Starting from 7th Place Truck 51 Kyle Busch Cessna Toyota won the 11th Running Ultimate Tailgating 200, his 52nd win in 146 Gander Outdoors Truck Series races. The win breaks a tie with Ron Hornaday Jr. for most wins in series history. His first win was May 20, 2005 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2019. This is the 14th different season that Busch has won at least 1 race. This is his 5th win & 9th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This is the 4th track at which Busch has at least 5 wins (Charlotte -7, Bristol, Chicago – 5). 2nd Place Truck 13 Johnny Sauter Tenda Heal Ford, started from 12th place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 9 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Truck 98 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Ford, started from 5th place posted his f4th Top 10 finish in 4 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
4th Place Truck 24 Brett Moffitt Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Carolina Nut Ford, started from 6th place. 6th Place Truck 45 Ross Chastain OEM2 Powerd by TruNorth Chevrolet, started from 21st place followed by 7th place Truck 16 Austin Hill United Rentals Toyota, started from pole. 8th Place Truck 18 Harrison Burton # Safelite AutoGlass Toyota, started from 2nd place was the highest finishing rookie. 9th Place Truck 4 Todd Gilliland Mobil 1 Toyota, started from 11th place. Lastly in the Top 10 Truck 44 Timothy Peters Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 14th place. Grant Enfinger leads the point standings by 1 points over Austin Hill.
The race had 6 Cautions for 30 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 17 for #54 Spin Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 42 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 54 for Debris on Frontstretch. 4th Caution on lap 82 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 113 for #54 Spin Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 119 for #20, 22, 42, 75, 97 Incident Frontstretch [Red Flag 8:51], [Weather Red Flag 16:59].
The race had 10 Lead Changes 10 among 8 drivers; A. Hill 0; H. Burton # 1; M. Crafton 2-5; K. Busch(i) 6-43; G. Enfinger 44-47; K. Busch(i) 48-53; J. Sauter 54-57; B. Rhodes 58-77; K. Busch(i) 78-87; J. Sauter 88-92; K. Busch(i) 93-130.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 51, 18, 98, 13, 16, 99, 4, 88, 52, 45
Stage 2 Top 10: 51, 18, 98, 13, 16, 99, 4, 88, 52, 45
Gander Outdoors Truck Series Race Number 2
Race Results for the 11th Running Ultimate Tailgating 200 – Saturday, February 23, 2019. Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA – 1.54 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 130 Laps – 200.2 Miles
Finish Start Trucks Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 7. Truck 51 Kyle Busch(i) Cessna Toyota 130 Running |
| 2. 12. Truck 13 Johnny Sauter Tenda Heal Ford 130 Running |
| 3. 5. Truck 98 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Ford 130 Running |
| 4. 3. Truck 24 Brett Moffitt Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet 130 Running |
| 5. 6. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Carolina Nut Ford 130 Running |
| 6. 21. Truck 45 Ross Chastain(i) OEM2 Powerd by TruNorth Chevrolet 130 Running |
| 7. 1. Truck 16 Austin Hill United Rentals Toyota 130 Running |
| 8. 2. Truck 18 Harrison Burton # Safelite AutoGlass Toyota 130 Running |
| 9. 11. Truck 4 Todd Gilliland Mobil 1 Toyota 130 Running |
| 10. 14. Truck 44 Timothy Peters Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Chevrolet 130 Running |
| 11. 15. Truck 02 Tyler Dippel # DandaCncrteCntrctr/LbsPrdctns Chevrolet 130 Running |
| 12. 4. Truck 2 Sheldon Creed # AM Ortega/United Rentals Chevrolet 130 Running |
| 13. 29. Truck 30 Brennan Poole KeepAndBear.com Toyota 130 Running |
| 14. 10. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Rip It/Menards Ford 130 Running |
| 15. 22. Truck 12 Gus Dean # LG Air Conditioning Technologies Chevrolet 130 Running |
| 16. 28. Truck 04 Cory Roper Preferred Industrial Contractors Inc Ford 130 Running |
| 17. 27. Truck 17 Anthony Alfredo # CecoBldngSystms/OxfrdEnrgyGrp Toyota 130 Running |
| 18. 9. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Chevrolet 130 Running |
| 19. 20. Truck 3 Jordan Anderson Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet 130 Running |
| 20. 26. Truck 75 Parker Kligerman Food Country USA Chevrolet 130 Running |
| 21. 31. Truck 7 Korbin Forrister Tru Clear Chevrolet 130 Running |
| 22. 25. Truck 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet 130 Running |
| 23. 23. Truck 97 Jesse Little SkuttleTght/PrkrFbrNt/VisitKingsportTN Ford 130 Running |
| 24. 16. Truck 54 Natalie Decker # N29 Technologies LLC Toyota 127 Running |
| 25. 18. Truck 20 Spencer Boyd 1A Auto Chevrolet 126 Running |
| 26. 19. Truck 49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI INSTALLATIONS Chevrolet 125 Running |
| 27. 17. Truck 22 Austin Wayne Self GoTexan/JB Henderson Construction Chevrolet 118 Accident |
| 28. 30. Truck 42 Chad Finley AutoValueCrtfdSrvcCntrs/AirLftCmpny Chevrolet 117 Accident |
| 29. 32. Truck 6 Norm Benning Zomongo/H&H Transport Chevrolet 82 Steering |
| 30. 13. Truck 33 Josh Reaume Gnarly Jerky Toyota 78 Engine |
| 31. 24. Truck 63 Timmy Hill(i) Chevrolet 53 Brakes |
| 32. 8. Truck 8 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 50 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race no trucks dropped to the rear of the field. Failed to Qualify: (1) 80 BJ McLeod(i). Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 46 Mins, 38 Secs. Average Speed: 112.648 MPH.
Margin of Victory: 0.932 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 30 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 1, 2019 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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