2019 CircuitCity.com 250


The 2019 CircuitCity.com 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on June 16, 2019, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Contested over 250 laps on the D-shaped oval, it was the 14th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

Background

Track

Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered Recreational Vehicle viewing area along the backstretch.

Practice

Harrison Burton was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 24.195 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
118Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs RacingToyota24.195130.192
220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota24.210130.112
322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord24.219130.063

Qualifying

Cole Custer scored the pole for the race with a time of 23.779 seconds and a speed of.

Race

Summary

Cole Custer began on pole. He remained on the outside lane and pulled away. On lap 30, David Starr lost a motor and brought out the caution. On the restart, Custer got ahead on the top, with Christopher Bell contesting him on the bottom. Custer held the lead as Justin Allgaier chased after them.
Joey Gase and Vinnie Miller tangled on lap 48, wrecking their cars and bringing out the caution. Custer wins the race off pit road. Justin Haley took the lead as Custer and Bell quickly caught up to him. Bell used a sidedraft and slid in front of Custer to win Stage 1.
Custer and Bell continue their fight for the lead, with Allgaier behind them. With three laps remaining in stage 2, Austin Cindric and Allgaier made contact. Cindric thought he was clear, Allgaier still had a fender on him on the outside. Bell won Stage 2. He also built up a strong lead afterwards, staying in the lead after a caution caused by Tyler Matthews.
On the next restart, Bell gets ahead of Custer, who in turn blocked Allgaier from passing. With 35 laps remaining, Custer got into the wall with no damage, bringing out the caution. He manages to get off pit road first. With 27 laps remaining, Custer got loose, prompting Bell to go to the bottom. Bell makes contact while trying to side draft, but he leads into the next turn. With 16 laps remaining, Chad Finchum brought out the caution after slamming into the wall.
On the restart, Custer went to the bottom, but Bell got ahead on the top. Custer pulled next to him off the next turn, but Bell drove away and took the win for the race.

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 60
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
200Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford9
37Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8
49Noah Gragson 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet7
518Harrison Burton 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0
68Zane SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet5
711Justin Haley 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet4
823John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet3
922Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord2
101Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage Two
Laps: 60
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
200Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford9
318Harrison Burton 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0
422Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord7
57Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet6
68Zane SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet5
71Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet4
819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
923John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet2
1011Justin Haley Kaulig RacingChevrolet1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 130
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25060
2100Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford25053
3147Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet25048
41018Harrison Burton 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2500
538Zane SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet25042
649Noah Gragson 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet25038
7998Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford25030
8623John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet25034
9121Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet25033
10722Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord25036
111119Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25029
121351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet25025
13811Justin Haley 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet25029
141808Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet25023
1552Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet24922
161907Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet24921
172336Josh Williams 'DGM RacingChevrolet24920
181728Shane LeeH2 MotorsportsToyota24819
192121Joe Graf Jr.Richard Childress RacingChevrolet24718
203315Tyler MatthewsJD MotorsportsChevrolet24717
212042Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota24616
223201Ryan RepkoJD MotorsportsChevrolet24515
232899Ryan EllisB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet24414
242790Ronnie Bassett Jr.DGM RacingChevrolet24413
25224Stephen Leicht 'JD MotorsportsChevrolet20412
26265Matt Mills 'B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet12311
273474Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet12010
283766Stan MullisMBM MotorsportsToyota1099
29250Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1068
301639Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet787
311586Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet766
323178Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet485
333035Joey GaseMBM MotorsportsToyota464
342452David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet303
352989Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet232
363813Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota211
373538Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet161
383693Josh BilickiRSS RacingChevrolet101