2017 Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200

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2017 Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200
Race details
Race 28 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Dover International Speedway.svg
DateSeptember 30, 2017
Official name 32nd Annual Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200
Location Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1 miles (1.6 km)
Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km)
Scheduled distance 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km)
Average speed 111.975 miles per hour (180.206 km/h)
Pole position
Driver JR Motorsports
Time 23.046
Most laps led
Driver Ryan Blaney Team Penske
Laps 136
Winner
No. 22 Ryan Blaney Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2017 Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200 was the 28th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the second race of the Round of 12, and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 30, 2017, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, would dominate for most of the race to win his sixth career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and his second and final victory of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier and William Byron, both driving for JR Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Entry list

#DriverTeamMake
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet
00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet
01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet
2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota
15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet
24 Corey LaJoie (i) JGL Racing Toyota
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
38 Gray Gaulding (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Chevrolet
42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge
78 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet
98 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford
99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, September 29, at 12:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. [2] Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.335 and an average speed of 154.275 mph (248.282 km/h). [3]

Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
122 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 23.335154.275
220 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.357154.129
39 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.384153.951
First practice results

Final practice

The final practice session, was held on Friday, September 29, at 2:30 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. [2] Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.580 and an average speed of 152.672 mph (245.702 km/h). [3]

Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
122 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 23.580152.672
29 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.581152.665
333 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.588152.620
Final practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 30, at 11:35 AM EST. [2] Since Dover International 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. [4]

William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, would win the pole after setting a time of 23.046 and an average speed of 156.209 mph (251.394 km/h) in the third round. [5]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)
19 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.074156.02023.110155.77723.046156.209
218 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.154155.48123.259154.77923.084155.952
320 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.362154.09623.294154.54623.161155.434
47 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.144155.54823.156155.46723.170155.373
542 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 23.439153.59023.330154.30823.191155.233
600 Cole Custer (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 23.353154.15623.235154.93923.207155.126
748 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 23.334154.28123.207155.12623.239154.912
822 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 23.289154.57923.346154.20223.246154.865
921 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.592152.59423.337154.26123.310154.440
101 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.394153.88623.301154.50023.379153.984
113 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.381153.97123.318154.38723.402153.833
124 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.466153.41323.347154.19523.495153.224
Eliminated in Round 2
1362 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.598152.55523.392153.899--
1424 Corey LaJoie (i) JGL Racing Toyota 23.731151.70023.457153.472--
1533 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.495153.22423.482153.309--
165 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.578152.68523.533152.977--
1716 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 23.463153.43323.572152.724--
1898 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 23.594152.58123.577152.691--
1911 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 23.699151.90523.617152.433--
2023 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.739151.64923.681152.021--
2139 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 23.686151.98923.762151.502--
2251 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 23.735151.67523.850150.943--
2319 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.442153.571----
2415 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.617152.433----
Eliminated in Round 1
2514 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 23.777151.407----
262 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.791151.318----
2707 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 23.895150.659----
288 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 23.907150.584----
2990 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 23.967150.207----
300 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 24.032149.800----
3101 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 24.107149.334----
3299 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 24.222148.625----
3393 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 24.266148.356----
Qualified by owner's points
3440 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 24.429147.366----
3552 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 24.505146.909----
3689 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 25.096143.449----
3774 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 26.012138.398----
3813 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 26.214137.331----
3978 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet ------
Last car to qualify on time
4038 Gray Gaulding (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 24.850144.869----
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1Laps: 60

Pos#DriverTeamMakePts
19 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
222 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
318 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
47 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
520 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
61 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
742 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 4
800 Cole Custer (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 3
921 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
1048 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2Laps: 60

Pos#DriverTeamMakePts
122 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
29 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
37 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
418 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
51 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
642 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 5
700 Cole Custer (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 4
821 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
948 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2
1020 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0

Stage 3Laps: 80

Pos#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
122 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 200136running0
27 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running50
39 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 20062running53
421 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2000running38
548 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2000running35
619 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2000running31
718 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2002running0
800 Cole Custer (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 2000running36
91 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running39
1062 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2000running27
115 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running26
124 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running25
133 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2000running0
1439 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1990running23
1524 Corey LaJoie (i) JGL Racing Toyota 1990running0
1616 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1980running21
1714 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 1980running20
1898 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 1980running19
1911 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1980running18
2020 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1980running0
2107 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1980running16
2251 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1980running15
232 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1980running0
2423 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 1980running13
2590 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 1970running12
2642 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1970running20
278 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1940running10
2852 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 1940running9
290 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1940running8
3078 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1920running7
3174 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 870clutch6
3289 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 430suspension5
3313 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 350overheating4
3438 Gray Gaulding (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 310electrical0
3515 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 250crash0
3640 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 250crash1
3701 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 170engine1
3899 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 70crash1
3933 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40crash1
4093 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 40crash1
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Dover Race Info". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Bonkowski, Jerry (September 29, 2017). "Ryan Blaney, Erik Jones are fastest in first of 2 Xfinity practices at Dover". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  4. "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  5. Long, Dustin (September 30, 2017). "William Byron captures Xfinity pole at Dover". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved July 19, 2022.