B&L Transport 170

The B&L Transport 170 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that was held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, United States. The inaugural event took place on August 17, 2013,^[4][5] and was scheduled to be contested for 90 laps over a distance of 203.22 miles (327.05 km). However, the race was extended by four laps due to a green–white–checker finish. In 2015, the race was reduced to 75 laps (169.35 miles).

B&L Transport 170

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Location	Lexington, Ohio, United States
Corporate sponsor	B&L Transport[1]
First race	2013 (2013)
Last race	2021 (2021)
Distance	169.35 miles (272.54 km)
Laps	75[2] All 3 stages: 25 each
Previous names	Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 (2013–2015) Mid-Ohio Challenge (2016–2017) Rock N Roll Tequila 170 (2018)[3]
Most wins (driver)	A. J. Allmendinger (2)
Most wins (team)	Team Penske (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ford Chevrolet (4)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	2.258 mi (3.634 km)
Turns	13

The 2016 race saw the fourth time the Xfinity Series used rain tires in a points event; the previous times were Road America in 2014 and Montreal in 2008 and 2009.

In 2022, Mid-Ohio was taken off the Xfinity series schedule, in exchange for Portland International Raceway. The track was then given a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.

Race results

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Ref
						Laps	Miles (km)
2013	August 17	22	A. J. Allmendinger	Penske Racing	Ford	94*	212.252 (341.586)	2:43:51	77.724	[6]
2014	August 16	60	Chris Buescher	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	90	203.22 (327.05)	2:38:23	76.985	[7]
2015	August 15	7	Regan Smith	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	75	169.35 (272.542)	2:30:33	67.493	[8]
2016	August 13	42	Justin Marks	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	75	169.35 (272.542)	3:10:09	53.437	[9]
2017	August 12	22	Sam Hornish Jr.	Team Penske	Ford	75	169.35 (272.542)	2:38:23	64.154	[10]
2018	August 11	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	75	169.35 (272.542)	2:18:36	73.312	[11]
2019	August 10	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	75	169.35 (272.542)	2:22:14	71.439	[12]
2020*	Not held
2021	June 5	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	78*	176.124 (283.443)	2:39:36	66.212	[13]

• 2013 & 2021: Races extended due to NASCAR overtime.
• 2020: Race cancelled and moved to Talladega due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
2	A. J. Allmendinger	2013, 2021

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Make	Years Won
3	Team Penske	2013, 2017, 2019
2	JR Motorsports	2015, 2018

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
4	Ford	2013, 2014, 2017, 2019
	Chevrolet	2015, 2016, 2018, 2021

References

1. "B&L Transport Named Title Sponsor of NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course". Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. February 14, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
2. "Stage lengths for 2021 NASCAR season". NASCAR. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
3. "Rock N Roll Tequila named title sponsor of NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course". Catchfence. August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
4. "Mid-Ohio joins Nationwide schedule in 2013". NASCAR. Turner Sports. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
5. "Nationwide Insurance Partners with Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for Inaugural Nationwide Children's Hospital 200". Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on November 17, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
6. "2013 Nationwide Children's Hospital 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
7. "2014 Nationwide Children's Hospital 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
8. "2015 Nationwide Children's Hospital 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
9. "2016 Mid-Ohio Challenge". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
10. "2017 Mid-Ohio Challenge". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
11. "2018 Rock N Roll Tequila 170". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
12. "2019 B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
13. "2021 B&L Transport 170". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

External links

• Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course race results at Racing-Reference

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