The 2018 Go Bowling 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on September 21, 2018 at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 250 laps on the D-shaped short track, it was the 27th race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the first race of the Playoffs.

Entry list Driver Team Manufacturer 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 01 Vinnie Miller (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Quin Houff JD Motorsports Chevrolet 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Ray Black Jr. B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Tyler Reddick (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 15 Katherine Legge JD Motorsports Chevrolet 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 27 Cody Lane Cody Lane Racing Chevrolet 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing Chevrolet 36 Alex Labbé (R) DGM Racing Chevrolet 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 40 Chad Finchum (R) MBM Motorsports Toyota 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 45 Josh Bilicki (R) JP Motorsports Toyota 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 55 Bayley Currey (i) JP Motorsports Toyota 60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 66 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 76 Spencer Boyd (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 78 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 90 Mason Diaz DGM Racing Chevrolet 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet

Practice

First practice Christopher Bell was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.341 seconds and a speed of .

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 20 Christopher Bell (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.341 120.854 2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 22.373 120.681 3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.414 120.460

Final practice Cole Custer was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.538 seconds and a speed of .

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 22.538 119.798 2 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.568 119.638 3 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.745 118.707

Qualifying Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.691 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying results Pos Driver Team ManufacturerTime Speed 1 20 Christopher Bell (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.691 118.990 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.709 118.896 3 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.750 118.681 4 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 22.755 118.655 5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.783 118.509 6 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.792 118.463 7 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 22.838 118.224 8 3 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.851 118.157 9 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.887 117.971 10 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.919 117.806 11 22 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 22.933 117.734 12 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.985 117.468 13 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.964 117.575 14 9 Tyler Reddick (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.989 117.447 15 60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 22.992 117.432 16 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.018 117.300 17 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.054 117.116 18 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 23.163 116.565 19 36 Alex Labbé (R) DGM Racing Chevrolet 23.168 116.540 20 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 23.197 116.394 21 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 23.218 116.289 22 90 Mason Diaz DGM Racing Chevrolet 23.229 116.234 23 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing Chevrolet 23.320 115.780 24 4 Quin Houff JD Motorsports Chevrolet N/A 115.622 25 78 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 23.356 115.602 26 8 Ray Black Jr. B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 23.356 115.602 27 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 23.376 115.503 28 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 23.409 115.340 29 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.501 114.889 30 76 Spencer Boyd (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 23.543 114.684 31 55 Bayley Currey (i) JP Motorsports Toyota 23.575 114.528 32 15 Katherine Legge JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.675 114.044 33 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 23.686 113.991 34 40 Chad Finchum (R) MBM Motorsports Toyota 23.732 113.770 35 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 23.811 113.393 36 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 23.819 113.355 37 01 Vinnie Miller (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.858 113.170 38 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 24.080 112.126 39 45 Josh Bilicki (R) JP Motorsports Toyota 24.123 111.926 40 66 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge 24.650 109.533Withdrew 41 27 Cody Lane Cody Lane Racing Chevrolet 0.000

Race

Stage Results

Stage 1

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 102 20 Christopher Bell (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet 84 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 66 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 57 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 48 9 Tyler Reddick (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 39 22 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 210 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet 102 20 Christopher Bell (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 84 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 75 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 66 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 57 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 48 9 Tyler Reddick (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 39 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 210 22 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 1

Final Stage Results

Stage 3

Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer LapsLedStatus Points1 1 20 Christopher Bell (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 67Running 582 3 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 250 0Running 433 6 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 35Running 524 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 96Running 515 10 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 15Running 446 13 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0Running 407 14 9 Tyler Reddick (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0Running 368 9 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 0Running 299 8 3 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 0Running 2810 21 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 250 0Running 2711 7 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 250 0Running 3012 16 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 250 0Running 2513 11 22 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 250 0Running 2714 17 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0Running 2315 4 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 250 0Running 2416 20 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 250 0Running 2117 18 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 250 0Running 2018 12 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 0Running 1919 22 90 Mason Diaz DGM Racing Chevrolet 250 0Running 1820 27 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 249 0Running 1721 19 36 Alex Labbé (R) DGM Racing Chevrolet 248 0Running 1622 23 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing Chevrolet 248 0Running 1523 26 8 Ray Black Jr. B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 248 0Running 1424 29 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 248 0Running 1325 28 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 246 0Running 1226 34 40 Chad Finchum (R) MBM Motorsports Toyota 245 0Running 1127 25 78 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 244 0Running 1028 22 15 Katherine Legge JD Motorsports Chevrolet 242 0Running 929 31 55 Bayley Currey (i) JP Motorsports Toyota 242 0Running 030 39 45 Josh Bilicki (R) JP Motorsports Toyota 242 0Running 731 24 4 Quin Houff JD Motorsports Chevrolet 231 0Running 632 5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 226 37Crash 1733 30 76 Spencer Boyd (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 160 0Crash 434 15 60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 145 0Crash 335 38 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 122 0Overheating 236 40 66 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge 98 0Overheating 137 37 01 Vinnie Miller (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 91 0Engine 138 36 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 85 0Electrical 139 35 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 28 0Vibration 140 33 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 22 0Handling 1

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