| Race details | |||
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| Race 28 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | September 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.
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 | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 23.335 | 154.275 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.357 | 154.129 |
| 3 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.384 | 153.951 |
| First practice results | ||||||
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 | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 23.580 | 152.672 |
| 2 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.581 | 152.665 |
| 3 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.588 | 152.620 |
| Final practice results | ||||||
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.
| Pos | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.074 | 156.020 | 23.110 | 155.777 | 23.046 | 156.209 |
| 2 | 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.154 | 155.481 | 23.259 | 154.779 | 23.084 | 155.952 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.362 | 154.096 | 23.294 | 154.546 | 23.161 | 155.434 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.144 | 155.548 | 23.156 | 155.467 | 23.170 | 155.373 |
| 5 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 23.439 | 153.590 | 23.330 | 154.308 | 23.191 | 155.233 |
| 6 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 23.353 | 154.156 | 23.235 | 154.939 | 23.207 | 155.126 |
| 7 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 23.334 | 154.281 | 23.207 | 155.126 | 23.239 | 154.912 |
| 8 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 23.289 | 154.579 | 23.346 | 154.202 | 23.246 | 154.865 |
| 9 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.592 | 152.594 | 23.337 | 154.261 | 23.310 | 154.440 |
| 10 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.394 | 153.886 | 23.301 | 154.500 | 23.379 | 153.984 |
| 11 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.381 | 153.971 | 23.318 | 154.387 | 23.402 | 153.833 |
| 12 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.466 | 153.413 | 23.347 | 154.195 | 23.495 | 153.224 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 | ||||||||||
| 13 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.598 | 152.555 | 23.392 | 153.899 | - | - |
| 14 | 24 | Corey LaJoie (i) | JGL Racing | Toyota | 23.731 | 151.700 | 23.457 | 153.472 | - | - |
| 15 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.495 | 153.224 | 23.482 | 153.309 | - | - |
| 16 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.578 | 152.685 | 23.533 | 152.977 | - | - |
| 17 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 23.463 | 153.433 | 23.572 | 152.724 | - | - |
| 18 | 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 23.594 | 152.581 | 23.577 | 152.691 | - | - |
| 19 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 23.699 | 151.905 | 23.617 | 152.433 | - | - |
| 20 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 23.739 | 151.649 | 23.681 | 152.021 | - | - |
| 21 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 23.686 | 151.989 | 23.762 | 151.502 | - | - |
| 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 23.735 | 151.675 | 23.850 | 150.943 | - | - |
| 23 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.442 | 153.571 | - | - | - | - |
| 24 | 15 | Reed Sorenson (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.617 | 152.433 | - | - | - | - |
| Eliminated in Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 25 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 23.777 | 151.407 | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.791 | 151.318 | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 23.895 | 150.659 | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | 8 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.907 | 150.584 | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | 90 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.967 | 150.207 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.032 | 149.800 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.107 | 149.334 | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 24.222 | 148.625 | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 24.266 | 148.356 | - | - | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points | ||||||||||
| 34 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.429 | 147.366 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 24.505 | 146.909 | - | - | - | - |
| 36 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 25.096 | 143.449 | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 26.012 | 138.398 | - | - | - | - |
| 38 | 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26.214 | 137.331 | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | 78 | Josh Bilicki | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Last car to qualify on time | ||||||||||
| 40 | 38 | Gray Gaulding (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 24.850 | 144.869 | - | - | - | - |
| Official qualifying results | ||||||||||
| Official starting lineup | ||||||||||
Stage 1Laps: 60
| Pos | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 3 | 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2Laps: 60
| Pos | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
Stage 3Laps: 80
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