2017 Boyd Gaming 300
The 2017 Boyd Gaming 300 was the third stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 11, 2017, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Joey Logano, driving for Team Penske, would hold off the field on the final restart with four to go to complete a dominating run.[1] The win was Logano's 28th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first and only win of the season. To fill out the podium, Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing and Daniel Suárez of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | March 11, 2017 | ||
| Official name | 21st Annual Boyd Gaming 300 | ||
| Location | North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas 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 | 118.525 miles per hour (190.747 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 29.098 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 106 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 12 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Jamie McMurray | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, March 10, at 1:00 PM PST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Brendan Gaughan of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.578 and an average speed of 182.568 miles per hour (293.815 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.578 | 182.568 |
| 2 | 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.605 | 182.402 |
| 3 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 29.618 | 182.322 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second and final practice
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 10, at 3:00 PM PST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Daniel Suárez of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.607 and an average speed of 182.389 miles per hour (293.527 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.607 | 182.389 |
| 2 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.618 | 182.322 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.670 | 182.002 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying would take place on Saturday, March 11, at 10:05 AM PST.[2] Since Las Vegas 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]
Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 29.098 and an average speed of 185.580 miles per hour (298.662 km/h).[6]
Three drivers failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd, Mike Harmon, and Josh Bilicki.
Full qualifying results
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.538 | 182.815 | 29.137 | 185.331 | 29.098 | 185.580 |
| 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 28.998 | 186.220 | 29.227 | 184.761 | 29.117 | 185.459 |
| 3 | 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.576 | 182.580 | 29.283 | 184.407 | 29.130 | 185.376 |
| 4 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 29.415 | 183.580 | 29.204 | 184.906 | 29.171 | 185.115 |
| 5 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.503 | 183.032 | 29.323 | 184.156 | 29.318 | 184.187 |
| 6 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.585 | 182.525 | 29.380 | 183.799 | 29.322 | 184.162 |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.501 | 183.045 | 29.266 | 184.514 | 29.331 | 184.106 |
| 8 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.531 | 182.859 | 29.429 | 183.492 | 29.392 | 183.723 |
| 9 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.515 | 182.958 | 29.419 | 183.555 | 29.490 | 183.113 |
| 10 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.596 | 182.457 | 29.474 | 183.212 | 29.548 | 182.753 |
| 11 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.737 | 181.592 | 29.491 | 183.107 | 29.739 | 181.580 |
| 12 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.610 | 182.371 | 29.340 | 184.049 | 30.074 | 179.557 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 | ||||||||||
| 13 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.783 | 181.311 | 29.493 | 183.094 | — | — |
| 14 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.849 | 180.911 | 29.564 | 182.655 | — | — |
| 15 | 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 29.720 | 181.696 | 29.571 | 182.611 | — | — |
| 16 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.694 | 181.855 | 29.574 | 182.593 | — | — |
| 17 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.675 | 181.971 | 29.588 | 182.506 | — | — |
| 18 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.568 | 182.630 | 29.657 | 182.082 | — | — |
| 19 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.758 | 181.464 | 29.683 | 181.922 | — | — |
| 20 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.768 | 181.403 | 29.702 | 181.806 | — | — |
| 21 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 29.746 | 181.537 | 29.714 | 181.733 | — | — |
| 22 | 24 | Drew Herring | JGL Racing | Toyota | 29.781 | 181.324 | 29.783 | 181.311 | — | — |
| 23 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 29.740 | 181.574 | 29.841 | 180.959 | — | — |
| 24 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.790 | 181.269 | 29.964 | 180.216 | — | — |
| Eliminated in Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 25 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 30.023 | 179.862 | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.130 | 179.223 | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.183 | 178.909 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.341 | 177.977 | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.350 | 177.924 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 93 | Jordan Anderson (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.377 | 177.766 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.495 | 177.078 | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 30.501 | 177.043 | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.669 | 176.074 | — | — | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points | ||||||||||
| 34 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.691 | 175.947 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 90 | Martin Roy | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 30.691 | 175.947 | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 30.803 | 175.308 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 31.068 | 173.812 | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | 13 | Brandon Hightower | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.339 | 172.309 | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.713 | 170.277 | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | 97 | Stephen Leicht | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 33.227 | 162.518 | — | — | — | — |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
| 41 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 31.267 | 172.706 | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 31.698 | 170.358 | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | 77 | Josh Bilicki | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results | ||||||||||
| Official starting lineup | ||||||||||
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 4 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 10 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
Standings after the race
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References
- Miech, Rob. "Xfinity win at Las Vegas leaves Joey Logano giddy". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Las Vegas Race Info". ESPN.com. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-03-10). "Hometown boy Brendan Gaughan is fastest in first of 2 Xfinity practices at Las Vegas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-03-11). "Suarez, Tifft, Busch put Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2-3 in Xfinity practice at Vegas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- McFadin, Daniel (2017-03-11). "Kyle Busch wins pole for Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- "2017 Boyd Gaming 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.