell won stage 1 ahead of Cole Custer. On lap 75, Riley Herbst spun and collected Jeremy Clements. Stage 2 was also won by Bell, whose strong lead continued. In the later half of the race, David Starr and Cole Custer each ended up hitting the wall on separate instances and brought out cautions. With 48 laps to go, Michael Annett brought out a caution after spinning in turn 2. On lap 219, the caution was thrown for fluid on the track. Cleaning trucks were in the entrance of pit road when the drivers began pitting, and Dillon Bassett crashed into the rear of one of the trucks, heavily damaging his car. In the final moments of the race, Chase Briscoe raced hard with Tyler Reddick and John Hunter Nemechek, eventually leaving them behind while Bell's lead increased. With 5 laps remaining, Briscoe caught up to Bell, driving alongside him before taking the lead due to better cornering. Briscoe was able to hold off Bell to score his first win of the year.

Stage Results

Stage One ''Laps:'' 60 Stage Two ''Laps:'' 60

Final Stage Results

Stage Three ''Laps:'' 130

References

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