2019 Rinnai 250

2019 Rinnai 250

Race details[1]
Race 2 of 33 in the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Date	February 23, 2019 (2019-02-23)
Location	Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.54 miles (2.48 km)
Distance	163 laps, 251 mi (403 km)
Pole position
Driver	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Time	N/A
Most laps led
Driver	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	142
Winner
No. 20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

The 2019 Rinnai 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on February 23, 2019, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 163 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway, it was the second race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

Entry list

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing	Ford
0	Garrett Smithley	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet
01	Stephen Leicht	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet
1	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet
2	Tyler Reddick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
4	Ross Chastain	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet
5	Matt Mills (R)	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet
07	Ray Black Jr.	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet
7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet
08	Gray Gaulding (R)	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet
8	Ryan Preece (i)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet
9	Noah Gragson (R)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet
11	Justin Haley (R)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
13	John Jackson	MBM Motorsports	Toyota
15	B. J. McLeod	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet
17	Bayley Currey (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet
18	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford
23	John Hunter Nemechek (R)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet
35	Joey Gase	MBM Motorsports	Toyota
36	Josh Williams	DGM Racing	Chevrolet
38	Josh Bilicki	RSS Racing	Chevrolet
39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet
42	Chad Finchum	MBM Motorsports	Toyota
51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet
52	David Starr	Jimmy Means Racing	Chevrolet
66	Timmy Hill	MBM Motorsports	Toyota
74	Mike Harmon	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet
78	Vinnie Miller	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet
86	Brandon Brown (R)	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet
89	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing Ventures	Chevrolet
90	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet
93	Jeff Green	RSS Racing	Chevrolet
98	Chase Briscoe (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing	Ford
99	Tommy Joe Martins	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Toyota

Practice

First practice

Cole Custer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 31.108 seconds and a speed of 178.218 mph (286.814 km/h).^[2]

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing	Ford	31.108	178.218
2	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	31.324	176.989
3	11	Justin Haley (R)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	31.401	176.555

Final practice

Justin Haley was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 31.184 seconds and a speed of 177.783 mph (286.114 km/h).^[3]

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	11	Justin Haley (R)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	31.184	177.783
2	9	Noah Gragson (R)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	31.219	177.584
3	00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing	Ford	31.420	176.448

Qualifying

Qualifying was canceled due to rain. The starting lineup was determined by 2018 owner's points, meaning Cole Custer was awarded the pole for the race.^[4]

Qualifying results

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time
1	00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing	Ford	0.000
2	42	Chad Finchum	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	0.000
3	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	0.000
4	9	Noah Gragson (R)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	0.000
5	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	0.000
6	8	Ryan Preece (i)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	0.000
7	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	0.000
8	18	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	0.000
9	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	0.000
10	23	John Hunter Nemechek (R)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	0.000
11	86	Brandon Brown (R)	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	0.000
12	2	Tyler Reddick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	0.000
13	11	Justin Haley (R)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	0.000
14	78	Vinnie Miller	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	0.000
15	4	Ross Chastain	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	0.000
16	1	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	0.000
17	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	0.000
18	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	0.000
19	36	Josh Williams	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	0.000
20	07	Ray Black Jr.	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet	0.000
21	17	Bayley Currey (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet	0.000
22	0	Garrett Smithley	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	0.000
23	90	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	0.000
24	99	Tommy Joe Martins	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Toyota	0.000
25	5	Matt Mills (R)	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	0.000
26	38	Josh Bilicki	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	0.000
27	52	David Starr	Jimmy Means Racing	Chevrolet	0.000
28	98	Chase Briscoe (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing	Ford	0.000
29	15	B. J. McLeod	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	0.000
30	01	Stephen Leicht	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	0.000
31	93	Jeff Green	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	0.000
32	35	Joey Gase	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	0.000
33	66	Timmy Hill	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	0.000
34	13	John Jackson	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	0.000
35	08	Gray Gaulding (R)	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet	0.000
36	74	Mike Harmon	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet	0.000
37	89	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing Ventures	Chevrolet	0.000

Race

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 40

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	10
2	00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	9
3	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	8
4	2	Tyler Reddick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	7
5	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	6
6	23	John Hunter Nemechek (R)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	5
7	18	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	4
8	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	3
9	8	Ryan Preece (i)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	0
10	98	Chase Briscoe (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	1

Stage Two Laps: 40

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	10
2	00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	9
3	2	Tyler Reddick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	8
4	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	7
5	18	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	6
6	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	5
7	1	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	4
8	98	Chase Briscoe (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	3
9	8	Ryan Preece (i)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	0
10	23	John Hunter Nemechek (R)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 83

Pos	Grid	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1	3	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	163	60
2	1	00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	163	53
3	7	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	163	42
4	9	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	163	46
5	12	2	Tyler Reddick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	163	47
6	8	18	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	163	41
7	6	8	Ryan Preece (i)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	163	0
8	13	11	Justin Haley (R)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	163	29
9	4	9	Noah Gragson (R)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	163	28
10	5	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	163	35
11	18	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	163	26
12	16	1	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	163	29
13	11	86	Brandon Brown (R)	Brandonbilt Motorsports	Chevrolet	163	24
14	15	4	Ross Chastain	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	163	23
15	28	98	Chase Briscoe (R)	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	162	26
16	35	08	Gray Gaulding	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet	162	21
17	22	0	Garrett Smithley	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	162	20
18	17	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	162	19
19	23	90	Alex Labbé	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	162	18
20	10	23	John Hunter Nemechek (R)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	162	23
21	19	36	Josh Williams	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	161	16
22	21	17	Bayley Currey (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet	159	0
23	20	07	Ray Black Jr.	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet	159	14
24	29	15	B. J. McLeod	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	159	13
25	30	01	Stephen Leicht	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	159	12
26	2	42	Chad Finchum	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	158	11
27	27	52	David Starr	Jimmy Means Racing	Chevrolet	158	10
28	33	66	Timmy Hill	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	157	9
29	32	35	Joey Gase	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	156	8
30	25	5	Matt Mills (R)	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	154	7
31	24	99	Tommy Joe Martins	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Toyota	152	6
32	14	78	Vinnie Miller	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	94	5
33	36	74	Mike Harmon	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet	90	4
34	26	38	Josh Bilicki	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	87	3
35	37	89	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing Ventures	Chevrolet	45	2
36	31	93	Jeff Green	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	42	1
37	34	13	John Jackson	MBM Motorsports	Toyota	14	1

References

1. "2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule | Official Site of NASCAR". Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
2. Walters, Shane (February 22, 2019). "Atlanta Xfinity Practice Results: February 22, 2019". Retrieved February 22, 2019.
3. Hauff, Brandon (February 22, 2019). "Justin Haley & Cole Custer Quickest in Atlanta Xfinity Practices". Retrieved February 22, 2019.
4. McFadin, Daniel (February 23, 2019). "Today's Xfinity race at Atlanta: Start time, lineup and more". Retrieved February 23, 2019.

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