After making his pit stop a little earlier than his competitors, Chris Busecher was able to stretch the fuel and hit all his marks around the 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car road course to score his first career Nationwide Series victory in his 30th career start.
The Picks
Ashley McCubbin picked Regan Smith, Alex Tagliani and Sam Hornish Jr. Smith and Tagliani both had solid races, finishing second and fifth respectively. Hornish Jr. was quick, though found himself behind the wall with mechanical issues, resulting in a 30th place finish. Points: 42+39+15=96
Tayler Stiles picked Chase Elliott, Alex Tagliani and Sam Hornish Jr. Elliott had a solid day en route to finishing fourth. Points: 40+39+15=94
Kreistina Blinova picked Jeffrey Earnhardt, Landon Cassill and Elliott Sadler. Earnhardt would wreck early en route to finishing 28th, with Cassill slipping to his way off course to 14th. Sadler kept on track most of the day, finishing seventh. Points: 16+30+37=83
Ronald Costigan picked Chase Elliott, Alex Tagliani and Sam Hornish Jr. Points: 40+39+15=94
Marshall Gabell picked Brian Scott, Chase Elliott and Alex Tagliani. Scott ran upfront all day, leading a race-high 39 laps before finishing third. Points: 43+40+39=122
Justin Tucker picked Chase Elliott, Alex Tagliani and Sam Hornish Jr. Points: 40+39+15=94
Kyle Magda picked Chase Elliott, Alex Tagliani and Sam Hornish Jr. Points: 40+39+15=94
Terry Wagner picked Chase Elliott, Alex Tagliani and Sam Hornish Jr. Points: 40+39+15=94
Christina Cordner picked Brian Scott, Alex Tagliani and Brendan Gaughan. Gaughan would finish 20th after overheating issues sent him down pit road with under 10 laps to go. Points: 43+39+25=107
Billy Stiles Jr. picked Chase Elliott, Regan Smith and Sam Hornish Jr. Points: 40+42+15=97
Billy Zardo picked Ty Dillon, Chase Elliott and Sam Hornish Jr. Dillon finished 19th after power steering issues. Points: 25+40+15=80
Robert Hill picked Ty Dillon, Sam Hornish Jr. and Chris Buescher. Points: 25+15+47=87
Joni Stiles picked Ty Dillon, Regan Smith and Chase Elliott. Points: 25+42+40=107
Tyler Sontag picked Chase Elliott, Alex Tagliani and Sam Hornish Jr. Points: 40+39+15=94
Jeni Harris picked Brian Scott, Chase Elliott and Alex Tagliani. Points: 43+40+39=122
The Results
- Marshall Gabell and Jeni Harris – 122
- Christina Cordner and Joni Stiles – 107
- Billy Stiles Jr. – 97
- Ashley McCubbin – 96
- Tayler Stiles, Justin Tucker, Kyle Magda, Terry Wagner, Tyler Sontag and Ronald Costigan – 94
- Robert Hill – 87
- Kreistina Blinova – 83
- Billy Zardo – 80
Nationwide Series Standings
- (Points Leader Post Road America) Ashley McCubbin – 936+96=1032
- Ronald Costigan – 919+94=1013
- Justin Tucker – 919+94=1013
- Kyle Magda – 914+94=1008
- Tyler Sontag – 909+94=1003
- Terry Wagner – 874+94=968
- Marshall Gabell – 860+122=982
- Tayler Stiles – 863+94=957
- Christina Cordner – 845+107=952
- Billy Stiles Jr. – 846+97=943
- Jeni Harris – 818+122=940
- Joni Stiles – 828+107=935
- Billy Zardo – 853+80=933
- Robert Hill – 724+87=811
- Kreistina Blinova – 594+83=677
Combined Points Standings
- (Points Leader Post NCWTS Michigan) Ronald Costigan – 2324+83+94=2501
- (Points Leader Post NSCS Pocono) Kyle Magda – 2334+69+94=2497
- Ashley McCubbin – 2297+83+96=2476
- Tyler Sontag – 2216+83+94=2393
- Marshall Gabell – 2191+68+122=2381
- Jeni Harris – 2175+78+122=2375
- Joni Stiles – 2175+87+107=2369
- Billy Stilse Jr. – 2202+66+97=2365
- Justin Tucker – 2206+64+94=2364
- Tayler Stiles – 2164+67+94=2325
- Terry Wagner – 2134+83+94=2311
- Christina Cordner – 2122+59+107=2288
- Robert Hill – 2140+49+87=2276
- Billy Zardo – 2014+49+80=2143
- Kreistina Blinova – 1957+75+83=2115