2017 Zippo 200 at The Glen

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2017 Zippo 200 at The Glen
Race details
Race 20 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
DateAugust 5, 2017
Official name 23rd Annual Zippo 200 at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International
Course Permanent racing facility
2.454 mi (3.949 km)
Distance 82 laps, 200.9 mi (323.317 km)
Scheduled Distance 82 laps, 200.9 mi (323.317 km)
Average speed 92.569 miles per hour (148.975 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 1:11.023
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 43
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2017 Zippo 200 at The Glen was the 20th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 5, 2017, in Watkins Glen, New York at Watkins Glen International, a 2.45-mile (3.94 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 82 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the late stages of the race to win his 90th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his fourth win of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski, both driving for Team Penske, would finish second and third, respectively.

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Background

The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR uses. Watkins Glen Short Course 1992-present.png
The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR uses.

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Ithaca Tompkins International Airport
01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet Great Outdoors RV
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial
2 Paul Menard (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Menards, Richmond Water Heaters
3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rheem
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Buckle Up NY
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
07 Devin Jones SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Veristor
8 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Prevagen
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Axalta, Progressive Powder Coating
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
12 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford Snap-on
13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge MBM Motorsports
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota Visions Federal Credit Union
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota NOS Energy Rowdy
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Fanatics
20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Hisense 4K TV
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Death Wish Coffee
22 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford Fleetwood RV
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota Nut Up
25 P. J. Jones Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet Eckler's
28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota JGL Racing
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Freightliner
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Midstate Basement Authorities
40 Enrique Baca MBM Motorsports Toyota Nextgen Motorsports, Peak Antifreeze
41 Kevin Harvick (i) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford FIELDS
42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Credit One Bank
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 Jimmy Means Racing
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
74 Cody Ware (i) Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Veterans Motorsports Inc.
78 Stephen Young B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Wealth Recovery International
90 Brian Henderson Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Absolutely Amish Structures
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 BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, August 4, at 12:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. [2] Brad Keselowski of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12:177 and an average speed of 122.200 miles per hour (196.662 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
122 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 1:12:177122.200
218 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:12:541121.586
312 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 1:12:592121.501
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, August 4, at 2:30 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. [2] Joey Logano of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12:326 and an average speed of 121.948 miles per hour (196.256 km/h). [4]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
112 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 1:12:326121.948
218 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:12:645121.412
322 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 1:12:818121.124
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 5, at 11:05 AM EST. [2] Since Watkins Glen International is a road course, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included two rounds. The first round was 25 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 25 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 12 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Whoever set the fastest time in Round 2 would win the pole. [5]

Joey Logano of Team Penske would win the pole, with a lap of 1:11.023 and an average speed of 124.185 miles per hour (199.856 km/h) in the second round. [6]

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)
112 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 1:11:720122.9781:11.023124.185
218 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:11:625123.1411:11.118124.019
342 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1:11:685123.0381:11.141123.979
42 Paul Menard (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:11:947122.5901:11.517123.327
522 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 1:11:972122.5481:11.723122.973
620 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:12:094122.3401:11.956122.575
77 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11:984122.5271:12.012122.480
821 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:12:028122.4521:12.024122.459
900 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:12:237122.0981:12.053122.410
1041 Kevin Harvick (i) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:12:136122.2691:12.102122.327
113 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:12:420121.7901:12.466121.712
1216 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1:12:460121.7221:12.589121.506
Eliminated in Round 1
1348 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1:12.630121.437--
1411 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:12.660121.387--
159 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.663121.382--
1662 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:12.712121.300--
1798 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 1:12.753121.232--
1833 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:12.754121.230--
1919 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:12.819121.122--
201 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.911120.969--
2151 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1:13.093120.668--
2223 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 1:13.142120.587--
2324 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota 1:13.247120.414--
2439 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1:13.310120.311--
2514 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 1:13.823119.475--
2628 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 1:13.842119.444--
275 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.121118.995--
288 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.275118.748--
294 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.334118.654--
3013 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 1:14.538118.329--
3193 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 1:14.665118.128--
3274 Cody Ware (i) Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 1:14.791117.929--
330 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.835117.859--
Qualified by owner's points
3490 Brian Henderson Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.195117.295--
3540 Enrique Baca MBM Motorsports Toyota 1:15.244117.219--
3601 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.342117.066--
3799 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1:15.648116.593--
3807 Devin Jones SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1:15.769116.406--
3978 Stephen Young B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.279115.628--
4052 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 1:17.540113.748--
Failed to qualify
4125 P. J. Jones Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet 1:15.428116.933--
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1Laps: 20

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
122 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 0
212 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 0
318 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
420 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
57 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
621 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
700 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
848 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3
962 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
1011 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2Laps: 20

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
12 Paul Menard (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
212 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 0
322 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 0
418 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
51 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
67 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
711 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 4
833 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
920 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
1021 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3Laps: 42

Fin [7] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1218 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8243running0
2112 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 820running0
3522 Brad Keselowski (i) Team Penske Ford 826running0
477 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 820running44
542 Paul Menard (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8222running0
61041 Kevin Harvick (i) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 820running0
7113 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 820running0
8620 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 820running0
91662 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 827running30
10159 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 820running27
11821 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 824running32
12900 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 820running29
131919 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 820running24
141833 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 820running26
151216 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 820running22
16275 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 820running21
171348 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 820running23
18201 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 810running25
19294 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 810running18
202324 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota 810running17
212628 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 810running16
221411 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 810running20
233601 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 810running14
24330 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 810running13
251798 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 800running12
263807 Devin Jones SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 800running11
272439 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 800running10
28288 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 790running9
294052 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 790running8
303799 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 790running7
313540 Enrique Baca MBM Motorsports Toyota 780running6
322223 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 670running5
333490 Brian Henderson Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 590ignition4
343274 Cody Ware (i) Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 520clutch0
352151 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 360axle2
363978 Stephen Young B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 330transmission1
373013 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 270overheating1
383193 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 260vibration1
392514 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 160engine1
40342 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 120engine0
Failed to qualify
4125 P. J. Jones Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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