Austin Hill won the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series final race & Matt Crafton won the championship

HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 15: Austin Hill, driver of the #16 Chiba Toyopet Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 15, 2019 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Starting from 5th place Truck 16 Austin Hill Chiba Toyopet Toyota won the 24th Annual Ford EcoBoost 200, his 4th win in 74 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series races. This is his 4th win & 13th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 4 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 2nd Place Truck 88 Matt Crafton Jack Links/Menards Ford, started from 9th place posted his 11th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 18th Top 10 finish in 2019. Crafton won the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series driver championship. 3rd Place Truck 51 Christian Eckes Mobil 1 Toyota, started from 2nd place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports team wins the owner championship.

HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 15: Austin Hill, driver of the #16 Chiba Toyopet Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 15, 2019 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

4th Place Truck 45 Ross Chastain CarShield Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Truck 24 Brett Moffitt CMR Construction & Roofing Chevrolet, started from 4th place. 6th Place Truck 13 Johnny Sauter Tenda Heal Ford, started from 6th place followed by 7th place Truck 98 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Ford, started from 7th place. 8th Place Truck 4 Todd Gilliland JBL/SiriusXM Toyota, started from 11th place followed by 9th place Truck 2 Sheldon Creed # Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet, started from 12th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 75 Parker Kligerman Food Country USA Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 27th place. Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Chevrolet, finished in 1th place, started from pole. Sheldon Creed (ninth) was the highest finishing rookie. Tyler Ankrum wins the 2019 NGOTS Sunoco Rookie of the Year. Toyota has won the 2019 NGOTS manufacturers championship.

HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 15: Stewart Friesen, driver of the #52 Halmar International Chevrolet, takes the green flag to start the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 15, 2019 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

The race had 3 Cautions for 14 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 32 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 51 for Possible Fluid From #49. 3rd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 2 Conclusion.

HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 15: Joe Nemechek, driver of the #8 Fire Alarm Services/Fleetwing Chevrolet, will make his 1,186th career start across all three top-tier NASCAR series when he takes the green flag for the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 15, 2019 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

The race had 12 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; S. Friesen (P) 0; R. Chastain (P) 1-28; A. Hill 29-32; B. Moffitt (P) 33-35; R. Chastain (P) 36-43; A. Hill 44-55; M. Crafton (P) 56; A. Hill 57-63; C. Eckes 64-89; A. Hill 90-99; G. Dean # 100-103; M. Crafton (P) 104-111; A. Hill 112-134.

HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 15: Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Jack Links/Menards Ford, races during the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 15, 2019 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 16, 45, 52, 24, 51, 88, 2, 17, 98, 13
Stage 2 Top 10: 16, 88, 45, 24, 52, 98, 75, 13, 2, 7

HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 15: Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Jack Links/Menards Ford, and crew celebrate after winning the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 15, 2019 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 15: Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Jack Links/Menards Ford, poses with the trophy after winning the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 15, 2019 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Gander Outdoors Truck Series Race Number 23
Race Results for the 24th Annual Ford EcoBoost 200 – Friday, November 15, 2019. Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, FL – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 134 Laps – 201. Miles

Finish Start Truck Driver Team Laps Status

1. 5. Truck 16 Austin Hill Chiba Toyopet Toyota 134 Running
2. 9. Truck 88 Matt Crafton (P) Jack Links/Menards Ford 134 Running
3. 2. Truck 51 Christian Eckes Mobil 1 Toyota 134 Running
4. 3. Truck 45 Ross Chastain (P) CarShield Chevrolet 134 Running
5. 4. Truck 24 Brett Moffitt (P) CMR Construction & Roofing Chevrolet 134 Running
6. 6. Truck 13 Johnny Sauter Tenda Heal Ford 134 Running
7. 7. Truck 98 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Ford 134 Running
8. 11. Truck 4 Todd Gilliland JBL/SiriusXM Toyota 134 Running
9. 12. Truck 2 Sheldon Creed # Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet 134 Running
10. 27. Truck 75 Parker Kligerman Food Country USA Chevrolet 134 Running
11. 1. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen (P) Halmar International Chevrolet 134 Running Canadian
12. 10. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Dish Fish/Go Fish Ford 134 Running
13. 13. Truck 18 Harrison Burton # Safelite AutoGlass Toyota 134 Running
14. 23. Truck 8 Joe Nemechek Fire Alarm Services/Fleetwing Chevrolet 133 Running
15. 19. Truck 12 Gus Dean # LG Air Conditioning Technologies Chevrolet 133 Running
16. 26. Truck 7 Tanner Gray Turtle Beach Construction Toyota 133 Running
17. 32. Truck 97 Jesse Little Diversified Utility Group Ford 133 Running
18. 15. Truck 02 Tyler Dippel # Lobas! Productions Chevrolet 133 Running
19. 14. Truck 22 Austin Wayne Self GO TEXAN Chevrolet 133 Running
20. 20. Truck 54 Natalie Decker # Arthritis Foundation Toyota 133 Running
21. 18. Truck 3 Jordan Anderson Bommarito.com/Rusty’s Off Road Chevrolet 132 Running
22. 8. Truck 17 Tyler Ankrum # RAILBLAZA Toyota 132 Running
23. 28. Truck 56 Tyler Hill HairClub Chevrolet 132 Running
24. 16. Truck 20 Colby Howard Project HOPE Foundation Chevrolet 132 Running
25. 22. Truck 30 Danny Bohn Sierra Delta Toyota 132 Running
26. 30. Truck 9 Codie Rohrbaugh Grant County Mulch Chevrolet 130 Running
27. 29. Truck 04 Cory Roper Preferred Isdustrial Contractors Ford 129 Running
28. 25. Truck 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Waldo’s Painting Company Chevrolet 128 Running
29. 17. Truck 44 Angela Ruch Give A Child A Voice Chevrolet 127 Running
30. 21. Truck 33 Josh Bilicki Exotic Car Trader Chevrolet 113 Electrical
31. 31. Truck 49 Ray Ciccarelli CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 48 Oil Line
32. 24. Truck 15 Anthony Alfredo # Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota 0 Engine

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, no vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty. Failed to Qualify: (4) 87 Camden Murphy, 5 Dylan Lupton, 11 Spencer Davis, 19 Derek Kraus. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 31 Mins, 43 Secs. Average Speed: 131.492 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.569 Seconds. Caution Flags: 3 for 14 laps; Laps. Lead Changes: 12 among 6 drivers.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

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