2017 U.S. Cellular 250

The 2017 U.S. Cellular 250 was the 19th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the ninth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 29, 2017, in Newton, Iowa, at Iowa Speedway, a 0.875 miles (1.408 km) permanent D-shaped low-banked racetrack. The race was extended from 150 laps to 154 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Ryan Preece, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, held off Kyle Benjamin in a close finish for his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. Preece would beat Benjamin by 0.054 of a second.[1] To fill out the podium, Brian Scott of Richard Childress Racing would finish third, respectively.

2017 U.S. Cellular 250
Race details
Race 19 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date July 29, 2017
Official name Ninth Annual U.S. Cellular 250
Location Newton, Iowa, Iowa Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.875 mi (1.408 km)
Distance 254 laps, 222.25 mi (357.676 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 218.75 mi (352.044 km)
Average speed 96.900 miles per hour (155.945 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 24.072
Most laps led
Driver Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 141
Winner
No. 20 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Dave Burns, Kyle Petty
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background
Iowa Speedway, the track where the venue was held.

The race was held at Iowa Speedway, which is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Des Moines. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered RV viewing area along the backstretch.

Entry list
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Shot
01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Tape
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial
2 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet RTP, Rheem
3 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Daniel Defense
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet TMC Transportation
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet CDA.edu
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Liberty University
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Bobby Dale Earnhardt MBM Motorsports Chevrolet Crystal Clear Home Improvement
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Liquid
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Reser's Fine Foods
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Fanatics
20 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Mohawk Northeast
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff
22 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota Nut Up
28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota WinField United
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Jeld-Wen, Menards
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Ritchie
40 Stan Mullis MBM Motorsports Chevrolet Casablanca Express
42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Broken Bow Records, Jason Aldean
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 Jerry K. Ask Investments, Iowa Donor Network
60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford Bit-O-Honey
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet U.S. Cellular
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Forj'd Leather
78 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Circle Track Warehouse
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Shepherd Racing Ventures
90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Coastal Carolina University
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
96 Brett Moffitt (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet Northland Foundations
99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Honest Wrenches Automotive Repair
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, July 28, at 4:00 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Sam Hornish Jr. of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 24.721 and an average speed of 127.422 mph (205.066 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford 24.721 127.422
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 24.773 127.155
3 20 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 24.802 127.006
Full first practice results

Final practice

The final practice session was held on Friday, July 28, at 5:30 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Ben Kennedy of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 24.244 and an average speed of 129.929 mph (209.100 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24.244 129.929
2 20 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 24.423 128.977
3 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford 24.442 128.877
Full final practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 29, at 11:00 AM CST.[2] Since Iowa 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]

Ryan Preece 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 24.072 and an average speed of 130.857 miles per hour (210.594 km/h).[6]

Bobby Dale Earnhardt 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 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 24.307 129.592 24.151 130.429 24.072 130.857
2 18 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 24.069 130.874 24.156 130.402 24.129 130.548
3 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24.268 129.801 24.261 129.838 24.181 130.268
4 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford 24.349 129.369 24.158 130.392 24.192 130.208
5 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 24.262 129.833 24.104 130.684 24.193 130.203
6 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 24.457 128.797 24.289 129.688 24.200 130.165
7 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 24.317 129.539 24.217 130.074 24.200 130.165
8 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 24.264 129.822 24.308 129.587 24.218 130.069
9 60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 24.307 129.592 24.222 130.047 24.249 129.902
10 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 24.455 128.808 24.150 130.435 24.253 129.881
11 3 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24.398 129.109 24.300 129.630 24.352 129.353
12 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 24.448 128.845 24.295 129.656 24.443 128.871
Eliminated in Round 2
13 2 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24.387 129.167 24.317 129.539 - -
14 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 24.386 129.172 24.350 129.363 - -
15 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 24.414 129.024 24.353 129.348 - -
16 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24.424 128.972 24.364 129.289 - -
17 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 24.395 129.125 24.407 129.061 - -
18 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 24.366 129.279 24.420 128.993 - -
19 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24.393 129.135 24.423 128.977 - -
20 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 24.488 128.634 24.474 128.708 - -
21 96 Brett Moffitt (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 24.514 128.498 24.482 128.666 - -
22 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 24.613 127.981 24.551 128.304 - -
23 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 24.610 127.997 24.588 128.111 - -
24 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 24.505 128.545 - - - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 24.626 127.914 - - - -
26 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 24.641 127.836 - - - -
27 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 24.683 127.618 - - - -
28 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 24.703 127.515 - - - -
29 15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 24.740 127.324 - - - -
30 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 24.743 127.309 - - - -
31 8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 24.769 127.175 - - - -
32 24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota 24.771 127.165 - - - -
33 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 24.820 126.914 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
34 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 24.976 126.121 - - - -
35 78 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 25.008 125.960 - - - -
36 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 25.120 125.398 - - - -
37 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 25.155 125.224 - - - -
38 90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 25.266 124.673 - - - -
39 40 Stan Mullis MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 26.050 120.921 - - - -
Qualified by time
40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 26.109 120.648 - - - -
Failed to qualify
41 13 Bobby Dale Earnhardt MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 26.063 120.861 - - - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 60

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 20 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 18 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 7
5 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford 6
6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 2 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 60

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 20 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 2 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
5 18 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 5
7 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford 4
8 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2
10 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1

Stage 3 Laps: 134

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 20 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 254 141 Running 59
2 2 18 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 254 5 Running 49
3 11 3 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 254 0 Running 34
4 8 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 254 0 Running 45
5 5 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 254 0 Running 39
6 28 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 254 0 Running 31
7 3 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 254 0 Running 30
8 7 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 254 0 Running 30
9 17 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 254 0 Running 28
10 19 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 254 0 Running 27
11 21 96 Brett Moffitt (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 254 0 Running 0
12 6 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 254 2 Running 42
13 16 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 254 0 Running 24
14 25 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 254 0 Running 23
15 26 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 254 0 Running 22
16 9 60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 254 0 Running 23
17 20 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 254 0 Running 20
18 22 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 254 0 Running 19
19 10 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 253 0 Running 22
20 14 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 252 106 Running 32
21 18 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 252 0 Running 16
22 31 8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 252 0 Running 15
23 13 2 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 251 0 Running 23
24 30 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 249 0 Running 13
25 32 24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota 249 0 RUnning 12
26 36 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 249 0 Running 11
27 35 78 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 249 0 Running 10
28 27 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 249 0 Running 9
29 38 90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 248 0 Running 8
30 37 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 247 0 Running 7
31 40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 243 0 Running 6
32 39 40 Stan Mullis MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 241 0 Running 5
33 23 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 233 0 Running 4
34 4 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford 229 0 Accident 13
35 34 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 218 0 Accident 2
36 15 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 218 0 Running 1
37 12 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 170 0 Accident 1
38 33 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 46 0 Handling 1
39 29 15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 9 0 Transmission 0
40 24 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 3 0 Vibration 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

References
  1. "Ryan Preece finds Victory Lane at Iowa in pressure-packed performance". ESPN.com. 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Iowa Race Info". ESPN.com. 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  3. Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-07-28). "Sam Hornish Jr. is fastest in first Xfinity practice at Iowa Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  4. Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-07-28). "Ben Kennedy roars to top of speed chart late in final Xfinity practice at Iowa". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  5. "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  6. Courchesne, Shawn (2017-06-29). "Ryan Preece Wins Pole For Xfinity Series Event At Iowa Speedway". Race Day CT. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
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