2017 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300

The 2017 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 was the 27th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the first race of the Round of 12, and the sixth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 23, 2017, in Sparta, Kentucky, at Kentucky Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.41 km) tri-oval speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Tyler Reddick, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would dominate the late stages of the race to win his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and his only win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Brennan Poole, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, and Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.

2017 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300
Race details
Race 27 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date September 23, 2017
Official name 6th Annual VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300
Location Sparta, Kentucky, Kentucky 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 151.728 miles per hour (244.183 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.633
Most laps led
Driver Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing
Laps 66
Winner
No. 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Dave Burns, Dale Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

Background
The layout of Kentucky Speedway. the venue where the race was held.

Kentucky Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Jerry Carroll, who, along with four other investors, owned Kentucky Speedway until 2008. The speedway has a grandstand capacity of 117,000. Construction of the speedway began in 1998 and was completed in mid-2000. The speedway has hosted the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, Xfinity Series, IndyCar Series, Indy Lights, and most recently, the NASCAR Cup Series beginning in 2011.

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
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial
01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet Ken Houston Electric
2 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rheem
3 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Daniel Defense
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
07 Korbin Forrister (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Spectrum Autism Support
8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Keen Parts
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Liberty University
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge Street Toys
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Toyota, American Red Cross
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Ron Jon Surf Shop, Visit Myrtle Beach
20 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Toyota, American Red Cross
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Blue Gate Bank
22 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota WinField United
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Menards, Tide
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
40 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Chevrolet CrashClaimsR.Us
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, All South Electric
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Pro Master, Donate Life
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
72 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota MBM Motorsports
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Veterans Motorsports Inc., AFM Graphics
78 Angela Ruch B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Give A Child A Voice
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Racing with Jesus, Visone RV
90 Josh Williams King Autosport Chevrolet Star Tron
92 Dexter Bean King Autosport Chevrolet King Autosport
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet General RV Center
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, September 22, at 4:00 PM EST. 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 29.929 and an average speed of 180.427 mph (290.369 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.929 180.427
2 3 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.125 179.253
3 20 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.258 178.465
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, September 22, at 6:30 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Ryan Preece, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.731 and an average speed of 181.629 mph (292.304 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.731 181.629
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.871 180.777
3 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.981 180.114
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 23, at 5:35 PM EST.[2] Since Kentucky 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]

Kyle Benjamin, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 29.633 and an average speed of 182.229 mph (293.269 km/h) in the third round.[6]

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 18 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.906 180.566 29.859 180.850 29.633 182.229
2 20 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.005 179.970 29.964 180.216 29.640 182.186
3 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.251 178.506 29.717 181.714 29.694 181.855
4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.092 179.450 29.910 180.542 29.724 181.671
5 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.028 179.832 29.806 181.172 29.743 181.555
6 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.257 178.471 29.906 180.566 29.749 181.519
7 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.078 179.533 29.865 180.814 29.751 181.507
8 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.049 179.706 29.874 180.759 29.781 181.324
9 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.100 179.402 29.930 180.421 29.786 181.293
10 3 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.367 177.825 29.927 180.439 29.859 180.850
11 2 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.767 181.409 29.880 180.723 29.891 180.656
12 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.164 179.021 29.937 180.379 29.907 180.560
Eliminated in Round 2
13 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.284 178.312 29.992 180.048 - -
14 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.964 180.216 30.051 179.695 - -
15 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford 30.098 179.414 30.090 179.462 - -
16 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.612 176.401 30.129 179.229 - -
17 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.431 177.451 30.246 178.536 - -
18 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.535 176.846 30.277 178.353 - -
19 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.273 178.377 30.361 177.860 - -
20 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.438 177.410 30.388 177.702 - -
21 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.481 177.160 30.419 177.521 - -
22 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.678 176.022 30.443 177.381 - -
23 8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 30.631 176.292 30.606 176.436 - -
24 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 30.594 176.505 30.854 175.018 - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 30.746 175.633 - - - -
26 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.938 174.543 - - - -
27 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.975 174.334 - - - -
28 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 31.060 173.857 - - - -
29 46 Quin Houff Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet 31.139 173.416 - - - -
30 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 31.224 172.944 - - - -
31 07 Korbin Forrister (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 31.332 172.348 - - - -
32 90 Josh Williams King Autosport Chevrolet 31.421 171.860 - - - -
33 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 31.490 171.483 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
34 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 31.581 170.989 - - - -
35 78 Angela Ruch B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 32.210 167.650 - - - -
36 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 32.334 167.007 - - - -
37 72 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota 32.707 165.102 - - - -
38 92 Dexter Bean King Autosport Chevrolet 32.736 164.956 - - - -
39 40 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 33.634 160.552 - - - -
40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 33.649 160.480 - - - -
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 18 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 20 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 6
6 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 3 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 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 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
4 20 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 3 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 18 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 2 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2
10 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 5 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 66 running 58
2 8 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 41
3 4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 34
4 2 20 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 22 running 47
5 3 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 200 49 running 52
6 6 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 11 running 35
7 7 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 43
8 10 3 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 36
9 9 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 32
10 13 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 199 0 running 29
11 11 2 Ben Kennedy (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 19
12 1 18 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 199 52 running 37
13 14 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 24
14 16 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 23
15 19 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 22
16 18 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 21
17 17 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 20
18 12 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 26
19 22 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 198 0 running 18
20 20 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 17
21 21 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 16
22 25 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 15
23 24 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 196 0 running 14
24 27 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 13
25 26 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 12
26 32 90 Josh Williams King Autosport Chevrolet 196 0 running 11
27 29 46 Quin Houff Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 10
28 23 8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 194 0 running 9
29 28 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 194 0 running 8
30 34 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 193 0 running 7
31 15 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Ford 191 0 running 6
32 35 78 Angela Ruch B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 190 0 running 5
33 31 07 Korbin Forrister (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 188 0 running 0
34 40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 65 0 fuel pump 3
35 39 40 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 59 0 engine 2
36 33 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 55 0 overheating 1
37 36 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 27 0 handling 1
38 38 92 Dexter Bean King Autosport Chevrolet 27 0 vibration 1
39 37 72 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota 24 0 engine 1
40 30 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 16 0 vibration 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

References
  1. "Tyler Reddick earns first career win in XFINITY Series Playoffs opener at Kentucky Speedway". ESPN.com. 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  2. "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Kentucky Race Info". ESPN.com. 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  3. Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-09-22). "Matt Tifft fastest in first of 2 Xfinity practices at Kentucky Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  4. Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-09-23). "Ryan Preece is fastest in final Xfinity practice Friday at Kentucky". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  5. "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  6. McFadin, Daniel (2017-09-23). "Kyle Benjamin wins pole for Xfinity playoff opener at Kentucky". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  7. "2017 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
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