The 2017 Active Pest Control 200 was the second stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the ninth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 130 laps to complete. At race's end, Christopher Bell, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would defend the field on a restart with two to go to complete a dominant performance for the race and secure a win. The win was Bell's third career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing and Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Mike Harmon (i)TJL MotorsportsChevroletTJL Motorsports02Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsFordDon Rich Ford4Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaJBL5Korbin ForristerWauters MotorsportsToyotaAdvanced Medical Laboratories6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletHouston Roll Pipe7Brett MoffittRed Horse RacingToyotaRed Horse Racing8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletNEMCO Motorsports10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven 2 Honor12Jordan AndersonRick Ware RacingChevroletLucas Oil13Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaJEGS16Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaSeaWatch International, Bar Harbor17Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyotaRed Horse Racing18Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSwitch19Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFordReese Brands, Draw-Tite21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Air22Austin Wayne Self*AM RacingToyotaAM Technical Solutions23Chase Elliott (i)GMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Air24Alex Bowman (i)GMS RacingChevroletFraternal Order of Eagles27Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyotaSafelite Auto Glass29Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFordCooper-Standard33Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevroletKiklos44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletMartins Motorsports45T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevroletXcalibur Pit School49Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevroletDirt & Rock50Akinori OgataBeaver MotorsportsChevroletKajima Building & Design Group, Nisshinbo51Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaCessna, Beechcraft52Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevroletHalmar63J. J. Yeley (i)MB MotorsportsChevroletMB Motorsports66Ross Chastain (i)Bolen MotorsportsChevroletBolen Motorsports75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyotaFood Country USA, Frito-Lay83Todd PeckCopp MotorsportsChevroletCopp Motorsports87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletD. A. B. Constructors, Inc.88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyotaMenards, Ideal Door92Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFordBTS Tire & Wheel Distributors, Advance Auto Parts98Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaRIDE TV99Austin Dillon (i)MDM MotorsportsChevroletOverkill MotorsportsOfficial entry list *Withdrew.
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, March 3, at 11:00a.m. EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Chase Briscoe of Brad Keselowski Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.616 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed129Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord30.616181.082218Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.820179.883324Alex Bowman (i)GMS RacingChevrolet30.901179.412Full first practice results
Second practice The second practice session was held on Friday, March 3, at 2:30p.m. EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.739 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.739180.357221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet30.801179.994329Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord31.127178.109Full second practice results
Third and final practice The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 3, at 4:30p.m. EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Chase Elliott of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.876 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed123Chase Elliott (i)GMS RacingChevrolet30.876179.557229Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord30.959179.07634Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.983178.937Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 4, at 10:40a.m. EST. Since Atlanta Motor Speedway is at least a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) racetrack, the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.
Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole, setting a lap of 30.643 and an average speed of in the second round.
Three drivers would fail to qualify: J. J. Yeley, Norm Benning, and Jennifer Jo Cobb.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)14Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.643180.922251Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.782180.105319Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord30.817179.901429Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord30.851179.702524Alex Bowman (i)GMS RacingChevrolet30.876179.557621Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet30.908179.371788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota30.925179.272817Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota30.929179.249923Chase Elliott (i)GMS RacingChevrolet30.940179.1861018Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.973178.995118John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet31.015178.7521233Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet31.087178.338Eliminated in Round 1137Brett MoffittRed Horse RacingToyota31.032178.654——1498Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota31.089178.327——1527Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota31.144178.012——1613Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota31.187177.766——175Korbin ForristerWauters MotorsportsToyota31.199177.698——1899Austin Dillon (i)MDM MotorsportsChevrolet31.258177.363——1975Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyota31.258177.363——2052Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevrolet31.269177.300——2116Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota31.296177.147——2287Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet31.317177.028——2392Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFord31.473176.151——2466Ross Chastain (i)Bolen MotorsportsChevrolet31.505175.972——2545T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevrolet31.591175.493——2644Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet31.595175.471——2702Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsFord31.696174.912——Qualified by owner's points2812Jordan AndersonRick Ware RacingChevrolet32.289171.699——2983Todd PeckCopp MotorsportsChevrolet32.390171.164——3049Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet32.588170.124——311Mike Harmon (i)TJL MotorsportsChevrolet33.263166.672——3250Akinori OgataBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet33.838163.839——Failed to qualify or withdrew3363J. J. Yeley (i)MB MotorsportsChevrolet31.709174.840——346Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet32.430170.953——3510Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet33.119167.396——WD22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingToyota————Official starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 40 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts14Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10251Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota8427Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota7519Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord6621Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet578John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet4829Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord3998Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota21099Austin Dillon (i)MDM MotorsportsChevrolet0
Stage 2 Laps: 40 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts14Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10251Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0327Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota8417Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota7588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota6621Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet5724Alex Bowman (i)GMS RacingChevrolet0823Chase Elliott (i)GMS RacingChevrolet0966Ross Chastain (i)Bolen MotorsportsChevrolet2107Brett MoffittRed Horse RacingToyota1
Stage 3 Laps: 50 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts114Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13099running602788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1302running493621Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet1300running4441527Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota1300running485923Chase Elliott (i)GMS RacingChevrolet1300running06524Alex Bowman (i)GMS RacingChevrolet1300running071899Austin Dillon (i)MDM MotorsportsChevrolet1300running081498Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1304running319817Timothy PetersRed Horse RacingToyota1300running35102466Ross Chastain (i)Bolen MotorsportsChevrolet1300running011137Brett MoffittRed Horse RacingToyota1300running27122392Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFord1300running25132116Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1300running24141018Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1300running23151233Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1300running22161613Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1300running21172545T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1300running20182702Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsFord1300running19192052Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevrolet1300running18203049Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1300running1721319Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord1290running2222175Korbin ForristerWauters MotorsportsToyota1280running15232644Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1280running14242287Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1280running1325429Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord1270running1526251Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota12725running027311Mike Harmon (i)TJL MotorsportsChevrolet1240running0282812Jordan AndersonRick Ware RacingChevrolet1020crash929118John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet790crash12303250Akinori OgataBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet510oil leak7311975Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyota280fuel pump6322983Todd PeckCopp MotorsportsChevrolet20overheating5Failed to qualify or withdrew3363J. J. Yeley (i)MB MotorsportsChevrolet346Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet3510Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletWD22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingToyotaOfficial race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Christopher Bell 93 2 Johnny Sauter 86 (-7) 3 Ben Rhodes 86 (–7) 4 Kaz Grala 78 (–15) 5 Matt Crafton 72 (–21) 6 Timothy Peters 70 (–23) 7 Regan Smith 56 (–37) 8 Chase Briscoe 54 (–39)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.
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