27th race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Motor car race
The 2018 Go Bowling 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on September 21, 2018 at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia . Contested over 250 laps on the .75-mile (1.21 km) D-shaped short track, it was the 27th race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the first race of the Playoffs.
Entry list
Practice
First practice
Christopher Bell was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.341 seconds and a speed of 120.854 mph (194.496 km/h).[ 4]
Final practice
Cole Custer was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.538 seconds and a speed of 119.798 mph (192.796 km/h).[ 4]
Qualifying
Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.691 seconds and a speed of 118.990 mph (191.496 km/h).[ 5]
Qualifying results
Race
Stage Results
Stage 1
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
21
Daniel Hemric
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
10
2
20
Christopher Bell (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
88
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
2
Matt Tifft
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
1
Elliott Sadler
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
11
Ryan Truex
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
9
Tyler Reddick (R)
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
22
Austin Cindric (R)
Team Penske
Ford
2
10
42
Ross Chastain
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
1
Stage 2
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
88
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
20
Christopher Bell (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
21
Daniel Hemric
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
8
4
42
Ross Chastain
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
2
Matt Tifft
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
1
Elliott Sadler
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
9
Tyler Reddick (R)
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
Ford
2
10
22
Austin Cindric (R)
Team Penske
Ford
1
Final Stage Results
Stage 3
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Led
Status
Points
1
1
20
Christopher Bell (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
250
67
Running
58
2
3
42
Ross Chastain
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
250
0
Running
43
3
6
21
Daniel Hemric
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
250
35
Running
52
4
2
88
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
250
96
Running
51
5
10
2
Matt Tifft
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
250
15
Running
44
6
13
1
Elliott Sadler
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
250
0
Running
40
7
14
9
Tyler Reddick (R)
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
250
0
Running
36
8
9
19
Brandon Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
250
0
Running
29
9
8
3
Shane Lee
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
250
0
Running
28
10
21
16
Ryan Reed
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
250
0
Running
27
11
7
11
Ryan Truex
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
250
0
Running
30
12
16
23
Spencer Gallagher
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
250
0
Running
25
13
11
22
Austin Cindric (R)
Team Penske
Ford
250
0
Running
27
14
17
5
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
250
0
Running
23
15
4
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
Ford
250
0
Running
24
16
20
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
250
0
Running
21
17
18
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
250
0
Running
20
18
12
18
Ryan Preece
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
250
0
Running
19
19
22
90
Mason Diaz
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
250
0
Running
18
20
27
52
David Starr
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
249
0
Running
17
21
19
36
Alex Labbé (R)
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
248
0
Running
16
22
23
35
Joey Gase
Go Green Racing
Chevrolet
248
0
Running
15
23
26
8
Ray Black Jr.
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
248
0
Running
14
24
29
0
Garrett Smithley
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
248
0
Running
13
25
28
38
J. J. Yeley
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
246
0
Running
12
26
34
40
Chad Finchum (R)
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
245
0
Running
11
27
25
78
Matt Mills (R)
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
244
0
Running
10
28
22
15
Katherine Legge
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
242
0
Running
9
29
31
55
Bayley Currey (i)
JP Motorsports
Toyota
242
0
Running
0
30
39
45
Josh Bilicki (R)
JP Motorsports
Toyota
242
0
Running
7
31
24
4
Quin Houff
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
231
0
Running
6
32
5
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
226
37
Crash
17
33
30
76
Spencer Boyd (R)
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
160
0
Crash
4
34
15
60
Ty Majeski
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
145
0
Crash
3
35
38
74
Mike Harmon
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
122
0
Overheating
2
36
40
66
Carl Long
MBM Motorsports
Dodge
98
0
Overheating
1
37
37
01
Vinnie Miller (R)
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
91
0
Engine
1
38
36
13
Timmy Hill
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
85
0
Electrical
1
39
35
93
Jeff Green
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
28
0
Vibration
1
40
33
89
Morgan Shepherd
Shepherd Racing Ventures
Chevrolet
22
0
Handling
1
References
^ "38th Annual GoBowling "250" - NASCAR XFINITY Series - Richmond Raceway - 9/21/2018" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018 .
^ Marks, Brendan (September 19, 2018). "Dale Jr.'s final NASCAR race could be this weekend: How should fans feel about that?" . Retrieved September 19, 2018 .
^ Utter, Jim (September 21, 2018). "Christopher Bell beats Chastain for Xfinity win at Richmond" . Retrieved September 21, 2018 .
^ a b Long, Dustin (September 21, 2018). "NASCAR Xfinity practice report at Richmond" . Retrieved September 21, 2018 .
^ McFadin, Daniel (September 21, 2018). "Christopher Bell wins Xfinity Richmond pole; Dale Earnhardt Jr. qualifies 2nd" . Retrieved September 21, 2018 .
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