The 2017 Lucas Oil 150 was the 22nd stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the fifth race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, the third and final race of the Round of 6, and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 10, 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 150 laps to complete. On the final restart with seven to go, GMS Racing driver Johnny Sauter would come out victorious in a battle with eventual second-place finisher, NEMCO Motorsports driver John Hunter Nemechek, to win his 17th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his fourth and final win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Cody Coughlin of ThorSport Racing would finish third.

2017 Lucas Oil 150
Race details
Race 22 of 23 of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date November 10, 2017
Official name 23rd Annual Lucas Oil 150
Location Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 150 laps, 150 mi (241.401 km)
Scheduled Distance 150 laps, 150 mi (241.401 km)
Average speed 89.05 miles per hour (143.31 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 26.275
Most laps led
Driver Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 90
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

Meanwhile, the four drivers to make the Championship 4 round were: Christopher Bell, Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton, and Austin Cindric.[2]

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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  • (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 Lucas Oil
02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Ford United Rentals
4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Toyota
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Fire Alarm Services
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven 2 Honor
13 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota RIDE TV
15 Jason Hathaway Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Choko Authentics, Kubota
16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Kobe Toyopet
18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Switch
19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Reese Brands, Draw-Tite
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet ISM Connect
24 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles
27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota Safelite AutoGlass
29 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Checkered Flag Foundation
33 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Nettts
44 Austin Wayne Self Martins Motorsports Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions, Don't Mess with Texas
45 T. J. Bell Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Niece Motorsports
49 Robby Lyons (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Sunwest Construction
50 Josh Reaume Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet Beaver Motorsports
51 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Pedigree
52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar "We Build America"
57 Mike Senica Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing
63 Ted Minor MB Motorsports Chevrolet Shawn Magee Design
74 Mike Harmon (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing
83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet Baja, Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc.
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Fire Alarm Services
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Menards, Ideal Door
97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Toyota JJL Motorsports
98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota JIVE Communications
99 Dalton Sargeant MDM Motorsports Chevrolet Performance Plus Motor Oil
Official entry list

Practice

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The only practice session was held on Friday, November 10, at 9:00 AM MST. The session would last for one hour and 50 minutes.[3] Todd Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 26.576 and an average speed of 135.461 miles per hour (218.003 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 51 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 26.576 135.461
2 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 26.660 135.034
3 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 26.768 134.489
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, November 10, at 3:30 PM MST.[3] Since Phoenix International Raceway is under 1.5 miles (2.4 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.[5]

Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, setting a time of 26.275 and an average speed of 137.012 miles per hour (220.499 km/h) in the third 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) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota -* -* -* -* 26.275 137.012
2 18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota -* -* -* -* 26.545 135.619
3 27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota -* -* -* -* 26.596 135.359
4 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota -* -* -* -* 26.604 135.318
5 51 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota -* -* -* -* 26.664 135.014
6 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 26.702 134.821
7 19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford -* -* -* -* 26.737 134.645
8 29 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford -* -* -* -* 26.801 134.323
9 98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota -* -* -* -* 26.918 133.740
10 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 26.955 133.556
11 16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota -* -* -* -* 26.974 133.462
12 52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet -* -* -* -* 27.038 133.146
Eliminated in Round 2
13 13 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota -* -* 27.026 133.205 - -
14 99 Dalton Sargeant MDM Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 27.050 133.087 - -
15 33 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet -* -* 27.111 132.787 - -
16 24 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet -* -* 27.181 132.445 - -
17 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Ford -* -* 27.564 130.605 - -
18 45 T. J. Bell Niece Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 27.839 129.315 - -
19 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 27.886 129.097 - -
20 49 Robby Lyons (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 27.897 129.046 - -
21 83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 28.040 128.388 - -
22 44 Austin Wayne Self Martins Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 28.156 127.859 - -
23 15 Jason Hathaway Premium Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* 28.317 127.132 - -
24 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Toyota 28.274 127.325 - - - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 50 Josh Reaume Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 28.376 126.868 - - - -
26 1 Jordan Anderson TJL Motorsports Chevrolet 28.435 126.605 - - - -
27 74 Mike Harmon (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 28.599 125.879 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
28 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 29.862 120.555 - - - -
29 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 30.010 119.960 - - - -
30 0 Ray Ciccarelli Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 30.260 118.969 - - - -
31 63 Ted Minor MB Motorsports Chevrolet 30.810 116.845 - - - -
32 57 Mike Senica Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 33.278 108.180 - - - -
Official starting lineup

*Time not available.

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 40

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10
2 18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 9
3 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 8
4 27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 7
5 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 5
7 19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 4
8 51 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 3
9 98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 2
10 16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 40

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10
2 18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 9
3 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 8
4 27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 7
5 19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 6
6 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 5
7 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 51 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 3
9 16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 2
10 52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 70

Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 10 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 150 5 running 50
2 6 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 running 45
3 13 13 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 150 0 running 34
4 8 29 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 150 0 running 33
5 15 33 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 150 0 running 32
6 12 52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 150 0 running 32
7 5 51 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 0 running 36
8 1 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 150 90 running 49
9 7 19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 150 0 running 38
10 21 83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 running 27
11 23 15 Jason Hathaway Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 running 26
12 20 49 Robby Lyons (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 145 0 running 0
13 26 1 Jordan Anderson TJL Motorsports Chevrolet 144 0 running 24
14 16 24 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 143 0 crash 23
15 2 18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 142 55 crash 40
16 25 50 Josh Reaume Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 141 0 running 21
17 14 99 Dalton Sargeant MDM Motorsports Chevrolet 134 0 crash 20
18 24 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Toyota 134 0 crash 19
19 11 16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 134 0 crash 21
20 3 27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 129 0 crash 31
21 4 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 129 0 crash 32
22 28 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 106 0 crash 15
23 17 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Ford 104 0 brakes 14
24 9 98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 75 0 crash 15
25 22 44 Austin Wayne Self Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 55 0 engine 12
26 30 0 Ray Ciccarelli Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 21 0 electrical 11
27 29 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 20 0 engine 10
28 27 74 Mike Harmon (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 19 0 brakes 0
29 19 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 12 0 electrical 8
30 18 45 T. J. Bell Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 electrical 7
31 31 63 Ted Minor MB Motorsports Chevrolet 6 0 electrical 6
32 32 57 Mike Senica Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 3 0 electrical 5
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Johnny Sauter wins chaotic Phoenix race, as Austin Cindric advances to finale". ESPN.com. 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  2. ^ "Camping World Truck Series Championship 4 field set". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  3. ^ a b "2017 Truck Series Phoenix Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  4. ^ Koelle, Christian (2017-11-10). "Todd Gilliland Fastest In Sole Lucas Oil 150 Practice At Phoenix". Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  5. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  6. ^ Allaway, Phil (2017-11-10). "Christopher Bell Wins Lucas Oil 150 Pole". Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  7. ^ "2017 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
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