Xfinity Series · 2019 · race 3 of 33

Boyd Gaming 300

TrackLas Vegas Motor Speedway
ScheduledSat, Mar 2, 2019 · 4:00 PM ET
Laps213 of 200 scheduled
Cars38
Official winnerKyle Busch(i) (#18)
TLS leaderTyler Reddick (#2) · 7,533

2018–2019 Methodology Note · ARP-Derived How 2019 TrueLapScore standings differ from 2020–present

NASCAR's lap-by-lap lap-times.json feed begins in 2020. For 2018 and 2019, TrueLapScore points are reconstructed from NASCAR's official post-race timing feed (live_feed.json / Loop Data Average Running Position and Laps Completed) using the mathematical identity TLS Points = round((Laps Completed + 1) × (Cars in Field + 1 − ARP)).

Because NASCAR's Loop Data samples running position across multiple track timing loops each lap rather than solely at the start/finish line, 2018–2019 race totals can vary by ~0.1%–0.3% (typically 1–15 points per race) from start/finish-only lap scoring, and lap-by-lap Top-5/Top-10 lap counts are not available. Full methodology details →

Three ways to measure this race

	Official winner	TLS leader	Best ARP
Driver	Kyle Busch(i) (#18)	Tyler Reddick (#2)	Tyler Reddick (#2)
Finish	P1	P14	P14
TLS points	0	7,533	7,533
ARP	7.74	2.96	2.96
Laps led	98	62	62

Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.

Official winner — Kyle Busch(i) (#18): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 98 laps with 7.74 average running position and 0 TLS points.

TLS leader — Tyler Reddick (#2): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (7,533 points). Finished P14 with 62 laps led and 2.96 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.

Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (2.96). The official winner ran a worse average position (7.74).

The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.

Race Notes auto-generated

Official winner: Kyle Busch(i) (#18) (ineligible for driver points in this series, so not ranked on TLS).
TLS leader: Tyler Reddick (#2) with 7,533 points, finished P14, ARP 2.96.
Most laps led: Kyle Busch(i), 98 laps.
Luck index ▼ Brandon Jones ran 6th on TLS but finished P28 (22 spots worse than they ran).
Luck index ▲ Ross Chastain finished P7 after running 13th on TLS (6 spots better than they ran).

Auto-generated stats from TrueLapScore lap data. Not a written story.

Race results

Fin	TLS rank	Driver	Car	Make	Team	Start	Laps led	ARP	TLS points
1	–	Kyle Busch(i)	18	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	8	98	–	6,689 (i)
2	3	John Hunter Nemechek	23	Chevrolet	GMS Racing	10	0	4.45	7,393
3	7	Noah Gragson #	9	Chevrolet	JR Motorsports	4	0	8.84	6,454
4	–	Austin Dillon(i)	10	Chevrolet	Kaulig Racing	31	0	–	5,976 (i)
5	5	Michael Annett	1	Chevrolet	JR Motorsports	16	0	7.51	6,740
6	11	Ryan Sieg	39	Chevrolet	RSS Racing	18	0	12.50	5,671
7	13	Ross Chastain	4	Chevrolet	JD Motorsports	15	0	15.03	5,130
8	10	Chase Briscoe #	98	Ford	Biagi-DenBeste Racing	28	0	12.18	5,739
9	2	Cole Custer	00	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	1	47	4.13	7,463
10	9	Justin Haley #	11	Chevrolet	Kaulig Racing	13	0	11.57	5,842
11	15	Ray Black II	07	Chevrolet	SS Green Light Racing	20	0	17.32	4,597
12	17	Gray Gaulding	08	Chevrolet	SS Green Light Racing	35	2	17.86	4,482
13	4	Christopher Bell	20	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	3	3	4.87	7,201
14	1	Tyler Reddick	2	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	12	62	2.96	7,533
15	14	Jeremy Clements	51	Chevrolet	Jeremy Clements Racing	17	0	16.78	4,644
16	19	Josh Williams	36	Chevrolet	DGM Racing	19	0	21.69	3,618
17	16	Brandon Brown #	86	Chevrolet	Brandonbilt Motorsports	11	0	17.54	4,486
18	18	Garrett Smithley	0	Chevrolet	JD Motorsports	22	0	21.40	3,679
19	22	David Starr	52	Chevrolet	Means Motorsports	27	0	23.96	3,143
20	20	BJ McLeod	15	Chevrolet	JD Motorsports	29	0	23.19	3,305
21	23	Chad Finchum	42	Toyota	Motorsports Business Management	2	0	24.71	2,972
22	8	Austin Cindric	22	Ford	Team Penske	5	1	10.13	5,976
23	21	Timmy Hill	66	Toyota	Motorsports Business Management	34	0	23.72	3,163
24	12	Zane Smith	8	Chevrolet	JR Motorsports	6	0	11.63	5,638
25	25	Ja Junior Avila	99	Toyota	B.J. McLeod Motorsports	24	0	26.31	2,614
26	26	Vinnie Miller	78	Toyota	B.J. McLeod Motorsports	14	0	28.28	2,176
27	27	Stephen Leicht	01	Chevrolet	JD Motorsports	30	0	29.48	1,914
28	6	Brandon Jones	19	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	9	0	6.03	6,561
29	28	Matt Mills	5	Toyota	B.J. McLeod Motorsports	25	0	29.70	1,832
30	29	Mike Harmon	74	Chevrolet	Mike Harmon Racing	37	0	30.99	1,562
31	24	Justin Allgaier	7	Chevrolet	JR Motorsports	7	0	16.88	2,655
32	30	Jeff Green	38	Chevrolet	RSS Racing	26	0	28.16	1,084
33	31	Morgan Shepherd	89	Chevrolet	Shepherd Racing Ventures	38	0	32.66	393
34	–	Bayley Currey(i)	17	Chevrolet	Rick Ware Racing	21	0	–	98 (i)
35	32	Stan Mullis	13	Toyota	Motorsports Business Management	36	0	34.76	64
36	33	Josh Bilicki	93	Chevrolet	RSS Racing	32	0	35.58	48
37	34	Donald Theetge	90	Chevrolet	DGM Racing	23	0	36.62	5
38	35	Joey Gase	35	Toyota	Motorsports Business Management	33	0	37.68	3

official winner TLS leader · (i) ineligible for series points (lap points shown for reference, not counted) · legend

Season standings through this race

Rank	Driver	Car	Season points	ARP	Laps led	This race
1	Christopher Bell	20	16,963	4.74	149	7,201
2	Tyler Reddick	2	16,475	6.02	75	7,533
3	Cole Custer	00	16,160	7.11	49	7,463
4	Brandon Jones	19	15,939	5.55	9	6,561
5	John Hunter Nemechek #	23	15,560	7.94	0	7,393
6	Michael Annett	1	15,040	8.50	45	6,740
7	Austin Cindric	22	14,999	8.02	3	5,976
8	Noah Gragson #	9	13,924	11.10	9	6,454
9	Chase Briscoe #	98	13,664	11.07	0	5,739
10	Justin Haley #	11	13,604	11.39	3	5,842
11	Ryan Sieg	39	13,466	11.39	0	5,671
12	Ross Chastain	4	12,887	11.98	23	5,130
13	Justin Allgaier	7	11,951	9.64	0	2,655
14	Brandon Brown #	86	10,184	18.56	2	4,486
15	Gray Gaulding	08	9,572	19.65	2	4,482
16	Jeffrey Earnhardt	18	9,277	5.88	29	0
17	Garrett Smithley	0	8,862	20.82	0	3,679
18	Ray Black II	07	8,843	21.35	0	4,597
19	Josh Williams	36	8,399	21.67	0	3,618
20	Jeremy Clements	51	8,235	23.12	0	4,644
21	Timmy Hill	66	6,944	24.08	0	3,163
22	David Starr	52	6,671	24.94	0	3,143
23	BJ McLeod	15	6,633	25.74	0	3,305
24	Zane Smith	8	5,638	11.63	0	5,638
25	Chad Finchum	42	5,236	24.24	0	2,972
26	Matt Mills	5	4,000	30.23	0	1,832
27	Jeff Green	93	3,978	25.97	0	1,084
28	Vinnie Miller	78	3,832	30.22	0	2,176
29	Stephen Leicht	01	3,790	31.04	0	1,914
30	Joey Gase	35	3,479	29.46	0	3
31	Alex Labbe	90	2,957	19.86	0	0
32	Caesar Bacarella	90	2,802	15.65	0	0
33	Ja Junior Avila	99	2,614	26.31	0	2,614
34	Josh Bilicki	93	2,437	30.19	0	48
35	Mike Harmon	74	2,373	33.28	0	1,562
36	Chris Cockrum	17	1,902	23.02	0	0
37	Scott Lagasse Jr	4	1,818	23.98	0	0
38	Tommy Joe Martins	99	1,360	29.11	0	0
39	DJ Kennington	99	933	30.82	0	0
40	Max Tullman	13	775	32.60	0	0
41	Morgan Shepherd	89	555	33.57	0	393
42	John Jackson	42	540	35.77	0	0
43	Stan Mullis	13	64	34.76	0	64
44	Donald Theetge	90	5	36.62	0	5