The 2017 My Bariatric Solutions 300 was the sixth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 8, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the race to win his seventh career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Ryan Blaney of Team Penske and Kevin Harvick of Stewart–Haas Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake00Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord0Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet01Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet2Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet6Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Jeff GreenB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet9William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet12Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord13Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota14J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord18Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet24Jeb BurtonJGL RacingToyota28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota33Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet41Kevin Harvick (i)Stewart–Haas RacingFord42Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet48Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge78B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet89Morgan Shepherd*Shepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet90Alex LabbéKing AutosportChevrolet93Jordan Anderson (i)RSS RacingChevrolet97Stephen LeichtObaika RacingChevrolet98Casey MearsBiagi–DenBeste RacingFord99David StarrB. J. McLeod Motorsports with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletOfficial entry list *Withdrew.
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, April 7, at 1:30 PM CST, and would last for one hour and 25 minutes. Ty Dillon of Richard Childress Racing set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 28.909 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet28.909186.793220Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota28.924186.69632Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.068185.771Full first practice results
Final practice The final practice session was held on Friday, April 7, at 4:00 PM CST and lasted for 55 minutes. Bubba Wallace of Roush Fenway Racing set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.618 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord28.618188.692233Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.634188.587320Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota28.777187.650Full final practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 8, at 9:35 AM CST. Since Texas Motor Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 km), 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.
Joey Logano of Team Penske would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 28.013 and an average speed of .
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Stephen Leicht and Mike Harmon.
Full qualifying results Pos#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)112Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord28.546189.16828.182191.61228.013192.768220Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota28.357190.42928.032192.63728.086192.26732Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet28.509189.41428.329190.61728.092192.226422Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord28.293190.86028.359190.41628.119192.04159William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet28.621188.67328.260191.08328.186191.584600Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord28.456189.76728.312190.73228.218191.367721Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet28.666188.37628.296190.84028.245191.18486Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord28.515189.37428.266191.04228.283190.927916Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord28.472189.66028.379190.28228.331190.604101Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet28.756187.78728.145191.86428.381190.2681142Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.423189.98728.301190.80628.389190.215123Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet28.589188.88428.310190.74528.412190.061Eliminated in Round 21333Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.490189.54028.379190.282——1441Kevin Harvick (i)Stewart–Haas RacingFord28.701188.14728.384190.248——1518Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota28.438189.88728.423189.987——1623Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet28.529189.28128.458189.753——1739Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet28.600188.81128.482189.593——1811Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet28.584188.91728.517189.361——1919Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota28.601188.80528.552189.129——207Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet28.731187.95028.582188.930——2124Jeb BurtonJGL RacingToyota28.750187.82628.648188.495——224Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet28.687188.23928.840187.240——2328Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota28.617188.69928.841187.233——2462Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.755187.79329.004186.181——Eliminated in Round 12548Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.757187.780————2698Casey MearsBiagi–DenBeste RacingFord28.771187.689————2714J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota28.775187.663————2851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet29.061185.816————2907Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet29.287184.382————3078B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet29.329184.118————3193Jordan Anderson (i)RSS RacingChevrolet29.335184.080————320Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet29.482183.163————3390Alex LabbéKing AutosportChevrolet29.506183.014————Qualified by owner's points345Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.537182.822————3552Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet29.574182.593————3601Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet29.584182.531————3740Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet29.649182.131————3899David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet29.715181.726————3913Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota29.910180.542————408Jeff GreenB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet30.065179.611————Failed to qualify or withdrew4197Stephen LeichtObaika RacingChevrolet30.441177.392————4274Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge31.331172.353————WD89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet——————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts120Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0222Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord0312Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord049William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet7516Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord6618Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota076Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord4842Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet392Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet01041Kevin Harvick (i)Stewart–Haas RacingFord0
Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts19William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1021Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet9316Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord8423Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet7533Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet6620Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0739Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet4811Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet3962Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2106Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord1
Stage 3 Laps: 110 Pos#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts120Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota200112running0222Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord20043running0341Kevin Harvick (i)Stewart–Haas RacingFord2000running042Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running0500Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord2000running3266Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord2001running3679William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet20017running4783Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running0919Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running28101Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1990running361116Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord1990running401218Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1993running0137Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1990running311423Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1990running231533Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1995running281611Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1980running241728Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota1980running201839Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1980running231962Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1980running20205Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1970running172151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1970running162214J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota1970running15234Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet1970running142499David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1960running132507Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1950running122652Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1950running112778B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1940running102890Alex LabbéKing AutosportChevrolet1940running92924Jeb BurtonJGL RacingToyota1920running8300Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1880running73140Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet1790running63221Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1720running53342Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1480running73412Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord14519engine03501Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet1370clutch2368Jeff GreenB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1140suspension13748Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet660crash13898Casey MearsBiagi–DenBeste RacingFord500rear gear13913Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota240steering14093Jordan Anderson (i)RSS RacingChevrolet170electrical0Failed to qualify or withdrew4197Stephen LeichtObaika RacingChevrolet4274Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodgeWD89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevroletOfficial race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Elliott Sadler 225 2 William Byron 219 (–6) 3 Ryan Reed 183 (–42) 4 Bubba Wallace 176 (–49) 5 Justin Allgaier 174 (–51) 6 Matt Tifft 139 (–86) 7 Daniel Hemric 136 (–89) 8 Brennan Poole 134 (–91) 9 Michael Annett 130 (–95) 10 Blake Koch 130 (–95) 11 Dakoda Armstrong 121 (–104) 12 Cole Custer 118 (–107)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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