2019 U.S. Cellular 250


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 D-shaped oval, it was the 19th 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.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 24.297 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota24.297129.646
22Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet24.377129.220
328Shane Lee H2 MotorsportsToyota24.400129.098

Final practice

was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 24.236 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
100Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing		Ford24.236129.972
22Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet24.262129.833
320Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota24.280129.736

Qualifying

scored the pole for the race with a time of 23.710 seconds and a speed of.

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
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
200Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford9
398Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford8
419Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
57Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet6
62Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5
711Justin Haley 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet4
823John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet3
91Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2
1018Riley Herbst 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0

Stage Two
Laps: 60
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
298Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford9
32Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8
400Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford7
511Justin Haley 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet6
623John Hunter Nemechek GMS RacingChevrolet5
71Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet4
839Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet3
98Zane SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet2
107Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 130
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1298Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford25057
2120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25055
31423John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet25042
4139Noah Gragson 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet25033
5112Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet25045
657Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet25038
7728Shane LeeH2 MotorsportsToyota25030
81511Justin Haley 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet25039
9128Zane SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet25030
1091Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet25033
112407Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet25026
121039Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet25028
13418Riley Herbst 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2500
141908Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet25023
152936Josh Williams 'DGM RacingChevrolet25022
16254Stephen LeichtJD MotorsportsChevrolet24921
172315Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet24920
18305Matt Mills 'B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet24919
192635Joey GaseMBM MotorsportsToyota24818
203378Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet24617
212899Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet24616
22350Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet24515
233666Stan MullisMBM MotorsportsToyota24314
242793Camden Murphy 'RSS RacingChevrolet2390
253801Ryan RepkoJD MotorsportsChevrolet23712
261790Dillon BassettDGM RacingChevrolet22211
272086Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet21710
282168Will RodgersBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet2119
29600Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford16024
301651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1607
313252David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1506
322242Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota1135
33319Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10511
343774Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet873
353113Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota802
363489Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet731
37822Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord431
381838J. J. Yeley RSS RacingChevrolet50