The 2017 TheHouse.com 225 was the 16th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the final race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular season, and the ninth iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 15, 2017, in Joliet, Illinois, at Chicagoland Speedway, a permanent D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. At race's end, Johnny Sauter, driving for GMS Racing, would control the last 28 laps of the race to win his 15th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Chase Briscoe of Brad Keselowski Racing and Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
The eight drivers to qualify for the NASCAR playoffs were Christopher Bell, Johnny Sauter, John Hunter Nemechek, Matt Crafton, Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric, Ben Rhodes, and Kaz Grala.
Background
Chicagoland Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR races. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes, including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Tommy Regan (i)Jennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven 2 Honor1Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevroletLucas Oil, Bommarito Automotive Group02Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevroletRandco, Young's Building Systems4Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSiriusXM6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletNorm Benning Racing8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletFire Alarm Services, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletNickelodeon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles13Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaJEGS14Ted MinorLong MotorsportsChevroletEdge Guard15Gray Gaulding (i)Premium MotorsportsChevroletPremium Motorsports16Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaAisin18Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSwitch19Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFordReese Brands, DrawTite21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletISM Connect24Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevroletFraternal Order of Eagles27Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyotaSafelite Auto Glass29Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFordCooper-Standard33Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevroletStealth36B. J. McLeod (i)MB MotorsportsChevroletMB Motorsports44Austin Wayne SelfMartins MotorsportsChevroletAM Technical Solutions, Don't Mess with Texas45Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsToyotaProMatic Automation49Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevroletPremium Motorsports50Josh ReaumeBeaver MotorsportsChevroletWCI Parts51Myatt SniderKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaLouisiana Hot Sauce57Mike SenicaNorm Benning RacingChevroletNorm Benning Racing63Kevin DonahueMB MotorsportsChevroletMittler Bros. Machine & Tool74Mike Harmon (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevroletMike Harmon Racing83Camden MurphyCopp MotorsportsChevroletRonald McDonald House Charities Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletNEMCO Motorsports88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyotaMenards, Hormel Black Label Bacon92Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFordBTS Tire & Wheel Distributors, Advance Auto Parts98Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaJIVE CommunicationOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Thursday, September 14, at 2:30 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Chase Briscoe of Brad Keselowski Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.805 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed129Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord30.805175.296221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet30.823175.19434Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.971174.357Full first practice results
Second and final practice The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, practice session was held on Thursday, September 14, at 4:30 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.688 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed121Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet30.688175.965229Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord30.850175.041318Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.884174.848Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, September 15, at 4:05 PM CST. Since Chicagoland Speedway is at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length, 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.
Ryan Truex of Hattori Racing Enterprises would win the pole, setting a lap of 30.685 and an average speed of in the second round.
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)116Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota30.760175.55330.685175.982229Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord30.840175.09730.701175.89034Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.851175.03530.795175.353421Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet30.853175.02330.821175.205588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota30.958174.43030.943174.514618Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota31.014174.11530.943174.514719Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord30.955174.44730.954174.452898Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota31.048173.92430.955174.447924Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet30.970174.36230.976174.3291051Myatt SniderKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.965174.39030.989174.2551113Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota31.093173.67331.064173.835128John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet31.148173.36631.227172.927Eliminated in Round 11327Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota31.149173.360 - -1433Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet31.155173.327 - -1502Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet31.363172.177 - -1692Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFord31.402171.964 - -1745Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsToyota31.713170.277 - -1844Austin Wayne SelfMartins MotorsportsChevrolet31.870169.438 - -1915Gray Gaulding (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet32.167167.874 - -2087Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet32.355166.898 - -211Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevrolet32.376166.790 - -2283Camden MurphyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet32.461166.353 - -2349Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet32.813164.569 - -2463Kevin DonahueMB MotorsportsChevrolet32.921164.029 - -2550Josh ReaumeBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet33.056163.359 - -2636B. J. McLeod (i)MB MotorsportsChevrolet33.423161.565 - -2714Ted MinorLong MotorsportsChevrolet33.927159.165 - -Qualified by owner's points2874Mike Harmon (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet34.279157.531 - -290Tommy Regan (i)Jennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet34.791155.213 - -306Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet34.798155.181 - -3110Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet35.416152.473 - -3257Mike SenicaNorm Benning RacingChevrolet42.214127.920 - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 35 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts116Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota10221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet9327Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota848John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet7529Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord6619Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord5788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota484Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota3992Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFord21018Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 35 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts14Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10229Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord9388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota8421Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet7519Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord6624Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet578John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet4816Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota3951Myatt SniderKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota21018Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1 Stage 3 Laps: 80 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1421Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet15028running562229Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord15018running50334Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota15072running474116Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota15029running465898Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1500running3261327Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota1500running397128John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1500running418618Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1500running3191433Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1500running28101051Myatt SniderKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1500running29111113Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1500running26121692Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFord1490running27131502Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1490running2414924Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1492running2815719Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord1480running3316588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1481running33171745Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsToyota1480running20182349Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1440running19192550Josh ReaumeBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet1430running18201844Austin Wayne SelfMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1430running1721211Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevrolet1330clutch16222283Camden MurphyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet1020suspension1523306Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet1010transmission14243110Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet270suspension13251915Gray Gaulding (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet250fuel pump0262714Ted MinorLong MotorsportsChevrolet230engine11272874Mike Harmon (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet120transmission028290Tommy Regan (i)Jennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet110engine0292463Kevin DonahueMB MotorsportsChevrolet100crash8302636B. J. McLeod (i)MB MotorsportsChevrolet100electrical0312087Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet70vibration6323257Mike SenicaNorm Benning RacingChevrolet00rear gear5Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Christopher Bell 2,040 2 Johnny Sauter 2,025 (-15) 3 John Hunter Nemechek 2,014 (–26) 4 Matt Crafton 2,014 (–26) 5 Chase Briscoe 2,009 (–31) 6 Austin Cindric 2,007 (–33) 7 Ben Rhodes 2,007 (–33) 8 Kaz Grala 2,005 (–35)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.
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