2019 B&L Transport 170


The 2019 B&L Transport 170 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on August 10, 2019, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Contested over 75 laps on the road course, it was the 21st race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

Background

Track

The track is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington. Mid-Ohio has also colloquially become a term for the entire north-central region of the state, from south of Sandusky to the north of Columbus.
The track opened as a 15-turn, 2.4 mile road circuit run clockwise. The back portion of the track allows speeds approaching. A separate starting line is located on the backstretch to allow for safer rolling starts. The regular start / finish line is located on the pit straight. There is grandstand seating for 10,000 spectators and three observation mounds alongside the track raise the capacity to over 75,000.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 85.386 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
111Justin Haley Kaulig RacingChevrolet85.38695.201
220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota85.83194.707
300Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste Racing		Ford85.96994.555

Final practice

was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 85.383 seconds and a speed of.
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime
118Jack HawksworthJoe Gibbs RacingToyota85.38395.204
222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord85.60994.953
320Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota85.61394.948

Qualifying

scored the pole for the race with a time of 84.231 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying results

Race

Summary

Austin Cindric started on pole and dominated Stage 1 despite Ray Black Jr. causing a caution on lap 4 for stalling and Jack Hawksworth spinning on the frontstretch. Cindric pitted with two laps remaining in the stage, giving the Stage 1 win to Chase Briscoe. On lap 28, Brandon Brown spun into a sand pit and got stuck. In the restart, Chris Dyson ran into Cole Custer, heavily damaging Dyson's car and forcing him to leave the race. For the next restart, Justin Allgaier and Noah Gragson spun simultaneously and collected numerous cars before Stephen Leicht lost a wheel and ended up ripping the door off David Starr's car. Hawksworth managed to win Stage 2 in his first NASCAR start.
Scott Heckert went off-course and crashed into the tire wall with 19 laps remaining. Briscoe, Regan Smith, and Will Rodgers stayed out while the leaders pitted. When the green flag waved, Briscoe quickly passed Smith but was soon caught by Cindric and Christopher Bell. Cindric soon pulled away, and ultimately took the win with a 3 second lead over Bell.

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 20
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
198Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford10
29Noah Gragson 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet9
351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet8
419Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
539Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet6
600Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford5
71Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet4
84Lawson AschenbachJD MotorsportsChevrolet3
978Scott HeckertB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota2
1093Josh BilickiRSS RacingChevrolet1

Stage Two
Laps: 20
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
118Jack HawksworthJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord8
42Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet7
510A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet6
608Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet5
739Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet4
811Justin Haley 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet3
923John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet2
1066Tommy Joe MartinsMBM MotorsportsToyota1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 35
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord7548
2320Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7544
3610A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet7540
4102Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet7540
579Noah Gragson 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet7541
687Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet7531
7598Chase Briscoe 'Stewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford7540
8400Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with
Biagi-DenBeste		Ford7534
91311Justin Haley 'Kaulig RacingChevrolet7531
10919Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7534
111151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet7534
122286Will RodgersBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet7525
13211Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet7528
141608Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7528
15218Jack HawksworthJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7532
161439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet7531
172093Josh BilickiRSS RacingChevrolet7521
181866Tommy Joe MartinsMBM MotorsportsToyota7520
192607Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7518
20280Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet7517
21128Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet7516
222336Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet7515
233799Patrick GallagherB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet7414
243268Brandon Brown 'Brandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet7413
25355Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet7412
263315B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet7311
272542Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota6510
28194Lawson AschenbachJD MotorsportsChevrolet6312
291778Scott HeckertB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota5710
303174Aaron QuineMike Harmon RacingChevrolet427
311523John Hunter Nemechek 'GMS RacingChevrolet418
322401Stephen LeichtJD MotorsportsChevrolet365
332952David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet364
342790Chris Dyson 'DGM RacingChevrolet310
353413Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota132
363035Joey GaseMBM MotorsportsToyota81
373638J. J. Yeley RSS RacingChevrolet20
383853Max TullmanJimmy Means RacingChevrolet21