2021 Go Bowling 250

2021 Go Bowling 250
Race details
Race 25 of 33 of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date September 11, 2021
Official name Go Bowling 250
Location Richmond, Virginia, Richmond Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Distance 250 laps, 187.5 mi (301.752 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 187.5 mi (301.752 km)
Average speed 83.364 miles per hour (134.161 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Team Penske
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 67
Winner
No. 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Steve Letarte, Jeff Burton, Dale Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2021 Go Bowling 250 was the 25th stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 40th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 11, 2021 in Richmond, Virginia at Richmond Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took 250 laps to complete. For the second straight race, Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports would be able to hold off the field on a late race restart to win the race.[1] To fill out the podium, Justin Haley of Kaulig Racing and John Hunter Nemechek of Sam Hunt Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. would return to racing as a one-off for the NASCAR Xfinity Series.[2]

Background

The layout of Richmond Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the IndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet ForeverLawn Premium Synthetic Grass, 9/11 Memorial Walk "We Will Never Forget."
1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J "If You've Got It A Trucker Brought It"
2 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Superior Essex
02 Brett Moffitt* Our Motorsports Chevrolet Fr8Auctions Patriotic
4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet Voyager
5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric
6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet Rich Mar Florist
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Bucked Up Energy
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet Unilever United For America
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet State Water Heaters
11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota
15 Colby Howard** JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Hyperice
17 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Thundercat Technology
18 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Poppy Bank
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Menards, Atlas Designer Shingles
20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota DEX Imaging
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Carshop
23 Patrick Emerling Our Motorsports Chevrolet Spirit Snorkeling, Captain Pip's Marina & Hideaway
26 John Hunter Nemechek Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Safeway
31 Josh Berry Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group, Solid Rock Carriers
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Prolon Controls
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet Alpha Prime Regimen
47 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Big Frig, 12 Hour Auctions
48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet Big Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1 Stop Convenience Store
52 Akinori Ogata Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Kyowa Precision
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
61 Stephen Leicht Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Jani-King
66 David Starr MBM Motorsports Toyota Sharelife Vacations, Helluva Ranch
68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Trade The Chain
74 C. J. McLaughlin Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Sci Aps
78 Mason Massey B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Gerber Collision & Glass
90 Spencer Boyd DGM Racing Chevrolet Mini Doge
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Workpro Tools
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Go Bowling
99 Sam Mayer B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet QPS Employment Group
Official entry list

*Driver would change to Ty Dillon due to Moffitt not feeling well.[3]

**Driver changed to Bayley Currey.[4]

Starting lineup

Qualifying was determined by a qualifying metric system based on the previous race, the 2021 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200. As a result, Austin Cindric of Team Penske would win the pole.[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
2 20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet
4 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
6 10 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
7 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
8 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
9 2 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
10 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet
11 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford
12 18 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
13 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet
14 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet
15 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
16 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
17 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
18 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet
19 02 Ty Dillon Our Motorsports Chevrolet
20 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
21 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
22 23 Patrick Emerling Our Motorsports Chevrolet
23 07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
24 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet
25 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet
26 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet
27 26 John Hunter Nemechek Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
28 15 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet
29 17 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
30 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet
31 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet
32 47 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
33 31 Josh Berry Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
34 78 Mason Massey B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
35 90 Spencer Boyd DGM Racing Chevrolet
36 61 Stephen Leicht Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota
37 66 David Starr MBM Motorsports Toyota
38 99 Sam Mayer B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
39 74 C. J. McLaughlin Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
40 52 Akinori Ogata Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
Failed to qualify
41 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 75

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 10
2 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 8
4 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 17 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 6
6 20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 18 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 90 Spencer Boyd DGM Racing Chevrolet 0
10 23 Patrick Emerling Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 75

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 9
3 20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 18 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 5
7 99 Sam Mayer B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 2
10 26 John Hunter Nemechek Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 0

Stage 3 Laps: 100

Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 3 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 22 running 50
2 4 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 35
3 27 26 John Hunter Nemechek Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 250 0 running 0
4 5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 33
5 20 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 250 0 running 35
6 12 18 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 17 running 41
7 15 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 67 running 47
8 17 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 29
9 2 20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 43 running 41
10 6 10 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 27
11 19 02 Ty Dillon Our Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 26
12 38 99 Sam Mayer B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 250 7 running 29
13 11 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 250 0 running 26
14 30 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 23
15 32 47 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 22
16 1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 250 50 running 34
17 34 78 Mason Massey B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 20
18 8 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 250 39 running 38
19 13 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 18
20 16 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 0 running 17
21 21 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 16
22 10 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 15
23 14 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 14
24 33 31 Josh Berry Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 13
25 9 2 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 12
26 7 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 11
27 28 15 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 0
28 37 66 David Starr MBM Motorsports Toyota 249 0 running 9
29 29 17 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 248 0 running 14
30 26 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 248 0 running 7
31 23 07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 248 0 running 6
32 22 23 Patrick Emerling Our Motorsports Chevrolet 248 0 running 6
33 35 90 Spencer Boyd DGM Racing Chevrolet 248 0 running 0
34 40 52 Akinori Ogata Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 247 0 running 0
35 25 6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 246 0 running 2
36 18 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet 246 0 running 1
37 24 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 227 5 accident 10
38 36 61 Stephen Leicht Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 220 0 running 1
39 31 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 179 0 ignition 1
40 39 74 C. J. McLaughlin Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 111 0 accident 0
Failed to qualify
41 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota
Official race results

References

  1. ^ "Noah Gragson goes back-to-back, wins Xfinity race at Richmond - NBC". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  2. ^ "Dale Earnhardt Jr. to make Xfinity Series start at Richmond | NASCAR". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  3. ^ Tomlinson, Joy (2021-09-08). "Brett Moffitt Out Again At Richmond, Ty Dillon To Sub". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  4. ^ "Bayley Currey replacing Colby Howard in JD Motorsports entry". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  5. ^ Tomlinson, Joy (2021-09-08). "Austin Cindric Begins On Xfinity Pole At Richmond". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  6. ^ "2021 Go Bowling 250 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.


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