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Go Bowling 250

Friday, September 21st, 2018

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

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  • 2 Dodge
  • 30 Chevrolet
  • 5 Toyota
  • 4 Ford

  • Richmond Raceway
  • 38th Annual GoBowling 250
  • Pole Winner: Christopher Bell
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No. 20 - Rheem Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff
  • Christopher Bell won the Pole Award for the 38th Annual GoBowling 250 with a lap of 22.691 seconds, 118.990 mph.
  • This is his fifth pole in 35 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his fourth pole and 19th top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Richmond Raceway.
  • Dale Earnhardt Jr (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2018 and his seventh in eight races at Richmond Raceway.
  • Ross Chastain (third) posted his first top-10 start at Richmond Raceway. It is his third in 27 races this season.
  • Alex Labbe (19th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: 0.566 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 3 Minutes 9 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 91.352
  • Cautions: 5 for 40 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: 771 (3.7 passes per green flag lap)

  • Richmond Raceway
  • 38th Annual GoBowling 250
  • Race Winner: Christopher Bell
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No. 20 - Rheem Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff
  • Christopher Bell won the 38th Annual GoBowling 250, his sixth victory in 35 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his fifth victory and 17th top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his second victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Richmond Raceway.
  • Ross Chastain (second) posted his first top-10 finish in eight races at Richmond Raceway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Daniel Hemric (third) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Richmond Raceway.
  • Alex Labbe (21st) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Christopher Bell leads the point standings by 28 points over Daniel Hemric.
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 4, 2023 : Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.
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Go Bowling 250 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
36 40 66 Carl Long Dodge 1 1 0 0 98 0 0 0 0 Overheating
4 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 52 33 18 1 250 96 2 3 1 Running
6 13 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 40 31 9 0 250 0 0 6 7 Running
25 28 38 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 246 0 0 0 0 Running
39 35 93 Jeff Green Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 Vibration
40 33 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 Handling
20 27 52 David Starr Chevrolet 17 17 0 0 249 0 0 0 0 Running
38 36 13 Timmy Hill Dodge 1 1 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 Electrical
11 7 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 30 26 4 0 250 0 0 7 0 Running
32 5 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 17 5 12 0 226 37 2 5 5 Accident
14 17 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
22 23 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 248 0 0 0 0 Running
18 12 18 Ryan Preece Toyota 19 19 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
10 21 16 Ryan Reed Ford 27 27 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
17 18 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
2 3 42 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 43 35 8 0 250 0 0 10 4 Running
23 26 8 Ray Black II Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 248 0 0 0 0 Running
3 6 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 53 34 18 1 250 35 2 1 3 Running
15 4 00 Cole Custer Ford 24 22 2 0 250 0 0 0 9 Running
26 34 40 Chad Finchum Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 245 0 0 0 0 Running
24 29 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 248 0 0 0 0 Running
12 16 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 25 25 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
30 39 45 Josh Bilicki Toyota 7 7 0 0 242 0 0 0 0 Running
7 14 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 36 30 6 0 250 0 0 8 8 Running
5 10 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 44 32 12 0 250 15 1 4 6 Running
31 24 4 Quin Houff Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 231 0 0 0 0 Running
29 31 55 Bayley Currey Toyota 0 0 0 0 242 0 0 0 0 Running
33 30 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 4 4 0 0 160 0 0 0 0 Accident
1 1 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 63 40 18 5 250 67 5 2 2 Running
21 19 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 248 0 0 0 0 Running
13 11 22 Austin Cindric Ford 27 24 3 0 250 0 0 9 10 Running
8 9 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 29 29 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
16 20 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
27 25 78 Matt Mills Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 244 0 0 0 0 Running
35 38 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 122 0 0 0 0 Overheating
37 37 01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 91 0 0 0 0 Engine
19 22 90 Mason Diaz Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
9 8 3 Shane Lee Chevrolet 28 28 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 Running
34 15 60 Ty Majeski Ford 3 3 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 Accident
28 32 15 Katherine Legge Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 242 0 0 0 0 Running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Ryan Reed Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Ross Chastain Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved adjustment Tail End 0 0 White
Austin Cindric Improper fueling Tail End 79 85 Yellow
Carl Long Commitment Line Violation Pass Thru 96 103 Green
Brandon Jones Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 153 158 Yellow
Garrett Smithley Speed-Exiting pits Tail End 154 158 Yellow
Josh Bilicki Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 154 158 Yellow
Matt Mills Speed-Exiting pits Tail End 155 158 Yellow
Spencer Gallagher Commitment Line Violation Tail End 221 225 Yellow
Michael Annett Speed-Exiting pits Tail End 221 225 Yellow
Justin Allgaier Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 226 0 Yellow
Quin Houff Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 233 237 Yellow
David Starr Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 234 237 Yellow