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2017 Drive for the Cure 300

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2017 Drive for the Cure 300 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Race details
Race 29 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date October 7, 2017
Official name 36th Annual Drive for the Cure 300 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Location Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte 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 122.685 miles per hour (197.442 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time Set by 2017 owner's points
Most laps led
Driver Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 111
Winner
No. 42 Alex Bowman Chip Ganassi Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

The 2017 Drive for the Cure 300 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina was the 29th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the third and elimination race of the Round of 12, and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 7, 2017, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Alex Bowman, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would control the late stages of the race to win his first and to date, only career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and his only win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Sam Hornish Jr. and Ryan Blaney, both driving for Team Penske, would finish second and third, respectively.

The eight drivers to advance to the Round of 8 were William Byron, Justin Allgaier, Elliott Sadler, Daniel Hemric, Cole Custer, Brennan Poole, Ryan Reed, and Matt Tifft. [2]

Background

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The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Iron Source, Meding's Seafood
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 Advil Liqui-Gels
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Transportation Management Center
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Advance Auto Parts
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Collins Construction Roofing
8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Keen Parts
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Liberty University
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
12 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford PPG Paints
13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge MBM Motorsports
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota Pray For Las Vegas
15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Juniper Networks, Converged Network Services Group
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota MotoRad
20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Main St. Bistro
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Anderson's Maple Syrup, Lowes Foods
22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Corey LaJoie (i) JGL Racing Toyota Youtheory
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Keen Parts
38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Night Owl Contractors
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Buddy Gregg RV & Motorhomes
42 Alex Bowman (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Vannoy Construction, Hendrick Cars
48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet DC Solar
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com, All South Electric
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Agri Supply Company
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, Las Vegas "#VegasStrong"
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Veterans Motorsports Inc., End 22
78 Angela Ruch B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Give A Child A Voice
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Racing with Jesus, Visone RV
90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet Bucked Up Apparel
92 Dexter Bean King Autosport Chevrolet King Autosport
93 Gray Gaulding (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Moore Freight Service
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, October 6, at 3:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[3] Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.721 and an average speed of 181.690 mph (292.402 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.721 181.690
2 42 Alex Bowman (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.889 180.668
3 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.892 180.650
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, October 6, at 6:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[3] Sam Hornish Jr., driving for Team Penske, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.602 and an average speed of 182.420 mph (293.577 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford 29.602 182.420
2 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 29.728 181.647
3 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.762 181.439
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, October 7.[3] However, inclement weather would cancel the session. The starting lineup was determined by the current owner's points. As a result, Daniel Suárez, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole.[6]

Full starting lineup

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Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford
3 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4 42 Alex Bowman (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
6 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet
7 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet
8 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
10 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
11 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford
12 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
13 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
14 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
15 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
16 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
17 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet
18 24 Corey LaJoie (i) JGL Racing Toyota
19 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota
20 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet
21 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet
22 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
23 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
24 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet
25 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
26 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
27 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet
28 8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
29 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
30 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet
31 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford
32 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet
33 90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet
34 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota
35 78 Angela Ruch B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
36 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge
37 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge
38 93 Gray Gaulding (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet
39 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
40 15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet
Failed to qualify
41 92 Dexter Bean King Autosport Chevrolet
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 18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
3 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
6 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 42 Alex Bowman (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
8 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
9 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2
10 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
2 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
3 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford 8
4 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
5 42 Alex Bowman (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
6 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 42 Alex Bowman (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 32 running 0
2 31 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford 200 0 running 44
3 2 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 200 38 running 0
4 12 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0
5 9 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 32
6 13 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 200 0 running 36
7 8 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 41
8 1 18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 111 running 0
9 14 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 18
10 7 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 1 running 29
11 16 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 26
12 11 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 25
13 22 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 24
14 20 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 23
15 10 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 4 running 0
16 6 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 6 running 30
17 18 24 Corey LaJoie (i) JGL Racing Toyota 200 0 running 0
18 21 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 19
19 19 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 18
20 23 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 17
21 25 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 16
22 30 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 1 running 15
23 27 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 14
24 33 90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet 199 0 running 13
25 15 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 2
26 29 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 11
27 17 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 running 10
28 28 8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 9
29 34 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 193 0 running 8
30 3 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 192 7 running 0
31 26 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 161 0 oil leak 6
32 36 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 160 0 suspension 5
33 5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 112 0 overheating 11
34 24 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 62 0 crash 3
35 37 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 52 0 steering 2
36 35 78 Angela Ruch B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 36 0 crash 1
37 40 15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 electrical 0
38 39 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 13 0 handling 1
39 38 93 Gray Gaulding (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 3 0 electrical 0
40 32 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 2 0 steering 1
Failed to qualify
41 92 Dexter Bean King Autosport Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Alex Bowman stuns at Charlotte, as Ryan Reed stays alive in NASCAR XFINITY Playoff". ESPN.com. October 8, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Who's in, who's out: XFINITY Series Playoffs Round of 8 field set". Official Site Of NASCAR. October 8, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Charlotte Race Info". ESPN.com. 2017-10-09. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  4. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-10-06). "Justin Allgaier fastest in first Xfinity practice at Charlotte". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  5. ^ McFadin, Daniel (2017-10-06). "Sam Hornish Jr. tops final Xfinity practice at Charlotte". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  6. ^ "Rain alters Saturday schedule at Charlotte; XFINITY race set for night time". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  7. ^ "2017 Drive for the Cure 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
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