# Go Bowling 250

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 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 | 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.
* 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)

| # 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 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 1987, 1993 |
| 2 | Harry Gant | 1988, 1991 |
| 2 | Kenny Wallace | 1994, 1996 |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | 2008–2009 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | 2013, 2017 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | FILMAR Racing | 1989, 1994, 1996 |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | 2005–2006, 2012 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 3 | Oldsmobile | 1983, 1989, 1992 |
| 3 | Buick | 1988, 1990–1991 |