Starting from 2nd place Car 98 Chase Briscoe Ford Performance Ford won the 11th Annual U.S. Cellular 250, his 2nd win in 36 Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 14th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Iowa Speedway. Chase Briscoe was also the highest finishing rookie. 2nd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota, started from pole posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 5 races at Iowa Speedway. It is his 13th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 23 John Hunter Nemechek Chevy Accessories Chevrolet, started from 14th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Iowa Speedway.
4th Place Car 9 Noah Gragson Switch Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 5th place Car 2 Tyler Reddick American Ethanol Chevrolet, started from 11th place. 6th Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier US Cellular Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 7th place Car 28 Shane Lee Circuit City Toyota, started from 7th place. 8th Place Car 11 Justin Haley # LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 9th place Car 8 Zane Smith PatientPop Chevrolet, started from 12th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 1 Michael Annett TMC Transportation Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 9th place. Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 46 points over Christopher Bell.
The race had 8 Cautions for 58 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 45 for #22, 9 Crash in Turn 1. 2nd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 75 for #18, 51 Crash in Turn 1. 4th Caution on lap 122 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 153 for #52 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 162 for #00 Crash in Turn 3. 7th Caution on lap 202 for #1 Crash in Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 219 for Fluid on the track.
The race had 8 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; C. Bell 1-49; Z. Smith 50-51; J. Clements 52; C. Bell 53-154; J. Nemechek 155-159; C. Bell 160-227; J. Nemechek 228; C. Bell 229-243; C. Briscoe # 244-
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 20, 00, 98, 19, 7, 2, 11, 23, 1, 18
Stage 2 Top 10: 20, 98, 2, 00, 11, 23, 1, 39, 8, 7
Xfinity Series Race Number 19
Race Results for the 11th Annual U.S. Cellular 250 – Saturday, July 27, 2019. Iowa Speedway – Newton, IA – 0.875 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 250 Laps – 218.75 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 2. Car 98 Chase Briscoe # Ford Performance Ford 250 Running |
| 2. 1. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 250 Running |
| 3. 14. Car 23 John Hunter Nemechek Chevy Accessories Chevrolet 250 Running |
| 4. 13. Car 9 Noah Gragson # Switch Chevrolet 250 Running |
| 5. 11. Car 2 Tyler Reddick American Ethanol Chevrolet 250 Running |
| 6. 5. Car 7 Justin Allgaier US Cellular Chevrolet 250 Running |
| 7. 7. Car 28 Shane Lee Circuit City Toyota 250 Running |
| 8. 15. Car 11 Justin Haley # LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 250 Running |
| 9. 12. Car 8 Zane Smith PatientPop Chevrolet 250 Running |
| 10. 9. Car 1 Michael Annett TMC Transportation Chevrolet 250 Running |
| 11. 24. Car 07 Ray Black II ISOKERN Fireplaces & Chimneys/Scuba Life 250 Running |
| 12. 10. Car 39 Ryan Sieg C2 Freight Chevrolet 250 Running |
| 13. 4. Car 18 Riley Herbst(i) Monster Energy Toyota 250 Running |
| 14. 19. Car 08 Gray Gaulding Walk-Ons.com Chevrolet 250 Running |
| 15. 29. Car 36 Josh Williams Starbrite Star Tron/Simcraft Chevrolet 250 Running |
| 16. 25. Car 4 Stephen Leicht teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 249 Running |
| 17. 23. Car 15 Ryan Vargas Cranio Care Bears Chevrolet 249 Running |
| 18. 30. Car 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 249 Running |
| 19. 26. Car 35 Joey Gase Iowa Donor Network Toyota 248 Running |
| 20. 33. Car 78 Vinnie Miller Pit Viper Chevrolet 246 Running |
| 21. 28. Car 99 Stefan Parsons Riessen Construction Toyota 246 Running |
| 22. 35. Car 0 Garrett Smithley teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 245 Running |
| 23. 36. Car 66 Stan Mullis LasVegas.net Toyota 243 Running |
| 24. 27. Car 93 Camden Murphy(i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 239 Running |
| 25. 38. Car 01 Ryan Repko The McLain Group Chevrolet 237 Running |
| 26. 17. Car 90 Dillon Bassett Bassett Gutters and More Chevrolet 222 Accident |
| 27. 20. Car 86 Brandon Brown # Vero True Special Chevrolet 217 Engine |
| 28. 21. Car 68 Will Rodgers American Liver Foundation Chevrolet 211 Running |
| 29. 6. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 160 Accident |
| 30. 16. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 160 Accident |
| 31. 32. Car 52 David Starr Chevrolet 150 Accident |
| 32. 22. Car 42 Chad Finchum DEEI Toyota 113 Accident |
| 33. 3. Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Atlas Toyota 105 Suspension |
| 34. 37. Car 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 87 Clutch |
| 35. 31. Car 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 80 Suspension |
| 36. 34. Car 89 Morgan Shepherd Visone RV Chevrolet 73 Brakes |
| 37. 8. Car 22 Austin Cindric MoneyLion Ford 43 Accident |
| 38. 18. Car 38 JJ Yeley(i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 5 Ignition |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: #0, 01 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (1) 17 Mark Meunier. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 28 Mins, 0 Secs. Average Speed: 88.682 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.069 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 58 laps. Lead Changes: 8 among 5 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Chase Briscoe, #98.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: August 3, 2019 – Watkins Glen International
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