NASCAR Truck Series: 2019 round of 6 field set
By Asher Fair
Following the World of Westgate 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the round of 6 field of the 2019 NASCAR Truck Series playoffs is set.
The round of 8 of the 2019 NASCAR Truck Series playoffs is in the books, and six drivers are slated to move on to the round of 6, which contains the final three races of the 23-race season and of the three-round, seven-race playoffs prior to the Championship 4 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Hattori Racing Enterprises’ Austin Hill closed out the round of 8 by securing his third career Truck Series victory and his third victory of the season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as he took the checkered flag to win the World of Westgate 200.
How did the six drivers who are slated to advance to the round of 6 put themselves in position to do so through the three-race round of 8, which included races at Bristol Motor Speedway, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport) and Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and which two drivers were eliminated?
Here is a brief overview of the round of 6 field ahead of the Sugarlands Shine 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, which is scheduled to open up the round of 6 on Saturday, October 12.
Advancing
Brett Moffitt, No. 24 GMS Racing Chevrolet
- Won at Bristol
- Won at Mosport
- Seventh place at Las Vegas
- Average finish: 3.00
- First place finish in round of 8 standings (first in playoff picture)
Austin Hill, No. 16 Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota
- 10th place at Bristol
- Fifth place at Mosport
- Won at Las Vegas
- Average finish: 5.33
- Third place finish in round of 8 standings (second in playoff picture)
Ross Chastain, No. 45 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
- Third place at Bristol
- Eighth place at Mosport
- Second place at Las Vegas
- Average finish: 4.33
- Second place finish in round of 8 standings (third in playoff picture)
Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet
- Fourth place at Bristol
- Seventh place at Mosport
- 19th place at Las Vegas
- Average finish: 10.00
- Fourth place finish in round of 8 standings (fourth in playoff picture)
Matt Crafton, No. 88 ThorSport Racing Ford
- Seventh place at Bristol
- 11th place at Mosport
- 30th place at Las Vegas
- Average finish: 16.00
- Fifth place finish in round of 8 standings (fifth in playoff picture)
Tyler Ankrum, No. 17 DGR-Crosley Toyota
- 20th place at Bristol
- Ninth place at Mosport
- 11th place at Las Vegas
- Average finish: 13.33
- Sixth place finish in round of 8 standings (sixth in playoff picture)
Eliminated
Johnny Sauter, No. 13 ThorSport Racing Ford
- 11th place at Bristol
- Sixth place at Mosport
- 29th place at Las Vegas
- Average finish: 15.33
- Seventh place finish in round of 8 standings (seventh in playoff picture)
Grant Enfinger, No. 98 ThorSport Racing Ford
- Fifth place at Bristol
- 13th place at Mosport
- 31st place at Las Vegas
- Average finish: 16.33
- Eighth place finish in round of 8 standings (eighth in playoff picture)
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The Sugarlands Shine 250 is scheduled to get the round of 6 of the 2019 NASCAR Truck Series playoffs underway on Saturday, October 12, and this race is set to be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 from Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET.