2017 Coca-Cola Firecracker 250
The 2017 Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 was the 15th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 30, 2017, Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.08 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. Due to inclement weather, the remainder of the race was held on July 1. The race was extended from 100 laps to 104 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, scored his second win in a row after leading the race when the caution came out with two to go. It was Byron's second career win in the xfinity series. He would also become the youngest winner in Daytona history, being only 19-years old.[1] To fill out the podium, Elliott Sadler of JR Motorsports and Dakoda Armstrong of JGL Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | June 30, 2017 | ||
| Official name | 16th Annual Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 | ||
| Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 104 laps, 218.75 mi (418.429 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 100 laps, 250 mi (400 km) | ||
| Average speed | 85.859 miles per hour (138.177 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Chip Ganassi Racing | ||
| Time | 49.194 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | William Byron | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 29 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | William Byron | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Background
The race was held at Daytona International Speedway, which is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR as well as its season opening event. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, IMSA, SCCA, and Motocross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary 2.500 mi (4.023 km) high-speed tri-oval, a 3.560 mi (5.729 km) sports car course, a 2.950 mi (4.748 km) motorcycle course, and a 1,320 ft (402.3 m) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (72.8 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (11.7 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is operated by NASCAR pursuant to a lease with the City of Daytona Beach on the property that runs until 2054.[2]
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 Thursday, June 29, at 2:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[3] Jeb Burton of JGL Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 47.315 and an average speed of 190.215 mph (306.121 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 47.315 | 190.215 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 47.322 | 190.186 |
| 3 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 47.351 | 190.070 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Final practice
The final practice session was held on Thursday, June 29, at 4:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[3] Ray Black Jr. of SS-Green Light Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.441 and an average speed of 182.035 mph (292.957 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 49.441 | 182.035 |
| 2 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 49.464 | 181.951 |
| 3 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 49.537 | 181.682 |
| Full final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, June 30, at 2:10 PM EST.[3] Since Daytona International Speedway is at least 2 miles (3.2 km), 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 13–40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.[6]
Brennan Poole of Chip Ganassi Racing won the pole with a lap of 49.194 and an average speed of 182.949 mph (294.428 km/h).[7]
Full qualifying results
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Ben Kennedy (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 24 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Ben Kennedy (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 44
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 104 | 29 | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 104 | 7 | Running | 51 |
| 3 | 21 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 104 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 4 | 17 | 24 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 104 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 5 | 33 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 20 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 1 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 13 | Running | 42 |
| 8 | 10 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 104 | 6 | Running | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 34 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 31 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 104 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 30 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 37 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 104 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 24 | 26 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | JGL Racing | Toyota | 104 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 38 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Ben Kennedy (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 4 | Running | 32 |
| 17 | 36 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 104 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 6 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 104 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 19 | 16 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 1 | Running | 21 |
| 20 | 40 | 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 104 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 15 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 13 | Running | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 104 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 35 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 104 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 22 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 25 | 14 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 104 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 25 | Chris Cockrum | Chris Cockrum Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 13 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 103 | 0 | Accident | 17 |
| 28 | 27 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| 29 | 39 | 13 | Mark Thompson | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 102 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 30 | 25 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 2 | Accident | 7 |
| 31 | 12 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Accident | 6 |
| 32 | 5 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Accident | 12 |
| 33 | 11 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| 34 | 23 | 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 98 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
| 35 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 26 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | Rear Gear | 1 |
| 37 | 28 | 90 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 4 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 27 | Accident | 11 |
| 39 | 8 | 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50 | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | 92 | Josh Williams | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
- "William Byron, 19, becomes youngest winner at Daytona; wins 2nd straight Xfinity race". ESPN.com. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- Lane, Mark (5 August 2018). "Little-known special district leases land under the Daytona International Speedway". Times Herald-Record. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Daytona Race Info". ESPN.com. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-06-29). "Jeb Burton is fastest in first of two Xfinity practices at Daytona". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-06-29). "Ray Black II fastest in second Xfinity practice, just 16 cars take part". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-06-30). "Brennan Poole earns pole for tonight's Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-17.