NASCAR Truck Series Power Rankings after 2019 Eldora Dirt Derby
By Mark Kristl
Corrigan Oil 200 preview
The last race of the 2019 NASCAR Truck Series regular season is the Corrigan Oil 200 at Michigan International Speedway. The four-turn, 2.0-mile (3.219-kilometer) oval in Brooklyn, Michigan has hosted 19 Truck Series races.
The Corrigan Oil 200 will is scheduled to last for 100 laps with stage one ending after lap 20 and stage two ending after lap 40. Even though six of the eight playoff spots have been clinched, for those six drivers, playoff points matter all the way to the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Either three or four drivers who have won a race at Michigan International Speedway will compete in the Corrigan Oil 200. The question mark is Brennan Poole. He won the ARCA Menards Series race at Michigan International Speedway in June of 2013. However, Poole has not competed full-time this Truck Series season. So if he competes in and wins the Corrigan Oil 200, he will not qualify for the playoffs.
The three drivers who have won at Michigan International Speedway and compete full-time in the Truck Series are Johnny Sauter, Brett Moffitt and Sheldon Creed. Sauter and Moffitt are already locked into the playoffs.
Driving the #98 ThorSport Racing Toyota, Sauter won the race at the track in 2014. He would certainly like to return to victory lane at Michigan International Speedway with the team once again.
Moffitt is a two-time winner at Michigan International Speedway. He won the races at the track in 2016 and 2018. If he wins the Corrigan Oil 200, he will have won at the track driving for three different teams. He drove for Red Horse Racing in 2016 and Hattori Racing Enterprises in 2018.
Creed has to qualify for the playoffs. He won the 2018 ARCA Menards Series race at Michigan International Speedway. However, this was his only top 10 finish at the track in three ARCA starts there. he has never competed at the track in the Truck Series. Will his momentum from his career-high second place finish in the Eldora Dirt Derby carry over to the Corrigan Oil 200? Stay tuned.
As for the other championship favorite, Ross Chastain, he has competed at Michigan International Speedway once in the Truck Series. In 2012, he drove the #08 SS-Green Light Racing Toyota to an 18th place finish. He has competed in six NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Michigan International Speedway. His average finish there is 16.00.
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The NASCAR Truck Series wraps up its 2019 regular season at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, August 10. The Corrigan Oil 200 is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. ET with live TV coverage provided by Fox Sports 1.