The 2020 Virginia Is For Racing Lovers 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on September 12, 2020. It was contested over 250 laps on the tri-oval. It was the twenty-fifth race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier collected his third win of the season.
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Background Richmond Raceway 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 and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted an IndyCar Series race and two USAC sprint car races.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
DriverTeamManufacturer0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet02Brett Moffitt (i)Our MotorsportsChevrolet4Jesse Little (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet6B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Joey GaseSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet08Joe Graf Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet13Stephen LeichtMBM MotorsportsToyota15Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet18Riley Herbst (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Harrison Burton (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Kaz GralaRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet47Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Kody Vanderwal (R)Means RacingChevrolet61Chad FinchumHattori RacingToyota66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet74Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet78Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota90Dexter BeanDGM RacingChevrolet92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet93Myatt Snider (R)RSS RacingChevrolet98Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord99Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Qualifying Tommy Joe Martins was awarded the pole based on the top 15 finishers from the previous day's race being inverted, minus Kyle Busch, who finished 3rd the previous day but was not entered in this race; Justin Haley and Justin Allgaier would thus start 13th and 14th.
Qualifying results PosDriverTeamManufacturer144Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota35Matt Mills B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet598Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas RacingFord618Riley Herbst (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota721Kaz Grala Richard Childress RacingChevrolet89Noah Gragson JR MotorsportsChevrolet91Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1002Brett Moffitt (i)Our MotorsportsChevrolet1110Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet1222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord1311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet147Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1520Harrison Burton (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1807Joey Gase SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1992Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet2036Alex Labbé DGM RacingChevrolet218Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet2208Joe Graf Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet230Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet244Jesse Little (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet2574Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet266B. J. McLeod JD MotorsportsChevrolet2793Myatt Snider (R)RSS RacingChevrolet2878Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota2915Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet3047Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet3190Dexter BeanDGM RacingChevrolet3252Kody VanderwalMeans MotorsportsChevrolet3361Chad FinchumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota3499Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3513Stephen LeichtMBM MotorsportsToyota3666Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyotaOfficial qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results Stage one Laps: 75
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1029Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet9311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet8410Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet7520Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota661Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet5718Riley Herbst (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota488Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet3939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet21021Kaz GralaRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1
Stage two Laps: 75
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints110Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet10211Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet938Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet8498Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord7520Harrison Burton (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota6622Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord5718Riley Herbst (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota487Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet399Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet21021Kaz GralaRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1
Final stage results
Laps: 100
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPointsStatus1147Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet25053Running2218Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet25046Running31110Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet25051Running41520Harrison Burton (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota25045Running589Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet25043Running61311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet25048Running791Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet25035Running8219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25029Running9721Kaz GralaRichard Childress RacingChevrolet25030Running101222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord25032Running111668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet25026Running122036Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet25025Running1335Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet25024Running14230Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet25023Running15439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet24924Running16598Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas RacingFord24928Running171751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet24920Running181002Brett Moffitt (i)Our MotorsportsChevrolet2499Running192574Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet2490Running203047Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet24817Running212878Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota24816Running223513Stephen LeichtMBM MotorsportsToyota24715Running231807Joey GaseSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet24714Running24266B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet24713Running251992Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet24712Running26144Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet24711Running272208Joe Graf Jr. (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet24710Running283361Chad FinchumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2469Running293252Kody Vanderwal (R)Means MotorsportsChevrolet2468Running303190Dexter BeanDGM RacingChevrolet2467Running312793Myatt Snider (R)RSS RacingChevrolet2466Running323499Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2455Running33244Jesse Little (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet2444Running34618Riley Herbst (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota22711Accident352915Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet1402Accident363666Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota560Fuel PumpOfficial race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 9 among 6 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 5 for 29 Time of race: 2 hours, 1 minutes, and 46 seconds Average speed:
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