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Interesting stats from 2019 NASCAR Gander Trucks season
By | Published: December 18, 2019 11
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Matt Crafton captured his third career title by winning the 2019 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series championship in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Following an incredible year for the series, here are a few interesting stats we dug up with help from our friends from Racing Insights.
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The 2019 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season consisted of 3,396 laps and 4,374 miles, while 113 different drivers competed, and 31 drivers made their debut in the series. 10 drivers won at least one race and nine drivers earned at least one pole.
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Toyota teams led the series with 12 victories and eight poles. The manufacturer also earned its 11th career manufacturer’s championship, with all 11 coming in the last 14 years.
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The winner of Stage 1 went on to win six times throughout the 2019 season, while the winner of Stage 2 went on to win on seven occasions. Kyle Busch and Ross Chastain earned the most stage wins with seven apiece.
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The 13 caution periods in the second race at Texas Motor Speedway are the most in series history on a 1.5-mile track.
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Austin Hill became the fifth driver in series history to win the first and last race of the season after victories at Daytona International Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. The four other drivers include Mike Skinner (1995), Joe Ruttman (1997), Mark Martin (2006) and Todd Bodine (2008).
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Six drivers earned their first career Gander Trucks win, including Austin Hill (Daytona), Ross Chastain (Kansas), Tyler Ankrum (Kentucky), Stewart Friesen (Eldora), Spencer Boyd (Talladega) and Todd Gilliland (Martinsville).
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Stewart Friesen finished runner-up six times before earning his first career victory at Eldora Speedway.
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Tyler Ankrum won at Kentucky Speedway, qualifying him for the Playoffs. Ankrum missed the first three races of the season because he wasn’t old enough to compete, but he became the youngest driver in the playoffs at 18 years old.
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Todd Gilliland earned his first career Gander Trucks victory at Martinsville Speedway in his 46th start with Kyle Busch Motorsports, serving as the most starts with the team before winning for the first time.
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Greg Biffle went 6,434 days between Gander Trucks wins after earning victory in the second race at Texas Motor Speedway. Prior to the win, Biffle’s last Trucks triumph was at ISM Raceway in 2001.