2017 M&M's 200

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2017 M&M's 200 presented by Casey's General Stores
Race details
Race 9 of 23 of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Iowa Speedway 2024.svg
DateJune 23, 2017
Official name 9th Annual M&M's 200 presented by Casey's General Stores
Location Newton, Iowa, Iowa Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.875 miles (1.408 km)
Distance 200 laps, 175 mi (281.635 km)
Scheduled distance 200 laps, 175 mi (281.635 km)
Average speed 97.493 miles per hour (156.900 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 23.136
Most laps led
Driver Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 99
Winner
No. 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports
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 M&M's 200 presented by Casey's General Store was the ninth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the fourth iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 23, 2017, in Newton, Iowa at Iowa Speedway, a 78 mile (1.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, John Hunter Nemechek, driving for NEMCO Motorsports, would complete a comeback victory on the final restart with six to go to win his fifth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his second and final wins of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing and Brandon Jones of MDM Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

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Background

Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered Recreational Vehicle viewing area along the backstretch.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven 2 Honor
1 Jordan Anderson TJL Motorsports Chevrolet Rusty's Offroad
02 Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco Industries, Young's Building Systems
4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Toyota
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Fire Alarm Services
10 Bryce Napier Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven 2 Honor, ASAP Appliance Service
13 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota JEGS
14 Ted Minor Long Motorsports Chevrolet Edge Guard
16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Bar Harbor, Albertsons, Safeway
18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Switch
19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Pirtek
20 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco Industries, Young's Building Systems
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles
27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota Safelite Auto Glass
29 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Cooper-Standard
33 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Kiklos
36 Kevin Donahue MB Motorsports Chevrolet Mittler Bros. Machine & Tool
38 T. J. Bell Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Niece Motorsports
42 Matt Mills* Martins Motorsports Chevrolet Thompson Electric
44 Donnie Levister* Faith Motorsports Chevrolet Sparrow Ranch On The Island
45 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Toyota B&D Industries, Inc.
49 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Premium Motorsports
50 Josh Reaume Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet Veteran Motorsports Inc., Lodestar Guidance
51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Morton Buildings
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar
57 J. J. Yeley (i) Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing
63 Kyle Donahue MB Motorsports Chevrolet Mittler Bros. Machine & Tool
66 Trey Hutchens Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet Phone Skope
83 Mike Senica Copp Motorsports Chevrolet PB2 Peanut Butter
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet D. A. B. Constructors, Inc.
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Menards, Fisher Nuts
97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Toyota Triad CNC
98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota RIDE TV
99 Brandon Jones (i) MDM Motorsports Chevrolet Soleus Air
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, June 23, at 9:00 AM CST, and would last for an hour and 25 minutes. [2] Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.289 and an average speed of 135.257 miles per hour (217.675 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
14 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 23.289135.257
229 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 23.354134.881
397 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Toyota 23.358134.857
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, June 23, at 11:15 AM CST, and would last for an hour. [2] Brandon Jones of MDM Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.290 and an average speed of 135.251 miles per hour (217.665 km/h). [4]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
199 Brandon Jones (i) MDM Motorsports Chevrolet 23.290135.251
216 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 23.291135.245
327 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 23.490134.100
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, June 23, at 5:05 PM CST. [2] Since Iowa Speedway is under 1.5 miles (2.4 km), 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]

Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 23.136 and an average speed of 136.151 miles per hour (219.114 km/h). [6]

Jennifer Jo Cobb was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)
118 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 23.136136.151
24 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 23.195135.805
329 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 23.216135.682
421 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.277135.327
58 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 23.283135.292
627 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 23.320135.077
724 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.329135.025
816 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 23.384134.707
997 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Toyota 23.404134.592
1098 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 23.446134.351
1119 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 23.510133.986
1288 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 23.605133.446
Eliminated in Round 2
1399 Brandon Jones (i) MDM Motorsports Chevrolet 23.407134.575--
1451 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 23.487134.117--
1513 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 23.487134.117--
1633 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.510133.986--
1745 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Toyota 23.708132.867--
1866 Trey Hutchens Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 23.937131.595--
191 Jordan Anderson TJL Motorsports Chevrolet 24.116130.619--
2002 Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 24.152130.424--
2138 T. J. Bell Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 24.229130.009--
2250 Josh Reaume Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 24.267129.806--
2387 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 23.931131.628----
2463 Kyle Donahue MB Motorsports Chevrolet 23.942131.568----
Eliminated in Round 2
2520 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 24.199130.171----
2636 Kevin Donahue MB Motorsports Chevrolet 24.541128.357----
276 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 25.060125.698----
Qualified by owner's points
2810 Bryce Napier Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 25.120125.398----
2949 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 25.285124.580----
3057 J. J. Yeley (i) Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 25.621122.946----
3114 Ted Minor Long Motorsports Chevrolet 25.951121.383----
3283 Mike Senica Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 26.601118.417----
Failed to qualify or withdrew
330 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet ------
WD42 Matt Mills Martins Motorsports Chevrolet ------
WD44 Donnie Levister Faith Motorsports Chevrolet ------
WD52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet ------
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 60

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
14 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10
218 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 9
321 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 8
429 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 7
527 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 6
616 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 5
78 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 4
824 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 3
998 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 2
1019 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 60

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
121 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 10
229 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 9
38 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 8
44 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 7
518 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 6
616 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 5
719 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 4
897 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Toyota 3
988 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 2
1099 Brandon Jones (i) MDM Motorsports Chevrolet 0

Stage 3 Laps: 80

Fin [7] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
158 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 2006running52
2421 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 20072running53
31399 Brandon Jones (i) MDM Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running0
41098 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 2000running35
524 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20099running49
6118 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20016running46
7329 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 2007running46
81119 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 2000running34
9997 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Toyota 2000running31
10724 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 2000running30
111451 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 1990running26
121513 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 1990running25
132002 Scott Lagasse Jr. (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 1960running0
14627 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 1950running29
15191 Jordan Anderson TJL Motorsports Chevrolet 1930running22
161866 Trey Hutchens Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 1920running21
172949 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 1910running20
182250 Josh Reaume Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 1850running19
191288 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 1840crash20
20816 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 1660overheating27
213283 Mike Senica Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 1430too slow16
22276 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 1260transmission15
231745 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Toyota 1240crash14
241633 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 1160crash13
252810 Bryce Napier Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 980engine12
262463 Kyle Donahue MB Motorsports Chevrolet 680engine11
273114 Ted Minor Long Motorsports Chevrolet 260brakes10
282636 Kevin Donahue MB Motorsports Chevrolet 240brakes9
292138 T. J. Bell Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 150electrical8
302520 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 120electrical7
312387 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 30rear gear6
323057 J. J. Yeley (i) Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 30oil pump0
Failed to qualify or withdrew
330 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
WD42 Matt Mills Martins Motorsports Chevrolet
WD44 Donnie Levister Faith Motorsports Chevrolet
WD52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. "Race recap: John Hunter Nemechek goes back-to-back with Truck win at Iowa". ESPN.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "2017 Truck Series Iowa Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  3. Long, Dustin (June 23, 2017). "Christopher Bell leads opening Truck practice at Iowa". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  4. Long, Dustin (June 23, 2017). "Brandon Jones leads final Truck practice at Iowa". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  5. "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  6. McFadin, Daniel (June 23, 2017). "Noah Gragson earns second Truck Series pole of year for M&M's 200 at Iowa". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  7. "2017 M&M's 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
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