2017 Fred's 250

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2017 Fred's 250 powered by Coca-Cola
Race details
Race 19 of 23 of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
DateOctober 14, 2017
Official name 12th Annual Fred's 250
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 95 laps, 252.7 mi (406.681 km)
Scheduled Distance 94 laps, 250.4 mi (402.4 km)
Average speed 129.258 miles per hour (208.021 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 53.165
Most laps led
Driver Johnny Sauter GMS Racing
Laps 39
Winner
No. 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Vince Welch, Kevin Harvick, Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2017 Fred's 250 powered by Coca-Cola was the 19th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the third race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, the third and final race of the Round of 8, and the 12th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 14, 2017, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent D-shaped superspeedway. The race was extended from 94 laps to 95 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, Parker Kligerman, driving for Henderson Motorsports, took advantage of the lead on the final restart, and earned his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, after a caution came out on the final lap. [1] To fill out the podium, Christopher Bell and Myatt Snider of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Christopher Bell, Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton, Ben Rhodes, Austin Cindric, and John Hunter Nemechek would advance into the Round of 6.

Background

The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway.svg
The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Talladega Superspeedway, which is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family. As of 2021, the track hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and ARCA Menards Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, with a length of 2.66 miles (4.281 km), compared to the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The total peak capacity of Talladega is around 175,000 spectators, [2] [3] [4] with the main grandstand capacity being about 80,000. [5]

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1 Mike Harmon (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing
02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco Industries, Young's Building Systems
4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Toyota "Let's Go Places"
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet H&H Transport
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Fire Alarm Services
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet VG Pride Group, Driven2Honor.org
13 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Ride TV, Jegs
15 D. J. Kennington (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Losers Bar & Grill
16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats
18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Switch
19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford LTi Printing
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles
27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota Safelite
29 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Cooper Standard
33 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Stealth
45 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions
47 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota Glenden Enterprises
49 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Vydox Plus
50 Josh Reaume Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet Ever-Fi
51 Myatt Snider Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Louisiana Hot Sauce
52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar International "We Build America"
63 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet Lucas Oil
66 Vinnie Miller (i) Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet Master Manufacturing
68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet Titan Paint Sprayers
75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Toyota Tide Pods, Food Country USA
83 Spencer Boyd Copp Motorsports Chevrolet Grunt Style
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet D. A. B. Constructors
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Hormel Gatherings, Menards
92 Regan Smith RBR Enterprises Ford Black's Tire Service, Advance Auto Parts
98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Champion Power Equipment, Curb Records
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, October 13, at 11:00 AM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes. [6] Cody Coughlin of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.948 and an average speed of 191.719 mph (308.542 km/h). [7]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
113 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 49.948191.719
28 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 50.068191.260
392 Regan Smith RBR Enterprises Ford 50.263190.518
Full first practice results

Final practice

The final practice session was held on Friday, October 13, at 1:00 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes. [6] Chris Fontaine of Glenden Enterprises would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 50.964 and an average speed of 187.897 mph (302.391 km/h). [8]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
147 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 50.964187.897
252 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 50.981187.835
398 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 51.001187.761
Full final practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 14, at 9:30 AM CST. [6] Since Talladega Superspeedway is at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km), the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12. [9]

Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole, setting a lap of 53.165 and an average speed of 180.118 mph (289.872 km/h). [10]

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)
14 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota -*-*53.165180.118
221 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet -*-*53.489179.027
352 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet -*-*53.571178.753
424 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet -*-*53.741178.188
529 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford -*-*53.867177.771
619 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford -*-*53.932177.557
716 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota -*-*54.001177.330
818 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota -*-*54.100177.006
951 Myatt Snider Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota -*-*54.127176.917
1027 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota -*-*54.137176.885
1188 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota -*-*54.535175.594
1233 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet -*-*--
Eliminated in Round 1
1398 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 54.017177.245--
1475 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Toyota 54.135176.891--
158 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 54.225176.598--
1668 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 54.272176.445--
1747 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 54.379176.097--
1813 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 54.458175.842--
1902 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 54.792174.770--
2045 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 54.902174.420--
2187 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 55.004174.096--
2292 Regan Smith RBR Enterprises Ford 55.021174.043--
2315 D. J. Kennington (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 55.051173.948--
2466 Vinnie Miller (i) Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 55.256173.302--
2563 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 55.312173.127--
2649 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 55.638172.113--
2783 Spencer Boyd Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 56.659169.011--
Qualified by owner's points
281 Mike Harmon (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 57.293167.141--
2910 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 57.493166.559--
3050 Josh Reaume Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 59.525160.874--
316 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet ----
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup
*Time unavailable.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
121Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet10
224Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet9
34Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota8
452Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevrolet7
551Myatt SniderKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6
688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota5
78John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet4
827Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota3
913Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota2
1075Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyota1

Stage 2 Laps: 20

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
121Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet10
224Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet9
351Myatt SniderKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota8
419Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord7
588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota6
652Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevrolet5
78John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet4
813Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota3
927Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota2
1098Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1

Stage 3 Laps: 55

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
11475Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyota953Running41
214Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota959Running43
3951Myatt SniderKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota951Running48
41398Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota9517Running34
5619Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord953Running39
6158John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet950Running39
72466Vinnie Miller (i)Bolen MotorsportsChevrolet950Running0
81668Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevrolet951Running29
91188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota950Running39
101902Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet950Running27
112563Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet950Running26
12221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet9539Running45
132783Spencer BoydCopp MotorsportsChevrolet950Running0
14818Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota950Running23
152315D. J. Kennington (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet951Running0
16424Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet9410Running39
17352Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevrolet940Running32
182045Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet940Running19
192910Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet930Running18
20281Mike Harmon (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet900Running0
213050Josh ReaumeBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet900Running16
22529Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord860Running15
231027Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota700Accident19
242649Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet702Accident13
251813Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota709Accident17
261747Chris FontaineGlenden EnterprisesToyota700Accident11
272292Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFord530Accident10
28716Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota190Accident9
291233Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet180Accident8
302187Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet20Vibration7
31316Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet00Engine6
Official race results

Standings after the race

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