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| Austin Cindric won at Watkins Glen course last week. |
ODDS TO WIN 2019 B&L TRANSPORT 170
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2019 - 3:15 PM ET
Austin CINDRIC 2/1
AJ ALLMENDINGER 5/2
Justin ALLGAIER 7/1
Cole CUSTER 10/1
Christopher BELL 10/1
Regan SMITH 12/1
Tyler REDDICK 20/1
Chase BRISCOE 20/1
Justin HALEY 40/1
Noah GRAGSON 40/1
Michael ANNETT 40/1
Jeffrey EARNARDT 40/1
John Hunter NEMECHEK 40/1
Brandon JONES 80/1
Jeremy CLEMENTS 100/1
Ryan SIEG 200/1
Scott HECKERT 500/1
FIELD (all others) 40/1
Xfinity Playoff Outlook: Who’s in & who’s out
Quickly approaching is the conclusion of the regular season, and several drivers’ fates haven’t been decided. With just six races to go, six different drivers have won this season – leaving six spots still up for grabs as the series prepares for this Saturday’s B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
The six drivers who have enjoyed the spoils of Victory Lane this year are Christopher Bell (five wins), Cole Custer (five wins), Tyler Reddick (three wins), Austin Cindric, Chase Briscoe and Michael Annett (one win each). But with six races remaining there are scenarios where the drivers with only one win could still be knocked out of Playoff contention.
The remaining six drivers without wins in the Top 12 of NASCAR Xfinity Series driver standings who currently have an opportunity to make the Playoffs on points are Justin Allgaier, Noah Gragson, Justin Haley, John Hunter Nemechek, Ryan Sieg and Brandon Jones. Allgaier is the defending winner of last season’s Mid-Ohio race.
Brandon Jones is currently 12th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driver standings also known as the ‘Playoff hotseat,’ although this season, with his sizable 102-point lead over the postseason cutoff, the seat is mostly lukewarm. But if a driver outside the top 12 on the Playoff outlook were to win over these next six races, Jones could find himself on the outside-looking-in for the postseason.
Below is a detailed look at who is in and who is out for the Xfinity Playoffs as the series heads to Mid-Ohio Sports Car course for the second of four road courses on the 2019 schedule.
Rank
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Driver
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Points
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Starts
|
Attempts
|
Race Wins
|
Stage Wins
|
Playoff Points
|
Points From Cutoff
|
1
|
Christopher Bell
|
857
|
20
|
20
|
5
|
13
|
38
|
In On Wins
|
2
|
Cole Custer
|
790
|
20
|
20
|
5
|
6
|
31
| |
3
|
Tyler Reddick
|
889
|
20
|
20
|
3
|
3
|
18
| |
4
|
Austin Cindric
|
698
|
20
|
20
|
1
|
1
|
6
| |
5
|
Chase Briscoe #
|
663
|
20
|
20
|
1
|
0
|
5
| |
6
|
Michael Annett
|
629
|
20
|
20
|
1
|
1
|
6
| |
7
|
Justin Allgaier
|
742
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
310
|
8
|
Noah Gragson #
|
661
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
229
|
9
|
Justin Haley #
|
627
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
195
|
10
|
John H. Nemechek #
|
605
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
173
|
11
|
Ryan Sieg
|
538
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
106
|
12
|
Brandon Jones
|
534
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
102
|
13
|
Gray Gaulding
|
432
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-102
|
14
|
Jeremy Clements
|
386
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-148
|
15
|
Brandon Brown #
|
380
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-154
|
16
|
Josh Williams
|
312
|
19
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-222
|
17
|
Ray Black II
|
312
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-222
|
18
|
Garrett Smithley
|
303
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-231
|
19
|
Stephen Leicht
|
285
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-249
|
20
|
David Starr
|
230
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-304
|
21
|
Vinnie Miller
|
226
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-308
|
22
|
Joey Gase
|
177
|
19
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-357
|
Drivers want to know: Can I clinch?
With six races remaining in the regular season, the opportunity for six new drivers to win is still an option. So, while the three drivers with multiple wins – Christopher Bell (five), Cole Custer (five) and Tyler Reddick (three) - have all clinched their spots in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs, the contenders with only one victory still have a chance to be ushered out of the postseason.
Possible Clinch Scenarios For Mid-Ohio:
Austin Cindric (1 win, 698 points, +459 points ahead of 21st) has already clinched a Top 20 spot in the driver standings. If he should win or if there is a repeat winner this weekend, he would clinch a Playoff spot on wins.
Cindric is coming off his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win at Watkins Glen International last weekend. This season has been a breakout year for Cindric as the 20-year old has put up a victory, seven top fives and 14 top 10s. The Team Penske driver’s road course prowess also has him as a favorite for this weekend at Mid-Ohio. The North Carolina native made his series track debut at Mid-Ohio last season, winning the pole and leading a race-high 59 laps and finishing second to Justin Allgaier.
Chase Briscoe (1 win, 663 points, +424 points ahead of 21st) has already clinched a Top 20 spot in the driver standings. If he should win or if there is a repeat winner this weekend, he would clinch a Playoff spot on wins.
Briscoe has stepped up with his opportunity this season to compete for a championship with Stewart-Haas Racing with Fred Biagi. The Indiana native has posted one win (Iowa-2), eight top fives and 15 top 10s; including a sixth-place finish last weekend at Watkins Glen. Last season, Briscoe made his series track debut at Mid-Ohio driving for Roush Fenway Racing – he started 18th and finished 14th.
Michael Annett (1 win, 629 points, +390 points ahead of 21st) has already clinched a Top 20 spot in the driver standings. If he should win or if there is a repeat winner this weekend, he would clinch a Playoff spot on wins.
Annett looks to be a true championship contender this season having put up a win (Daytona-1), five top fives and 14 top 10s in 20 starts; including an eighth-place finish on the Watkins Glen road course last weekend. But the Iowa native will have his work cut out for him this Saturday’s B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio, as the JR Motorsports driver has made three starts on the multi-elevational road course, posting a best finish of 18th last season.
Justin Allgaier (0 wins, 742 points, +503 points ahead of 21st) has already clinched a Top 20 spot, but even with a win he would not clinch due to the possibility of a winless regular season champ. If he can't clinch with a win, no winless driver below him in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driver championship standings could clinch either.
Allgaier is the defending Mid-Ohio winner heading into Saturday’s race, but what adds even more pressure is the series veteran is still looking for his first victory of 2019. As the regular season comes to a close, the pressure will just continue to mount, but the Illinois native is no stranger to it as he won five races last season and the regular season championship. Allgaier and his JR Motorsports No. 7 team have been heading in the right direction this season and just haven’t been able to close out a win, but have amassed nine top fives and 12 top 10s; including a third-place finish last weekend at Watkins Glen.
“I’m really looking forward to getting back to Mid-Ohio. It’s a challenging road course, but we were able to bounce back from spinning in last year’s race to get our BRANDT Professional Agriculture Camaro to Victory Lane, so I’m confident we can go there and contend for the win again,” said Justin Allgaier. “Jason Burdett (crew chief) made great calls in the pits last weekend at Watkins Glen and we were able to come home with a solid top-three finish. Our goal is to continue that positive momentum through this road-course stretch.”
The 34-year old Allgaier has made four series starts at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course posting one win (2018), two top fives, three top 10s and an average finish of 11.2.
Mid-Ohio could see seventh different winner in as many races
The NASCAR Xfinity Series has been competing on the multi-elevation road course known simply as the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course since 2013, and each event since has produced a different winner, six in total. This season three of the former Mid-Ohio Xfinity Series winners, AJ Allmendinger (2013), Regan Smith (2015) and Justin Allgaier (2018), are entered in this Saturday’s (Aug. 10) B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, forcing the question – ‘Will we see a seventh different winner?’
NASCAR Xfinity Series
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Active Road Course Winners
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Active Road Course Winners
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Wins
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Justin Allgaier
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3
|
AJ Allmendinger
|
2
|
Austin Cindric
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1
|
Chase Briscoe
|
1
|
Jeremy Clements
|
1
|
Morgan Shepherd
|
1
|
Regan Smith
|
1
|
The six different Xfinity winners at Mid-Ohio are A.J. Allmendinger (2013), Chris Buescher (2014), Regan Smith (2015), Justin Marks (2016), Sam Hornish Jr. (2017) and Justin Allgaier (2018).
Plus, entered this weekend are seven former Xfinity Series road course winners; led by Justin Allgaier with three Xfinity road course wins.
As noted, three former Mid-Ohio winners are entered this weekend; including road course ace AJ Allmendinger who will be making his third start of the season with Kaulig Racing. Allmendinger is hoping this third-time is the charm as the former fulltime Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver turned TV analyst’s previous two starts with Kaulig Racing have resulted in two consecutive post race disqualifications (Daytona-2 and Watkins Glen). Allmendinger can bounce back this weekend at Mid-Ohio though, as in his lone start at the track he qualified second and led a race high 73 laps en route to a victory. A win would be a welcomed result as Kaulig Racing’s owner Matt Kaulig has made it clear that bringing Allmendinger in was part of a quest to go ‘trophy hunting’.
Much like Kaulig Racing, JR Motorsports has also called on a road course extraordinaire who was a former fulltime Monster Energy Series driver now turned TV analyst in Regan Smith to pilot the No. 8 Chevrolet this weekend at Mid-Ohio. Smith, a former winner at Mid-Ohio is ecstatic about his opportunity.
“I’m thrilled to be back in the car for JR Motorsports, especially at a road course where I’ve already won,” said Smith. “My background is at road courses — I just love it. Mid-Ohio is challenging, but I know with Taylor (Moyer, crew chief) and the entire No. 8 team, we have a shot to get that Fire Alarm Services Chevy into Victory Lane.”
The New York native has made four series starts at Mid-Ohio, posting one win (2015), two top fives and an average finish of 11.5. He has also led 19 laps.
Smith’s JRM teammate Justin Allgaier is also a former Mid-Ohio winner looking to repeat and end the different winners streak this weekend. Allgaier grabbed his Mid-Ohio victory last season, one of his three road course wins in his career – most among active drivers. Allgaier has made four series starts at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course posting one win (2018), two top fives, three top 10s and an average finish of 11.2.
First-Time Winners Are Common On Xfinity Road Courses
NASCAR Xfinity Series
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First-Time Winners On Road Courses
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First-Time Winners
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Track
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Date
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Chase Briscoe
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Charlotte ROVAL
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9/29/2019
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Jeremy Clements
|
Road America
|
8/27/2017
|
Michael McDowell
|
Road America
|
8/27/2016
|
Justin Marks
|
Mid-Ohio
|
8/13/2016
|
Chris Buescher
|
Mid-Ohio
|
8/16/2014
|
Brendan Gaughan
|
Road America
|
6/21/2014
|
AJ Allmendinger
|
Road America
|
6/22/2013
|
Nelson Piquet Jr
|
Road America
|
6/23/2012
|
Boris Said
|
Montreal
|
8/29/2010
|
Marcos Ambrose
|
Watkins Glen
|
8/9/2008
|
Juan Pablo Montoya
|
Mexico City
|
3/4/2007
|
Denny Hamlin
|
Mexico City
|
3/5/2006
|
Ron Fellows
|
Watkins Glen
|
6/28/1998
|
Bill Elliott
|
Watkins Glen
|
6/26/1993
|
Since 1982, there have been 14 total; and in the last 11 seasons, road courses in the NASCAR Xfinity Series have produced 10 first-time series winners; including Chase Briscoe’s first career win last season at the Charlotte ROVAL.
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course stakes claim to two of those 10 first-time winners – Chris Buescher (2014) and Justin Marks (2016).
In this Saturday’s (Aug. 10) B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, there are 24 drivers entered in the field are looking for their first NASCAR Xfinity Series win.
Nine entered this weekend will be making their series track debut at Mid-Ohio – Lawson Aschenbach, Brandon Brown, Patrick Gallagher, Gray Gaulding, Noah Gragson, Justin Haley, Matt Mills, John Hunter Nemechek, and Josh Williams.
Regular Season Wrap: Time is running short with six races to go
The diversity of the next six tracks on the schedule to round out the regular season is astounding and the ability of the NASCAR Xfinity Series competitors to navigate these different facilities at such a high level is quite impressive. This weekend the series heads to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – follows The Glen as the second of four road courses on the schedule this season. Though both are labeled as multi-elevational road courses, that’s where the similarities between Mid-Ohio and The Glen end. Mid-Ohio is a 2.258-mile course with 13 different turns located in Lexington, Ohio. Drivers will compete for 75 laps (169.35 miles) in the event with the first stage ending on Lap 20 and the second stage ending on Lap 40. Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has hosted six NASCAR Xfinity Series races, producing four different pole winners and six different race winners. JR Motorsport’s Justin Allgaier won the Xfinity Series Mid-Ohio race last season. This year’s B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio is scheduled for Saturday, August 10 at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Bristol Motor Speedway – will be the last short track the NASCAR Xfinity Series competes on in the regular season and the second time the series has visited the track this year. Nestled in Thunder Valley, Bristol Motor Speedway, is a short track that is 0.533-mile in length with variable banking of 24 to 28 degrees in the turns. Set for 300 laps (159.9 miles) total, the first stage will end on Lap 85 and the second stage will end on Lap 170. Bristol has hosted 74 NASCAR Xfinity Series races, producing 48 different pole winners and 47 different race winners. Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kyle Larson won last season’s Xfinity Series Bristol August race and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell won at the half-mile track earlier this season. This season’s Food City 300 is scheduled for Friday night, August 16 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Road America – is the last road course the NASCAR Xfinity Series will compete on in the regular season and is the third of four scheduled on the year. Known as one of the drivers’ favorite courses to race on, Road America is a multi-elevation four-mile road course with 14 different turns located in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. This year’s event will be 45 laps (180 miles) with the first stage ending on Lap 10 and the second stage ending on Lap 20. Road America has hosted nine NASCAR Xfinity Series races, producing six different pole winners and nine different race winners. JR Motorsport’s Justin Allgaier won this event at Road America in 2018. This season’s CTECH Manufacturing 180 is scheduled for Saturday, August 24 at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Darlington Raceway – is one of the most historic and admired tracks in NASCAR history; largely due to the unique 1.366-mile egg-shaped layout. Located in Darlington, South Carolina, with 25 degrees of banking in Turns 1-2 and 23 degrees of banking in Turns 3-4, the distinctive shaped facility offers a one-of-a-kind challenge to the competitors. The event will be 147 laps (200.8 miles) with the first stage ending on Lap 45 and the second stage ending on Lap 90. Darlington has hosted 58 NASCAR Xfinity Series races, yielding 28 different poles winners and 30 different race winners. Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski won the 2018 Xfinity Series race at Darlington. This season’s Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 is scheduled for Saturday, August 31 at 4 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway – is considered one of the most prestigious and historic tracks in American racing history. The almost rectangular-shaped four corner track is 2.5-miles in length with nine degrees of banking in the turns and located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Indiana 250 will be 100 laps (250 miles) with the first stage ending on Lap 30 and the second stage ending on Lap 60. Indianapolis Motor Speedway has hosted seven NASCAR Xfinity Series races, putting together three different pole winners and five different race winners. JR Motorsport’s Justin Allgaier won the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis. This season’s Indiana 250 is scheduled for Saturday, September 7 at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN, IMS and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway – will close out the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series regular season not only deciding who makes Playoffs but also who is this year’s regular season champion. Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a 1.5-mile track with 20 degrees of banking in the turns located just north of Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will be 200 laps (300 miles) with the first stage ending on Lap 45 and the second stage ending on Lap 90. Las Vegas Motor Speedway has hosted 24 NASCAR Xfinity Series races, producing 17 different pole winners and 17 different race winners. Chip Ganassi Racing’s Ross Chastain won last season’s regular season finale and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch won the Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas earlier this season. This season’s DC Solar 300 is scheduled for Saturday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Xfinity’s Big 3 looking to regain traction
After winning 13 of the first 18 races of the 2019 season, including nine straight (Races 7 through 15) the Big 3 must be feeling a little out of place as they haven’t been to Victory Lane in the last two events. But that could all change this weekend as the powerhouse trio heads to the 2.258-mile, 13 turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Don’t get it twisted, the Xfinity ‘Big 3’ have challenged for the last two wins, they just didn’t win them. Last weekend at Watkins Glen International, the first of four road courses the series visits this season, Christopher Bell finished second, Reddick was fifth and Custer was seventh.
Turning their focus to this weekend in Ohio, Custer once again has the most experience at the track having made two series starts and posting a best finish of seventh last season. Bell and Reddick both made their series track debuts at Mid-Ohio last season, Bell finished 11th and Reddick finished 31st after being caught in an incident.
Jack Hawksworth to make NASCAR national series debut
Joe Gibbs Racing announced on Wednesday that Jack Hawksworth will be piloting the No. 18 Toyota at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend, replacing Jeffrey Earnhardt who tweeted earlier in the day that he would not be in the car.
Despite his newness to NASCAR, the 28-year-old native of Bradford, England, has a history at Mid-Ohio – and knows where Victory Lane is. Earlier this season, Hawksworth co-piloted a Lexus RV F GT3 to the win in the GTD class in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Challenge race. It was the first of two IMSA wins this year for Hawksworth, who competes fulltime in the series.
He also made a start last year at Mid-Ohio in IMSA, finishing fourth.
Over the course of three fulltime seasons in IndyCar (2014-2016), Hawksworth made three starts at the 2.4-mile road course. He recorded a best finish of eighth in 2015 while driving for the legendary AJ Foyt.
Regarding making his NASCAR debut this weekend, Hawksworth said, “It’s a fantastic opportunity in a completely different series, against completely different competition and in a different type of racing. From a personal perspective, I’m very excited to experience something new and to be challenged in a new way. It’s going to be very different, I’m sure it’s going to be difficult and there’s going to be a bit of a learning curve with it, but I’m going into it with a championship-winning organization so that gives me a lot of confidence.”
Parade Laps: Insights ahead of this week’s driver media breakouts
This weekend’s media breakout session will have four NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers participating at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course prior to B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The session is scheduled for Friday, August 9 from 3:15 - 3:30 p.m. ET. This week’s participants will include Team Penske’s Austin Cindric, JR Motorsport’s Justin Allgaier, Kaulig Racing’s Justin Haley and RSS Racing’s Ryan Sieg.
Austin Cindric (No. 22 Team Penske Ford Mustang)
Birthdate: September 2, 1998
Driver’s Age: 23
Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina
Hobbies: Mountain biking, water sports, listening to music
Team: Team Penske
Crew Chief: Brian Wilson
Xfinity Career Highlights:
- Won his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen International last weekend.
- Ran a full Xfinity season in 2018, splitting time with Roush Fenway Racing and Team Penske, making the Playoffs and ultimately finishing eighth in championship standings.
- In 2017, he made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Road America driving for Team Penske; he started on the pole but finished 16th.
2019 Season Highlights:
- Currently fifth in the NASCAR Xfinity driver points standings, 191 points back from the series standings lead. Can clinch a spot in the 2019 Playoffs with a win or a repeat winner this weekend.
- In 20 starts this season he has posted one pole, one win (Watkins Glen), seven top fives and 14 top 10s.
Mid-Ohio Performance:
- Cindric made his series track debut at Mid-Ohio last season. He started from the pole and led a race-high 59 laps but finished second to Justin Allgaier.
Justin Allgaier (No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro)
Birthdate: June 6, 1986
Driver’s Age: 33
Hometown: Riverton, Illinois
Hobbies: R/C cars, wakeboarding, graphic design, dirt racing
Team: JR Motorsports
Crew Chief: Jason Burdett
Xfinity Career Highlights:
- In 2018, he won the NASCAR Xfinity Series regular season championship and made the Playoffs for the third consecutive season after posting a career-high five wins on the season.
- In 2016 and 2017, made the Championship 4 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs.
- In 2011, 2016 and 2017, scored career-best third-place finish in NASCAR Xfinity Series standings.
- Won first career NASCAR Xfinity Series race in 2010, at Bristol in March. Currently has 10 career Xfinity wins.
- Won 2009 NASCAR Xfinity Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors.
2019 Season Highlights:
- Currently fourth in the NASCAR Xfinity driver points standings (highest ranked driver without a win), 147 points back from the series standings leader Tyler Reddick and 48 points back from third place Cole Custer.
- In 20 starts this season he has posted nine top fives, 12 top 10s and an average finish of 11.2.
Mid-Ohio Performance:
- Has made four series starts at Mid-Ohio posting one win (2018), two top fives and three top 10s.
- Average start, 10.2 and his average finish, 11.2.
Justin Haley (No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Camaro)
Birthdate: April 28, 1999
Driver’s Age: 20
Hometown: Winamac, Indiana
Hobbies: Muscle car restoration, sports car racing, surfing, fishing and hunting, triathlons,
mountain biking, fitness, graphics & design, anything competitive
Team: Kaulig Racing
Crew Chief: Lennie Chandler
Xfinity Career Highlights:
- Signed with Kaulig Racing in the off season to run his first full season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2019 – a Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate.
- Posted series career-best finish of runner-up – this season at Daytona in July.
- Made NASCAR Xfinity Series career debut last season - making three starts for GMS Racing posting a best finish of 12th at Iowa Speedway.
2019 Season Highlights:
- Currently ninth in the NASCAR Xfinity driver championship standings, 262 points back from the series standings leader Tyler Reddick, but only two points behind eighth place Michael Annett.
- In 20 starts this season he has posted two top fives, 14 top 10s and an average finish of 9.8.
- Currently third in Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings, 36 points back from Chase Briscoe in the rookie standings lead.
Mid-Ohio Performance:
- This weekend he will be making his series track debut at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Ryan Sieg (No. 39 RSS Racing Chevrolet)
Birthdate: June 20, 1987
Driver’s Age: 32
Hometown: Tucker, Georgia
Team: RSS Racing
Crew Chief: Shane Wilson
Xfinity Career Highlights:
- Finished a career-best ninth in the Xfinity Series championship standings in 2016.
- Has made 189 NASCAR Xfinity Series career starts posting five top-five finishes; including a career-best finish of runner-up at Iowa Speedway in 2017.
- Made NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in 2013 at ISM Raceway with Jeremy Clements Racing.
2019 Season Highlights:
- Currently 11th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driver championship standings, 351 points behind the series standings lead and 106 points ahead the Playoff cutoff.
- In 20 starts this season he has posted two top fives, eight top 10s and an average finish of 13.6.
Mid-Ohio Performance:
- Has made five series starts at Mid-Ohio posting a best finish of 12th in 2017.
- He finished 34th in last season race due to a transmission failure.
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