2019 Go Bowling 250

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2019 Go Bowling 250
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 27 of 33 in the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Date September 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
Location Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.2 km)
Distance 250 laps, 187.5 mi (301.8 km)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 22.708
Most laps led
Driver Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 238
Winner
No. 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2019 Go Bowling 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on September 20, 2019, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 250 laps on the 0.75 mile (1.2 km) asphalt short track, it was the 27th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, first race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 12.

Background[]

Track[]

Richmond Raceway, the track where the race was held.

Richmond Raceway is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races. Richmond Raceway is also one of only a few tracks to host all of its events at night.

Entry list[]

No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet
01 Ryan Repko JD Motorsports Chevrolet
1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet
2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet
5 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet
9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
13 Stan Mullis MBM Motorsports Toyota
15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet
17 Joe Nemechek (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Joe Graf Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet
35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota
36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet
38 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Chevrolet
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
61 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota
66 Mike Marlar (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
74 Tyler Matthews Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
78 J. J. Yeley B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota
86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
90 Dillon Bassett DGM Racing Chevrolet
93 Hermie Sadler RSS Racing Chevrolet
98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford
99 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet

Practice[]

Gray Gaulding was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.241 seconds and a speed of 121.397 mph (195.370 km/h).[4]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 22.241 121.397
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 22.251 121.343
3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.314 121.000

Qualifying[]

Austin Cindric scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.708 seconds and a speed of 118.901 mph (191.353 km/h).[5]

Qualifying results[]

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 22.708
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.826
3 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.863
4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.961
5 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 22.973
6 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.975
7 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 23.037
8 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.042
9 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 23.088
10 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.095
11 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.107
12 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 23.111
13 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 23.116
14 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 23.121
15 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.136
16 21 Joe Graf Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.166
17 89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 23.189
18 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 23.310
19 01 Ryan Repko JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.456
20 61 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 23.492
21 4 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.522
22 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 23.525
23 99 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 23.629
24 74 Tyler Matthews Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 23.638
25 17 Joe Nemechek (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 23.652
26 90 Dillon Bassett DGM Racing Chevrolet 23.660
27 5 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 23.667
28 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 23.685
29 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 23.810
30 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 23.863
31 66 Mike Marlar (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 23.883
32 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.906
33 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.919
34 78 J. J. Yeley B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 23.942
35 93 Hermie Sadler RSS Racing Chevrolet 24.361
36 38 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Chevrolet 24.394
37 13 Stan Mullis MBM Motorsports Toyota 25.289
38 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 0.000

. – Playoffs driver

Race[]

Summary[]

Austin Cindric started on pole. On lap 6, Christopher Bell took the lead from him and dominated the race, winning both stages. Aside from a few minor cautions, the race was relatively caution free. Bell was able to prevent Cindric and Cole Custer from passing him and won the stages with more than a 1-second gap. Bell won the race over Cindric by nearly a 2-second margin, locking himself into the next round. Custer also clinched a spot in the next round in points.

Stage Results[]

Stage One Laps: 75

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 9
3 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 6
6 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 5
7 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 4
8 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 2
10 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage Two Laps: 75

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 9
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 6
6 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 4
8 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 3
9 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
10 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results[]

Stage Three Laps: 100

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 60
2 1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 250 50
3 12 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-Denbeste
Ford 250 49
4 2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 42
5 5 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-Denbeste
Ford 250 38
6 6 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 0
7 8 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 43
8 15 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 29
9 10 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 42
10 3 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 27
11 11 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 29
12 13 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 250 28
13 26 90 Dillon Bassett DGM Racing Chevrolet 249 24
14 16 21 Joe Graf Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 249 23
15 38 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 249 27
16 14 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 249 21
17 7 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 249 25
18 18 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 248 19
19 19 01 Ryan Repko JD Motorsports Chevrolet 248 18
20 30 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 248 17
21 34 78 J. J. Yeley B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 247 16
22 9 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 247 15
23 28 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 247 14
24 35 93 Hermie Sadler RSS Racing Chevrolet 247 0
25 29 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 247 12
26 20 61 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 246 11
27 32 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 246 10
28 23 99 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 244 9
29 21 4 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 241 8
30 33 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 240 7
31 36 38 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Chevrolet 125 6
32 25 17 Joe Nemechek (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 85 0
33 24 74 Tyler Matthews Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 58 4
34 22 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 55 3
35 27 5 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 50 2
36 17 89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 24 1
37 37 13 Stan Mullis MBM Motorsports Toyota 18 1
38 31 66 Mike Marlar (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 1 0

. – Playoffs driver

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule". Official Site Of NASCAR. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Richmond Raceway". April 19, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  3. ^ Cheek, Adam (September 17, 2019). "Entry List: 2019 Go Bowling 250". Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  4. ^ Cheek, Adam (September 20, 2019). "Gray Gaulding Paces Lone Xfinity Practice at Richmond". Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Cheek, Adam (September 20, 2019). "Austin Cindric Wins Pole for Go Bowling 250". Retrieved September 20, 2019.
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