2017 Kansas Lottery 300

The 2017 Kansas Lottery 300 was the 30th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the first race of the Round of 8, and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 21, 2017, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.500 miles (2.414 km) permanent paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a wild finish, Christopher Bell, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would manage to defend against the dominant Erik Jones to win his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Tyler Reddick, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, and Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, would finish second and third, respectively.

2017 Kansas Lottery 300
Race details
Race 30 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date October 21, 2017
Official name 17th Annual Kansas Lottery 300
Location Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas 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 141.158 miles per hour (227.172 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Chip Ganassi Racing
Time 29.815
Most laps led
Driver Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 186
Winner
No. 18 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
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 layout of Kansas Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation, Code 3 Associates
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza
01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rheem
3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Allstate Parts & Service Group
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Degree
07 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet JW Transport, Shootersmart
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Vannoy Construction
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge MBM Motorsports
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota JBL
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Fanatics
20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Reser's Fine Foods
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Blue Gate Bank
22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota Nut Up
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet American Ethanol, Casey's
38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
40 Bobby Dale Earnhardt MBM Motorsports Chevrolet Copeland Insurance Agency
42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Broken Bow Records, Dustin Lynch
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 Masonry & Precast Specialty Services
55 Josh Berry NextGen Motorsports Toyota March Networks
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, City Lights Shine
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Veterans Motorsports Inc., End 22
78 Jennifer Jo Cobb (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Mark One Electric
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Racing with Jesus, Visone RV
90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet Bucked Up Apparel
93 Gray Gaulding (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Moore Freight Service
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, October 20, at 1:30 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Matt Tifft, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.348 and an average speed of 177.936 mph (286.360 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.348 177.936
2 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 30.430 177.456
3 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.551 176.754
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, October 20, at 4:00 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.476 and an average speed of 177.189 mph (285.158 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.476 177.189
2 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 30.645 176.211
3 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.655 176.154
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 21, at 11:05 AM CST.[2] Since Kansas 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.[5]

Tyler Reddick, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 29.815 and an average speed of 181.117 mph (291.480 km/h) in the third round.[6]

Mike Harmon was the only driver to fail to qualify.

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 30.388 177.702 29.877 180.741 29.815 181.117
2 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.040 179.760 29.844 180.941 29.830 181.026
3 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 30.202 178.796 29.887 180.681 29.980 180.120
4 18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.252 178.501 29.983 180.102 30.097 179.420
5 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.736 175.690 30.029 179.826 30.125 179.253
6 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.487 177.125 30.090 179.462 30.153 179.087
7 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.290 178.277 30.115 179.313 30.163 179.027
8 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.438 177.410 30.047 179.718 30.209 178.755
9 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.377 177.766 30.186 178.891 30.242 178.560
10 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.426 177.480 30.242 178.560 30.245 178.542
11 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.562 176.690 30.194 178.843 30.286 178.300
12 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.685 175.982 30.212 178.737 30.313 178.141
Eliminated in Round 2
13 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.288 178.288 30.246 178.536 - -
14 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.657 176.142 30.312 178.147 - -
15 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.789 175.387 30.437 177.416 - -
16 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.798 175.336 30.448 177.352 - -
17 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.912 174.689 30.521 176.927 - -
18 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.822 175.200 30.561 176.696 - -
19 24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota 30.745 175.638 30.573 176.626 - -
20 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.946 174.498 30.580 176.586 - -
21 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.921 174.639 30.703 175.879 - -
22 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 30.836 175.120 30.744 175.644 - -
23 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.796 175.347 30.764 175.530 - -
24 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.768 175.507 31.329 172.364 - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.961 174.413 - - - -
26 8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 31.010 174.137 - - - -
27 15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.298 172.535 - - - -
28 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.334 172.337 - - - -
29 93 Gray Gaulding (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 31.344 172.282 - - - -
30 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 31.364 172.172 - - - -
31 46 Quin Houff Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet 31.408 171.931 - - - -
32 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 31.449 171.707 - - - -
33 55 Josh Berry NextGen Motorsports Toyota 31.537 171.227 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
34 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.731 170.181 - - - -
35 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 31.742 170.122 - - - -
36 90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet 31.839 169.603 - - - -
37 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 31.938 169.078 - - - -
38 07 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 32.991 163.681 - - - -
39 78 Jennifer Jo Cobb (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 33.006 163.607 - - - -
40 40 Bobby Dale Earnhardt MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 33.413 161.614 - - - -
Failed to qualify
41 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge - - - - - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
2 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
3 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 8
4 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
5 18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
6 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 4
8 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
2 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
5 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 6
6 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3
9 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 4 running 0
2 1 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 3 running 49
3 3 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 200 3 running 0
4 6 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 38
5 13 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 43
6 5 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0
7 11 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 35
8 8 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 29
9 16 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 4 running 0
10 15 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 27
11 12 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 26
12 9 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 32
13 24 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 24
14 20 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 23
15 2 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 199 186 running 0
16 19 24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota 199 0 running 21
17 21 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 20
18 10 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 23
19 7 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 198 0 running 23
20 23 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 198 0 running 17
21 14 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 16
22 31 46 Quin Houff Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 15
23 18 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 196 0 running 14
24 28 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 195 0 running 13
25 22 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 195 0 running 12
26 17 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 194 0 running 11
27 32 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 194 0 running 10
28 34 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 192 0 running 9
29 36 90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet 192 0 running 8
30 35 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 192 0 running 7
31 40 40 Bobby Dale Earnhardt MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 188 0 running 6
32 26 8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 188 0 running 5
33 38 07 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 188 0 running 4
34 33 55 Josh Berry NextGen Motorsports Toyota 182 0 engine 3
35 39 78 Jennifer Jo Cobb (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 139 0 running 0
36 30 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 36 0 vibration 1
37 37 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 24 0 suspension 1
38 27 15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 7 0 handling 0
39 29 93 Gray Gaulding (i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 3 0 brakes 0
40 25 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 2 0 handling 1
Failed to qualify
41 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge
Official race results

Standings after the race

References
  1. "Christopher Bell gets first NASCAR XFINITY Series win at Kansas". ESPN.com. October 21, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Kansas Race Info". ESPN.com. October 23, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. Bonkowski, Jerry (October 20, 2017). "Matt Tifft fastest in first of two Xfinity practices at Kansas Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. Bonkowski, Jerry (October 20, 2017). "Erik Jones, Ryan Blaney fastest in final Xfinity practice at Kansas Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  5. "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  6. McFadin, Daniel (October 21, 2017). "Tyler Reddick wins pole for Xfinity race at Kansas Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  7. "2017 Kansas Lottery 300 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
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