NASCAR Xfinity Series at Richmond Raceway

Go Bowling 250
Corporate sponsor	Go Bowling
First race	1982
Last race	2021
Distance	187.5 miles (301.8 km)
Laps	250; Stages 1/2: 75 each; Final 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 Harvick; Kyle Busch (4)
Most wins (team)	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.; Joe Gibbs Racing (5)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (16)

ToyotaCare 250
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Richmond Raceway
Location	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Corporate sponsor	Toyota
First race	1982
Last race	2024
Distance	187.5 miles (301.8 km)
Laps	250; Stages 1/2: 75 each; Final stage: 100
Previous names	Eastern 150 (1982–1983); Wrangler 150 (1984); Pontiac 200 (1990–1991); Hardee's 200 (1992–1993); Hardee's Frisco 250 (1994); Hardee's 250 (1995, 1998–2003); Hardee's Fried Chicken 250 (1996–1997); Funai 250 (2004–2005); Circuit City 250 (2006–2007); Lipton Tea 250 (2008–2009); Bubba Burger 250 (2010–2011); Virginia 529 College Savings Plan 250 (2012); ToyotaCare 250 (2013–2019, 2022–); Virginia is for Racing Lovers 250 (2020)
Most wins (driver)	Denny Hamlin; Kevin Harvick; Mark Martin (3)
Most wins (team)	Joe Gibbs Racing (7)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (14)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Turns	4

NASCAR Xfinity Series at Richmond Raceway
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Richmond Raceway
Location	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Turns	4

Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series have been held at Richmond Raceway, in Richmond, Virginia during numerous seasons and times of year since 1982 until 2024.

Spring race

The ToyotaCare 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that took place at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. The race was first held during the inaugural season for the Xfinity Series in 1982 as a 150-lap event. The race was removed from the schedule after 1984. It returned to the series starting in 1990 as a 200 lap race. It was expanded to 250 lap distance in 1994. In 2016, as part of an overhauling of the Richmond spring race weekend, including the new Dash4Cash format, the total of 210-laps and had two 35-lap heat races and a 140-lap feature.^[1] In 2017, the heat races were discontinued (as a result of stage racing being implemented that year), and the race returned to its 250-lap distance with the new stage format: stages 1 and 2 were 75 laps long, and stage 3 made up the remaining 100 laps.

NASCAR removed the spring Richmond race in 2020 in favor of a race at Martinsville Speedway in October, though Richmond still maintained their other race on the Xfinity Series schedule in September, the Go Bowling 250. Even though Richmond lost one of their two Xfinity races, likely in exchange, NASCAR gave the track a Truck Series race to be run in April like the Xfinity Series.^[2] Despite the removal from the regular schedule, the race was briefly restored during the 2020 season as a replacement for the Michigan International Speedway event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, serving as the second round in a September doubleheader with the Go Bowling 250.^[3]^[4] Richmond downscaled to one race in 2021.^[5] In 2022, Richmond's one Xfinity Series race moved from September to April. The race was removed from the schedule after the 2025 schedule was announced, as NASCAR moved Richmond's date to Mexico City.^[6]

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Miles (km)	Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
1982	February 20	6	Tommy Houston	Mike Day	Chevrolet	150	81.3 (130.839)	1:24:35	57.667
1983	February 26	00	Sam Ard	Thomas Brothers Racing	Oldsmobile	150	81.3 (130.839)	1:06:14	73.639
1984	February 25	00	Sam Ard	Thomas Brothers Racing	Oldsmobile	150	81.3 (130.839)	1:04:58	75.084
1985 – 1989	Not held
1990	February 24	30	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Pontiac	200	150 (241.401)	1:42:10	88.091
1991	February 23	7	Harry Gant	Whitaker Racing	Buick	200	150 (241.401)	1:37:40	92.156
1992	March 7	7	Harry Gant	Whitaker Racing	Buick	200	150 (241.401)	1:32:15	97.561
1993	March 6	60	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	200	150 (241.401)	1:26:44	103.766
1994	March 5	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:03:17	91.253
1995	March 4	8	Kenny Wallace	FILMAR Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:56:50	96.291
1996	March 2	4	Jeff Purvis	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:54:36	98.168
1997	March 1	60	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:10:08	86.45
1998	June 5	9	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:57:26	95.799
1999	May 14	60	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:04:55	90.06
2000	May 5	10	Jeff Green	ppc Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:18:51	81.023
2001	May 4	1	Jimmy Spencer	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:13:53	84.028
2002	May 3	57	Jason Keller	ppc Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:20:23	80.138
2003	May 2	21	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:30:42	74.652
2004	May 14	5	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:12:19	85.023
2005	May 13	60	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing	Ford	253*	189.75 (305.373)	2:12:50	85.709
2006	May 5–6*	21	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:22:17	79.068
2007	May 4	2	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:02:25	91.899
2008	May 2	20	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	253*	189.75 (305.373)	1:58:18	96.238
2009	May 1	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:09:48	86.672
2010	April 30	22	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge	252*	189 (304.166)	2:04:21	91.194
2011	April 29	20	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	251*	188.25 (302.959)	1:44:11	108.415
2012	April 27	54	Kurt Busch	Kyle Busch Motorsports	Toyota	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:48:06	104.07
2013	April 26	22	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:14:18	83.768
2014	April 25	5	Kevin Harvick	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:58:54	94.617
2015	April 24	20	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:50:47	101.55
2016*	April 23	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	149*	111.75 (179.844)	1:11:37	93.623
2017	April 29	42	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	254*	190.5 (306.58)	2:10:34	87.541
2018	April 20	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:00:36	93.284
2019	April 12	00	Cole Custer	Stewart–Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:04:17	90.519
2020*	September 12	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:01:46	92.39
2021	Not Held
2022	April 2	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:58:03	95.229
2023	April 1	16	Chandler Smith	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:09:29	86.884
2024	March 30	81	Chandler Smith	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:18:35	81.179

1984: 150 lap distance race time and average speed record.
1993: 200 lap distance race time and average speed record.
2005, 2008, 2010–11, and 2016–17: Race extended due to a NASCAR overtime finish.
2006: Race was delayed because of rain and finished at midnight.
2011: 250 lap distance race time and average speed record even with overtime.
2016: The main event was reduced to 140 laps, while 70 other laps were divided into two heat races for the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash program. However, due to a NASCAR overtime from a late caution, the race ran 149 laps instead.
2020: After initially being removed from the schedule, the race was added back as the second race of a September doubleheader due to COVID-19 (replacing the race at Michigan International Speedway).

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
3	Mark Martin	1993, 1997, 1999
	Kevin Harvick	2003, 2006, 2014
	Denny Hamlin	2008, 2011, 2015
2	Sam Ard	1983, 1984
	Harry Gant	1991, 1992
	Kyle Busch	2004, 2009
	Brad Keselowski	2010, 2013
	Chandler Smith	2023, 2024

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
7	Joe Gibbs Racing	2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2024
4	Roush Racing	1993, 1997-1999
3	Richard Childress Racing	2003, 2006, 2007
3	JR Motorsports	2014, 2016, 2020
2	Thomas Brothers Racing	1983, 1984
	Whitaker Racing	1991, 1992
	Phoenix Racing	1996, 2001
	ppc Racing	2000, 2002
	Penske Racing	2010, 2013

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
14	Chevrolet	1982, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2023
9	Ford	1993, 1995, 1997-1999, 2002, 2005, 2013, 2019
8	Toyota	2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2024
2	Oldsmobile	1983, 1984
2	Buick	1991, 1992
1	Pontiac	1990
1	Dodge	2010

Fall race

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.

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Miles (km)	Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
1982	September 11	01	Butch Lindley	Emanuel Zervakis	Pontiac	150	81.3 (130.839)	1:03:29	76.839
1983	September 10	7	Morgan Shepherd	Whitaker Racing	Oldsmobile	150	81.3 (130.839)	1:16:24	63.848
1984	September 8	12	Tommy Ellis	Ellis Racing	Pontiac	150	81.3 (130.839)	1:14:49	65.199
1985	September 7	12	Tommy Ellis	Ellis Racing	Pontiac	150	81.3 (130.839)	1:00:54	80.539
1986	September 6	8	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	200	108.4 (174.452)	1:25:23	76.174
1987*	September 12	21	Mark Martin	Bruce Lawmaster	Ford	180*	97.56 (157.007)	1:28:27	66.18
1988	September 10	7	Harry Gant	Whitaker Racing	Buick	200	150 (241.401)	1:40:38	89.434
1989	September 9	8	Bobby Hamilton	FILMAR Racing	Oldsmobile	200	150 (241.401)	1:37:45	92.071
1990	September 8	22	Rick Mast	A.G. Dillard Motorsports	Buick	200	150 (241.401)	1:30:13	99.759
1991*	September 6	7	Harry Gant	Whitaker Racing	Buick	200	150 (241.401)	1:43:47	86.719
1992	September 11	59	Robert Pressley	Alliance Motorsports	Oldsmobile	200	150 (241.401)	1:34:22	95.373
1993	September 10	60	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:54:12	98.511
1994	September 9	8	Kenny Wallace	FILMAR Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:55:24	97.487
1995	September 8	32	Dale Jarrett	Dale Jarrett	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:47:13	104.928
1996	September 8*	8	Kenny Wallace	FILMAR Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:51:24	100.987
1997	September 5	3	Steve Park	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:24:42	77.747
1998	September 11	3	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:17:05	82.067
1999	September 10	3	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:08:12	87.754
2000	September 8	9	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:06:07	89.203
2001	September 7	1	Jimmy Spencer	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:04:47	90.156
2002	September 6	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:24:04	78.089
2003	September 5	43	Johnny Sauter	Curb Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:53:01	99.543
2004	September 10	55	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:10:15	86.372
2005	September 9	21	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	253*	189.75 (305.373)	2:08:27	88.634
2006	September 8	21	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:11:23	85.627
2007	September 7	5	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	252*	189 (304.166)	2:00:45	93.913
2008	September 7*	60	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:03:55	90.787
2009	September 11	60	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:50:53	101.458
2010	September 10	33	Kevin Harvick	Kevin Harvick Inc.	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:54:45	98.039
2011	September 9	18	Kyle Busch^[8]	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:03:45	90.909
2012	September 7	33	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:02:39	91.724
2013*	September 6	22	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:55:37	97.304
2014	September 5	54	Kyle Busch*	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:01:11	92.835
2015	September 11	9	Chase Elliott	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:04:54	90.072
2016	September 9	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:48:30	103.687
2017	September 8	22	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:55:15	97.614
2018	September 21	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:03:08	91.364
2019	September 20	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	250	187.5 (301.752)	1:57:16	95.935
2020*	September 11	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:02:59	91.476
2021	September 11	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	250	187.5 (301.752)	2:14:57	83.364

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.^[9]
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).

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
4	Kevin Harvick	2005–2006, 2010, 2012
4	Kyle Busch	2007, 2011, 2014, 2016
3	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	1998–1999, 2002
2	Tommy Ellis	1984–1985
	Mark Martin	1987, 1993
	Harry Gant	1988, 1991
	Kenny Wallace	1994, 1996
	Carl Edwards	2008–2009
	Brad Keselowski	2013, 2017
	Christopher Bell	2018–2019

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
5	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	1986, 1997–1999, 2002
5	Joe Gibbs Racing	2011, 2014, 2016, 2018–2019
4	Roush Fenway Racing	1993, 2000, 2008–2009
3	Whitaker Racing	1983, 1988, 1991
	FILMAR Racing	1989, 1994, 1996
	Richard Childress Racing	2005–2006, 2012
	JR Motorsports	2015, 2020–2021
2	Team Penske	2013, 2017

Manufacturer wins

# 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

References

^ Racing-Reference.info - Richmond International Raceway Race Results
^ Norman, Brad (April 3, 2019). "2020 schedules for Xfinity Series, Gander Trucks unveiled". NASCAR. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
^ Crandall, Kelly (August 6, 2020). "NASCAR confirms rest of 2020 schedules". Racer. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^ "Richmond Raceway partners with Virginia Tourism Corporation on NASCAR Xfinity entitlement for Virginia is for Racing Lovers 250". Richmond Raceway (Press release). August 13, 2020. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^ Crandall, Kelly (October 30, 2020). "33 races on tap for 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series". Racer. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ Stumpf, Stehphen (August 29, 2024). "4 Burning Questions: Reviewing NASCAR's 2025 Schedules". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ 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.

External links

Richmond Raceway race results at Racing-Reference

[1] Racing-Reference.info - Richmond International Raceway Race Results

[2] Norman, Brad (April 3, 2019). "2020 schedules for Xfinity Series, Gander Trucks unveiled". NASCAR. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

[3] Crandall, Kelly (August 6, 2020). "NASCAR confirms rest of 2020 schedules". Racer. Retrieved August 13, 2020.

[4] "Richmond Raceway partners with Virginia Tourism Corporation on NASCAR Xfinity entitlement for Virginia is for Racing Lovers 250". Richmond Raceway (Press release). August 13, 2020. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.

[5] Crandall, Kelly (October 30, 2020). "33 races on tap for 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series". Racer. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[6] Stumpf, Stehphen (August 29, 2024). "4 Burning Questions: Reviewing NASCAR's 2025 Schedules". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

[7] "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.

[kylewins-8] 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.

[9] 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.

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