2017 ToyotaCare 250

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2017 ToyotaCare 250
Race details
Race 8 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
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DateApril 29, 2017
Official name 30th Annual ToyotaCare 250
Location Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Distance 254 laps, 190.5 mi (306.58 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 187.5 mi (301.752 km)
Average speed 87.541 miles per hour (140.884 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 22.885
Most laps led
Driver Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Laps 157
Winner
No. 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2017 ToyotaCare 250 was the eighth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 29, 2017, in Richmond, Virginia at Richmond Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race was extended from its scheduled 250 laps to 254 due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, Kyle Larson, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would steal the victory on the final restart when the race would end under caution due to a wreck on the backstretch. [1] The win was Larson's seventh career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports and Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at. Richmond International Speedway.png
The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at.

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Adapt 2K
00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Demo Day
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet Golden Corral
01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rheem
3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Prudential Overall Supply
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Florida Watermelon Association
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford Mello Yello
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Global Hbot Foundation
8 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Thompson Electric
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Liberty University
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge CrashClaimsR.Us [ permanent dead link ], Help Sam Bass
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota Superior Essex
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Juniper Networks
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Wastebits
20 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota ToyotaCare
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Blue Gate Bank
22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota Nut Up
28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota JGL Racing
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Hope For The Warriors
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge Help Sam Bass
42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Credit One Bank
45 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet Diamond Gusset Jeans
46 Quin Houff Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet Duke Cancer Institute
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 Virginia
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Veterans Motorsports Inc.
78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet C.R. Smith Transport
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Racing with Jesus
90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet WG Speeks, Brandonbilt Foundations
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
98 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford GEICO Military
99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Whataburger
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, April 28, at 1:00 PM EST, and would last for 55 minutes. [2] Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.796 and an average speed of 118.442 miles per hour (190.614 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
100 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.796118.442
248 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.921117.796
33 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.960117.596
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, April 28, at 3:00 PM EST, and would last for 55 minutes. [2] Kyle Benjamin of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.061 and an average speed of 117.081 miles per hour (188.424 km/h). [4]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
120 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.061117.081
242 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 23.168116.540
348 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 23.190116.429
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 29, at 10:05 AM EST. [2] Since Richmond Raceway 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. [5]

Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 22.885 and an average speed of 117.981 miles per hour (189.872 km/h). [6]

Two drivers would fail to qualify: Tommy Joe Martins and Morgan Shepherd.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)
121 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.688119.00622.896117.92522.885117.981
220 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.994117.42222.964117.57522.903117.888
318 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.999117.39622.873118.04322.926117.770
42 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.982117.48322.940117.69822.957117.611
548 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.732118.77522.733118.77022.963117.580
67 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.952117.63722.776118.54622.967117.560
742 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.763118.61422.987117.45822.993117.427
83 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.984117.47322.933117.73423.006117.361
99 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.750118.68122.871118.05323.013117.325
1022 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 22.765118.60322.817118.33323.029117.243
111 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.990117.44222.994117.42223.158116.590
125 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.991117.43722.887117.97123.232116.219
Eliminated in Round 2
1319 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.023117.27422.995117.417--
1411 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 23.013117.32523.004117.371--
1562 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.976117.51423.007117.356--
1600 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.853118.14623.011117.335--
1716 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 23.094116.91323.022117.279--
1828 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 23.100116.88323.084116.964--
196 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 23.061117.08123.089116.939--
2039 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 23.043117.17223.098116.893--
2198 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 23.000117.39123.103116.868--
2299 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 23.013117.32523.218116.289--
234 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.033117.22323.237116.194--
2433 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.012117.33023.270116.029--
Eliminated in Round 1
2593 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 23.104116.863----
2690 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 23.136116.701----
2746 Quin Houff Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet 23.148116.641----
2824 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota 23.163116.565----
2901 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.189116.435----
3052 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 23.234116.209----
3178 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 23.241116.174----
3251 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 23.256116.099----
3323 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.272116.019----
Qualified by owner's points
3407 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 23.272116.019----
3514 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 23.304115.860----
368 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 23.355115.607----
3774 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 23.473115.026----
380 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.582114.494----
3913 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge 23.607114.373----
4040 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 24.192111.607----
Failed to qualify
4145 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 23.313115.815----
4289 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 23.442115.178----
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 75

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
12 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
27 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
321 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
43 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
520 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
642 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
718 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
81 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
922 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
1048 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 75

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
17 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
22 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
33 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
442 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
521 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
620 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
722 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
818 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
91 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
1048 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 104

Fin [7] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1742 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 25410running0
267 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 254157running54
3121 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 25426running48
442 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 25458running0
51022 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 2540running0
6196 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2540running31
7111 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2540running35
8125 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2540running29
92198 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 2540running28
103323 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 2540running27
111411 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2540running26
122824 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota 2540running25
131600 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2540running24
141319 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2540running23
153251 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 2540running22
161828 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 2540running21
172299 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 2540running20
183407 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 2540running19
1983 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2543running0
203052 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 2540running17
21318 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2540running0
22548 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2530running17
231716 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2520running14
242901 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2520running13
252690 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 2520running12
262039 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 2520running11
272746 Quin Houff Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet 2510running10
284040 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 2510running9
29380 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2510running8
3099 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2490crash7
31368 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 2480running6
32220 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2470crash16
332433 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2470running4
343913 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge 2450running3
351562 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2440crash2
363774 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 2390running1
373178 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 2360engine1
38234 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2230running1
393514 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 1810rear gear1
402593 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 30electrical1
Failed to qualify
4145 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet
4289 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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