The 2019 Race of Champions was the 30th running of the

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, and took place on 19–20 January 2019 at

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inside the

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. The competition saw local rally driver, Benito Guerra Jr. take the top spot in the individual category beating

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in the final. The

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held their 2018 season finale at the event, racing as a standalone series and fielding trucks for ROC competitors. Like ROC, SST used a head-to-head knockout system in which two drivers competed against each other, with the winner advancing to the next round; should a driver lose in the first two rounds, they may proceed if they were the fastest of the defeated drivers as the "Fastest Loser". After three rounds, the final two drivers competed in the final round.

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and

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won the weekend's two SST races, the latter also clinching the championship.

Participants

Winners

Stadium Super Trucks results

References

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