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2019 Indiana 250
Race details[1][2]
Race 25 of 33 in the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Date September 7, 2019 (2019-09-07)
Location Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (400 km)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 53.445
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 46
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

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 2.5-mile (4.0 km) speedway, it was the 25th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

Background

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Track

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

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 six miles (10 km) 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 2.5-mile (4.0 km), nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four 0.25-mile (0.40 km) turns, two 0.625-mile long (1.006 km) straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two .125-mile (0.201 km) short straightaways – termed "short chutes" – between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.

Entry list

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No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford Haas Automation
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports, Contec
01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot, Flying J
2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Anderson's Maple Syrup, Schnucks
4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet J.F. Electric
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Isokern Fireplaces & Chimmeys
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Suave Men
08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Panini America
8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet State Water Heaters
9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Switch
10 Austin Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Ellsworth Advisors
11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Leaf Filter
13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota CrashClaimsR.Us
15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
17 Kyle Weatherman Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Rick Ware Racing
18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Combos Stuffed Snacks
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota First Foundation
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rheem, Parker Hannifin
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Menards, Richmond Water Heaters
23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Fire Alarm Services
35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota MBM Motorsports
36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Mastin & Cain Warehousing
38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Alabama Soda & Abrasive Blasting "Strip It Naked!"
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet BRT Extrusions, RepariableVehicles.com
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Northern Builders, Striping Technology L.P.
61 Austin Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota Aisin Group
66 Tommy Joe Martins MBM Motorsports Toyota Diamond Gusset Jeans
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing
78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Pit Viper Sunglasses
86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Vero True Social
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Racing With Jesus, Visone RV
90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet Bassett Gutters & More, Inc.
93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet Insurance King
98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford Ford Performance
99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota Phoenix Construction

Practice

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First practice

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Christopher Bell was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 53.502 seconds and a speed of 168.218 mph (270.721 km/h).[3]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
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

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Justin Haley was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 53.499 seconds and a speed of 168.227 mph (270.735 km/h).[3]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
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

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Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 53.445 seconds and a speed of 168.397 mph (271.009 km/h).[4]

Qualifying results

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Pos No 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

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Summary

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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

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Stage One Laps: 30

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 9
3 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
4 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 6
6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
9 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 2
10 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage Two Laps: 30

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
3 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
4 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 4
8 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 3
9 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 2
10 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 40

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 1 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 0
2 8 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 50
3 13 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 42
4 12 8 Jeb Burton JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 40
5 7 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 100 35
6 2 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 47
7 11 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 100 39
8 9 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 100 35
9 17 61 Austin Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 100 0
10 10 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 100 29
11 18 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 100 26
12 15 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 25
13 16 08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 100 24
14 32 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 23
15 20 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 100 22
16 34 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 21
17 19 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 100 20
18 29 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 100 19
19 22 99 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 100 18
20 26 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 100 17
21 23 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 100 16
22 21 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 15
23 30 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 14
24 28 66 Tommy Joe Martins MBM Motorsports Toyota 100 13
25 27 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 100 12
26 35 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 99 11
27 6 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 98 19
28 31 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 97 9
29 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 92 17
30 4 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 92 16
31 5 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 79 6
32 37 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 42 5
33 36 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 41 4
34 14 10 Austin Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 37 0
35 38 17 Kyle Weatherman Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 35 2
36 33 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 34 1
37 25 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 23 1
38 24 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 7 1

References

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  1. ^ "2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule". Official Site Of NASCAR. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Indianapolis Motor Speedway". July 14, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Kristl, Mark (September 6, 2019). "Christopher Bell, Justin Haley Lead Xfinity Series Practices at Indianapolis". Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Albino, Dustin (September 7, 2019). "Kyle Busch Wins Xfinity Pole at Indianapolis". Retrieved September 7, 2019.
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