2017 Ticket Galaxy 200

The 2017 Ticket Galaxy 200 was the 32nd stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the third and elimination race of the Round of 8, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 11, 2017, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. On the final restart with 17 to go, with the help of his pit crew, William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, would manage to pull away from the field to win his fourth and to date, final career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory, his fourth and final win of the season, and a guaranteed spot in the Championship 4.[1] To fill out the podium, Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, and Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.

2017 Ticket Galaxy 200
Race details
Race 32 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date November 11, 2017
Official name 19th Annual Ticket Galaxy 200
Location Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km)
Average speed 104.758 miles per hour (168.592 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 26.880
Most laps led
Driver Ryan Blaney Team Penske
Laps 147
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

The drivers to qualify for the Championship 4 were William Byron, Justin Allgaier, Elliott Sadler, and Daniel Hemric.[2]

Background
The layout of Phoenix International Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Phoenix International Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

Entry list
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Shot
00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet Beechcraft, Cessna
01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Tape
2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Ruud
3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Advil Liqui-Gels
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Zomongo, CDA Technical Institute
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 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota MBM Motorsports
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
15 Joe Nemechek (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Safelite AutoGlass
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Fanatics, Surface Sunscreen
20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Hisense 4K TV
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff
22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Kingman Chevrolet
24 Corey LaJoie (i) JGL Racing Toyota Youtheory
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Phone Skope
38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet TAP & Sons, Lighting SouthWest
40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet CrashClaimsR.Us, Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit
42 Alex Bowman (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Energizer
48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet DC Solar Patriotic
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Donate Life Arizona
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Treasure The Legacy
78 John Graham B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Magellan Aviation Group
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
98 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford GEICO Military
99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Whataburger
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, November 10, at 12:30 PM MST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[3] Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.404 and an average speed of 131.368 mph (211.416 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 27.404 131.368
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.448 131.157
3 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.452 131.138
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 10, at 2:30 PM MST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[3] William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.343 and an average speed of 131.661 mph (211.888 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.343 131.661
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.463 131.085
3 18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.489 130.961
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 11, at 10:35 AM MST.[3] Since Phoenix International Raceway 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.[6]

Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 26.880 and an average speed of 133.929 mph (215.538 km/h) in the third round.[7]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results
Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.722 129.861 27.186 132.421 26.880 133.929
2 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.341 131.670 27.103 132.827 27.018 133.245
3 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 27.426 131.262 27.171 132.494 27.034 133.166
4 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.519 130.819 27.178 132.460 27.076 132.959
5 42 Alex Bowman (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.493 130.942 27.293 131.902 27.082 132.930
6 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 27.453 131.133 27.169 132.504 27.108 132.802
7 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.584 130.510 27.223 132.241 27.168 132.509
8 18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.285 131.941 27.073 132.974 27.177 132.465
9 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.777 129.604 27.310 131.820 27.233 132.193
10 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.552 130.662 27.152 132.587 27.303 131.854
11 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.679 130.063 27.308 131.830 27.387 131.449
12 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.690 130.011 27.315 131.796 27.404 131.368
Eliminated in Round 2
13 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.691 130.006 27.325 131.747 - -
14 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.428 131.253 27.331 131.719 - -
15 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.761 129.678 27.332 131.714 - -
16 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.585 130.506 27.356 131.598 - -
17 24 Corey LaJoie (i) JGL Racing Toyota 27.838 129.320 27.364 131.560 - -
18 98 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 27.689 130.016 27.388 131.444 - -
19 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 27.507 130.876 27.553 130.657 - -
20 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.722 129.861 27.560 130.624 - -
21 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.657 130.166 27.561 130.619 - -
22 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 27.753 129.716 27.673 130.091 - -
23 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 27.763 129.669 27.676 130.077 - -
24 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 27.770 129.636 27.722 129.861 - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 27.988 128.627 - - - -
26 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 28.074 128.233 - - - -
27 15 Joe Nemechek (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 28.209 127.619 - - - -
28 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 28.276 127.316 - - - -
29 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 28.277 127.312 - - - -
30 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 28.336 127.047 - - - -
31 90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet 28.371 126.890 - - - -
32 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 28.403 126.747 - - - -
33 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 28.494 126.342 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
34 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 28.521 126.223 - - - -
35 93 Gray Gaulding RSS Racing Chevrolet 28.646 125.672 - - - -
36 40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 28.725 125.326 - - - -
37 8 Caesar Bacarella B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 28.732 125.296 - - - -
38 78 John Graham B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 29.399 122.453 - - - -
39 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 29.757 120.980 - - - -
40 13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota - - - - - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 60

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
2 42 Alex Bowman (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
3 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
4 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
9 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
10 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 60

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
2 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
3 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
6 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
9 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2
10 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0

Stage 3 Laps: 80

Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 17 running 50
2 6 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 200 147 running 0
3 1 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 36 running 0
4 8 18 Christopher Bell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 0
5 7 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 47
6 9 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 34
7 3 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 200 0 running 38
8 5 42 Alex Bowman (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0
9 16 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0
10 10 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 40
11 4 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 26
12 18 98 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 200 0 running 25
13 21 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0
14 20 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 23
15 15 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 22
16 12 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 21
17 19 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 20
18 13 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 19
19 22 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 18
20 23 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 17
21 26 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 16
22 17 24 Corey LaJoie (i) JGL Racing Toyota 199 0 running 0
23 24 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 14
24 25 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 13
25 29 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 running 12
26 31 90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet 197 0 running 11
27 32 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 195 0 running 10
28 36 40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 194 0 running 9
29 30 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 190 0 running 8
30 37 8 Caesar Bacarella B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 190 0 running 7
31 38 78 John Graham B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 188 0 running 6
32 11 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 179 0 crash 5
33 28 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 169 0 running 4
34 33 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 47 0 brakes 3
35 27 15 Joe Nemechek (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 44 0 brakes 0
36 40 13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota 37 0 electrical 1
37 34 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 30 0 brakes 1
38 14 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 24 0 crash 1
39 39 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 19 0 engine 1
40 35 93 Gray Gaulding RSS Racing Chevrolet 6 0 electrical 0
Official race results

Standings after the race

References
  1. "William Byron leads JR Motorsports parade into NASCAR XFINITY title race". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. November 11, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  2. "XFINITY Series Championship 4 field set after Phoenix". Official Site Of NASCAR. November 11, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  3. "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Phoenix Race Info". ESPN. November 13, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  4. Bonkowski, Jerry (November 10, 2017). "Ryan Blaney is fastest in first of two Xfinity practices at Phoenix". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  5. Bonkowski, Jerry (November 10, 2017). "William Byron is fastest in final Xfinity practice at Phoenix". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  6. "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  7. McFadin, Daniel (November 11, 2017). "Erik Jones wins pole for Xfinity playoff race at Phoenix". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  8. "2017 Ticket Galaxy 200 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
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