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Go Bowling 250

{{Short description|NASCAR Xfinity Series fall race at Richmond Raceway}}

{{About|the fall Xfinity Series race|the spring Xfinity (then Nationwide) Series race in 2012, which was also called the Virginia 529 College Savings 250|ToyotaCare 250}}

{{Infobox motor race

| Race title = Go Bowling 250

| Logo = GoBowling_250_logo.jpg

| Track map = 200px

| Series long = NASCAR Xfinity Series

| Venue = Richmond Raceway

| Location = Richmond, Virginia, United States

| Sponsor = Go Bowling{{cite news|url=http://www.richmondraceway.com/Articles/2018/02/Go-Bowling.aspx|title=Richmond Raceway Strikes with Go Bowling as Fall NASCAR Xfinity Series Entitlement Sponsor for the Go Bowling 250|work=Richmond Raceway|date=February 5, 2018|access-date=January 9, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207194029/http://www.richmondraceway.com/Articles/2018/02/Go-Bowling.aspx|archive-date=February 7, 2018}}

| First race = 1982

| Last race = 2021

| Distance = {{convert|187.5|mi|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)

| Surface = Asphalt

| Length mi = 0.75

| 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.

Past winners

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rowspan="2"|Year

! rowspan="2"|Date

! rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2"|Driver

! rowspan="2"|Team

! rowspan="2"|Manufacturer

! colspan="2"|Race Distance

! rowspan="2"|Race Time

! rowspan="2"|Average Speed
(mph)

Laps

! Miles (km)

1982

| September 11

|align="center"| 01

| Butch Lindley

| Emanuel Zervakis

| Pontiac

|align="center"|150

|align="center"|81.3 (130.839)

|align="center"|1:03:29

|align="center"|76.839

1983

| September 10

|align="center"| 7

| Morgan Shepherd

| Whitaker Racing

| Oldsmobile

|align="center"|150

|align="center"|81.3 (130.839)

|align="center"|1:16:24

|align="center"|63.848

1984

| September 8

|align="center"| 12

| Tommy Ellis

| Ellis Racing

| Pontiac

|align="center"|150

|align="center"|81.3 (130.839)

|align="center"|1:14:49

|align="center"|65.199

1985

| September 7

|align="center"| 12

| Tommy Ellis

| Ellis Racing

| Pontiac

|align="center"|150

|align="center"|81.3 (130.839)

|align="center"|1:00:54

|align="center"|80.539

1986

| September 6

|align="center"| 8

| Dale Earnhardt

| Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|200

|align="center"|108.4 (174.452)

|align="center"|1:25:23

|align="center"|76.174

1987*

| September 12

|align="center"| 21

| Mark Martin

| Bruce Lawmaster

| Ford

|align="center"|180*

|align="center"|97.56 (157.007)

|align="center"|1:28:27

|align="center"|66.18

1988

| September 10

|align="center"| 7

| Harry Gant

| Whitaker Racing

| Buick

|align="center"|200

|align="center"|150 (241.401)

|align="center"|1:40:38

|align="center"|89.434

1989

| September 9

|align="center"| 8

| Bobby Hamilton

| FILMAR Racing

| Oldsmobile

|align="center"|200

|align="center"|150 (241.401)

|align="center"|1:37:45

|align="center"|92.071

1990

| September 8

|align="center"| 22

| Rick Mast

| A.G. Dillard Motorsports

| Buick

|align="center"|200

|align="center"|150 (241.401)

|align="center"|1:30:13

|align="center"|99.759

1991*

| September 6

|align="center"| 7

| Harry Gant

| Whitaker Racing

| Buick

|align="center"|200

|align="center"|150 (241.401)

|align="center"|1:43:47

|align="center"|86.719

1992

| September 11

|align="center"| 59

| Robert Pressley

| Alliance Motorsports

| Oldsmobile

|align="center"|200

|align="center"|150 (241.401)

|align="center"|1:34:22

|align="center"|95.373

1993

| September 10

|align="center"| 60

| Mark Martin

| Roush Racing

| Ford

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|1:54:12

|align="center"|98.511

1994

| September 9

|align="center"| 8

| Kenny Wallace

| FILMAR Racing

| Ford

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|1:55:24

|align="center"|97.487

1995

| September 8

|align="center"| 32

| Dale Jarrett

| Dale Jarrett

| Ford

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|1:47:13

|align="center"|104.928

1996

| September 8*

|align="center"| 8

| Kenny Wallace

| FILMAR Racing

| Ford

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|1:51:24

|align="center"|100.987

1997

| September 5

|align="center"| 3

| Steve Park

| Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|2:24:42

|align="center"|77.747

1998

| September 11

|align="center"| 3

| Dale Earnhardt Jr.

| Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|2:17:05

|align="center"|82.067

1999

| September 10

|align="center"| 3

| Dale Earnhardt Jr.

| Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|2:08:12

|align="center"|87.754

2000

| September 8

|align="center"| 9

| Jeff Burton

| Roush Racing

| Ford

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|2:06:07

|align="center"|89.203

2001

| September 7

|align="center"| 1

| Jimmy Spencer

| Phoenix Racing

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|2:04:47

|align="center"|90.156

2002

| September 6

|align="center"| 8

| Dale Earnhardt Jr.

| Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|2:24:04

|align="center"|78.089

2003

| September 5

|align="center"| 43

| Johnny Sauter

| Curb Racing

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|1:53:01

|align="center"|99.543

2004

| September 10

|align="center"| 55

| Robby Gordon

| Robby Gordon Motorsports

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|2:10:15

|align="center"|86.372

2005

| September 9

|align="center"| 21

| Kevin Harvick

| Richard Childress Racing

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|253*

|align="center"|189.75 (305.373)

|align="center"|2:08:27

|align="center"|88.634

2006

| September 8

|align="center"| 21

| Kevin Harvick

| Richard Childress Racing

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|2:11:23

|align="center"|85.627

2007

| September 7

|align="center"| 5

| Kyle Busch

| Hendrick Motorsports

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|252*

|align="center"|189 (304.166)

|align="center"|2:00:45

|align="center"|93.913

2008

| September 7*

|align="center"| 60

| Carl Edwards

| Roush Fenway Racing

| Ford

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|2:03:55

|align="center"|90.787

2009

| September 11

|align="center"| 60

| Carl Edwards

| Roush Fenway Racing

| Ford

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|1:50:53

|align="center"|101.458

2010

| September 10

|align="center"| 33

| Kevin Harvick

| Kevin Harvick Inc.

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|1:54:45

|align="center"|98.039

2011

| September 9

|align="center"| 18

| Kyle Busch{{cite news | url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/9/kurt-busch-wins-nationwide-race-richmond-his-eight/ | title=Kyle Busch wins Nationwide race at Richmond, his eighth of the season | work=Washington Times | date=September 9, 2011 | agency=Associated Press | access-date=February 25, 2012 | author=Kurz Jr., Hank | location=Richmond, Virginia}}

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| Toyota

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|2:03:45

|align="center"|90.909

2012

| September 7

|align="center"| 33

| Kevin Harvick

| Richard Childress Racing

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|2:02:39

|align="center"|91.724

2013*

| September 6

|align="center"| 22

| Brad Keselowski

| Penske Racing

| Ford

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|1:55:37

|align="center"|97.304

2014

| September 5

|align="center"| 54

| Kyle Busch*

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| Toyota

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|2:01:11

|align="center"|92.835

2015

| September 11

|align="center"| 9

| Chase Elliott

| JR Motorsports

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|2:04:54

|align="center"|90.072

2016

| September 9

|align="center"| 18

| Kyle Busch

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| Toyota

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|1:48:30

|align="center"|103.687

2017

| September 8

|align="center"| 22

| Brad Keselowski

| Team Penske

| Ford

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|1:55:15

|align="center"|97.614

2018

| September 21

|align="center"| 20

| Christopher Bell

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| Toyota

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|2:03:08

|align="center"|91.364

2019

| September 20

|align="center"| 20

| Christopher Bell

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| Toyota

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|1:57:16

|align="center"|95.935

2020*

| September 11

|align="center"| 7

| Justin Allgaier

| JR Motorsports

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|2:02:59

|align="center"|91.476

2021

| September 11

|align="center"| 9

| Noah Gragson

| JR Motorsports

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|250

|align="center"|187.5 (301.752)

|align="center"|2:14:57

|align="center"|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.{{cite web|author=NASCAR|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/richmond-1000th-nationwide-series-race-164100411--nascar.html|title=Richmond to be 1000th Nationwide Series race|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|date=September 3, 2013|accessdate=September 5, 2013|archive-date=September 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906131331/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/richmond-1000th-nationwide-series-race-164100411--nascar.html|url-status=dead}}
  • 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).

= Track length =

  • 1982–1987: 0.5-mile oval
  • 1988–present: 0.75-mile D-shaped oval

=Multiple winners (drivers)=

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# Wins

! Driver

! Years Won

rowspan="2" |4

| Kevin Harvick

| 2005–2006, 2010, 2012

Kyle Busch

| 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016

3

| Dale Earnhardt Jr.

| 1998–1999, 2002

rowspan="7" |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)=

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# Wins

! Team

! Years Won

rowspan="2" |5

| Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

| 1986, 1997–1999, 2002

Joe Gibbs Racing

| 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018–2019

4

| Roush Fenway Racing

| 1993, 2000, 2008–2009

rowspan="4" |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=

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# Wins

! Make

! Years Won

16

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chevrolet

| 1986, 1997–1999, 2001–2003, 2005–2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2020–2021

10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ford

| 1987, 1993–1996, 2000, 2008–2009, 2013, 2017

5

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Toyota

| 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018–2019

rowspan="3" |3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Pontiac

| 1982, 1984–1985

{{flagicon|USA}} Oldsmobile

| 1983, 1989, 1992

{{flagicon|USA}} Buick

| 1988, 1990–1991

References

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External links

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