The 2019 CircuitCity.com 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on June 16, 2019, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Contested over 250 laps on the D-shaped oval, it was the 14th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.
Background
Track
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered Recreational Vehicle viewing area along the backstretch.
Entry list Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 01 Ryan Repko JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 15 Tyler Matthews JD Motorsports Chevrolet 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Joe Graf Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 28 Shane Lee H2 Motorsports Toyota 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 66 Stan Mullis MBM Motorsports Toyota 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 99 Ryan Ellis B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota
Practice Harrison Burton was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 24.195 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 24.195 130.192 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 24.210 130.112 3 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 24.219 130.063
Qualifying Cole Custer scored the pole for the race with a time of 23.779 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 23.779 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.807 3 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.808 4 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.937 5 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.964 6 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.992 7 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 23.997 8 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 24.086 9 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 24.091 10 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 24.095 11 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 24.107 12 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 24.150 13 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 24.181 14 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 24.194 15 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 24.286 16 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 24.334 17 28 Shane Lee H2 Motorsports Toyota 24.417 18 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 24.457 19 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 24.496 20 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 24.508 21 21 Joe Graf Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24.528 22 4 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 24.537 23 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 24.538 24 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 24.614 25 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 24.617 26 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 24.623 27 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 24.646 28 99 Ryan Ellis B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 24.655 29 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 24.665 30 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 24.678 31 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 24.743 32 01 Ryan Repko JD Motorsports Chevrolet 24.757 33 15 Tyler Matthews JD Motorsports Chevrolet 24.921 34 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 25.120 35 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 25.147 36 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 25.203 37 66 Stan Mullis MBM Motorsports Toyota 25.327 38 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 25.358
Race
Summary Cole Custer began on pole. He remained on the outside lane and pulled away. On lap 30, David Starr lost a motor and brought out the caution. On the restart, Custer got ahead on the top, with Christopher Bell contesting him on the bottom. Custer held the lead as Justin Allgaier chased after them.
Joey Gase and Vinnie Miller tangled on lap 48, wrecking their cars and bringing out the caution. Custer wins the race off pit road. Justin Haley took the lead as Custer and Bell quickly caught up to him. Bell used a sidedraft and slid in front of Custer to win Stage 1.
Custer and Bell continue their fight for the lead, with Allgaier behind them. With three laps remaining in stage 2, Austin Cindric and Allgaier made contact. Cindric thought he was clear, Allgaier still had a fender on him on the outside. Bell won Stage 2. He also built up a strong lead afterwards, staying in the lead after a caution caused by Tyler Matthews.
On the next restart, Bell gets ahead of Custer, who in turn blocked Allgaier from passing. With 35 laps remaining, Custer got into the wall with no damage, bringing out the caution. He manages to get off pit road first. With 27 laps remaining, Custer got loose, prompting Bell to go to the bottom. Bell makes contact while trying to side draft, but he leads into the next turn. With 16 laps remaining, Chad Finchum brought out the caution after slamming into the wall.
On the restart, Custer went to the bottom, but Bell got ahead on the top. Custer pulled next to him off the next turn, but Bell drove away and took the win for the race.
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 60
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 93 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 84 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 75 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 06 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 57 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 48 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 39 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 210 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Stage Two Laps: 60
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 93 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 04 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 75 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 66 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 57 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 48 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 210 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 130
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 602 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 250 533 14 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 484 10 18 Harrison Burton (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 05 3 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 426 4 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 387 9 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 250 308 6 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 250 349 12 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 3310 7 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 250 3611 11 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 2912 13 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 250 2513 8 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 250 2914 18 08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 250 2315 5 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 249 2216 19 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 249 2117 23 36 Josh Williams (R) DGM Racing Chevrolet 249 2018 17 28 Shane Lee H2 Motorsports Toyota 248 1919 21 21 Joe Graf Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 247 1820 33 15 Tyler Matthews JD Motorsports Chevrolet 247 1721 20 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 246 1622 32 01 Ryan Repko JD Motorsports Chevrolet 245 1523 28 99 Ryan Ellis B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 244 1424 27 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 244 1325 22 4 Stephen Leicht (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 204 1226 26 5 Matt Mills (R) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 123 1127 34 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 120 1028 37 66 Stan Mullis MBM Motorsports Toyota 109 929 25 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 106 830 16 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 78 731 15 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 76 632 31 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 48 533 30 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 46 434 24 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 30 335 29 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 23 236 38 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 21 137 35 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 16 138 36 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 10 1
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