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2017 JAG Metals 350

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2017 JAG Metals 350 Driving Hurricane Harvey Relief
Race details
Race 21 of 23 of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date November 3, 2017
Official name 19th Annual JAG Metals 350 Driving Hurricane Harvey Relief
Location Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 147 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km)
Scheduled Distance 147 laps, 220.5 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 131.38 miles per hour (211.44 km/h)
Pole position
Driver GMS Racing
Time 29.004
Most laps led
Driver Austin Cindric Brad Keselowski Racing
Laps 36
Winner
No. 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2017 JAG Metals 350 Driving Hurricane Harvey Relief was the 21st stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the fifth race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, the second race of the Round of 6, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 3, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 147 laps to complete. At race's end, Johnny Sauter, driving for GMS Racing, would control the last 13 laps of the race to win his 16th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his third of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Austin Cindric of Brad Keselowski Racing and Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

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 Ray Ciccarelli Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven 2 Honor
1 Jordan Anderson TJL Motorsports Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group, Knight Fire Protection
02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Ford United Rentals
4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota JBL
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet ROMCO Equipment Co.
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven 2 Honor
13 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota JEGS
15 Gray Gaulding (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Premium Motorsports
16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Chiba Toyopet
18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Switch
19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Fitzgerald Glider Kits
20 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet CNR Electric
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet ISM Connect
24 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Zeality
27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota Safelite AutoGlass
29 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Cooper-Standard
33 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Stealth
42 Tommy Joe Martins (i) Martins Motorsports Chevrolet Diamond Gusset Jeans
44 Ted Minor Faith Motorsports Chevrolet Shawn Magee Design
45 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions, Sorghum
49 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Low T Center
50 Josh Reaume Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet Motorsports Safety Group
51 Myatt Snider Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Liberty Tax Service
52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar "We Build America"
57 Mike Senica Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing
63 J. J. Yeley (i) MB Motorsports Chevrolet Fr8Auctions
83 Patrick Emerling Copp Motorsports Chevrolet Fr8Auctions, Cue Vapor Systems
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet ROMCO Equipment Co., Fire Alarm Services
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Menards, Ideal Door
92 Regan Smith RBR Enterprises Ford BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors, Advance Auto Parts
98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota RIDE TV
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Thursday, November 2, at 2:00 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.529 and an average speed of 182.871 mph (294.302 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.529 182.871
2 18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.531 182.859
3 16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 29.536 182.828
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, November 2, at 2:00 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Grant Enfinger of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.146 and an average speed of 185.274 mph (298.170 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 29.146 185.274
2 51 Myatt Snider Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.251 184.609
3 19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 29.281 184.420
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, November 3, at 3:00 PM CST.[2] Since Texas Motor Speedway is at least a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) racetrack, 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.[5]

Justin Haley of GMS Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 29.004 and an average speed of 186.181 miles per hour (299.629 km/h) in the second round.[6]

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)
1 24 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet -* -* 29.004 186.181
2 18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota -* -* 29.024 186.053
3 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota -* -* 29.035 185.982
4 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet -* -* 29.054 185.861
5 16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota -* -* 29.206 184.894
6 19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford -* -* 29.207 184.887
7 33 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet -* -* 29.257 184.571
8 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota -* -* 29.292 184.351
9 27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota -* -* 29.370 183.861
10 29 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford -* -* 29.372 183.849
11 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 29.662 182.051
12 51 Myatt Snider Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota -* -* 30.491 177.101
Eliminated in Round 1
13 20 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 29.612 182.359 - -
14 92 Regan Smith RBR Enterprises Ford 29.692 181.867 - -
15 13 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 29.729 181.641 - -
16 52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 29.808 181.159 - -
17 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Ford 29.831 181.020 - -
18 45 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 29.892 180.650 - -
19 98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 29.929 180.427 - -
20 15 Gray Gaulding (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 30.261 178.448 - -
21 49 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 30.339 177.989 - -
22 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 30.437 177.416 - -
23 83 Patrick Emerling Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 30.812 175.256 - -
24 1 Jordan Anderson TJL Motorsports Chevrolet 30.942 174.520 - -
25 63 J. J. Yeley (i) MB Motorsports Chevrolet 31.141 173.405 - -
26 50 Josh Reaume Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 31.819 169.710 - -
27 0 Ray Ciccarelli Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 31.977 168.871 - -
Qualified by owner's points
28 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 32.282 167.276 - -
29 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 33.265 162.333 - -
30 44 Ted Minor Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 34.103 158.344 - -
31 57 Mike Senica Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 35.205 153.387 - -
32 42 Tommy Joe Martins (i) Martins Motorsports Chevrolet - - - -
Official starting lineup

*Time not available.

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 35

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10
2 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 9
3 19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 8
4 27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 7
5 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 5
7 92 Regan Smith RBR Enterprises Ford 4
8 33 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 3
9 51 Myatt Snider Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2
10 18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 35

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10
2 92 Regan Smith RBR Enterprises Ford 9
3 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 8
4 33 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 7
5 16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 6
6 27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 5
7 19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 4
8 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 3
9 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 2
10 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 77

Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 147 21 running 51
2 6 19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 147 36 running 47
3 3 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 147 20 running 52
4 10 29 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 147 1 running 33
5 1 24 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 147 25 running 32
6 7 33 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 147 0 running 41
7 19 98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 147 1 running 30
8 5 16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 147 0 running 35
9 8 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 147 5 running 36
10 2 18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 147 9 running 38
11 17 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Ford 147 0 running 28
12 12 51 Myatt Snider Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 147 21 running 38
13 14 92 Regan Smith RBR Enterprises Ford 147 0 running 24
14 16 52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 147 0 running 23
15 18 45 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 146 0 running 22
16 15 13 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 145 0 running 21
17 13 20 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 145 0 running 20
18 9 27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 145 0 running 31
19 11 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 145 8 running 25
20 26 50 Josh Reaume Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 139 0 running 17
21 21 49 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 138 0 running 16
22 28 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 130 0 running 15
23 29 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 92 0 brakes 14
24 24 1 Jordan Anderson TJL Motorsports Chevrolet 70 0 power steering 13
25 30 44 Ted Minor Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 41 0 engine 12
26 23 83 Patrick Emerling Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 24 0 crash 11
27 20 15 Gray Gaulding (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 23 0 electrical 0
28 27 0 Ray Ciccarelli Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 21 0 electrical 9
29 25 63 J. J. Yeley (i) MB Motorsports Chevrolet 18 0 electrical 0
30 31 57 Mike Senica Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 8 0 oil pressure 7
31 22 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 7 0 vibration 6
32 32 42 Tommy Joe Martins (i) Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 3 0 crash 0
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Johnny Sauter holds off Austin Cindric for Texas win". ESPN.com. 2017-11-04. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  2. ^ a b c "2017 Truck Series Texas 2 Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  3. ^ McFadin, Daniel (2017-11-02). "Johnny Sauter fastest in first Truck practice at Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  4. ^ "Grant Enfinger Fastest In Texas CWTS Happy Hour". 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  5. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  6. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-11-03). "Justin Haley takes pole for tonight's Truck race at Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  7. ^ "2017 JAG Metals 350 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
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