Race details | |||
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Race 10 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
Date | May 27, 2017 | ||
Official name | 36th Annual Hisense 4K TV | ||
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
Average speed | 113.72 miles per hour (183.01 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | JR Motorsports | ||
Time | 29.591 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | |
Laps | 107 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
Announcers | Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Clint Bowyer | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
The 2017 Hisense 4K TV 300 was the 10th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 27, 2017, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, would climb his way to the lead on the final restart with three to go to win his fifth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first win of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing and Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
The first practice session was held on Friday, May 26, at 4:00 PM EST, and would last for 55 minutes. [2] Ryan Blaney of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.535 and an average speed of 182.834 miles per hour (294.243 km/h). [3]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 29.535 | 182.834 |
2 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.566 | 182.642 |
3 | 20 | Denny Hamlin (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.674 | 181.977 |
Full first practice results |
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, May 26, at 6:00 PM EST, and would last for 55 minutes. [2] William Byron of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.554 and an average speed of 182.716 miles per hour (294.053 km/h). [4]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.554 | 182.716 |
2 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.669 | 182.008 |
3 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.672 | 181.990 |
Full Happy Hour practice results |
Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 27, at 10:05 AM EST. [2] Since Charlotte Motor Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 km) in length, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included three rounds. The first round was 15 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 15 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 24 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Round 3 consisted of the fastest 12 drivers from Round 2, and the drivers would have 5 minutes to set a time. Whoever was fastest in Round 3 would win the pole. [5]
Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 29.591 and an average speed of 182.488 miles per hour (293.686 km/h). [6]
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Jeff Green and Jordan Anderson.
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
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1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.017 | 179.898 | 29.811 | 181.141 | 29.591 | 182.488 |
2 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.001 | 179.994 | 29.867 | 180.802 | 29.749 | 181.519 |
3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 29.930 | 180.421 | 29.810 | 181.147 | 29.772 | 181.378 |
4 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.985 | 180.090 | 29.811 | 181.141 | 29.781 | 181.324 |
5 | 41 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.285 | 178.306 | 29.910 | 180.542 | 29.794 | 181.245 |
6 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.596 | 182.457 | 29.901 | 180.596 | 29.810 | 181.147 |
7 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.799 | 181.214 | 29.775 | 181.360 | 29.827 | 181.044 |
8 | 20 | Denny Hamlin (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.124 | 179.259 | 29.864 | 180.820 | 29.859 | 180.850 |
9 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.106 | 179.366 | 29.945 | 180.331 | 30.029 | 179.826 |
10 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.145 | 179.134 | 29.910 | 180.542 | 30.092 | 179.450 |
11 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.029 | 179.826 | 29.955 | 180.270 | 30.176 | 178.950 |
12 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.138 | 179.176 | 29.805 | 181.178 | 30.398 | 177.643 |
Eliminated in Round 2 | ||||||||||
13 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.780 | 181.330 | 29.993 | 180.042 | - | - |
14 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.212 | 178.737 | 29.999 | 180.006 | - | - |
15 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.253 | 178.495 | 30.035 | 179.790 | - | - |
16 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.317 | 178.118 | 30.049 | 179.706 | - | - |
17 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.095 | 179.432 | 30.049 | 179.706 | - | - |
18 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.002 | 179.988 | 30.071 | 179.575 | - | - |
19 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.927 | 180.439 | 30.123 | 179.265 | - | - |
20 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.044 | 179.736 | 30.160 | 179.045 | - | - |
21 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.219 | 178.696 | 30.197 | 178.826 | - | - |
22 | 96 | Ben Kennedy (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.193 | 178.849 | 30.255 | 178.483 | - | - |
23 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.334 | 178.018 | 30.326 | 178.065 | - | - |
24 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 30.324 | 178.077 | 30.835 | 175.126 | - | - |
Eliminated in Round 1 | ||||||||||
25 | 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 30.362 | 177.854 | - | - | - | - |
26 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 30.363 | 177.848 | - | - | - | - |
27 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.596 | 176.494 | - | - | - | - |
28 | 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 30.750 | 175.610 | - | - | - | - |
29 | 90 | Alex Labbé | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 30.781 | 175.433 | - | - | - | - |
30 | 93 | Stephen Leicht | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.817 | 175.228 | - | - | - | - |
31 | 8 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.839 | 175.103 | - | - | - | - |
32 | 24 | Cale Conley | JGL Racing | Toyota | 30.840 | 175.097 | - | - | - | - |
33 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.878 | 174.882 | - | - | - | - |
Qualified by owner's points | ||||||||||
34 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.894 | 174.791 | - | - | - | - |
35 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 30.936 | 174.554 | - | - | - | - |
36 | 07 | Todd Bodine | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.981 | 174.300 | - | - | - | - |
37 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.088 | 173.700 | - | - | - | - |
38 | 40 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 32.333 | 167.012 | - | - | - | - |
39 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - |
40 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
41 | 78 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.087 | 173.706 | - | - | - | - |
42 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 31.581 | 170.989 | - | - | - | - |
Official qualifying results | ||||||||||
Official starting lineup |
Stage 1 Laps: 45
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 41 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 0 |
2 | 20 | Denny Hamlin (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
3 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
5 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
8 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
9 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
10 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
2 | 20 | Denny Hamlin (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
3 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
4 | 41 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 0 |
5 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
6 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 5 |
7 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 4 |
8 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
9 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
10 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
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