Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
Austin Cindric won the Pole Award for the BL Transport 170 by having the highest total PMQ.
PMQ is a total number calculated on four performance metrics from the previous race:
15% of the driver's fastest lap time position.
25% of the driver's final race finish position.
25% of the owner's final race position.
35% of the Owner Points position.
Drivers Entered: 42 (4 drivers will not make the race)
Laps Scheduled: 75
Laps Actual: 78 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
Margin of Victory: 0.809 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours 39 Minutes 36 Seconds
Average Speed: 66.212
Cautions: 7 for 23 laps
Lead Changes: 7
Green Flag Passes: 1,343 (24.4 passes per green flag lap)
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
8th Annual B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio
Race Winner: AJ Allmendinger
Age: 39
Team: No. 16 - RAMCO Specialties Inc Chevrolet
Owner: Matthew Kaulig
Crew Chief: Jason Trinchere
AJ Allmendinger won the 8th Annual B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio, his seventh victory in 40 Xfinity Series races.
This is his second victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2021.
This is his second victory and third top-three finish in three races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Justin Haley (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2021.
Ty Gibbs (third) posted his sixth top-five finish this season.
Ty Gibbs (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
Lexington, Ohio -
June 5, 2021 :
IndyCar team owner Michael Shank (L) and AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 RAMCO Specialties Inc Chevrolet, talk on the grid prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on June 05, 2021 in Lexington, Ohio.
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