Race details | |||
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Race 23 of 23 of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
Date | November 17, 2017 | ||
Official name | 22nd Annual Ford EcoBoost 200 | ||
Location | Homestead, Florida, Homestead-Miami Speedway | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323.478 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323.478 km) | ||
Average speed | 135.556 miles per hour (218.156 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Brad Keselowski Racing | ||
Time | 32.239 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Chase Briscoe | Brad Keselowski Racing | |
Laps | 81 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 29 | Chase Briscoe | Brad Keselowski Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
Announcers | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 2017 Ford EcoBoost 200 was the 23rd and final stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the sixth race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, the championship 4 race, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 17, 2017, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. At race's end, Chase Briscoe, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would dominate the race to win his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his only win of the season. [1]
Meanwhile, second-place finisher, Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Christopher Bell, would clinch his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship by finishing second, behind Briscoe. [2]
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300, and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively. The weekend itself was marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series held its season-ending races at Homestead from 1995 until 2020, when it was moved to Phoenix Raceway, along with NASCAR's other two series.
The first practice session was held on Friday, November 17, at 8:30 AM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. [3] Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.023 and an average speed of 168.629 mph (271.382 km/h). [4]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.023 | 168.629 |
2 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.025 | 168.618 |
3 | 4 | Christopher Bell (CC) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 32.116 | 168.140 |
Full first practice results |
The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 17, at 10:00 AM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. [3] John Hunter Nemechek of NEMCO Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.680 and an average speed of 165.239 mph (265.926 km/h). [5]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.680 | 165.239 |
2 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 32.733 | 164.971 |
3 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.758 | 164.845 |
Full Happy Hour practice results |
Qualifying was held on Friday, November 17, at 3:30 PM EST. [3] Since Homestead–Miami Speedway is at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length, the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12. [6]
Chase Briscoe of Brad Keselowski Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 32.239 and an average speed of 167.499 miles per hour (269.564 km/h) in the second round. [7]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Stage 1Laps: 40
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 4 | Christopher Bell (CC) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
2 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 9 |
3 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 8 |
4 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 6 |
6 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) (CC) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 0 |
7 | 88 | Matt Crafton (CC) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 0 |
8 | 21 | Johnny Sauter (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
9 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 02 | Timothy Peters | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2Laps: 40
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 10 |
2 | 4 | Christopher Bell (CC) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
3 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 8 |
4 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 21 | Johnny Sauter (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
6 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) (CC) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 0 |
7 | 02 | Timothy Peters | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 88 | Matt Crafton (CC) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 0 |
9 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
10 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3Laps: 54
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