Javilyne 250

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The **JaviLyne 250** was the third Cardboard Cup Series stock car race that occurred on December 25th, 2019.

This race marked both Chase Elliott and Martin Truex, Jr.'s debut in the Cardboard Cup Series.

## Pre-Race Analysis

Chase Elliott and Martin Truex, Jr. were slated to run their first Cardboard Cup Series races. They qualified 2nd and 9th respectively. Ryan Newman captured the pole position, and 8 laps were planned to be ran. This was the first Cardboard Cup Series event where drivers would have to qualify on time; Austin Theriault and Kyle Weatherman were the only drivers to DNQ.

## Starting Grid

1. Ryan Newman
2. Chase Elliott
3. Kyle Busch
4. Clint Bowyer
5. William Byron
6. Jimmie Johnson
7. Matt DiBenedetto
8. Brad Keselowski
9. Martin Truex, Jr.
10. Alex Bowman
11. Ryan Blaney
12. Kyle Larson
13. Austin Dillon
14. Erik Jones
15. Michael McDowell
16. Aric Almirola
17. B.J. McLeod
18. Corey LaJoie
19. Garrett Smithley
20. J.J. Yeley
21. Reed Sorenson
22. Joey Gase
23. Ross Chastain
24. Cody Ware
25. Bayley Currey

**DNQ:**

1. Austin Theriault (too slow)
2. Kyle Weatherman (crash)

## Race Summary

After the line-up was shown and completed, the green flag was flown. The outer lane struggled to gain momentum, ergo Ryan Newman was able to surge ahead of Chase Elliott and secure his lead. Kyle Busch was also able to clear Elliott coming out of turn 2. Entering lap 2, Elliott attempted to retake 2nd position from Kyle Busch, but wasn't able to complete the pass out of the first pair of turns. Meanwhile, Ryan Newman extended his lead over the rest of the field.

Completing lap 2, Ryan Newman began to catch the tail end of the field. After Newman put Cody Ware a lap down, Chase Elliott finally cleared Kyle Busch for 2nd. Busch struggled to hold on to positions, and fell to 5th by lap 4. However, Just before Newman completed lap 4, Michael McDowell got spun by Erik Jones, after making contact with Erik a few laps prior. The caution flag flew, and Reed Sorenson took the free pass.

After the track cleared, the first green-white-checkered attempt would be taken. Once more, the outside lane suffered. Ryan Newman was able to take the initiative once more, and had secured the lead off of turn 2. However, Clint Bowyer got a considerable run down the backstretch, and contested the lead. Newman and Bowyer would battle side by side until the start/finish line, where Bowyer had to let off. Bowyer would once again gain a large run down the backstretch. Coming into the final turns, Newman and Bowyer were parallel to one another. Racing to the start/finish line, Bowyer would find momentum, and take the win away from Newman.

## Official Results

1. Clint Bowyer, running, 8 laps
2. Ryan Newman, running, 8 laps
3. Jimmie Johnson, running, 8 laps
4. Matt DiBenedetto, running, 8 laps
5. Chase Elliott, running, 8 laps
6. Kyle Busch, running, 8 laps
7. Austin Dillon, running, 8 laps
8. Kyle Larson, running, 8 laps
9. William Byron, running, 8 laps
10. Brad Keselowski, running, 8 laps
11. Erik Jones, running, 8 laps
12. Alex Bowman, running, 8 laps
13. Martin Truex, Jr., running, 8 laps
14. Ryan Blaney, running, 8 laps
15. Aric Almirola, running, 8 laps
16. J.J. Yeley, running, 8 laps
17. Corey LaJoie, running, 8 laps
18. Joey Gase, running, 8 laps
19. B.J. McLeod, running, 8 laps
20. Reed Sorenson, running, 8 laps
21. Garrett Smithley, running, 7 laps
22. Cody Ware, running, 7 laps
23. Ross Chastain, running, 6 laps
24. Bayley Currey, running, 6 laps
25. Michael McDowell, crash, 4 laps