Go Bowling 250 (original) (raw)

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NASCAR Xfinity Series fall race at Richmond Raceway

This article is about the fall Xfinity Series race. For the spring Xfinity (then Nationwide) Series race in 2012, which was also called the Virginia 529 College Savings 250, see ToyotaCare 250.

Motor race

Go Bowling 250

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Richmond Raceway
Location	Richmond, Virginia, United States
Corporate sponsor	Go Bowling[1]
First race	1982
Last race	2021
Distance	187.5 miles (301.8 km)
Laps	250Stages 1/2: 75 eachFinal stage: 100
Previous names	Harvest 150 (1982)Miller Time 150 (1983)Miller 150 (1984)7-Eleven 150 (1985)Freedlander 200 (1986–1987)Commonwealth 200 (1988–1989)Autolite 200 (1990–1992)Autolite 250 (1993–1995)Autolite Platinum 250 (1996–1999)Autolite / Fram 250 (2000–2001)Funai 250 (2002–2003)Emerson Radio 250 (2004–2008)Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (2009–2017)
Most wins (driver)	Kevin HarvickKyle Busch (4)
Most wins (team)	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Joe Gibbs Racing (5)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (16)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Turns	4

The Go Bowling 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race that took place at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia in the month of September. It is held the night before the NASCAR Cup Series race, the Federated Auto Parts 400. Noah Gragson won the 2021 race which was the last year it was run.

In 2018, as part of schedule realignment, the event became the first race of the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs.

In 2020, as part of schedule realignment, this became the only Xfinity Series race at the track as NASCAR decided to give the track one Truck Series race instead. This schedule change was done in a swap with Martinsville Speedway, which previously had two Truck Series races and zero Xfinity Series races and would now have one Truck Series race and one Xfinity Series race (which replaced the spring race at Richmond).

In 2022, the September Xfinity Series race at Richmond was moved to the spring (in exchange for moving the Truck Series race to the summer race weekend) and there was no September race at the track for the first time in the series' history.

2017 Virginia 529 College Savings 250

• 1987: Race shortened due to rain. Last race on old half-mile layout.
• 1991: Race moved to a Friday night event.
• 1996: Race postponed from Friday to Sunday due to power outage.
• 2005 & 2007: Races extended due to NASCAR overtime.
• 2008: Race postponed from Friday to Sunday due to rain from Hurricane Hanna.
• 2013: Marked the 1,000th race held in series.[3]
• 2014: Kyle Busch led all 250 laps.
• 2020: Race held as the first race of a doubleheader weekend (the second race replaced the race at Michigan International Speedway due to COVID-19).
• 1982–1987: 0.5-mile oval
• 1988–present: 0.75-mile D-shaped oval

Multiple winners (drivers)

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Multiple winners (teams)

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# Wins	Make	Years Won
16	Chevrolet	1986, 1997–1999, 2001–2003, 2005–2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2020–2021
10	Ford	1987, 1993–1996, 2000, 2008–2009, 2013, 2017
5	Toyota	2011, 2014, 2016, 2018–2019
3	Pontiac	1982, 1984–1985
Oldsmobile	1983, 1989, 1992
Buick	1988, 1990–1991

1. ^ "Richmond Raceway Strikes with Go Bowling as Fall NASCAR Xfinity Series Entitlement Sponsor for the Go Bowling 250". Richmond Raceway. February 5, 2018. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
2. ^ Kurz Jr., Hank (September 9, 2011). "Kyle Busch wins Nationwide race at Richmond, his eighth of the season". Washington Times. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
3. ^ NASCAR (September 3, 2013). "Richmond to be 1000th Nationwide Series race". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.

• Richmond Raceway race results at Racing-Reference