Started from pole Car 18 Kyle Busch Combos Toyota won the 8th Annual Indiana 250, his 96th win (series-most) in 352 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 4th win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 4th win (series-most) & 5th Top 10 finish in 7 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This is Kyle Busch’s 37th win from the pole in the NASCAR Xfinity Series – series-most. 2nd Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier Suave Men Chevrolet, started from 8th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 6 races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is his 17th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 9 Noah Gragson Switch Chevrolet, started from 13th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Noah Gragson was the highest finishing rookie.
4th Place Car 8 Jeb Burton State Water Heaters Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Chevrolet, started from 7th place. 6th Place Car 19 Brandon Jones First Foundation Toyota, started from 2nd place followed by 7th place Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford, started from 11th place. 8th Place Car 98 Chase Briscoe Ford Performance Ford, started from 9th place followed by 9th place Car 61 Austin Hill Aiisin Group Toyota, started from 17th place. Lastlt in the Top 10 was Car 39 Ryan Sieg Alabama Soda & Abrasive Blasting Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 10th place. Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 50 points over Christopher Bell.
The race had 8 Cautions for 31 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 16 for #10 Stalled On Track. 2nd Caution on lap 24 for #52 Fluid On Backstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 32 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 37 for #86 Crash in Turn 3. 5th Caution on lap 62 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 80 for #23 Crash in Turn 1. 7th Caution on lap 89 for #19, 22 Crash in Turn 3. 8th Caution on lap 94 for #2, 20 Crash in Turn 2 [Red Flag: 7:18].
The race had 14 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; K. Busch(i) 1-15; C. Bell 16-23; B. Jones 24-31; K. Busch(i) 32-34; N. Gragson # 35; K. Busch(i) 36-52; J. Allgaier 53-61; T. Reddick 62; J. Allgaier 63-65; K. Busch(i) 66-68; J. Allgaier 69-80; J. Williams 81-84; T. Reddick 85; C. Bell 86-92; K. Busch(i) 93-100.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 19, 22, 18, 9, 00, 7, 20, 11, 98, 2
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 18, 2, 8, 19, 20, 98, 00, 39, 9
Xfinity Series Race Number 25
Race Results for the 8th Annual Indiana 250 – Saturday, September 7, 2019. Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, IN – 2.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 100 Laps – 250. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 18 Kyle Busch(i) Combos Toyota 100 Running |
2. 8. Car 7 Justin Allgaier Suave Men Chevrolet 100 Running |
3. 13. Car 9 Noah Gragson # Switch Chevrolet 100 Running |
4. 12. Car 8 Jeb Burton State Water Heaters Chevrolet 100 Running |
5. 7. Car 11 Justin Haley # LeafFilter Chevrolet 100 Running |
6. 2. Car 19 Brandon Jones First Foundation Toyota 100 Running |
7. 11. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 100 Running |
8. 9. Car 98 Chase Briscoe # Ford Performance Ford 100 Running |
9. 17. Car 61 Austin Hill(i) Aiisin Group Toyota 100 Running |
10. 10. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Alabama Soda & Abrasive Blasting Chevrolet 100 Running |
11. 18. Car 51 Jeremy Clements BRT Extrusions Chevrolet 100 Running |
12. 15. Car 1 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 100 Running |
13. 16. Car 08 Gray Gaulding PANINI Chevrolet 100 Running |
14. 32. Car 0 Garrett Smithley teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 100 Running |
15. 20. Car 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr Bassett Gutters and More Chevrolet 100 Running |
16. 34. Car 4 Landon Cassill Flex Seal/Contec Chevrolet 100 Running |
17. 19. Car 36 Josh Williams Harkin Construction Chevrolet 100 Running |
18. 29. Car 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 100 Running |
19. 22. Car 99 Stefan Parsons Phoenix Construction Toyota 100 Running |
20. 26. Car 07 Ray Black II ISOKERN Fireplaces & Chimneys Chevrolet 100 Running |
21. 23. Car 93 Josh Bilicki InsuranceKing.com Chevrolet 100 Running |
22. 21. Car 15 BJ McLeod teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 100 Running |
23. 30. Car 01 Stephen Leicht teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 100 Running |
24. 28. Car 66 Tommy Joe Martins Diamond Gusset Jeans Toyota 100 Running |
25. 27. Car 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 100 Running |
26. 35. Car 78 Vinnie Miller Pit Viper Sunglasses Chevrolet 99 Running |
27. 6. Car 22 Austin Cindric Menards/Richmond Ford 98 Engine |
28. 31. Car 86 Brandon Brown # Vero Tru Social Chevrolet 97 Running |
29. 3. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem/Parker Hannifin Toyota 92 Accident |
30. 4. Car 2 Tyler Reddick Anderson’s Maple Syrup Chevrolet 92 Accident |
31. 5. Car 23 John Hunter Nemechek # Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chevrolet 79 Accident |
32. 37. Car 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 42 Electrical |
33. 36. Car 13 Chad Finchum CrashClaimsR.US Toyota 41 Transmission |
34. 14. Car 10 Austin Dillon(i) Ellsworth Advisors Chevrolet 37 Fuel Pump |
35. 38. Car 17 Kyle Weatherman RWR Chevrolet 35 Overheating |
36. 33. Car 89 Morgan Shepherd Visone RV Chevrolet 34 Handling |
37. 25. Car 52 David Starr Northern Builders Chevrolet 23 Engine |
38. 24. Car 38 JJ Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 7 Suspension |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 90, 93, 15 (unapproved adjustments), No. 17 (engine change). Failed to Qualify: None.Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 11 Mins, 21 Secs. Average Speed: 114.199 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.132 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 31 laps. Lead Changes: 14 among 7 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Justin Allgaier, #7.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: September 14, 2019 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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