Motor car race
The 2019 U.S. Cellular 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on July 27, 2019, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa . Contested over 250 laps on the 0.8-mile (1.3 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 19th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.
Background
Track
Flagstand of Iowa Speedway in June 2007, the track where the race was held. Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa , United States , approximately 30 miles (48 km) 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.
Entry list
Practice
First practice
Christopher Bell was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 24.297 seconds and a speed of 129.646 mph (208.645 km/h).[ 4]
Final practice
Cole Custer was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 24.236 seconds and a speed of 129.972 mph (209.170 km/h).[ 4]
Qualifying
Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 23.710 seconds and a speed of 132.855 mph (213.809 km/h).[ 5]
Qualifying results
Race
Summary
Christopher Bell started on pole and lead for the first 49 laps. The first cautions occurred when Justin Allgaier and Austin Cindric both hit the wall on lap 45. Bell won stage 1 ahead of Cole Custer. On lap 75, Riley Herbst spun and collected Jeremy Clements. Stage 2 was also won by Bell, whose strong lead continued.
In the later half of the race, David Starr and Cole Custer each ended up hitting the wall on separate instances and brought out cautions. With 48 laps to go, Michael Annett brought out a caution after spinning in turn 2. On lap 219, the caution was thrown for fluid on the track. Cleaning trucks were in the entrance of pit road when the drivers began pitting, and Dillon Bassett crashed into the rear of one of the trucks, heavily damaging his car.
In the final moments of the race, Chase Briscoe raced hard with Tyler Reddick and John Hunter Nemechek, eventually leaving them behind while Bell's lead increased. With 5 laps remaining, Briscoe caught up to Bell, driving alongside him before taking the lead due to better cornering. Briscoe was able to hold off Bell to score his first win of the year.
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 60
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing with
Ford
9
3
98
Chase Briscoe (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing with
Ford
8
4
19
Brandon Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
2
Tyler Reddick
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
11
Justin Haley (R)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
23
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
1
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
18
Riley Herbst (i)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
0
Stage Two
Laps: 60
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
98
Chase Briscoe (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing with
Ford
9
3
2
Tyler Reddick
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
8
4
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing with
Ford
7
5
11
Justin Haley (R)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
23
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
1
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
8
Zane Smith
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 130
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
2
98
Chase Briscoe (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing with
Ford
250
57
2
1
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
250
55
3
14
23
John Hunter Nemechek (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
250
42
4
13
9
Noah Gragson (R)
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
250
33
5
11
2
Tyler Reddick
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
250
45
6
5
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
250
38
7
7
28
Shane Lee
H2 Motorsports
Toyota
250
30
8
15
11
Justin Haley (R)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
250
39
9
12
8
Zane Smith
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
250
30
10
9
1
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
250
33
11
24
07
Ray Black Jr.
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
250
26
12
10
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
250
28
13
4
18
Riley Herbst (i)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
250
0
14
19
08
Gray Gaulding
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
250
23
15
29
36
Josh Williams (R)
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
250
22
16
25
4
Stephen Leicht
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
249
21
17
23
15
Ryan Vargas
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
249
20
18
30
5
Matt Mills (R)
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
249
19
19
26
35
Joey Gase
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
248
18
20
33
78
Vinnie Miller
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
246
17
21
28
99
Stefan Parsons
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
246
16
22
35
0
Garrett Smithley
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
245
15
23
36
66
Stan Mullis
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
243
14
24
27
93
Camden Murphy (i)
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
239
0
25
38
01
Ryan Repko
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
237
12
26
17
90
Dillon Bassett
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
222
11
27
20
86
Brandon Brown
Brandonbilt Motorsports
Chevrolet
217
10
28
21
68
Will Rodgers
Brandonbilt Motorsports
Chevrolet
211
9
29
6
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing with
Ford
160
24
30
16
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
160
7
31
32
52
David Starr
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
150
6
32
22
42
Chad Finchum
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
113
5
33
3
19
Brandon Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
105
11
34
37
74
Mike Harmon
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
87
3
35
31
13
Timmy Hill
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
80
2
36
34
89
Morgan Shepherd
Shepherd Racing Ventures
Chevrolet
73
1
37
8
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
43
1
38
18
38
J. J. Yeley (i)
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
5
0
References
^ "2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule" . Official Site Of NASCAR . Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019 .^ "Home - Iowa Speedway" . Retrieved February 21, 2023 .^ Nolen, Bryan (July 22, 2019). "Entry List: 2019 U.S. Cellular 250" . Retrieved July 23, 2019 . ^ a b Kristl, Mark (July 26, 2019). "Christopher Bell, Cole Custer Lead Iowa Xfinity Practices" . Retrieved July 28, 2019 . ^ Segal, Davey (July 27, 2019). "Christopher Bell Earns Pole For Iowa Xfinity Race" . Retrieved July 28, 2019 .
