Christopher Bell won the NASCAR Xfinity Series 39th Annual Go Bowling 250, at Richmond Raceway

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – SEPTEMBER 20: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series GoBowling 250 at Richmond Raceway on September 20, 2019 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Starting from 4th place Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 250 won the 39th Annual Go Bowling 250, his 15th win in 68 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 7th win & 19th Top 10 finish in 2019. With the win, Bell advances to the next round of the Playoffs. This is his 3rd win & 4th Top 10 finish in 5 races at Richmond Raceway. Bell led 238 laps, a career high. His previous high was 234 at Iowa Speedway earlier this season (July 27). 2nd Place Car 22 Austin Cindric MoneyLion Ford, started from pole posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Richmond Raceway. It is his 19th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 00 Cole Custer GoBowling Ford, started from 12th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 7 races at Richmond Raceway.

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – SEPTEMBER 20: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series GoBowling 250 at Richmond Raceway on September 20, 2019 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)

4th Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet, started from 2nd place. 5th Place Car 98 Chase Briscoe Ford Performance Ford, started from 5th place was the highest finishing rookie. 6th Place Car 18 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Toyota, started from 6th place followed by 7th place Car 9 Noah Gragson Superior Essex Chevrolet, started from 8th place. 8th Place Car 8 Zane Smith PatientPop Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 9th place Car 1 Michael Annett (P) Pilot Flying J Chevrolet, started from 10th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 2 Tyler Reddick (P) Gimme Radio Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 3rd place. Christopher Bell (P) leads the point standings by 22 points over Cole Custer (P).

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – SEPTEMBER 20: Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 MoneyLion Ford, and Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem Toyota, lead the field to the green flag start of the the NASCAR Xfinity Series GoBowling 250 at Richmond Raceway on September 20, 2019 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

The race had 5 Cautions for 31 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 2 for #66 Crash on the backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 52 for #5 Crash in turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 61 for #74 Crash in turn 1. 4th Caution on lap 77 for Stage 1 conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 152 for Stage 2 conclusion.

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – SEPTEMBER 20: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Xfinity Series GoBowling 250 at Richmond Raceway on September 20, 2019 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

The race had 4 Lead Changes among 3 drivers; A. Cindric (P) 1-6; C. Bell (P) 7-79; B. Jones (P) 80-83; A. Cindric (P) 84-85; C. Bell (P) 86-250.

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – SEPTEMBER 20: Cole Custer, driver of the #00 GoBowling Ford, races Gray Gaulding, driver of the #08 Panini Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Xfinity Series GoBowling 250 at Richmond Raceway on September 20, 2019 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 20, 22, 9, 1, 00, 11, 23, 19, 98, 7
Stage 2 Top 10: 20, 00, 7, 1, 22, 9, 98, 39, 18, 23

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – SEPTEMBER 20: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem Toyota, races during the NASCAR Xfinity Series GoBowling 250 at Richmond Raceway on September 20, 2019 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Xfinity Series Race Number 27
Race Results for the 39th Annual Go Bowling 250 – Friday, September 20, 2019. Richmond Raceway – Richmond, VA – 0.75 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 250 Laps – 187.5 Miles

Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status

1. 4. Car 20 Christopher Bell (P) Rheem Toyota 250 Running
2. 1. Car 22 Austin Cindric (P) MoneyLion Ford 250 Running
3. 12. Car 00 Cole Custer (P) GoBowling Ford 250 Running
4. 2. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet 250 Running
5. 5. Car 98 Chase Briscoe # (P) Ford Performance Ford 250 Running
6. 6. Car 18 Harrison Burton(i) DEX Imaging Toyota 250 Running
7. 8. Car 9 Noah Gragson # (P) Superior Essex Chevrolet 250 Running
8. 15. Car 8 Zane Smith PatientPop Chevrolet 250 Running
9. 10. Car 1 Michael Annett (P) Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 250 Running
10. 3. Car 2 Tyler Reddick (P) Gimme Radio Chevrolet 250 Running
11. 11. Car 19 Brandon Jones (P) Freightliner Toyota 250 Running
12. 13. Car 39 Ryan Sieg (P) Larry’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet 250 Running
13. 26. Car 90 Dillon Bassett Bassett Gutters and More Chevrolet 249 Running
14. 16. Car 21 Joe Graf Jr. Eat Sleep Race Chevrolet 249 Running
15. 38. Car 23 John Hunter Nemechek # Safeway Chevrolet 249 Running
16. 14. Car 51 Jeremy Clements TopGolf Chevrolet 249 Running
17. 7. Car 11 Justin Haley # (P) LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 249 Running
18. 18. Car 07 Ray Black II ISOKERNFrplcsChmnys/ScbaLife Chev 248 Running
19. 19. Car 01 Ryan Repko The McLain Group Chevrolet 248 Running
20. 30. Car 35 Joey Gase Donate Life Virginia Toyota 248 Running
21. 34. Car 78 JJ Yeley BringYourBible.org Toyota 247 Running
22. 9. Car 08 Gray Gaulding Panini Chevrolet 247 Running
23. 28. Car 36 Josh Williams Harkin Construction Chevrolet 247 Running
24. 35. Car 93 Hermie Sadler Virginia Lottery Chevrolet 247 Running
25. 29. Car 52 David Starr HollywdAutoSls/PrfrdTowng Chev 247 Running
26. 20. Car 61 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 246 Running
27. 32. Car 0 Garrett Smithley Trophy Tractor Chevrolet 246 Running
28. 23. Car 99 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 244 Running
29. 21. Car 4 Stephen Leicht teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 241 Running
30. 33. Car 15 BJ McLeod teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 240 Running
31. 36. Car 38 CJ McLaughlin Sci Aps Chevrolet 125 Axle
32. 25. Car 17 Joe Nemechek(i) Chevrolet 85 Brakes
33. 24. Car 74 Tyler Matthews Chevrolet 58 Accident
34. 22. Car 86 Brandon Brown # Vector Security Chevrolet 55 Engine
35. 27. Car 5 Vinnie Miller Pit Viper Sunglasses Chevrolet 50 Engine
36. 17. Car 89 Landon Cassill Visone RV Chevrolet 24 Handling
37. 37. Car 13 Stan Mullis LasVegas.net Toyota 18 Suspension
38. 31. Car 66 Mike Marlar(i)  Toyota 1 Accident

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: #7, 90 (tire change), #23, 38 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 57 Mins, 16 Secs. Average Speed: 95.935 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.700 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 31 laps. Lead Changes: 4 among 3 drivers. Mobil 1

Driver of the Race: Christopher Bell, #20.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: September 28, 2019 – Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course

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