Race details | |||
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Race 31 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
Date | November 4, 2017 | ||
Official name | 13th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 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 | 133.862 miles per hour (215.430 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
Time | 28.232 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 142 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | NBCSN | ||
Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
The 2017 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 was the 31st stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 4, 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 ninth career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and his third and final victory of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, and Kyle Larson, driving for Chip Ganassi 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.
The first practice session was held on Friday, November 3, at 2:00 PM CST. The session would last for 45 minutes. [2] Blake Koch, driving for Kaulig Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.519 and an average speed of 189.347 mph (304.724 km/h). [3]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 28.519 | 189.347 |
2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.806 | 187.461 |
3 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.823 | 187.350 |
Full first practice results |
The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 3, at 4:00 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes. [2] Kyle Larson, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.327 and an average speed of 190.631 mph (306.791 km/h). [4]
During the session, Richard Childress Racing driver Daniel Hemric wrecked in turn four, ending the practice session 15 minutes early. [5]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.327 | 190.631 |
2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 28.649 | 188.488 |
3 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.657 | 188.436 |
Full Happy Hour practice results |
Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 4, at 5:05 PM CST. [2] Since Texas 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. [6]
Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 28.232 and an average speed of 191.272 mph (307.822 km/h) in the third round. [7]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
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1 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.805 | 187.467 | 28.433 | 189.920 | 28.232 | 191.272 |
2 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.774 | 187.669 | 28.542 | 189.195 | 28.406 | 190.101 |
3 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.721 | 188.016 | 28.472 | 189.660 | 28.428 | 189.954 |
4 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 28.899 | 186.858 | 28.620 | 188.679 | 28.436 | 189.900 |
5 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.871 | 187.039 | 28.482 | 189.593 | 28.473 | 189.653 |
6 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.993 | 186.252 | 28.639 | 188.554 | 28.486 | 189.567 |
7 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.034 | 185.989 | 28.512 | 189.394 | 28.500 | 189.474 |
8 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.890 | 186.916 | 28.498 | 189.487 | 28.526 | 189.301 |
9 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.665 | 188.383 | 28.539 | 189.215 | 28.536 | 189.235 |
10 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.884 | 186.955 | 28.534 | 189.248 | 28.635 | 188.580 |
11 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.037 | 185.970 | 28.710 | 188.088 | 28.755 | 187.793 |
12 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.035 | 185.982 | 28.691 | 188.212 | 28.832 | 187.292 |
Eliminated in Round 2 | ||||||||||
13 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.977 | 186.355 | 28.732 | 187.944 | - | - |
14 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.051 | 185.880 | 28.742 | 187.878 | - | - |
15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.060 | 185.822 | 28.818 | 187.383 | - | - |
16 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.940 | 186.593 | 28.822 | 187.357 | - | - |
17 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.078 | 185.707 | 28.846 | 187.201 | - | - |
18 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.334 | 184.087 | 28.846 | 187.201 | - | - |
19 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.089 | 185.637 | 28.887 | 186.935 | - | - |
20 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.236 | 184.704 | 29.038 | 185.963 | - | - |
21 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 29.190 | 184.995 | 29.064 | 185.797 | - | - |
22 | 8 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.425 | 183.517 | 29.136 | 185.338 | - | - |
23 | 24 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 29.252 | 184.603 | 29.144 | 185.287 | - | - |
24 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.300 | 184.300 | - | - | - | - |
Eliminated in Round 1 | ||||||||||
25 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 29.551 | 182.735 | - | - | - | - |
26 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.701 | 181.812 | - | - | - | - |
27 | 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.713 | 181.739 | - | - | - | - |
28 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 29.872 | 180.771 | - | - | - | - |
29 | 15 | Reed Sorenson (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.026 | 179.844 | - | - | - | - |
30 | 93 | Gray Gaulding (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.064 | 179.617 | - | - | - | - |
31 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.091 | 179.456 | - | - | - | - |
32 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.225 | 178.660 | - | - | - | - |
33 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 30.289 | 178.283 | - | - | - | - |
Qualified by owner's points | ||||||||||
34 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.572 | 176.632 | - | - | - | - |
35 | 78 | Angela Ruch | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.967 | 174.379 | - | - | - | - |
36 | 07 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 31.077 | 173.762 | - | - | - | - |
37 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 31.115 | 173.550 | - | - | - | - |
38 | 92 | Josh Williams | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 31.172 | 173.232 | - | - | - | - |
39 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 31.611 | 170.827 | - | - | - | - |
40 | 13 | John Jackson | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 31.915 | 169.199 | - | - | - | - |
Official qualifying results | ||||||||||
Official starting lineup |
Stage 1Laps: 45
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
2 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
3 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
5 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
6 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
7 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2Laps: 45
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
2 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
3 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
6 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
8 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
9 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3Laps: 110
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