TinkerChest 200

The TinkerChest 200 was the first Cardboard Cup Series stock car race that occurred on November 27th, 2019. This race was the last of which to occur on the Cardboard Speedway and, notably, was the first race in the first season of the Cardboard Cup Series.

Pre-Race Analysis
An oddity of the Cardboard Speedway was its unusual start/finish line, as it laid close to the entry of turn 1, rather than the middle of the front stretch. Brad Keselowski won the pole for the event, and 7 laps were to be ran.

Starting Grid

 * 1) Brad Keselowski
 * 2) Austin Dillon
 * 3) Kyle Busch
 * 4) Clint Bowyer
 * 5) Ryan Blaney
 * 6) Erik Jones
 * 7) William Byron
 * 8) Ryan Newman
 * 9) Matt DiBenedetto
 * 10) Aric Almirola
 * 11) Kyle Larson
 * 12) Alex Bowman
 * 13) Jimmie Johnson
 * 14) Michael McDowell
 * 15) Cody Ware
 * 16) Garrett Smithley
 * 17) Joey Gase
 * 18) Joe Nemechek
 * 19) Corey LaJoie
 * 20) B.J. McLeod
 * 21) J.J. Yeley
 * 22) Ross Chastain

Race Summary
After the line-up was finished, the green flag dropped. Brad Keselowski led the field into the first turns as Kyle Busch and Austin Dillon battled for 2nd. As the field came out of turn 3, Kyle Busch ran Austin Dillon into the outside wall, which resulted in Dillon limping his car to the garage.

By lap 4, the field started to run into lap traffic. By lap 5, 3 cars were a lap or more behind the leader, Brad Keselowski. Moments before Brad Keselowski took the white flag, Austin Dillon came back onto the track, 5 laps off pace.

Seconds after, B.J. McLeod spun on his own, but no caution was waved. Garrett Smithley, who was about to be lapped for the second time, clipped the front of B.J. McLeod's car and spun into traffic. Keselowski had essentially no time to react, and crashed into the right rear of Garrett Smithley's vehicle, which killed his car's motor. Kyle Busch, who was still fighting for 2nd, beat out William Byron for his first Cardboard Cup Series win.

Official Results

 * 1) Kyle Busch, running, 7 laps
 * 2) William Byron, running, 7 laps
 * 3) Ryan Blaney, running, 7 laps
 * 4) Clint Bowyer, running, 7 laps
 * 5) Ryan Newman, running, 7 laps
 * 6) Kyle Larson, running, 7 laps
 * 7) Jimmie Johnson, running, 7 laps
 * 8) Matt DiBenedetto, running, 7 laps
 * 9) Erik Jones, running, 7 laps
 * 10) Aric Almirola, running, 7 laps
 * 11) Alex Bowman, running, 7 laps
 * 12) Michael McDowell, running, 7 laps
 * 13) Joey Gase, running, 7 laps
 * 14) Corey LaJoie, running, 7 laps
 * 15) Cody Ware, running, 7 laps
 * 16) Brad Keselowski, crash, 6 laps
 * 17) Joe Nemechek, running, 6 laps
 * 18) J.J. Yeley, running, 6 laps
 * 19) Garrett Smithley, crash, 6 laps
 * 20) B.J. McLeod, crash, 6 laps
 * 21) Ross Chastain, running, 5 laps
 * 22) Austin Dillon, running, 2 laps