The 2019 Lucas Oil 150 is a

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race held on November 8, 2019, at

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. Contested over 150 laps on the oval, it was the 22nd race of the

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season, sixth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 6.

Background

Track

Phoenix International Raceway, November 2011

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race track located in

, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two

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race weekends annually. ISM Raceway has also hosted the

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, USAC and the

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. The raceway is currently owned and operated by

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Entry list

Practice

First practice

Chandler Smith was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 26.918 seconds and a speed of .

Final practice

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was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.968 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

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scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.021 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying results

. – Playoffs driver

Race

Summary

Austin Hill started on pole. Stewart Friesen was penalized for beating Hill to the start/finish line on the initial start. A caution flew on lap 2 for Brandon Jones spinning in turn 2, sending Friesen to the rear of the field on the restart. On the restart, Ben Rhodes took the lead when Hill was unable to keep up speed. The caution flag flew for John Hunter Nemechek swerving below Kraus as they entered turn 3, hitting Kraus and sending him into the wall. Rhodes battled Chandler Smith on the restart, ultimately completing a pass and winning Stage 1. Chastain struggled in Stage 2 as only his left-side tires were changed. Stage 2 was won by Jones, while Brett Moffitt secured a spot in the championship 4 due to having a significant points lead. This left Chastain, Friesen, Hill, and Matt Crafton battling for the remaining spots. The final stage only saw one caution, occurring when Sam Mayer overdrove in a turn and collected Nemechek. On the restart, Friesen slipped his way through the pack and caught up to Jones, overtaking him with 4 laps remaining. Jones attempted to take the lead, but Friesen successfully blocked him on the corners and held him off to win the race and a spot in the championship 4. Chastain and Crafton (with a 13 point and 6 point respective lead over the cutoff) secured the last two spots over Hill, whose stage points weren't enough to overtake Crafton for a spot. Tyler Ankrum was also eliminated due to not winning any stage points and falling too far behind in the race.

Stage Results

Stage One ''Laps:'' 40 Stage Two ''Laps:'' 40

Final Stage Results

Stage Three ''Laps:'' 70 . – Driver advanced to the Championship 4. . – Driver was eliminated from the playoffs.

References

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