NASCAR Xfinity Series: Christopher Bell dominates 2019 Go Bowling 250

Christopher Bell opened up the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs with another victory at Richmond Raceway in the Go Bowling 250.

As is usually the case in a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell took the checkered flag before making yet another trip to victory lane.

Bell opened up the three-round, seven-race 2019 playoffs with a victory in the Go Bowling 250, giving him a series-high seven victories through the first 27 races of the 33-race season and three victories in his last four starts at Richmond.

Bell started this 250-lap race around the four-turn, 0.75-mile (1.207-kilometer) Richmond Raceway oval in Richmond, Virginia in third place in his #20 Toyota, and he dominated it, going on to win it by 1.700 seconds over Team Penske’s Austin Cindric, who started the race from the pole position, in second place in his #22 Ford.

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Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer finished in third place in his #00 Ford ahead of JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier, the highest finishing Chevrolet driver of the race, in fourth in his #7 Chevrolet. Stewart-Haas Racing placed two cars in the top five, as Chase Briscoe finished in fifth in his #98 Ford.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Harrison Burton, JR Motorsports teammates Noah Gragson, Zane Smith and Michael Annett and Richard Childress Racing’s Tyler Reddick rounded out the top 10 by finishing in sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th place in their #18 Toyota, #9 Chevrolet, #8 Chevrolet, #1 Chevrolet and #2 Chevrolet, respectively.

This race featured only four lead changes among three leaders. Bell led 238 of the race’s 250 laps while Cindric led eight and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Brandon Jones led four en route to an 11th place finish in his #19 Toyota. The race featured five caution flag periods, and 30 of the 38 drivers who started it finished it, with 12 doing so on the lead lap.

Here are the full race results of the 2019 Go Bowling 250 at Richmond Raceway.

NOTE: Playoff drivers are listed in italics.

Race Results
1st – Christopher Bell
2nd – Austin Cindric
3rd – Cole Custer
4th – Justin Allgaier
5th – Chase Briscoe
6th – Harrison Burton
7th – Noah Gragson
8th – Zane Smith
9th – Michael Annett
10th – Tyler Reddick
11th – Brandon Jones
12th – Ryan Sieg
13th – Dillon Bassett
14th – Joe Graf Jr.
15th – John Hunter Nemechek
16th – Jeremy Clements
17th – Justin Haley
18th – Ray Black Jr.
19th – Ryan Repko
20th – Joey Gase
21st – J.J. Yeley
22nd – Gray Gaulding
23rd – Josh Williams
24th – Hermie Sadler
25th – David Starr
26th – Chad Finchum
27th – Garrett Smithley
28th – Matt Mills
29th – Stephen Leicht
30th – B.J. McLeod
31st – C.J. McLaughlin
32nd – Joe Nemechek
33rd – Tyler Matthews
34th – Brandon Brown
35th – Vinnie Miller
36th – Landon Cassill
37th – Stan Mullis
38th – Mike Marlar

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NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff action is scheduled to resume on Saturday, September 28 with the Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina at the Charlotte Motor Speedway roval in Concord, North Carolina. This race is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET.

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