The 2017 Drivin' for Linemen 200 was the eighth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the fourth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Madison, Illinois at Gateway Motorsports Park, a 1.25 miles (2.01 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. At race's end, John Hunter Nemechek, driving for NEMCO Motorsports, would hold off the field on the final restart with four to go to win his fourth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Chase Briscoe of Brad Keselowski Racing and Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Known as Gateway Motorsports Park until its renaming in April 2019, World Wide Technology Raceway is a 1.25-mile (2.01 km) paved oval motor racing track in Madison, Illinois, United States. The track previously held Truck races from 1998 to 2010, and returned starting in 2014.

Entry list

(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Bryce NapierJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven 2 Honor1Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevroletBommarito Automotive Group02Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsFordYoung's Motorsports4Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaJBL6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletNorm Benning Racing8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletNEMCO Motorsports10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven 2 Honor, ASAP Appliance Service13Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaJEGS16Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaDierbergs18Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSwitch19Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFordReese Brands, Draw-Tite21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Air24Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevroletKingman Chevrolet27Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyotaSafelite Auto Glass29Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFordCheckered Flag Foundation33Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevroletKiklos36Kevin DonahueMB MotorsportsChevroletMittler Bros. Machine & Tool44Donnie LevisterFaith MotorsportsChevroletSparrow Ranch On The Island45T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevroletNiece Motorsports49Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevroletPremium Motorsports50Josh ReaumeBeaver MotorsportsChevroletMotorsports Safety Group, Lodestar Guidance51Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaPedigree52Stewart Friesen* (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevroletHalmar57Tommy ReganNorm Benning RacingChevroletNorm Benning Racing63Kyle DonahueMB MotorsportsChevroletMittler Bros. Machine & Tool66Travis KvapilBolen MotorsportsChevroletBolen Motorsports68Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevroletSemper Fi Fund83Camden MurphyCopp MotorsportsChevroletCopp Motorsports87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletD. A. B. Constructors, Inc.88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyotaMenards, FVP Parts98Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaRIDE TV99?*MDM MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list *Withdrew due to different reasons. Friesen would withdraw to reorganize the team, while MDM Motorsports withdrew due to a majorly damaging a truck at the 2017 WinstarOnlineGaming.com 400.

Practice

First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, June 16, at 9:30 AM CST, and would last for 55 minutes. Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 33.081 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota33.081136.030218Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota33.109135.915321Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet33.150135.747Full first practice results

Second and final practice The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, June 16, at 11:30 AM CST, and would last for 55 minutes. Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 33.094 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota33.094135.97628John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet33.156135.722327Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota33.245135.359Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 17, at 4:45 PM CST. Since Gateway Motorsports Park is under 1.5 miles (2.4 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.

Chase Briscoe of Brad Keselowski Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 32.888 and an average speed of .

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)129Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord32.947136.58333.094135.97632.888136.82828John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet33.170135.66533.204135.52632.908136.74534Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota33.180135.62432.898136.78632.917136.707451Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota33.313135.08233.129135.83332.944136.595519Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord33.255135.31833.112135.90233.068136.083688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota33.445134.54933.091135.98933.079136.038718Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota33.812133.08933.246135.35533.109135.915824Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet33.374134.83633.185135.60333.179135.628921Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet33.216135.47733.257135.31033.225135.4401033Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet33.470134.44933.187135.59533.227135.4321116Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota33.329135.01833.321135.05033.355134.9121227Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota33.307135.10733.251135.33433.431134.606Eliminated in Round 21313Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota33.548134.13633.353134.920 - -1498Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota33.836132.99433.372134.844 - -1502Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsFord33.898132.75133.505134.308 - -1668Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevrolet33.751133.32933.754133.318 - -1745T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevrolet34.284131.25734.105131.945 - -1863Kyle DonahueMB MotorsportsChevrolet34.286131.24934.205131.560 - -191Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevrolet34.861129.08434.978128.652 - -2050Josh ReaumeBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet35.213127.79435.389127.158 - -2166Travis KvapilBolen MotorsportsChevrolet35.131128.092 - - - -2249Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet35.550126.582 - - - -2387Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet35.674126.142 - - - -2436Kevin DonahueMB MotorsportsChevrolet36.305123.950 - - - -Eliminated in Round 1256Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet36.421123.555 - - - -2683Camden MurphyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet36.688122.656 - - - -2744Donnie LevisterFaith MotorsportsChevrolet38.593116.601 - - - -Qualified by owner's points280Bryce NapierJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet39.368114.306 - - - -2910Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet - - - - - -Qualified on time3057Tommy ReganNorm Benning RacingChevrolet41.710107.888 - - - -WithdrewWD52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet - - - - - -WD99?MDM MotorsportsChevrolet - - - - - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup

Race results Stage 1 Laps: 35 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts18John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet10229Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord9388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota844Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7516Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota6651Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota5719Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord4821Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet3924Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet21027Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 35 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts129Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord10288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota938John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet8498Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota754Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6621Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet5719Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord4827Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota3916Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota21051Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1 Stage 3 Laps: 90 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts128John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet16046running582129Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord16088running543921Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet1600running424688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota16016running5051498Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1600running39634Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1607running4471116Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1600running3881227Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota1600running339718Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1600running2810824Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1603running2911519Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord1600running34121313Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1600running25131033Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1600running24141502Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsFord1590running13151745T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1580running22161863Kyle DonahueMB MotorsportsChevrolet1580running2117191Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevrolet1540running20182249Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1470running19192050Josh ReaumeBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet1450parked1820280Bryce NapierJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1140brakes1721451Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1120transmission2222256Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet960brakes15232683Camden MurphyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet430brakes14241668Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevrolet260steering13252744Donnie LevisterFaith MotorsportsChevrolet170drive shaft12262436Kevin DonahueMB MotorsportsChevrolet110brakes11272166Travis KvapilBolen MotorsportsChevrolet30vibration10282387Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet20vibration9293057Tommy ReganNorm Benning RacingChevrolet10transmission8302910Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet00suspension7WithdrewWD52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevroletWD99?MDM MotorsportsChevroletOfficial race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Johnny Sauter 380 2 Christopher Bell 342 (-38) 3 Matt Crafton 318 (–62) 4 Chase Briscoe 311 (–69) 5 Ben Rhodes 281 (–99) 6 Grant Enfinger 265 (–115) 7 Ryan Truex 265 (–115) 8 Kaz Grala 234 (–146)Official driver's standings

Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.

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