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 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. 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.
Background
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 #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevroletForeverLawn Premium Synthetic Grass, 9/11 Memorial Walk "We Will Never Forget."1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevroletPilot Flying J "If You've Got It A Trucker Brought It"2Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevroletSuperior Essex02Brett Moffitt*Our MotorsportsChevroletFr8Auctions Patriotic4Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevroletVoyager5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletJ. F. Electric6Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevroletRich Mar Florist7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevroletBucked Up Energy8Dale Earnhardt Jr.JR MotorsportsChevroletUnilever United For America9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevroletBass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company10Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevroletState Water Heaters11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevroletLeafFilter Gutter Protection13Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota15Colby Howard**JD MotorsportsChevroletJD Motorsports16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevroletHyperice17J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevroletThundercat Technology18Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaPoppy Bank19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMenards, Atlas Designer Shingles20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaDEX Imaging22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordCarshop23Patrick EmerlingOur MotorsportsChevroletSpirit Snorkeling, Captain Pip's Marina & Hideaway26John Hunter NemechekSam Hunt RacingToyotaSafeway31Josh BerryJordan Anderson RacingChevroletBommarito Automotive Group, Solid Rock Carriers36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevroletProlon Controls39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFordCMR Construction & Roofing44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletAlpha Prime Regimen47Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevroletBig Frig, 12 Hour Auctions48Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevroletBig Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1 Stop Convenience Store52Akinori OgataJimmy Means RacingChevroletKyowa Precision54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy61Stephen LeichtHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaJani-King66David StarrMBM MotorsportsToyotaSharelife Vacations, Helluva Ranch68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletTrade The Chain74C. J. McLaughlinMike Harmon RacingChevroletSci Aps78Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletGerber Collision & Glass90Spencer BoydDGM RacingChevroletMini Doge92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevroletWorkpro Tools98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFordGo Bowling99Sam MayerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletQPS Employment GroupOfficial entry list *Driver would change to Ty Dillon due to Moffitt not feeling well.
**Driver changed to Bayley Currey.
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. Pos.#DriverTeamMake122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord220Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota39Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet411Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet57Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet610Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet92Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet101Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1139Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1218Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1336Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1492Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1554Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1768Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1848Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet1902Ty DillonOur MotorsportsChevrolet2098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord215Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2223Patrick EmerlingOur MotorsportsChevrolet2307Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2444Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet256Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet260Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet2726John Hunter NemechekSam Hunt RacingToyota2815Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet2917J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet308Dale Earnhardt Jr.JR MotorsportsChevrolet314Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet3247Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet3331Josh BerryJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3478Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3590Spencer BoydDGM RacingChevrolet3661Stephen LeichtHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota3766David StarrMBM MotorsportsToyota3899Sam MayerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3974C. J. McLaughlinMike Harmon RacingChevrolet4052Akinori OgataJimmy Means RacingChevroletFailed to qualify4113Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyotaOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 75 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet10244Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet9322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord8454Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7517J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet6620Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5718Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota489Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet3990Spencer BoydDGM RacingChevrolet01023Patrick EmerlingOur MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 75 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts154Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet9320Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota849Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet7518Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6622Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord5799Sam MayerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet4898Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord3939Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord21026John Hunter NemechekSam Hunt RacingToyota0 Stage 3 Laps: 100 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts139Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet25022running502411Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet2500running3532726John Hunter NemechekSam Hunt RacingToyota2500running0457Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2500running3352098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord2500running3561218Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25017running4171554Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25067running4781768Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet2500running299220Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25043running4110610Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet2500running27111902Ty DillonOur MotorsportsChevrolet2500running26123899Sam MayerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2507running29131139Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord2500running2614308Dale Earnhardt Jr.JR MotorsportsChevrolet2500running23153247Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet2500running2216122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord25050running34173478Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2500running2018816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet25039running38191336Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet2500running18201619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2500running1721215Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2500running1622101Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2500running15231492Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet2500running14243331Josh BerryJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2500running132592Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2500running1226751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2500running11272815Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet2500running0283766David StarrMBM MotorsportsToyota2490running9292917J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet2480running1430260Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet2480running7312307Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2480running6322223Patrick EmerlingOur MotorsportsChevrolet2480running6333590Spencer BoydDGM RacingChevrolet2480running0344052Akinori OgataJimmy Means RacingChevrolet2470running035256Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet2460running2361848Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet2460running1372444Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet2275accident10383661Stephen LeichtHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2200running139314Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet1790ignition1403974C. J. McLaughlinMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1110accident0Failed to qualify4113Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyotaOfficial race results
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