2019 Alsco 300 (Charlotte)
# 2019 Alsco 300 (Charlotte)

The 2019 Alsco 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on May 25, 2019, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 200 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 11th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

## Background

### Track

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR, as many race teams are based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI), with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

## Entry list

| 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 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Matt Mills (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 08 | Gray Gaulding | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Jeb Burton | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Noah Gragson (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Austin Dillon (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Justin Haley (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Joe Nemechek (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 15 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 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 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 42 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet |
| 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet |
| 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 74 | Camden Murphy (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 86 | Mason Diaz (R) | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 89 | Landon Cassill | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet |
| 90 | Dillon Bassett | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 92 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 93 | Josh Bilicki | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 98 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford |
| 99 | Jairo Avila Jr. | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |

## Practice

### First practice

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.000 seconds and a speed of 180.000 mph (289.682 km/h).

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.000 | 180.000 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 30.082 | 179.509 |
| 3 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 30.152 | 179.093 |

### Final practice

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.911 seconds and a speed of 180.536 mph (290.545 km/h).

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.911 | 180.536 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.009 | 179.946 |
| 3 | 11 | Justin Haley (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.086 | 179.485 |

## Qualifying

Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.298 seconds and a speed of 184.313 mph (296.623 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.298 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 29.478 |
| 3 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.639 |
| 4 | 10 | Austin Dillon (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.726 |
| 5 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.734 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.784 |
| 7 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 29.789 |
| 8 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.814 |
| 9 | 18 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.863 |
| 10 | 9 | Noah Gragson (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.868 |
| 11 | 98 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 29.917 |
| 12 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.925 |
| 13 | 89 | Landon Cassill | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 30.003 |
| 14 | 23 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.132 |
| 15 | 17 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 30.191 |
| 16 | 8 | Jeb Burton | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.195 |
| 17 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 30.219 |
| 18 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 30.380 |
| 19 | 08 | Gray Gaulding | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.444 |
| 20 | 74 | Camden Murphy (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 30.529 |
| 21 | 15 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.667 |
| 22 | 36 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 30.687 |
| 23 | 93 | Josh Bilicki | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.700 |
| 24 | 92 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 30.711 |
| 25 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.828 |
| 26 | 35 | Joey Gase | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 30.879 |
| 27 | 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.980 |
| 28 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 31.065 |
| 29 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 31.072 |
| 30 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.119 |
| 31 | 13 | Joe Nemechek (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 31.140 |
| 32 | 01 | Stephen Leicht | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.144 |
| 33 | 5 | Matt Mills (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.152 |
| 34 | 78 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.162 |
| 35 | 11 | Justin Haley (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 31.629 |
| 36 | 86 | Mason Diaz (R) | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.731 |
| 37 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 |
| 38 | 42 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 0.000 |
| Did not qualify ||||||
| 39 | 99 | Jairo Avila Jr. | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.542 |
| 40 | 90 | Dillon Bassett | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 0.000 |

## Race

### Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 45

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Noah Gragson (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage Two Laps: 45

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Noah Gragson (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 23 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 10 | Austin Dillon (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 110

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 58 |
| 2 | 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 46 |
| 3 | 9 | 18 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 35 |
| 4 | 10 | 9 | Noah Gragson (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 45 |
| 5 | 35 | 11 | Justin Haley (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 32 |
| 6 | 8 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 37 |
| 7 | 16 | 8 | Jeb Burton | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 30 |
| 8 | 12 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 31 |
| 9 | 7 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 33 |
| 10 | 5 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 33 |
| 11 | 37 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 26 |
| 12 | 14 | 23 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 33 |
| 13 | 17 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 24 |
| 14 | 19 | 08 | Gray Gaulding | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 23 |
| 15 | 32 | 01 | Stephen Leicht | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 22 |
| 16 | 28 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 21 |
| 17 | 30 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 20 |
| 18 | 21 | 15 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 19 |
| 19 | 11 | 98 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 199 | 34 |
| 20 | 25 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 17 |
| 21 | 26 | 35 | Joey Gase | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 198 | 16 |
| 22 | 29 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 15 |
| 23 | 34 | 78 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 14 |
| 24 | 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 196 | 26 |
| 25 | 24 | 92 | Ronnie Bassett Jr. | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 12 |
| 26 | 33 | 5 | Matt Mills (R) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 194 | 11 |
| 27 | 22 | 36 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 10 |
| 28 | 4 | 10 | Daniel Hemric (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 74 | Camden Murphy (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 |
| 30 | 36 | 86 | Mason Diaz (R) | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 7 |
| 31 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 90 | 16 |
| 32 | 31 | 13 | Joe Nemechek (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 58 | 0 |
| 33 | 15 | 17 | Bayley Currey (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 |
| 34 | 13 | 89 | Landon Cassill | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 31 | 3 |
| 35 | 18 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 17 | 2 |
| 36 | 23 | 93 | Josh Bilicki | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 1 |
| 37 | 27 | 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 1 |
| 38 | 38 | 42 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 5 | 1 |

* Due to the extreme heat, Austin Dillon did not complete the race and during a caution, he was replaced by Daniel Hemric. Since Dillon started the race, he is officially credited with the 28th-place finish.
