The 2019 Indiana 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on September 7, 2019, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 100 laps on the speedway, it was the 25th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

Background

Track

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately west of Downtown Indianapolis.

Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.

Considered relatively flat by American standards, the track is a , nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four turns, two straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two short straightaways – termed "short chutes" – between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.

Entry list Driver Team ManufacturerSponsor 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing FordHaas Automation 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports ChevroletJD Motorsports, Contec 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports ChevroletJD Motorsports 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports ChevroletPilot, Flying J 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing ChevroletAnderson's Maple Syrup, Schnucks 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports ChevroletJ.F. Electric 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing ChevroletIsokern Fireplaces & Chimmeys 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports ChevroletSuave Men 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing ChevroletPanini America 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports ChevroletState Water Heaters 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports ChevroletSwitch 10 Austin Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing ChevroletEllsworth Advisors 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing ChevroletLeaf Filter 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports ToyotaCrashClaimsR.Us 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports ChevroletJD Motorsports 17 Kyle Weatherman Rick Ware Racing ChevroletRick Ware Racing 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaCombos Stuffed Snacks 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaFirst Foundation 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaRheem, Parker Hannifin 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske FordMenards, Richmond Water Heaters 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing ChevroletFire Alarm Services 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports ToyotaMBM Motorsports 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing ChevroletMastin & Cain Warehousing 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing ChevroletRSS Racing 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing ChevroletAlabama Soda & Abrasive Blasting "Strip It Naked!" 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing ChevroletBRT Extrusions, RepariableVehicles.com 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing ChevroletNorthern Builders, Striping Technology L.P. 61 Austin Hill (i) MBM Motorsports ToyotaAisin Group 66 Tommy Joe Martins MBM Motorsports ToyotaDiamond Gusset Jeans 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing ChevroletMike Harmon Racing 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports ChevroletPit Viper Sunglasses 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports ChevroletVero True Social 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures ChevroletRacing With Jesus, Visone RV 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing ChevroletBassett Gutters & More, Inc. 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing ChevroletInsurance King 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing FordFord Performance 99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports ToyotaPhoenix Construction

Practice

First practice Christopher Bell was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 53.502 seconds and a speed of .

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.502 168.218 2 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.503 168.215 3 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.641 167.782

Final practice Justin Haley was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 53.499 seconds and a speed of .

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 53.499 168.227 2 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.508 168.199 3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.509 168.196

Qualifying Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 53.445 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.445 2 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.545 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.790 4 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 54.149 5 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 54.156 6 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 54.223 7 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 54.334 8 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 54.419 9 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 54.515 10 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 54.520 11 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 54.625 12 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 54.665 13 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 54.667 14 10 Austin Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 54.703 15 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 54.711 16 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 55.035 17 61 Austin Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 55.133 18 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 55.360 19 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 55.491 20 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 55.517 21 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 55.637 22 99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 55.757 23 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 55.765 24 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 55.848 25 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 55.893 26 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 55.932 27 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 55.932 28 66 Tommy Joe Martins MBM Motorsports Toyota 56.006 29 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 56.019 30 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 56.072 31 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 56.094 32 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 56.129 33 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 56.172 34 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 56.395 35 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 56.822 36 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 56.962 37 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 57.067 38 17 Kyle Weatherman Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 57.368

Race

Summary Kyle Busch started on pole, with Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Brandon Jones and Christopher Bell following closely. Tyler Reddick and the trio separated themselves from the rest of the field. On lap 15, Austin Dillon stalled on the backstretch access road after pitting issues. Busch fell behind after having to pit twice as not all lug nuts were tight on the car. Bell took the lead on the restart, but David Starr blew an engine soon after and brought out the next caution. After the next round of stops, Jones inherited the lead and held off Busch and Austin Cindric to win Stage 1.

After the restart, Brandon Brown spun and brought out the caution again. Busch took the lead and led until lap 50, where Justin Allgaier began approaching quickly and finally passed him three laps later. Allgaier pulled away from Busch and won stage 2. He also traded the lead often with Busch after the restart. Reddick also joined the battle until the next caution, where Josh Williams and Justin Haley strategically took the lead on the restart. Reddick and Bell were able to pass them as they struggled with maintaining the lead.

Busch raced his way back to third, and Cindric and Jones made contact, resulting in Jones spinning with under 15 laps remaining. The final caution and red flag happened when Bell and Reddick started next to each other; Bell got loose and slid into Reddick, causing both to slam hard into the wall. After the cleanup, Busch and Allgaier started in the front. Busch quickly got ahead of Allgaier, but couldn't pull away, while Allgaier also couldn't catch up. Busch ultimately managed to hold off Allgaier and won the race, taking his 96th Xfinity series win.

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 30

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 93 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 04 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 75 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 66 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 57 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 39 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 210 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage Two Laps: 30

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 102 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 03 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 84 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 75 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 48 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 39 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 210 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 40

Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 1 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 02 8 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 503 13 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 424 12 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 405 7 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 100 356 2 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 477 11 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 100 398 9 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste Ford 100 359 17 61 Austin Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 100 010 10 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 100 2911 18 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 100 2612 15 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 2513 16 08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 100 2414 32 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 2315 20 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 100 2216 34 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 2117 19 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 100 2018 29 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 100 1919 22 99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 100 1820 26 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 100 1721 23 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 100 1622 21 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 1523 30 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 1424 28 66 Tommy Joe Martins MBM Motorsports Toyota 100 1325 27 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 100 1226 35 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 99 1127 6 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 98 1928 31 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 97 929 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 92 1730 4 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 92 1631 5 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 79 632 37 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 42 533 36 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 41 434 14 10 Austin Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 37 035 38 17 Kyle Weatherman Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 35 236 33 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 34 137 25 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 23 138 24 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 7 1

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