The 2017 Food City 300 was the 22nd stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 18, 2017, in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, put on a dominating performance, leading 186 laps for his 91st career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his fifth of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Daniel Suárez, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Elliott Sadler, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.

2017 Food City 300
Race details
Race 22 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date August 18, 2017
Official name 36th Annual Food City 300
Location Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 300 laps, 159.9 mi (257.3 km)
Scheduled Distance 300 laps, 159.9 mi (257.3 km)
Average speed 64.154 mph (103.246 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 15.090
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 186
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch 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

Background

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The race was held at Bristol Motor Speedway, which is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all-concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks. The track is billed as the "World's Fastest Half-Mile", even though that designation technically belongs to the Volusia Speedway Park dirt track.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation, One Cure
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Tape
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial
2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rheem
3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, NRA Museum
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet CDA.com
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Keen Parts, CorvetteParts.net
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Axalta, ETAS Metal Roof & Wall Systems
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge OCR Gaz Bar
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota ZombieAuto.com
15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal Liquid
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota NOS Energy Drink
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota MSC Industrial Direct
20 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Juniper Networks
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Blue Gate Bank
22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Jeb Burton JGL Racing Toyota WBWF, State Water Heaters
28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota WinField United
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Ohio Logistics
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Cook's Comfort Systems Inc.
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Chevrolet Smithbilt Homes, Buddy Gregg RV
42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet BurgerFi
48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet DC Solar
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet St. Clair Foods, All South Electric
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Donate Life Tennessee
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Mike Harmon Racing
78 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Circle Track Warehouse
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Goody's Mixed Fruit Blast
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Racing with Jesus, Visone RV
90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Coastal Carolina University
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
96 Ben Kennedy (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Weber Inc.
98 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford Fresh from Florida
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 55-minute practice session was held on Thursday, August 17, at 1:00 PM EST.[2] Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.306 and an average speed of 125.363 mph (201.752 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.306 125.363
2 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.334 125.134
3 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15.396 124.630
Full first practice results

Final practice

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The final 55-minute practice session was held on Thursday, August 17, at 3:00 PM CST.[2] Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.435 and an average speed of 124.315 mph (200.066 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.435 124.315
2 22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 15.491 123.865
3 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 15.526 123.586
Full final practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, August 18, at 3:40 PM EST.[2] Since Bristol Motor Speedway 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.[5]

Due to a delayed start because of inclement weather, qualifying would only be one 20-minute session. Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole, with a lap of 15.090 and an average speed of 127.157 mph (204.639 km/h).[6]

Reed Sorenson and Morgan Shepherd would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.090 127.157
2 22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 15.252 125.806
3 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 15.279 125.584
4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.284 125.543
5 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15.293 125.469
6 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 15.318 125.264
7 20 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.335 125.126
8 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.359 124.930
9 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.419 124.444
10 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.440 124.275
11 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.444 124.242
12 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.485 123.913
13 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15.488 123.889
14 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 15.501 123.786
15 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.518 123.650
16 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.520 123.634
17 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.526 123.586
18 98 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 15.527 123.578
19 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.533 123.531
20 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 15.537 123.499
21 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 15.543 123.451
22 24 Jeb Burton JGL Racing Toyota 15.568 123.253
23 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.569 123.245
24 96 Ben Kennedy (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 15.611 122.913
25 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 15.633 122.740
26 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 15.659 122.537
27 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 15.669 122.458
28 8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 15.711 122.131
29 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 15.747 121.852
30 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 15.760 121.751
31 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 15.765 121.713
32 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 15.814 121.336
33 78 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 15.820 121.290
Qualified by owner's points
34 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 15.958 120.241
35 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 15.960 120.226
36 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 15.998 119.940
37 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 16.021 119.768
38 90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 16.068 119.417
39 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 16.160 118.738
40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 16.874 113.713
Failed to qualify
41 15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 15.854 121.029
42 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 16.280 117.862
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 85

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 0
4 20 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
5 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 6
6 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
7 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 4
8 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0
10 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0

Stage 2 Laps: 85

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 20 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 0
4 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
6 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 5
7 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3
9 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
10 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1

Stage 3 Laps: 130

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 186 Running 0
2 7 20 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 24 Running 0
3 8 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 300 15 Running 44
4 12 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 0 Running 0
5 4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 300 75 Running 50
6 3 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 300 0 Running 40
7 16 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 0 Running 34
8 11 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 0 Running 0
9 2 22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 300 0 Running 0
10 5 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 300 0 Running 28
11 6 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 300 0 Running 35
12 23 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 Running 25
13 17 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (i) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 299 0 Running 0
14 13 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 299 0 Running 23
15 20 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 299 0 Running 22
16 25 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 299 0 Running 21
17 15 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 298 0 Running 20
18 14 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 298 0 Running 19
19 24 96 Ben Kennedy (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 297 0 Running 18
20 9 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 297 0 Running 17
21 34 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 297 0 Running 16
22 19 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 297 0 Running 15
23 29 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 296 0 Running 14
24 21 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 296 0 Running 13
25 38 90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 294 0 Running 12
26 28 8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 291 0 Running 11
27 39 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 290 0 Running 10
28 31 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 289 0 Running 9
29 22 24 Jeb Burton JGL Racing Toyota 281 0 Accident 8
30 10 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 278 0 Accident 7
31 30 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 239 0 Suspension 6
32 26 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 217 0 Running 5
33 33 78 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 210 0 Accident 4
34 35 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 204 0 Running 3
35 40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 80 0 Suspension 2
36 37 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 56 0 Vibration 1
37 27 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 38 0 Accident 1
38 18 98 Aric Almirola (i) Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 25 0 Accident 0
39 32 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 18 0 Overheating 1
40 36 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing 11 0 Accident 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Kyle Busch dominates for ninth NASCAR XFINITY victory at Bristol". ESPN.com. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  2. ^ a b c "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Bristol Race Info". ESPN.com. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  3. ^ McFadin, Daniel (2017-08-17). "Justin Allgaier fastest in first Xfinity practice at Bristol (video)". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  4. ^ McFadin, Daniel (2017-08-17). "Kyle Busch fastest in Final Xfinity practice at Bristol (video)". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  5. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  6. ^ McFadin, Daniel (2017-08-18). "Kyle Busch wins pole for Food City 300 at Bristol". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
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