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2017 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300

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2017 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300
Race details
Race 31 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date November 4, 2017
Official name 13th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 300
Location Fort Worth, Texas, Texas 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 133.862 miles per hour (215.430 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 28.232
Most laps led
Driver Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 142
Winner
No. 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs 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 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 was the 31st stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 4, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the race to win his ninth career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and his third and final victory of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, and Kyle Larson, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, 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 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Shot
00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet Dale's Pale Ale
01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Tape
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
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Degree
07 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Booty Queen Apparel, Tattered Flag Project
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Liberty University
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Dodge MBM Motorsports
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota Superior Essex, United Way
15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Safelite AutoGlass
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Fanatics
20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop, Call of Duty: WWII
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 Allegiant Air
24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota Nut Up
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rain-X, Advance Auto Parts
38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet RV General Store
40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet CrashClaimsR.Us[permanent dead link], Chris Kyle Memorial Benefits
42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Eneos
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 Eternal Fan, Chuckwagon
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Remembering Danny Dietz
78 Angela Ruch B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Give A Child A Voice, MI Windows
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Racing with Jesus, Visone RV
90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet Bucked Up Apparel
92 Josh Williams King Autosport Chevrolet King Autosport
93 Gray Gaulding (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Whataburger
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, November 3, at 2:00 PM CST. The session would last for 45 minutes.[2] Blake Koch, driving for Kaulig Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.519 and an average speed of 189.347 mph (304.724 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 28.519 189.347
2 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.806 187.461
3 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.823 187.350
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, November 3, at 4:00 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Kyle Larson, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.327 and an average speed of 190.631 mph (306.791 km/h).[4]

During the session, Richard Childress Racing driver Daniel Hemric wrecked in turn four, ending the practice session 15 minutes early.[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.327 190.631
2 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 28.649 188.488
3 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.657 188.436
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 4, at 5:05 PM CST.[2] Since Texas Motor Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 km) in length, 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]

Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 28.232 and an average speed of 191.272 mph (307.822 km/h) in the third round.[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 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.805 187.467 28.433 189.920 28.232 191.272
2 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.774 187.669 28.542 189.195 28.406 190.101
3 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.721 188.016 28.472 189.660 28.428 189.954
4 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 28.899 186.858 28.620 188.679 28.436 189.900
5 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 28.871 187.039 28.482 189.593 28.473 189.653
6 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.993 186.252 28.639 188.554 28.486 189.567
7 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.034 185.989 28.512 189.394 28.500 189.474
8 18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.890 186.916 28.498 189.487 28.526 189.301
9 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 28.665 188.383 28.539 189.215 28.536 189.235
10 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.884 186.955 28.534 189.248 28.635 188.580
11 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.037 185.970 28.710 188.088 28.755 187.793
12 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.035 185.982 28.691 188.212 28.832 187.292
Eliminated in Round 2
13 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 28.977 186.355 28.732 187.944 - -
14 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.051 185.880 28.742 187.878 - -
15 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.060 185.822 28.818 187.383 - -
16 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 28.940 186.593 28.822 187.357 - -
17 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.078 185.707 28.846 187.201 - -
18 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.334 184.087 28.846 187.201 - -
19 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.089 185.637 28.887 186.935 - -
20 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 29.236 184.704 29.038 185.963 - -
21 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 29.190 184.995 29.064 185.797 - -
22 8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 29.425 183.517 29.136 185.338 - -
23 24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota 29.252 184.603 29.144 185.287 - -
24 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 29.300 184.300 - - - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 29.551 182.735 - - - -
26 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 29.701 181.812 - - - -
27 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 29.713 181.739 - - - -
28 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 29.872 180.771 - - - -
29 15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.026 179.844 - - - -
30 93 Gray Gaulding (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.064 179.617 - - - -
31 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.091 179.456 - - - -
32 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.225 178.660 - - - -
33 90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet 30.289 178.283 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
34 40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 30.572 176.632 - - - -
35 78 Angela Ruch B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 30.967 174.379 - - - -
36 07 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 31.077 173.762 - - - -
37 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 31.115 173.550 - - - -
38 92 Josh Williams King Autosport Chevrolet 31.172 173.232 - - - -
39 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 31.611 170.827 - - - -
40 13 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Dodge 31.915 169.199 - - - -
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 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
3 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
5 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
7 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3
9 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
2 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
3 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 8
4 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
9 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 142 running 0
2 4 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 200 34 running 0
3 10 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 4 running 0
4 5 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 48
5 2 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 200 0 running 36
6 8 18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 0
7 12 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 41
8 3 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 41
9 9 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 17 running 34
10 7 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0
11 13 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 28
12 18 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 199 1 running 25
13 17 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 24
14 6 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 29
15 16 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 22
16 14 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 2 running 0
17 19 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 21
18 21 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 199 0 running 19
19 24 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 18
20 20 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 17
21 23 24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota 198 0 running 16
22 25 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 15
23 15 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 198 0 running 14
24 26 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 13
25 32 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 12
26 22 8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 11
27 28 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 196 0 running 10
28 33 90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet 195 0 running 9
29 36 07 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 191 0 running 8
30 34 40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 188 0 running 7
31 31 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 159 0 running 6
32 37 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 104 0 suspension 5
33 30 93 Gray Gaulding (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 65 0 vibration 0
34 38 92 Josh Williams King Autosport Chevrolet 62 0 electrical 3
35 11 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 60 0 crash 2
36 29 15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 52 0 electrical 0
37 27 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 50 0 vibration 1
38 35 78 Angela Ruch B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 47 0 crash 1
39 39 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 25 0 handling 1
40 40 13 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Dodge 7 0 fuel pump 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Erik Jones completes Texas sweep with NASCAR XFINITY win". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. November 5, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Texas Race Info". ESPN.com. November 6, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  3. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (November 3, 2017). "Blake Koch fastest in first of 2 Xfinity practices at Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (November 3, 2017). "Kyle Larson fastest in crash-shortened Xfinity practice at Texas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Schrote, Jesse (November 4, 2017). "Xfinity practice cut short after wreck sends debris on the track". Alt Driver. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  7. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (November 4, 2017). "Erik Jones cruises to pole for tonight's Xfinity race at Texas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "2017 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
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