The official 2021 Go Bowling 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Richmond Raceway.
Saturday, September 11th, 2021
Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA
Noah Gragson led the final 14 laps – holding off the field on a pair of late race restarts- in Saturday' Go Bowling 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond (Va.) Raceway to earn his second win in as many weeks – celebrating the moment by wrapping himself in an American flag then climbing the front grandstand fence to a cheering crowd.
Gragson, 23, was only three years old when the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks occurred, but the Las Vegas native was clearly moved by the opportunity to acknowledge the powerful day in American history. And important day in his career.
His .381-second win in the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet over a hard-charging Kaulig Racing's Justin Haley gives him a two-race winning streak heading into next week's regular season finale at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, where the 12-driver Playoff field will be set.
"I knew they [Haley] had tires, but the thing that really kept us alive were those two cautions at the end," said Gragson, who now has four career Xfinity Series wins.
"But today's not about this team or this win, it's about everyone who lost their lives 20 years ago. We have a lot of heavy hearts and at least in America we can come together on this day and appreciate all you race fans for coming out.
"It's an emotional day. It's a special day. But it's not about us today."
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship competitor John Hunter Nemechek finished third with Gragson's JRM teammate Justin Allgaier rallying from an early race mechanical issue to finish fourth, followed by Stewart-Haas Racing's Riley Herbst.
Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Daniel Hemric and 18-year-old Ty Gibbs were sixth and seventh. Gibbs led a race best 67 of the 250 laps and won Stage 2.vBrandon Brown, Harrison Burton and Jeb Burton rounded out the top 10.
NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., a four-time winner of this race, finished 14th in his only NASCAR start of the season. He was running among the top-10 but was called for a pit road speeding penalty on a late race pit stop. He still got to celebrate in Victory Lane, however, as one of Gragson's team owners.
"They race hard there in the middle of the pack, especially around me, but it was fun," said Earnhardt, who also noted, "Helps me remember some of the things that make me a better broadcaster."
Earnhardt, the sport's 15-time Most Popular Driver, is an NBC Sports announcer and moved from pit lane to the announcers booth for the NASCAR Cup Series race later Saturday night at the Richmond three-quarter mile track.
Kaulig Racing's A.J. Allmendinger and Team Penske's Austin Cindric were separated by a single-point in the regular season championship entering the race, and Allmendinger extended his points lead to five points with a Stage 1 win and an 18th-place finish. Cindric finished 16th.
Nine drivers have now officially clinched a Playoff position, including Cindric, Allmendinger, Gragson, Allgaier, Haley, Harrison Burton, Daniel Hemric, Myatt Snider, and Harrison Burton.
Herbst currently holds 12th position in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driver standings, the final Playoff transfer position, with a 66-point edge on JR Motorsports' driver Michael Annett, who had been among the Playoff 12 before missing four races with an injury.
ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | CarShop | Team Penske | Brian Wilson |
2 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | DEX Imaging | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
3 | 9 | Noah Gragson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops / TrueTimber / BRCC | Jr Motorsports | Dave Elenz |
4 | 11 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | LeafFilter Gutter Protection | Kaulig Racing | Alex Yontz |
5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Brandt | Jr Motorsports | Jason Burdett |
6 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | State Water Heaters | Kaulig Racing | Bruce Schlicker |
7 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | One Stop Convenience Store | Jeremy Clements Racing | Mark Setzer |
8 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Hyperice | Kaulig Racing | Jason Trinchere |
9 | 02 | Myatt Snider | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Superior Essex | Richard Childress Racing | Andy Street |
10 | 1 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | PFJ Thank A Trucker | Jr Motorsports | Mike Bumgarner |
11 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | CMR Construction and Roofing / A-Ga… | Rss Racing | Kevin Starland |
12 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Poppy Bank | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
13 | 36 | Alex Labbe | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | DGM Racing | Dgm Racing | Mario Gosselin |
14 | 92 | Josh Williams | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Workpro Tools | Dgm Racing | Nathan Kennedy |
15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
16 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Menards / Atlas | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jeff Meendering |
17 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | TradeTheChain.com | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Doug Randolph |
18 | 48 | Jade Buford | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers | Big Machine Racing | Patrick Donahue |
19 | 2 | Brett Moffitt | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Fr8Auctions | Our Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
20 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Go Bowling | Stewart-haas Racing | Richard Boswell |
21 | 105 | Matt Mills | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | JF Electric | Bj Mcleod Motorsports | Keith Wolfe |
22 | 23 | Patrick Emerling | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Spirit Snorkeling | Our Motorsports | Kenneth Roettger |
23 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bucked Up Energy | Ss Green Light Racing | Joe White |
24 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Alpha Prime | Martins Motorsports | Dan Stillman |
25 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | TeamJDMotorsports.com | Jd Motorsports | Kase Kallenbach |
26 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | LifeGR 9/11 Tribute | Jd Motorsports | Paul Clapprood |
27 | 26 | John Hunter Nemechek | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Safeway | Sam Hunt Racing | Andrew Abbott |
28 | 15 | Colby Howard | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | TeamJDMotorsports.com | Jd Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
29 | 17 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Thundercat Technology | Ss Green Light Racing | Jason Miller |
30 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Unilever United For America | Jr Motorsports | Taylor Moyer |
31 | 4 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Voyager | Jd Motorsports | Tommy Machek |
32 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 12 Hour Auctions / Big Frig | Mike Harmon Racing | Mike Tyska |
33 | 31 | Josh Berry | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bommaritto.com / Solid Rock Carrier… | Jordan Anderson Racing | Arthur Haire |
34 | 178 | Mason Massey | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Gerber Collision & Glass | Bj Mcleod Motorsports | Adam Brooks |
35 | 90 | Spencer Boyd | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | MiniDoge | Dgm Racing | BJ Tucker |
36 | 61 | Stephen Leicht | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Jani-King | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Doug Richert |
37 | 66 | David Starr | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Sharelife Vacations / Helluva Ranch | Motorsports Business Management | Johnny Roten |
38 | 199 | Sam Mayer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | QPS Employment Group | Bj Mcleod Motorsports | George Ingram |
39 | 74 | CJ McLaughlin | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | SciAps | Mike Harmon Racing | Ed Jewett |
40 | 52 | Akinori Ogata | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kyowa Precision | Means Motorsports | Tim Brown |