Race details | |||
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Race 6 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
Date | April 8, 2017 | ||
Official name | 21st Annual My Bariatric Solutions 300 | ||
Location | Fort Worth, Texas, Texas 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 | 131.563 miles per hour (211.730 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Team Penske | ||
Time | 28.013 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 112 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | FOX | ||
Announcers | Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Brad Keselowski | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
The 2017 My Bariatric Solutions 300 was the sixth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 8, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the race to win his seventh career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Ryan Blaney of Team Penske and Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
*Withdrew. [2]
The first practice session was held on Friday, April 7, at 1:30 PM CST, and would last for one hour and 25 minutes. [3] Ty Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.909 and an average speed of 186.793 miles per hour (300.614 km/h). [4]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.909 | 186.793 |
2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.924 | 186.696 |
3 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.068 | 185.771 |
Full first practice results |
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, practice session was held on Friday, April 7, at 4:00 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes. [3] Bubba Wallace of Roush Fenway Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.618 and an average speed of 188.692 miles per hour (303.670 km/h). [5]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.618 | 188.692 |
2 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.634 | 188.587 |
3 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.777 | 187.650 |
Full Happy Hour practice results |
Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 8, at 9:35 AM CST. [3] Since Texas Motor Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 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. [6]
Joey Logano of Team Penske would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 28.013 and an average speed of 192.768 miles per hour (310.230 km/h). [7]
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Stephen Leicht and Mike Harmon.
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
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1 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 28.546 | 189.168 | 28.182 | 191.612 | 28.013 | 192.768 |
2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.357 | 190.429 | 28.032 | 192.637 | 28.086 | 192.267 |
3 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.509 | 189.414 | 28.329 | 190.617 | 28.092 | 192.226 |
4 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 28.293 | 190.860 | 28.359 | 190.416 | 28.119 | 192.041 |
5 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.621 | 188.673 | 28.260 | 191.083 | 28.186 | 191.584 |
6 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.456 | 189.767 | 28.312 | 190.732 | 28.218 | 191.367 |
7 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.666 | 188.376 | 28.296 | 190.840 | 28.245 | 191.184 |
8 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.515 | 189.374 | 28.266 | 191.042 | 28.283 | 190.927 |
9 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.472 | 189.660 | 28.379 | 190.282 | 28.331 | 190.604 |
10 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.756 | 187.787 | 28.145 | 191.864 | 28.381 | 190.268 |
11 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.423 | 189.987 | 28.301 | 190.806 | 28.389 | 190.215 |
12 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.589 | 188.884 | 28.310 | 190.745 | 28.412 | 190.061 |
Eliminated in Round 2 | ||||||||||
13 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.490 | 189.540 | 28.379 | 190.282 | — | — |
14 | 41 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.701 | 188.147 | 28.384 | 190.248 | — | — |
15 | 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.438 | 189.887 | 28.423 | 189.987 | — | — |
16 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.529 | 189.281 | 28.458 | 189.753 | — | — |
17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.600 | 188.811 | 28.482 | 189.593 | — | — |
18 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 28.584 | 188.917 | 28.517 | 189.361 | — | — |
19 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.601 | 188.805 | 28.552 | 189.129 | — | — |
20 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.731 | 187.950 | 28.582 | 188.930 | — | — |
21 | 24 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 28.750 | 187.826 | 28.648 | 188.495 | — | — |
22 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.687 | 188.239 | 28.840 | 187.240 | — | — |
23 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 28.617 | 188.699 | 28.841 | 187.233 | — | — |
24 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.755 | 187.793 | 29.004 | 186.181 | — | — |
Eliminated in Round 1 | ||||||||||
25 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.757 | 187.780 | — | — | — | — |
26 | 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 28.771 | 187.689 | — | — | — | — |
27 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 28.775 | 187.663 | — | — | — | — |
28 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 29.061 | 185.816 | — | — | — | — |
29 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 29.287 | 184.382 | — | — | — | — |
30 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.329 | 184.118 | — | — | — | — |
31 | 93 | Jordan Anderson (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.335 | 184.080 | — | — | — | — |
32 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.482 | 183.163 | — | — | — | — |
33 | 90 | Alex Labbé | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 29.506 | 183.014 | — | — | — | — |
Qualified by owner's points | ||||||||||
34 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.537 | 182.822 | — | — | — | — |
35 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 29.574 | 182.593 | — | — | — | — |
36 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.584 | 182.531 | — | — | — | — |
37 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.649 | 182.131 | — | — | — | — |
38 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 29.715 | 181.726 | — | — | — | — |
39 | 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 29.910 | 180.542 | — | — | — | — |
40 | 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.065 | 179.611 | — | — | — | — |
Failed to qualify or withdrew | ||||||||||
41 | 97 | Stephen Leicht | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 30.441 | 177.392 | — | — | — | — |
42 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 31.331 | 172.353 | — | — | — | — |
WD | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Official qualifying results | ||||||||||
Official starting lineup |
Stage 1 Laps: 45
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
3 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
4 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 6 |
6 | 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
7 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 4 |
8 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
10 | 41 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 0 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
3 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 8 |
4 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
7 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
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