2017 Ford EcoBoost 300

The 2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 was the 33rd and final stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the Championship 4 race, and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 18, 2017, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. At race's end, Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would dominate the race to take his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1]

2017 Ford EcoBoost 300
Race details
Race 33 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date November 18, 2017
Official name 23rd Annual Ford EcoBoost 300
Location Homestead, Florida, Homestead–Miami 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 136.14 miles per hour (219.10 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Chip Ganassi Racing
Time 32.604
Most laps led
Driver Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 182
Winner
No. 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Meanwhile, third-place finisher, JR Motorsports driver William Byron would win his only NASCAR Xfinity Series championship after battling with teammate Elliott Sadler, passing Sadler with nine to go using the car of Ryan Preece to pass Sadler for the championship.[2][3]

Background
The layout of Homestead–Miami Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.

Since 2002, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsors all three of the season-ending races; the races have the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300 and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively, and the weekend is marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series (then known as the Busch Series) has held its season-ending races at Homestead since 1995 and held it until 2020, when it was moved to Phoenix Raceway, along with NASCAR's other two series.

Championship drivers

Entry list
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet KDST and Company
00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial
01 Joe Nemechek (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet Fleetwing
2 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rheem, Emerson Electric
3 Scott Lagasse Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Fight Colorectal Cancer
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Florida Watermelon Association
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture, TradeMark Nitrogen
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet ScubaLife
8 Caesar Bacarella B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Alpha Prime Regimen
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Liberty University
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge CrashClaimsR.Us, Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
15 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet Industrial Piping
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Safelite AutoGlass
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Dollar Shave Club 500
20 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop, PowerA
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Poppy Bank
22 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford REV Group, Fleetwood RV
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Corey LaJoie (i) JGL Racing Toyota Youtheory
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Menards, Jeld-Wen
38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
39 Stephen Leicht RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Buddy Gregg RVs & Motorhomes
42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Broken Bow Records, Granger Smith
46 Quin Houff Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet Duke Cancer Institute
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 Premier Millwright, Donate Life Florida
55 Matt Mills NextGen Motorsports Toyota K-Play, J. F. Electric
60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford EcoBoost
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
74 John Graham Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Magellan Aviation Group, Dog Shelter Happy House
78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Main Gate Enterprises
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Racing with Jesus, Visone RV
90 Josh Williams King Autosport Chevrolet StarTron
93 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Code Rum
98 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford GEICO Military
99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Mahindra
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, November 17, at 2:30 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[4] Tyler Reddick, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.609 and an average speed of 165.598 mph (266.504 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 32.609 165.598
2 2 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.669 165.294
3 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 32.773 164.770
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 17, at 5:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[4] William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.513 and an average speed of 166.087 mph (267.291 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 William Byron (R) (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.513 166.087
2 2 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.592 165.685
3 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 32.631 165.487
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 11, at 11:15 AM EST.[4] Since Homestead–Miami 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.[7]

Tyler Reddick, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 32.604 and an average speed of 165.624 mph (266.546 km/h) in the third round.[8]

Three drivers would fail to qualify: Quin Houff, Matt Mills, and Morgan Shepherd.

Full qualifying results
Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 32.864 164.314 32.486 166.225 32.604 165.624
2 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 32.885 164.209 32.707 165.102 32.745 164.911
3 20 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.798 164.644 32.824 164.514 32.810 164.584
4 21 Daniel Hemric (R) (CC) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 33.020 163.537 32.838 164.444 32.820 164.534
5 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 33.184 162.729 32.908 164.094 32.839 164.439
6 9 William Byron (R) (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 33.289 162.216 32.967 163.800 32.986 163.706
7 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 33.197 162.665 32.751 164.880 32.996 163.656
8 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford 32.989 163.691 33.070 163.290 32.998 163.646
9 60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 32.855 164.359 32.876 164.254 33.096 163.162
10 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 33.261 162.352 32.933 163.969 33.143 162.930
11 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 33.353 161.904 33.027 163.503 33.188 162.709
12 98 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 33.495 161.218 33.048 163.399 33.263 162.343
Eliminated in Round 2
13 3 Scott Lagasse Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 33.198 162.660 33.071 163.285 - -
14 1 Elliott Sadler (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 33.234 162.484 33.122 163.034 - -
15 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 33.479 161.295 33.242 162.445 - -
16 7 Justin Allgaier (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 33.350 161.919 33.272 162.299 - -
17 24 Corey LaJoie JGL Racing Toyota 33.273 162.294 33.319 162.070 - -
18 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 33.217 162.567 33.332 162.006 - -
19 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 33.101 163.137 33.382 161.764 - -
20 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 33.423 161.565 33.531 161.045 - -
21 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 33.457 161.401 33.629 160.576 - -
22 01 Joe Nemechek (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 33.425 161.556 33.714 160.171 - -
23 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 33.449 161.440 33.723 160.128 - -
24 93 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 33.456 161.406 - - - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 2 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 33.509 161.151 - - - -
26 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 33.540 161.002 - - - -
27 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 33.572 160.848 - - - -
28 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 33.582 160.800 - - - -
29 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 33.650 160.475 - - - -
30 8 Caesar Bacarella B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 33.841 159.570 - - - -
31 15 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 33.885 159.363 - - - -
32 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 34.017 158.744 - - - -
33 90 Josh Williams King Autosport Chevrolet 34.023 158.716 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
34 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 34.049 158.595 - - - -
35 78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 34.067 158.511 - - - -
36 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 34.298 157.444 - - - -
37 39 Stephen Leicht RSS Racing Chevrolet 34.402 156.968 - - - -
38 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 34.622 155.970 - - - -
39 74 John Graham Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 36.100 149.584 - - - -
40 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 36.229 149.052 - - - -
Failed to qualify
41 46 Quin Houff Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet 34.170 158.033 - - - -
42 55 Matt Mills NextGen Motorsports Toyota 34.184 157.969 - - - -
43 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 34.504 156.504 - - - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 10
2 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 9
3 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 8
4 3 Scott Lagasse Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
5 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 5
7 21 Daniel Hemric (R) (CC) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
8 1 Elliott Sadler (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0
9 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 2
10 01 Joe Nemechek (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 0

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 10
2 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford 9
3 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 8
4 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 9 William Byron (R) (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0
6 1 Elliott Sadler (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0
7 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 4
8 60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 3
9 7 Justin Allgaier (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0
10 24 Corey LaJoie JGL Racing Toyota 1

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Fin[9] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 200 182 running 60
2 8 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford 200 0 running 44
3 6 9 William Byron (R) (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 34
4 1 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 18 running 50
5 5 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 45
6 7 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 35
7 10 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 30
8 14 1 Elliott Sadler (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 29
9 18 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 28
10 9 60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 199 0 running 35
11 12 98 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 199 0 running 26
12 16 7 Justin Allgaier (CC) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 25
13 23 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 24
14 20 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 23
15 17 24 Corey LaJoie JGL Racing Toyota 199 0 running 23
16 11 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 21
17 19 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 20
18 25 2 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 19
19 28 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 26
20 15 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 198 0 running 17
21 13 3 Scott Lagasse Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 23
22 21 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 198 0 running 17
23 29 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 14
24 26 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 13
25 27 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 196 0 running 12
26 24 93 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 196 0 running 11
27 22 01 Joe Nemechek (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 0
28 33 90 Josh Williams King Autosport Chevrolet 196 0 running 9
29 32 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 195 0 running 8
30 36 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 194 0 running 7
31 30 8 Caesar Bacarella B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 193 0 running 6
32 38 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 192 0 running 5
33 35 78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 191 0 running 4
34 4 21 Daniel Hemric (R) (CC) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 187 0 running 3
35 37 39 Stephen Leicht RSS Racing Chevrolet 102 0 brakes 2
36 3 20 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 78 0 engine 0
37 34 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 54 0 vibration 1
38 39 74 John Graham Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 31 0 parked 1
39 31 15 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 19 0 electrical 1
40 40 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 10 0 clutch 1
41 46 Quin Houff Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet
42 55 Matt Mills NextGen Motorsports Toyota
43 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

References
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