NASCAR Truck Series Power Rankings after 2019 Buckle Up In Your Truck 225

Tyler Ankrum won the 2019 Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 to secure his first NASCAR Truck Series victory. How did his win affect the power rankings?

The NASCAR Truck Series provided a bevy of storylines at Kentucky Speedway. The 2019 Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 was the first race after the Truck Series took one weekend off following a four-week stint of racing, and it certainly didn’t disappoint.

Before opening practice, NASCAR confiscated Stewart Friesen’s #52 Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet. There was some sort of issue with the rear firewall placement in relation to the rear clip. As a result, he was forced to drive his backup car. He also started the race at the rear of the field.

After the green flag flew, stage two resembled superspeedway racing.

As a result, several contending drivers saw their races end prematurely. The final stage was caution free, however. This turn of events transformed the race into a fuel mileage race. A few drivers attempted to stretch their fuel mileage. None were successful, including leader Brett Moffitt.

With two laps to go, Moffitt’s #24 GMS Racing Chevrolet ran out of fuel, and Tyler Ankrum took the lead. He had plenty of fuel in his #17 DGR-Crosley Toyota, and he earned his first career NASCAR Truck Series victory.

Now Ankrum joins Brett Moffitt, Johnny Sauter, and Austin Hill as playoff drivers. Ross Chastain also clinched his playoff berth when he jumped into the top 20 in the championship standings in this race. As a result, the Truck Series playoff picture has changed, and the power rankings also were affected by these turn of events.

Before you read the power rankings, here are the 20 drivers who are in the top 30 in the championship standings but are not in this week’s top 10.

NOTE: “LW” refers to the most recent power rankings after the 2019 CarShield 200 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway and “NR” means not ranked.

• Todd Gilliland, #4, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Toyota
• Sheldon Creed, #2, GMS Racing, Chevrolet
• Tyler Dippel, #02, Young’s Motorsports, Chevrolet
• Brennan Poole, #30, On Point Motorsports, Toyota
• Spencer Boyd, #20, Young’s Motorsports, Chevrolet
• Jordan Anderson, #3, Jordan Anderson Racing, Chevrolet
• Austin Wayne Self, #22, AM Racing, Chevrolet
• Gus Dean, #12, Young’s Motorsports, Chevrolet
• Natalie Decker, #54, DGR-Crosley, Toyota
• Anthony Alfredo, #17, DGR-Crosley, Toyota
• Jennifer Jo Cobb, #10, Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing, Chevrolet
• Cory Roper, #04, Roper Racing, Ford
• Josh Reaume, #33, Reaume Brothers Racing, Chevrolet
• Jesse Little, #97, JJL Motorsports, Ford
• Angela Ruch, #44, Niece Motorsports, Chevrolet
• Myatt Snider, #13, ThorSport Racing, Ford
• Norm Benning, #6, Norm Benning Racing, Chevrolet
• Joe Nemechek, #87, NEMCO Motorsports, Chevrolet
• Timothy Peters, #92, Ricky Benton Enterprises, Ford
• Korbin Forrister, #7, All Out Motorsports, Toyota