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2017 DC Solar 300
Race details
Race 4 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date March 18, 2017
Official name 13th Annual DC Solar 300
Location Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona
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 91.013 miles per hour (146.471 km/h)
Pole position
Driver JR Motorsports
Time 26.969
Most laps led
Driver Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Laps 85
Winner
No. 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2017 DC Solar 200 was the fourth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would pull away on the final restart with four to go to win his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Ryan Blaney of Team Penske and Erik Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Phoenix International Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Phoenix International Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial
01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
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 Flex Seal
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford Leidos
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet ScubaLife
8 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Thompson Electric, Inc.
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Axalta, Ameristar
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota MBM Motorsports
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Juniper Networks
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Surface Sunscreen
20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Reser's Fine Foods
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Blue Gate Bank
22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Kingman Chevrolet
24 Drew Herring JGL Racing Toyota JGL Racing Young Guns
28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota JGL Racing
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck Month
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Tap & Sons Electric
40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota MBM Motorsports
42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Broken Bow Records, Trace Adkins "Something's Going On"
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 Donate Life
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge SupportMilitary.org
77 Josh Bilicki* Obaika Racing Chevrolet Obaika Racing
78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV, Racing with Jesus
90 Mario Gosselin DGM Racing Chevrolet La Rue, Bucked Up Apparel
93 Jordan Anderson (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
97 Stephen Leicht Obaika Racing Chevrolet Obaika Racing
99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Striping Technology
Official entry list

*Withdrew due to fellow driver B. J. McLeod convincing Bilicki that the car was a safety hazard and should not be run.

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, March 17, at 10:00 AM PST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Erik Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.372 and an average speed of 131.521 miles per hour (211.663 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.372 131.521
2 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 27.407 131.353
3 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.417 131.305
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session was held on Friday, March 17, at 1:00 PM PST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Ryan Blaney of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.423 and an average speed of 131.277 miles per hour (211.270 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 27.423 131.277
2 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.546 130.690
3 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.547 130.686
Full second practice results

Third and final practice

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The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 17, at 3:00 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 27.449 and an average speed of 131.152 miles per hour (211.069 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.449 131.152
2 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 27.455 131.124
3 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.477 131.019
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying would take place on Saturday, March 18, at 10:05 AM PST.[2] Since Phoenix International Raceway 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.[6]

William Byron of JR Motorsports would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 26.969 and an average speed of 133.487 miles per hour (214.827 km/h).[7]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.306 131.839 27.160 132.548 26.969 133.487
2 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.451 131.143 27.113 132.778 26.980 133.432
3 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.327 131.738 27.213 132.290 27.061 133.033
4 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.482 130.995 27.260 132.062 27.124 132.724
5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.335 131.699 27.214 132.285 27.130 132.694
6 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.582 130.520 27.176 132.470 27.193 132.387
7 6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.333 131.709 27.287 131.931 27.222 132.246
8 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.659 130.157 27.207 132.319 27.227 132.222
9 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 27.529 130.771 27.275 131.989 27.262 132.052
10 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.545 130.695 27.289 131.921 27.281 131.960
11 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.424 131.272 27.295 131.892 27.316 131.791
12 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.472 131.043 27.277 131.979 27.415 131.315
Eliminated in Round 2
13 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.556 130.643 27.299 131.873
14 24 Drew Herring JGL Racing Toyota 27.519 130.819 27.320 131.772
15 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.606 130.406 27.399 131.392
16 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 27.457 131.114 27.411 131.334
17 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.366 131.550 27.450 131.148
18 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 27.799 129.501 27.634 130.274
19 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 27.753 129.716 27.730 129.823
20 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 27.990 128.617 27.873 129.157
21 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 28.012 128.516 27.936 128.866
22 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 27.950 128.801 28.022 128.470
23 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 27.971 128.705 28.101 128.109
24 8 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 28.069 128.255 28.436 126.600
Eliminated in Round 1
25 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 28.099 128.118
26 93 Jordan Anderson (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 28.137 127.945
27 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 28.200 127.660
28 90 Mario Gosselin DGM Racing Chevrolet 28.355 126.962
29 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 28.401 126.756
30 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 28.563 126.037
31 40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 28.717 125.361
32 13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota 29.310 122.825
Qualified by owner's points
33 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford
34 18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
35 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
36 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota
Eliminated in Round 1
37 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Qualified by owner's points
38 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet
39 78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
40 97 Stephen Leicht Obaika Racing Chevrolet
Withdrew
WD 77 Josh Bilicki Obaika Racing Chevrolet
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
2 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
3 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
5 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 4
8 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3
9 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
4 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
6 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 5
7 6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 4
8 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3
9 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 85 running 54
2 33 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 200 15 running 0
3 2 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 65 running 0
4 1 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 43
5 6 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 45
6 7 6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 39
7 35 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 32
8 17 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 32
9 12 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 28
10 13 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0
11 11 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 26
12 8 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 4 running 25
13 4 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 26
14 15 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 31
15 37 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 22
16 18 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 21
17 36 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 200 0 running 20
18 22 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 19
19 19 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 18
20 14 24 Drew Herring JGL Racing Toyota 200 0 running 17
21 9 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 200 0 running 16
22 38 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 15
23 20 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 14
24 23 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 13
25 39 78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 12
26 31 40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 200 0 running 11
27 10 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 10
28 28 90 Mario Gosselin DGM Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 9
29 21 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 8
30 24 8 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 running 7
31 30 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 197 0 running 6
32 27 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 196 0 running 5
33 3 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 190 31 crash 0
34 16 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 189 0 crash 3
35 25 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 151 0 crash 2
36 29 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 33 0 brakes 1
37 40 97 Stephen Leicht Obaika Racing Chevrolet 24 0 handling 1
38 32 13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota 18 0 rear gear 1
39 34 18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 11 0 crash 0
40 26 93 Jordan Anderson (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 3 0 overheating 0
Withdrew
WD 77 Josh Bilicki Obaika Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Justin Allgaier perseveres to win NASCAR XFINITY race in Phoenix". ESPN.com. 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  2. ^ a b c d "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Phoenix Race Info". ESPN.com. 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  3. ^ Long, Dustin (2017-03-17). "Erik Jones paces opening Xfinity practice at Phoenix". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  4. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-03-17). "Blaney fastest in young guns shootout in 2nd Xfinity practice Friday at Phoenix". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  5. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-03-17). "Brendan Gaughan is fastest in final Xfinity practice at Phoenix". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  6. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  7. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-03-18). "William Byron on pole, Erik Jones alongside in today's Xfinity race at Phoenix". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  8. ^ "2017 Boyd Gaming 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
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