Motor car race
The 2019 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on November 9, 2019, at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona . Contested over 200 laps on the one-mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the 32nd race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, sixth race of the Playoffs, and the final race of the Round of 8.
Background
Track
ISM Raceway , the track where the race was held.
ISM Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona , near Phoenix . The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. ISM Raceway has also hosted the CART , IndyCar Series , USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship . The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation .
Entry list
Practice
First practice
Christopher Bell was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.736 seconds and a speed of 129.795 mph (208.885 km/h).[ 4]
Final practice
Christopher Bell was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 27.661 seconds and a speed of 130.147 mph (209.451 km/h).[ 4]
Qualifying
Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.180 seconds and a speed of 132.450 mph (213.158 km/h).[ 5]
Qualifying results
. โ Playoffs driver
Race
Summary
Christopher Bell started on pole and led for the first 48 laps. The first caution occurred when Michael Annett and Riley Herbst tangled. Bell lost the lead to Tyler Reddick for one lap, but quickly took it back and won Stage 1. Bell and Austin Cindric were tagged for speeding on pit road. Cole Custer and Justin Allgaier exchanged the lead afterwards. Bell also won Stage 2 after briefly taking the lead.
Bell lost his chance of winning the race after a spin on lap 117 caused him to go one lap down. However, Bell was already locked into the finale from his win at the previous week's race. Chase Briscoe took the lead on the restart, but lost it to Allgaier as Briscoe only took fuel on the last caution (he had hoped for another caution to occur). Allgaier held onto the lead, holding off a charging Custer to take the victory and advance to the final 4.
Reddick and Custer also made the championship 4 on points, eliminating Cindric, Briscoe, Annett, and Noah Gragson.
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 60
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
Ford
8
4
2
Tyler Reddick
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
98
Chase Briscoe (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
Ford
6
6
1
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
19
Brandon Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
8
Zane Smith
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
23
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
1
Stage Two
Laps: 60
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
Ford
8
4
2
Tyler Reddick
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
1
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
98
Chase Briscoe (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
Ford
5
7
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
4
8
23
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
9
Noah Gragson (R)
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
8
Zane Smith
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 80
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
5
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
58
2
2
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
Ford
200
51
3
4
2
Tyler Reddick
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
200
48
4
13
23
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
200
38
5
6
8
Zane Smith
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
36
6
7
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
200
36
7
14
11
Justin Haley (R)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
200
30
8
3
98
Chase Briscoe (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
Ford
200
40
9
9
1
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
39
10
12
9
Noah Gragson (R)
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
29
11
8
19
Brandon Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
199
30
12
15
08
Gray Gaulding (R)
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
199
25
13
16
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
199
24
14
19
07
Ray Black Jr.
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
199
23
15
23
36
Josh Williams
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
199
22
16
1
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
199
41
17
27
61
Tommy Joe Martins
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
199
20
18
10
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
198
19
19
21
78
Matt Mills
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
198
18
20
17
86
Brandon Brown (R)
Brandonbilt Motorsports
Chevrolet
198
17
21
25
01
Stephen Leicht
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
198
16
22
33
15
Tyler Matthews
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
197
15
23
32
99
Josh Bilicki
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Toyota
197
14
24
22
35
Joey Gase
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
196
13
25
31
52
David Starr
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
196
12
26
29
4
Ryan Vargas
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
195
11
27
35
0
Garrett Smithley
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
195
10
28
38
66
Bobby Dale Earnhardt
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
193
9
29
37
74
Mike Harmon
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
193
8
30
11
18
Riley Herbst (i)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
163
0
31
36
5
Vinnie Miller
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
58
6
32
34
13
Chad Finchum
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
58
5
33
24
90
Ronnie Bassett Jr.
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
55
4
34
30
17
Joe Nemechek (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
55
0
35
28
92
Dexter Bean
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
39
2
36
26
93
Bayley Currey (i)
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
34
0
37
20
38
J. J. Yeley
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
32
1
38
18
89
Landon Cassill
Shepherd Racing Ventures
Chevrolet
27
1
. โ Driver advanced to the Championship 4.
. โ Driver was eliminated from the playoffs.
References
^ "2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule" . Official Site Of NASCAR . Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019 .
^ "ISM Raceway" . November 3, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
^ Cheek, Adam (November 5, 2019). "Entry List: Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200" . Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
^ a b Roller, Josh (November 8, 2019). "Christopher Bell Leads Xfinity Practices at ISM Raceway" . Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
^ Kristl, Mark (November 9, 2019). "Christopher Bell Wins Xfinity Series Pole at ISM Raceway" . Retrieved November 10, 2019 .