2019 B&L Transport 170
# 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 2.26-mile (3.64 km) 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 (3.86 km) road circuit run clockwise. The back portion of the track allows speeds approaching 180 mph (290 km/h). 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

| 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 | Lawson Aschenbach | 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 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Noah Gragson (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Justin Haley (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 15 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Jack Hawksworth | 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 (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 42 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet |
| 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet |
| 53 | Max Tullman | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet |
| 66 | Tommy Joe Martins | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 68 | Brandon Brown (R) | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 74 | Aaron Quine | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Scott Heckert | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota |
| 86 | Will Rodgers | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 90 | Chris Dyson (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 93 | Josh Bilicki | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 98 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford |
| 99 | Patrick Gallagher | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota |

## Practice

### First practice

Justin Haley was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 85.386 seconds and a speed of 95.201 mph (153.211 km/h).

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | Justin Haley (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 85.386 | 95.201 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 85.831 | 94.707 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 85.969 | 94.555 |

### Final practice

Jack Hawksworth was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 85.383 seconds and a speed of 95.204 mph (153.216 km/h).

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 | Jack Hawksworth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 85.383 | 95.204 |
| 2 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 85.609 | 94.953 |
| 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 85.613 | 94.948 |

## Qualifying

Austin Cindric scored the pole for the race with a time of 84.231 seconds and a speed of 96.506 mph (155.311 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 84.231 |
| 2 | 18 | Jack Hawksworth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 84.526 |
| 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 84.862 |
| 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 84.869 |
| 5 | 98 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 84.872 |
| 6 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 84.927 |
| 7 | 9 | Noah Gragson (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 85.089 |
| 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 85.324 |
| 9 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 85.546 |
| 10 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 85.650 |
| 11 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 85.653 |
| 12 | 8 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 85.141 |
| 13 | 11 | Justin Haley (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 85.456 |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 85.537 |
| 15 | 23 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 85.690 |
| 16 | 08 | Gray Gaulding (R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 85.925 |
| 17 | 78 | Scott Heckert | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 86.007 |
| 18 | 66 | Tommy Joe Martins | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 86.036 |
| 19 | 4 | Lawson Aschenbach | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86.069 |
| 20 | 93 | Josh Bilicki | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 86.079 |
| 21 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86.315 |
| 22 | 86 | Will Rodgers | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86.346 |
| 23 | 36 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 86.897 |
| 24 | 01 | Stephen Leicht | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86.946 |
| 25 | 42 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 86.984 |
| 26 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 87.216 |
| 27 | 90 | Chris Dyson (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 87.429 |
| 28 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 87.598 |
| 29 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 87.730 |
| 30 | 35 | Joey Gase | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 88.585 |
| 31 | 74 | Aaron Quine | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 88.615 |
| 32 | 68 | Brandon Brown (R) | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 88.846 |
| 33 | 15 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 89.439 |
| 34 | 13 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 92.285 |
| 35 | 5 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92.667 |
| 36 | 38 | J. J. Yeley (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 92.756 |
| 37 | 99 | Patrick Gallagher | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 0.000 |
| 38 | 53 | Max Tullman | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 0.000 |

## 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

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 98 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Noah Gragson (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Lawson Aschenbach | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 78 | Scott Heckert | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 93 | Josh Bilicki | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage Two Laps: 20

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 | Jack Hawksworth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 08 | Gray Gaulding | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Justin Haley (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 23 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 66 | Tommy Joe Martins | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 35

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 75 | 48 |
| 2 | 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 75 | 44 |
| 3 | 6 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 40 |
| 4 | 10 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 40 |
| 5 | 7 | 9 | Noah Gragson (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 41 |
| 6 | 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 31 |
| 7 | 5 | 98 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 75 | 40 |
| 8 | 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 75 | 34 |
| 9 | 13 | 11 | Justin Haley (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 31 |
| 10 | 9 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 75 | 34 |
| 11 | 11 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 34 |
| 12 | 22 | 86 | Will Rodgers | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 25 |
| 13 | 21 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 28 |
| 14 | 16 | 08 | Gray Gaulding | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 28 |
| 15 | 2 | 18 | Jack Hawksworth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 75 | 32 |
| 16 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 31 |
| 17 | 20 | 93 | Josh Bilicki | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 21 |
| 18 | 18 | 66 | Tommy Joe Martins | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 75 | 20 |
| 19 | 26 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 18 |
| 20 | 28 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 17 |
| 21 | 12 | 8 | Regan Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 16 |
| 22 | 23 | 36 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 15 |
| 23 | 37 | 99 | Patrick Gallagher | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 14 |
| 24 | 32 | 68 | Brandon Brown (R) | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 13 |
| 25 | 35 | 5 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 12 |
| 26 | 33 | 15 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 73 | 11 |
| 27 | 25 | 42 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 65 | 10 |
| 28 | 19 | 4 | Lawson Aschenbach | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 63 | 12 |
| 29 | 17 | 78 | Scott Heckert | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 57 | 10 |
| 30 | 31 | 74 | Aaron Quine | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | 7 |
| 31 | 15 | 23 | John Hunter Nemechek (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 41 | 8 |
| 32 | 24 | 01 | Stephen Leicht | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 36 | 5 |
| 33 | 29 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 36 | 4 |
| 34 | 27 | 90 | Chris Dyson (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 13 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 13 | 2 |
| 36 | 30 | 35 | Joey Gase | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 8 | 1 |
| 37 | 36 | 38 | J. J. Yeley (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | 38 | 53 | Max Tullman | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 1 |
