2017 PowerShares QQQ 300

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2017 PowerShares QQQ 300
Race details [1] [2]
Race 1 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
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Date February 25, 2021 (2021-02-25)
Official name 36th Annual PowerShares QQQ 300
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.500 mi (4.023 km)
Distance 120 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled Distance 120 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 117.141 miles per hour (188.520 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 48.788
Most laps led
Driver Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports
Laps 40
Winner
No. 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2017 PowerShares QQQ 300 was the 1st race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 25, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race was extended from the scheduled 120 laps to 124 laps due to NASCAR overtime. Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed took the lead on the final overtime restart and led the final two laps to earn the victory. [3] It was Reed's first win of the season, and the second of his career. To fill out the podium, Kasey Kahne finished 2nd and Austin Dillon finished 3rd.

Contents

Background

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. [4] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. [5]

Entry list

No.DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Shot
00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Tape
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial
2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rheem
3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford Leidos
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet ScubaLife
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
8 Jeff Green B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Circle Track Warehouse
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Liberty University
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Mark Thompson MBM Motorsports Toyota Phoenix Air
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota Superior Essex
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Daniel Suarez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Juniper Networks
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Tunity
20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Hisense 4K TV
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff
22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Scott Lagasse Jr. JGL Racing Toyota FDOT "Alert Tonight, Alive Tomorrow"
25 Chris Cockrum Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet Advanced Communications Group
28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota WinField United
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Nexteer Automotive
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet BooYah Mortgage
40 Brandon Hightower MBM Motorsports Toyota Premier Recycling
42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Broken Bow Records, Trace Adkins "Something's Going On"
44 Benny Gordon TriStar Motorsports Toyota Florida Lottery "Just Imagine"
46 Anthony Kumpen Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet LeasePlan
48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet DC Solar
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Donate Life Florida
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel & Casino
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Veterans Motorsports
78 Clint King B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
88 Kasey Kahne (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hellmann's
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV "50 Years"
90 Mario Gosselin DGM Racing Chevrolet Orlando Longwood Auto Auction, Jeff Revis Worker Service
97 Stephen Leicht Obaika Racing Chevrolet Obaika Racing
98 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford Fresh From Florida
99 David Starr B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Striping Technology
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, February 24, 2017 at 1:00 PM EST. [6] Justin Allgaier was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 46.418 seconds and a speed of 193.890 mph (312.036 km/h). [7]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
17 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 46.418193.890
222 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 46.430193.840
342 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 46.485193.611
Official first practice results

Second and final practice

The final practice session took place on Friday, February 24, 2017, at 3:05 PM EST. [6] J. J. Yeley was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 48.127 seconds and a speed of 187.005 mph (300.955 km/h). [8]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
114 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 48.127187.005
24 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 48.134186.978
344 Benny Gordon TriStar Motorsports Toyota 48.168186.846
Official first practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 10:30 AM EST. [6] Since Daytona International Speedway is at least 2 miles (3.2 km), 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 13-40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12. [9]

Brandon Jones won the pole with a time of 48.788 seconds and a speed of 184.472 mph (296.879 km/h). [10]

Morgan Shepherd, Mike Harmon, Stephen Leicht, and Mark Thompson failed to qualify.

Full starting lineup

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)
133 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.788
216 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 48.846
348 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48.917
421 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.952
53 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.982
622 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 49.026
742 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 49.041
811 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 49.048
988 Kasey Kahne (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 49.134
1023 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 49.159
111 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 49.183
126 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49.239
Eliminated in Round 1
135 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 49.264
1419 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.277
157 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 49.307
162 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.350
179 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 49.360
1862 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.466
1920 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.485
2000 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 49.494
2118 Daniel Suarez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.574
2244 Aric Almirola (i) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 49.742
2328 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 49.960
2414 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 49.963
2524 Scott Lagasse Jr. JGL Racing Toyota 49.976
260 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 49.997
2744 Benny Gordon TriStar Motorsports Toyota 50.028
2839 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 50.060
294 Benny Gordon JD Motorsports Chevrolet 50.090
3046 Anthony Kumpen Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet 50.206
3140 Brandon Hightower MBM Motorsports Toyota 50.222
3225 Chris Cockrum Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet 50.231
3399 David Starr B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 50.341
Qualified by owner's points
3401 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 50.542
3552 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 50.633
3607 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 50.661
3751 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 50.669
3878 Clint King B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 51.068
3990 Mario Gosselin DGM Racing Chevrolet 51.414
408 Jeff Green B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 50.953
Failed to qualify
4189 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 50.574
4274 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 51.139
4397 Stephen Leicht Obaika Racing Chevrolet 52.552
4413 Mark Thompson MBM Motorsports Toyota
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage OneLaps: 30

PosNoDriverTeamMakePoints
11Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
288Kasey Kahne (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet0
348Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet8
43Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0
511Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet6
619Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota5
790Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevrolet4
828Dakoda ArmstrongDGM RacingToyota3
962Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2
102Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0

Stage TwoLaps: 30

PosNoDriverTeamMakePoints
11Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
22Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0
33Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0
416Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord7
522Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord0
688Kasey Kahne (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet0
762Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4
828Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingChevrolet3
942Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2
1011Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1

Final Stage Results

Laps: 60

PosGridNoDriverTeamMakeLapsStatusPoints
1216Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord124Running47
2988Kasey Kahne (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet124Running0
3162Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet124Running0
4622Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord124Running0
51862Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet124Running38
62524Scott Lagasse Jr.JGL RacingToyota124Running31
73552Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet124Running30
8260Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet124Running29
9179William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet124Running28
103401Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet124Running27
111419Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota124Running31
122328Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingChevrolet124Running31
133140Brandon HightowerMBM MotorsportsToyota124Running24
14135Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet124Running23
15811Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet124Running29
16294Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet124Running21
173990Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevrolet124Running24
183607Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet124Running19
1953Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet124Running0
20742Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet122Running19
212839Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet116Engine16
223046Anthony KumpenPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet111Overheating15
232298Aric Almirola (i)Biagi-DenBeste RacingFord108Vibration0
24111Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet106Accident33
252414J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota103Accident12
26348Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet59Accident19
272744Benny GordonTriStar MotorsportsToyota35Running10
283225Chris CockrumChris Cockrum RacingChevrolet32Running9
29133Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28Accident8
30157Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet28Accident7
31421Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet28Accident6
321920Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28Accident0
33126Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord28Accident4
342118Daniel SuarezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28Accident0
353751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet23Accident2
361023Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet22Accident1
372000Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord22Accident1
383878Clint KingB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet22Accident1
39408Jeff GreenB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet22Accident1
403399David StarrB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet4Accident1
Official race results

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