2019 Indiana 250


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 speedway, it was the 25th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

Background

Track

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, 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 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, nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four turns, two straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two short straightaways – termed "short chutes" – between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.

Practice

First practice

Christopher Bell was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 53.502 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota53.502168.218
219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota53.503168.215
318Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs RacingToyota53.641167.782

Final practice

Justin Haley was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 53.499 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
111Justin Haley Kaulig RacingChevrolet53.499168.227
22Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet53.508168.199
319Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota53.509168.196

Qualifying

Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 53.445 seconds and a speed of.

Race

Summary

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

Stage One
Laps: 30
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
119Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord9
318Kyle Busch 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0
49Noah Gragson 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet7
500Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford6
67Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet5
720Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
811Justin Haley 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet3
998Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford2
102Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1

Stage Two
Laps: 30
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
218Kyle Busch 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0
32Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8
48Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet7
519Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
620Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5
798Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford4
800Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford3
939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet2
109Noah Gragson JR MotorsportsChevrolet1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 40
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1118Kyle Busch 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1000
287Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10050
3139Noah Gragson 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet10042
4128Jeb BurtonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10040
5711Justin Haley 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet10035
6219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10047
71100Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford10039
8998Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford10035
91761Austin Hill 'MBM MotorsportsToyota1000
101039Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet10029
111851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet10026
12151Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet10025
131608Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet10024
14320Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet10023
152090Ronnie Bassett Jr.DGM RacingChevrolet10022
16344Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet10021
171936Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet10020
182935Joey GaseMBM MotorsportsToyota10019
192299Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota10018
202607Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet10017
212393Josh BilickiRSS RacingChevrolet10016
222115B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet10015
233001Stephen LeichtJD MotorsportsChevrolet10014
242866Tommy Joe MartinsMBM MotorsportsToyota10013
25275Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet10012
263578Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet9911
27622Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord9819
283186Brandon Brown 'Brandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet979
29320Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9217
3042Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9216
31523John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet796
323774Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet425
333613Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota414
341410Austin Dillon 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet370
353817Kyle WeathermanRick Ware RacingChevrolet352
363389Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet341
372552David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet231
382438J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevrolet71