2019 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200

The 2019 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on November 9, 2019, at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 200 laps on the one-mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the 32nd race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, sixth race of the Playoffs, and the final race of the Round of 8.

2019 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 32 of 33 in the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Date November 9, 2019 (2019-11-09)
Location ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (320 km)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 27.180
Most laps led
Driver Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 92
Winner
No. 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Background

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Track

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ISM Raceway, the track where the race was held.

ISM Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. ISM Raceway has also hosted the CART, IndyCar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

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No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet
01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet
1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet
2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet
5 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet
9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota
15 Tyler Matthews JD Motorsports Chevrolet
17 Joe Nemechek (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
18 Riley Herbst (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet
35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota
36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet
38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
61 Tommy Joe Martins MBM Motorsports Toyota
66 Bobby Dale Earnhardt MBM Motorsports Toyota
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
78 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet
92 Dexter Bean DGM Racing Chevrolet
93 Bayley Currey (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet
98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford
99 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota

Practice

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First practice

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Christopher Bell was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.736 seconds and a speed of 129.795 mph (208.885 km/h).[4]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.736 129.795
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 27.753 129.716
3 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.754 129.711

Final practice

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Christopher Bell was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 27.661 seconds and a speed of 130.147 mph (209.451 km/h).[4]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.661 130.147
2 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.690 130.011
3 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 27.774 129.618

Qualifying

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Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.180 seconds and a speed of 132.450 mph (213.158 km/h).[5]

Qualifying results

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Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.180
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 27.252
3 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing
Ford 27.317
4 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.328
5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.347
6 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.447
7 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 27.478
8 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.531
9 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.554
10 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 27.595
11 18 Riley Herbst (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.605
12 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.612
13 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 27.703
14 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.721
15 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 27.731
16 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 27.738
17 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 27.940
18 89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 27.957
19 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 27.998
20 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 28.123
21 78 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 28.131
22 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 28.171
23 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 28.186
24 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 28.215
25 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 28.284
26 93 Bayley Currey (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 28.336
27 61 Tommy Joe Martins MBM Motorsports Toyota 28.337
28 92 Dexter Bean DGM Racing Chevrolet 28.346
29 4 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 28.421
30 17 Joe Nemechek (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 28.488
31 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 28.508
32 99 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 28.520
33 15 Tyler Matthews JD Motorsports Chevrolet 28.646
34 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 28.731
35 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 28.758
36 5 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 28.877
37 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 29.046
38 66 Bobby Dale Earnhardt MBM Motorsports Toyota 29.203

. – Playoffs driver

Race

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Summary

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Christopher Bell started on pole and led for the first 48 laps. The first caution occurred when Michael Annett and Riley Herbst tangled. Bell lost the lead to Tyler Reddick for one lap, but quickly took it back and won Stage 1. Bell and Austin Cindric were tagged for speeding on pit road. Cole Custer and Justin Allgaier exchanged the lead afterwards. Bell also won Stage 2 after briefly taking the lead.

Bell lost his chance of winning the race after a spin on lap 117 caused him to go one lap down. However, Bell was already locked into the finale from his win at the previous week's race. Chase Briscoe took the lead on the restart, but lost it to Allgaier as Briscoe only took fuel on the last caution (he had hoped for another caution to occur). Allgaier held onto the lead, holding off a charging Custer to take the victory and advance to the final 4.

Reddick and Custer also made the championship 4 on points, eliminating Cindric, Briscoe, Annett, and Noah Gragson.

Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 8
4 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
5 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 6
6 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 2
10 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1

Stage Two Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 8
4 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
5 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 5
7 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 4
8 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 3
9 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 80

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 58
2 2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 200 51
3 4 2 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 48
4 13 23 John Hunter Nemechek (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 38
5 6 8 Zane Smith JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 36
6 7 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 200 36
7 14 11 Justin Haley (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 30
8 3 98 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste
Ford 200 40
9 9 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 39
10 12 9 Noah Gragson (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 29
11 8 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 199 30
12 15 08 Gray Gaulding (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 199 25
13 16 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 199 24
14 19 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 199 23
15 23 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 199 22
16 1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 199 41
17 27 61 Tommy Joe Martins MBM Motorsports Toyota 199 20
18 10 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 198 19
19 21 78 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 198 18
20 17 86 Brandon Brown (R) Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 198 17
21 25 01 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 198 16
22 33 15 Tyler Matthews JD Motorsports Chevrolet 197 15
23 32 99 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 197 14
24 22 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 196 13
25 31 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 196 12
26 29 4 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 195 11
27 35 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 195 10
28 38 66 Bobby Dale Earnhardt MBM Motorsports Toyota 193 9
29 37 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 193 8
30 11 18 Riley Herbst (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 163 0
31 36 5 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 58 6
32 34 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 58 5
33 24 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. DGM Racing Chevrolet 55 4
34 30 17 Joe Nemechek (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 55 0
35 28 92 Dexter Bean DGM Racing Chevrolet 39 2
36 26 93 Bayley Currey (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 34 0
37 20 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 32 1
38 18 89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 27 1

. – Driver advanced to the Championship 4.

. – Driver was eliminated from the playoffs.

References

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  1. ^ "2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule". Official Site Of NASCAR. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "ISM Raceway". November 3, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Cheek, Adam (November 5, 2019). "Entry List: Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 200". Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Roller, Josh (November 8, 2019). "Christopher Bell Leads Xfinity Practices at ISM Raceway". Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Kristl, Mark (November 9, 2019). "Christopher Bell Wins Xfinity Series Pole at ISM Raceway". Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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