The 2019 NextEra Energy 250 was a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on February 15, 2019. Contested over 111 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.

2019 NextEra Energy 250
Race details[1][2]
Race 1 of 23 in the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season
Date February 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 111 laps, 277.5 mi (444 km)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 49.287
Most laps led
Driver Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises
Laps 39
Winner
No. 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Vince Welch, Michael Waltrip, Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Entry list

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No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor
02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Danda Concrete "Can't Beat Crete", Lobas! Productions
2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet United Rentals, A. M. Ortega
3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FVP Parts "Verified. Proven.", Bommarito Automotive Group
04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford Roper Racing
4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota JBL
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Zomongo
7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota Run the Race
8 Angela Ruch NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet JJ Resources
9 Codie Rohrbaugh Grant County Mulch Racing Chevrolet Grant County Mulch
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Osage Contractors, Driven2Honor.org[permanent dead link]
12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet LG Air Conditioning Technologies
13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford Tenda Heal
16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Chiba Toyopet
17 David Gilliland DGR-Crosley Toyota Valvoline, Fred's
18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Safelite Auto Glass
20 Spencer Boyd (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 1A Auto Quality Parts & How-To Videos
22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN.
24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet Plan B Sales
27 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford Louisiana Hot Sauce
28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet FDNY, O. B. Builders Door & Trim
30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota Bad Boy Mowers
33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet TheChallengesBook.com
34 Jason White Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet Powder Ventures Excavations, YourGMCTruckStore.com[permanent dead link]
42 Robby Lyons Chad Finley Racing Chevrolet Sunwest Construction
44 Timothy Peters Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
45 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet TruNorth, Paul Jr. Designs
47 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota Glenden Enterprises
49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet Ciccarelli Moving & Installation
51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Sirius XM
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar
54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota N29 Technologies
63 Bobby Gerhart Copp Motorsports Chevrolet Lucas Oil
68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet Rackley Roofing
82 Spencer Davis Rette Jones Racing Ford All Pro, Tower Sealants
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet D. A. B. Constructors, Inc.
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Menards, Ideal Door Garage Doors
92 Austin Theriault RBR Enterprises Ford Black's Tire, BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors
98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford Champion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life"
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford The Carolina Nut Co.

Practice

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First practice

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Clay Greenfield was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 47.014 seconds and a speed of 191.432 mph (308.080 km/h).[3]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 47.014 191.432
2 9 Codie Rohrbaugh Grant County Mulch Racing Chevrolet 47.211 190.634
3 92 Austin Theriault RBR Enterprises Ford 47.216 190.613

Final practice

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Austin Hill was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 46.646 seconds and a speed of 192.943 mph (310.512 km/h).[4]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 46.646 192.943
2 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 46.647 192.938
3 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 46.656 192.901

Qualifying

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Christian Eckes scored the pole for the race with a time of 49.287 seconds and a speed of 182.604 mph (293.873 km/h).[5]

Qualifying results

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Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 49.313 49.287
2 17 David Gilliland DGR-Crosley Toyota 49.391 49.300
3 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 49.526 49.536
4 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 49.460 49.626
5 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 49.700 49.628
6 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 49.663 49.719
7 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 49.827 49.762
8 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 49.760 49.806
9 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 49.921 49.813
10 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 49.710 49.865
11 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 49.789 49.927
12 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 49.967 50.170
13 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 49.998
14 20 Spencer Boyd (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 49.999
15 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 50.009
16 47 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 50.093
17 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 50.145
18 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 50.254
19 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 50.303
20 42 Robby Lyons Chad Finley Racing Chevrolet 50.343
21 28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet 50.348
22 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 50.363
23 45 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 50.364
24 27 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 50.371
25 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 50.400
26 30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota 50.482
27 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 50.493
28 44 Timothy Peters Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 50.567
29 63 Bobby Gerhart Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 50.707
30 8 Angela Ruch NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 50.757
31 49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 51.885
32 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 52.414
Did not qualify
33 92 Austin Theriault RBR Enterprises Ford 50.525
34 7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 50.573
35 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 50.611
36 9 Codie Rohrbaugh Grant County Mulch Racing Chevrolet 50.669
37 82 Spencer Davis Rette Jones Racing Ford 50.702
38 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 51.752
39 34 Jason White Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 52.411

Race

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Race results

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 10
2 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 9
3 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 8
4 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 7
5 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 6
6 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 5
7 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 27 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 3
9 30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota 2
10 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 1

Stage Two Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 10
2 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 9
3 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 8
4 17 David Gilliland DGR-Crosley Toyota 7
5 20 Spencer Boyd (R) Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 5
7 27 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 4
8 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 3
9 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2
10 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results

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Laps: 61

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 10 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 111 49
2 5 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 111 46
3 23 45 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 111 0
4 14 20 Spencer Boyd (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 111 39
5 15 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 111 32
6 32 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 111 31
7 28 44 Timothy Peters Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 111 30
8 30 8 Angela Ruch NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 111 29
9 12 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 111 34
10 7 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 108 36
11 29 63 Bobby Gerhart Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 105 26
12 9 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 103 29
13 2 17 David Gilliland DGR-Crosley Toyota 100 31
14 22 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 98 31
15 13 12 Gus Dean (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 98 22
16 19 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 98 21
17 6 2 Sheldon Creed (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 98 30
18 4 18 Harrison Burton (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 89 21
19 3 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 88 22
20 25 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 76 17
21 24 27 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 62 23
22 1 51 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 61 23
23 17 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Ford 60 24
24 26 30 Brennan Poole (R) On Point Motorsports Toyota 55 15
25 27 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 53 12
26 8 24 Brett Moffitt GMS Racing Chevrolet 53 18
27 16 47 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 27 10
28 31 49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 27 9
29 18 02 Tyler Dippel (R) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 23 8
30 20 42 Robby Lyons Chad Finley Racing Chevrolet 16 7
31 21 28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet 2 6
32 11 54 Natalie Decker (R) DGR-Crosley Toyota 1 5

References

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  1. ^ Hauff, Brandon (February 12, 2019). "Entry List: NextEra Energy 250". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Massie, Michael (February 14, 2019). "Clay Greenfield, Austin Hill Fastest In Daytona Truck Practices". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 NextEra Energy Resources 250 First Practice Speeds | MRN". 14 February 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 NextEra Energy Resources 250 Final Practice Speeds | MRN". 14 February 2019.
  5. ^ Walters, Shane (February 15, 2019). "Daytona Truck Race Starting Lineup: February 15, 2019". Retrieved February 15, 2019.


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