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 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 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 .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 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 .
Qualifying results Pos 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 Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 93 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 84 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 75 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 66 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 57 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 48 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 210 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Stage Two Laps: 75
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 93 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 84 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 75 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 66 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 57 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 48 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 39 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 010 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 100
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 602 1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 250 503 12 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-Denbeste Ford 250 494 2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 425 5 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-Denbeste Ford 250 386 6 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 07 8 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 438 15 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 299 10 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 4210 3 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 2711 11 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 2912 13 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 250 2813 26 90 Dillon Bassett DGM Racing Chevrolet 249 2414 16 21 Joe Graf Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 249 2315 38 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 249 2716 14 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 249 2117 7 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 249 2518 18 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 248 1919 19 01 Ryan Repko JD Motorsports Chevrolet 248 1820 30 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 248 1721 34 78 J. J. Yeley B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 247 1622 9 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 247 1523 28 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 247 1424 35 93 Hermie Sadler RSS Racing Chevrolet 247 025 29 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 247 1226 20 61 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 246 1127 32 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 246 1028 23 99 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 244 929 21 4 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 241 830 33 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 240 731 36 38 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Chevrolet 125 632 25 17 Joe Nemechek (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 85 033 24 74 Tyler Matthews Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 58 434 22 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 55 335 27 5 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 50 236 17 89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 24 137 37 13 Stan Mullis MBM Motorsports Toyota 18 138 31 66 Mike Marlar (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 1 0 . – Playoffs driver
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