2017 Boyd Gaming 300
Race details | |||||
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Race 3 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||||
Date | March 11, 2017 | ||||
Official name | 21st Annual Boyd Gaming 300 | ||||
Location | North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||||
Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||||
Average speed | 118.525 miles per hour (190.747 km/h) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||
Time | 29.098 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |||
Laps | 106 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 12 | Joey Logano |
Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
Announcers | Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Jamie McMurray | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
The 2017 Boyd Gaming 300 was the third
Background
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, March 10, at 1:00 PM PST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Brendan Gaughan of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.578 and an average speed of 182.568 miles per hour (293.815 km/h).[3]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.578 | 182.568 |
2 | 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.605 | 182.402 |
3 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 29.618 | 182.322 |
Full first practice results |
Second and final practice
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 10, at 3:00 PM PST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Daniel Suárez of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.607 and an average speed of 182.389 miles per hour (293.527 km/h).[4]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.607 | 182.389 |
2 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.618 | 182.322 |
3 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.670 | 182.002 |
Full Happy Hour practice results |
Qualifying
Qualifying would take place on Saturday, March 11, at 10:05 AM PST.[2] Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 km), 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]
Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 29.098 and an average speed of 185.580 miles per hour (298.662 km/h).[6]
Three drivers failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd, Mike Harmon, and Josh Bilicki.
Full qualifying results
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
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1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.538 | 182.815 | 29.137 | 185.331 | 29.098 | 185.580 |
2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 28.998 | 186.220 | 29.227 | 184.761 | 29.117 | 185.459 |
3 | 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.576 | 182.580 | 29.283 | 184.407 | 29.130 | 185.376 |
4 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 29.415 | 183.580 | 29.204 | 184.906 | 29.171 | 185.115 |
5 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.503 | 183.032 | 29.323 | 184.156 | 29.318 | 184.187 |
6 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.585 | 182.525 | 29.380 | 183.799 | 29.322 | 184.162 |
7 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.501 | 183.045 | 29.266 | 184.514 | 29.331 | 184.106 |
8 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.531 | 182.859 | 29.429 | 183.492 | 29.392 | 183.723 |
9 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.515 | 182.958 | 29.419 | 183.555 | 29.490 | 183.113 |
10 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 29.596 | 182.457 | 29.474 | 183.212 | 29.548 | 182.753 |
11 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.737 | 181.592 | 29.491 | 183.107 | 29.739 | 181.580 |
12 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.610 | 182.371 | 29.340 | 184.049 | 30.074 | 179.557 |
Eliminated in Round 2 | ||||||||||
13 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.783 | 181.311 | 29.493 | 183.094 | — | — |
14 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.849 | 180.911 | 29.564 | 182.655 | — | — |
15 | 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 29.720 | 181.696 | 29.571 | 182.611 | — | — |
16 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 29.694 | 181.855 | 29.574 | 182.593 | — | — |
17 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.675 | 181.971 | 29.588 | 182.506 | — | — |
18 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.568 | 182.630 | 29.657 | 182.082 | — | — |
19 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.758 | 181.464 | 29.683 | 181.922 | — | — |
20 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing
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Ford | 29.768 | 181.403 | 29.702 | 181.806 | — | — |
21 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 29.746 | 181.537 | 29.714 | 181.733 | — | — |
22 | 24 | Drew Herring | JGL Racing | Toyota | 29.781 | 181.324 | 29.783 | 181.311 | — | — |
23 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 29.740 | 181.574 | 29.841 | 180.959 | — | — |
24 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.790 | 181.269 | 29.964 | 180.216 | — | — |
Eliminated in Round 1 | ||||||||||
25 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 30.023 | 179.862 | — | — | — | — |
26 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.130 | 179.223 | — | — | — | — |
27 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.183 | 178.909 | — | — | — | — |
28 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.341 | 177.977 | — | — | — | — |
29 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.350 | 177.924 | — | — | — | — |
30 | 93 | Jordan Anderson (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.377 | 177.766 | — | — | — | — |
31 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.495 | 177.078 | — | — | — | — |
32 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 30.501 | 177.043 | — | — | — | — |
33 | 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.669 | 176.074 | — | — | — | — |
Qualified by owner's points | ||||||||||
34 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.691 | 175.947 | — | — | — | — |
35 | 90 | Martin Roy | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 30.691 | 175.947 | — | — | — | — |
36 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 30.803 | 175.308 | — | — | — | — |
37 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 31.068 | 173.812 | — | — | — | — |
38 | 13 | Brandon Hightower | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.339 | 172.309 | — | — | — | — |
39 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.713 | 170.277 | — | — | — | — |
40 | 97 | Stephen Leicht | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 33.227 | 162.518 | — | — | — | — |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
41 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 31.267 | 172.706 | — | — | — | — |
42 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 31.698 | 170.358 | — | — | — | — |
43 | 77 | Josh Bilicki | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Official qualifying results | ||||||||||
Official starting lineup |
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 45
Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
2 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
3 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
4 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
7 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
8 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 3 |
9 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
10 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
2 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
5 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
7 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
9 | 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
10 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
Standings after the race
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References
- ^ Miech, Rob. "Xfinity win at Las Vegas leaves Joey Logano giddy". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ a b c "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Las Vegas Race Info". ESPN.com. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-03-10). "Hometown boy Brendan Gaughan is fastest in first of 2 Xfinity practices at Las Vegas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-03-11). "Suarez, Tifft, Busch put Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2-3 in Xfinity practice at Vegas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (2017-03-11). "Kyle Busch wins pole for Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "2017 Boyd Gaming 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.