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
DateSeptember 30, 2017
Official name 32nd Annual Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200
Location Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (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

Background

The layout of Dover International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Dover International Speedway.svg
The layout of Dover International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Heroes Haven
00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial
01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet Iron Source, Meding's Seafood
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 Use Your Melon
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Textron Off Road
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet SS-Green Light Racing
8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Axalta, Central Aluminum
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet CrashClaimsR.Us [ permanent dead link ], TLC Resorts
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota Superior Essex
15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet Iron Source, Stockley Tavern
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Interstate Batteries
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Comcast NBCUniversal Salute to Service
20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop, Pixel Pals
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Blue Gate Bank
22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford Fitzgerald Glider Kits
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Corey LaJoie (i) JGL Racing Toyota Youtheory
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Anderson's Maple Syrup, Safeway
38 Gray Gaulding (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Midstate Basement Authorities
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Chevrolet Smithfield Homes
42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Broken Bow Records, Dustin Lynch
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 Katie J's Bar & Grill, Eternal Fan
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Veterans Motorsports Inc., HM-15
78 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Prevagen
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Racing with Jesus, Visone RV
90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet W. G. Speeks, Mid-Atlantic Wrecker Service
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 Alarm Tech Systems
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
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, 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). [4]

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
Full Happy Hour 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. [5]

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. [6]

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

Fin [7] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1822 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 200136running0
247 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running50
319 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 20062running53
4921 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2000running38
5748 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2000running35
62319 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2000running31
7218 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2002running0
8600 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2000running36
9101 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running39
101362 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2000running27
11165 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running26
12124 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running25
13113 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2000running0
142139 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1990running23
151424 Corey LaJoie (i) JGL Racing Toyota 1990running0
161716 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1980running21
172514 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 1980running20
181898 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 1980running19
191911 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1980running18
20320 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1980running0
212707 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1980running16
222251 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1980running15
23262 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1980running0
242023 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 1980running13
252990 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 1970running12
26542 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1970running20
27288 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1940running10
283552 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 1940running9
29300 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1940running8
303978 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1920running7
313774 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 870clutch6
323689 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 430suspension5
333813 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 350overheating4
344038 Gray Gaulding (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 310electrical0
352415 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 250crash0
363440 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 250crash1
373101 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 170engine1
383299 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 70crash1
391533 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40crash1
403393 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 40crash1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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