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2018 Rock N Roll Tequila 170
Race details
Race 21 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date August 11, 2018
Official name 6th Annual Rock N Roll Tequila 170
Location Lexington, Ohio, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Course Permanent racing facility
2.258 mi (3.634 km)
Distance 75 laps, 169.35 mi (272.542 km)
Scheduled Distance 75 laps, 169.35 mi (272.542 km)
Average speed 73.312 miles per hour (117.984 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 1:23.972
Most laps led
Driver Austin Cindric Team Penske
Laps 59
Winner
No. 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Dave Burns, Dale Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2018 Rock N Roll Tequila 170 presented by Amethyst Beverage was the 21st stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the sixth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 11, 2018, in Lexington, Ohio at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, a 2.258 miles (3.634 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 75 laps to complete. At race's end, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would pass a dominating Austin Cindric from Team Penske with new tires to win his eighth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his third of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would finish third.

Background

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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

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Wheeling Nailers
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Haas Automation
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza
01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet JAS Expedited Trucking
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cleveland Indians, Fanatics
3 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, Beard Oil Distributing
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet SEM
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Allstate Parts & Service
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
8 Cody Ware B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet Nationwide Children's Hospital
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Dodge CrashClaimsR.Us[permanent dead link]
15 Katherine Legge JD Motorsports Chevrolet Airtec
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
18 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Mobil 1, Toyota Service Centers
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Menards, Atlas Designer Shingles
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rheem
21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford PPG
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Sparks Energy
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet La Rue Industrial Snowblowers
38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Midstate Basement Authorities
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Smithbilt Homes
42 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories
45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet BRT Extrustions
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Extreme Kleaner
55 Dylan Murcott JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford
61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford DMB Financial
66 Tim Cowen MBM Motorsports Ford Cowen Logistics
74 Stephen Leicht Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Shadow Warriors Project, Horizon Transport
76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
78 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV
90 Andy Lally DGM Racing Chevrolet Amethyst Beverage, Aase Sales
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session would occur on Friday, August 10, at 1:35 PM EST and would last for one hour and 20 minutes.[2] Ryan Reed of Roush Fenway Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:25.829 and an average speed of 94.709 miles per hour (152.419 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1:25.829 94.709
2 90 Andy Lally DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:26.020 94.499
3 18 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:26.137 94.371
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, August 10, at 4:05 PM EST and would last for 50 minutes.[2] As rain would hinder the session, only five cars would make a lap. Brendan Gaughan of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:32.649 and an average speed of 87.738 miles per hour (141.201 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 3 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:32.649 87.738
2 42 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1:33.790 86.670
3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:34.371 86.137
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 11, at 11:30 AM EST.[2] Since the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included two rounds. The first round was 25 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 25 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 12 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Whoever set the fastest time in Round 2 would win the pole.[4]

Austin Cindric of Team Penske would win the pole, setting a time of 1:24.336 and an average speed of 96.386 miles per hour (155.118 km/h) in the second round.[5]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1:23.972 96.804 1:24.336 96.386
2 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:25.002 95.631 1:24.859 95.792
3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:24.912 95.732 1:24.905 95.740
4 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 1:24.672 96.003 1:25.033 95.596
5 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:25.118 95.500 1:25.075 95.549
6 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:25.311 95.284 1:25.301 95.295
7 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:24.985 95.650 1:25.324 95.270
8 90 Andy Lally DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:25.327 95.266 1:25.341 95.251
9 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:25.219 95.387 1:25.406 95.178
10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:25.170 95.442 1:25.408 95.176
11 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1:25.384 95.203 1:25.513 95.059
12 18 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:25.297 95.300 1:25.704 94.847
Eliminated in Round 1
13 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:25.388 95.198
14 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:25.514 95.058
15 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:25.546 95.023
16 3 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:25.697 94.855
17 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1:25.703 94.848
18 60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1:25.768 94.777
19 61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 1:25.808 94.732
20 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 1:26.017 94.502
21 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1:26.246 94.251
22 15 Katherine Legge JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:26.261 94.235
23 42 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1:26.382 94.103
24 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:26.565 93.904
25 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 1:26.581 93.887
26 8 Cody Ware B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1:27.617 92.777
27 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1:27.818 92.564
28 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 1:28.252 92.109
29 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 1:28.478 91.874
30 78 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1:28.767 91.575
31 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:28.769 91.573
32 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 1:28.861 91.478
33 66 Tim Cowen MBM Motorsports Ford 1:29.154 91.177
Qualified by owner's points
34 55 Dylan Murcott JP Motorsports Toyota 1:29.498 90.827
35 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1:30.451 89.870
36 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 1:31.085 89.244
37 74 Stephen Leicht Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 1:31.118 89.212
38 01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:32.338 88.033
39 13 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Dodge 1:34.152 86.337
40 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 1:40.582 80.818
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 20

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 8
4 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 6
6 61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 5
7 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 4
8 15 Katherine Legge JD Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2
10 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 20

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 10
2 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 7
5 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
6 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 4
8 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 3 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
10 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 35

Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 7 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 75 8 running 51
2 1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 75 59 running 51
3 9 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 0 running 40
4 5 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 0 running 43
5 6 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 75 0 running 40
6 2 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 75 0 running 43
7 4 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 75 0 running 37
8 20 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 75 0 running 33
9 13 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 75 0 running 28
10 11 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 75 0 running 27
11 10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 1 running 34
12 16 3 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 0 running 0
13 12 18 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 0 running 24
14 18 60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 75 0 running 25
15 8 90 Andy Lally DGM Racing Chevrolet 75 7 running 22
16 14 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 75 0 running 28
17 17 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 75 0 running 24
18 24 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 75 0 running 19
19 30 78 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 75 0 running 18
20 28 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 75 0 running 17
21 32 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 75 0 running 16
22 23 42 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 75 0 running 15
23 3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 0 running 14
24 27 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 75 0 running 13
25 35 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 75 0 running 12
26 33 66 Tim Cowen MBM Motorsports Ford 75 0 running 11
27 19 61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 75 0 running 15
28 31 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 75 0 running 9
29 36 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 75 0 running 8
30 22 15 Katherine Legge JD Motorsports Chevrolet 65 0 engine 10
31 15 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0 crash 11
32 25 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 48 0 rear gear 5
33 26 8 Cody Ware B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 37 0 crash 0
34 21 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 29 0 transmission 3
35 39 13 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Dodge 23 0 transmission 2
36 38 01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 14 0 brakes 1
37 37 74 Stephen Leicht Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 11 0 clutch 1
38 40 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 9 0 overheating 1
39 29 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 6 0 brakes 1
40 34 55 Dylan Murcott JP Motorsports Toyota 0 0 crash 1
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Cain, Holly (2018-08-11). "Justin Allgaier wins Xfinity Series race at Mid-Ohio". Official Site Of NASCAR. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  2. ^ a b c "2018 NASCAR XFINITY Mid-Ohio Race Page". ESPN.com. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  3. ^ a b Long, Dustin (2018-08-10). "Xfinity practice report from Mid-Ohio". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  4. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  5. ^ Beaver, Dan (2018-08-11). "Austin Cindric Wins Xfinity pole at Mid Ohio". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  6. ^ "2018 Rock N Roll 170 presented by Amethyst Beverage - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
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