The 2017 Overton's 200 was the 17th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway a 1.058 miles (1.703 km) permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate late in the race to win his 89th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Ryan Preece of Joe Gibbs Racing and William Byron of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake0Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet00Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet01Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet2Ben Kennedy (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet9William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet13Carl LongMBM MotorsportsChevrolet14J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota15Reed Sorenson (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet24Dylan LuptonJGL RacingToyota28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota33Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge42Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet48Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet72John JacksonMBM MotorsportsDodge74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge78Tommy Joe MartinsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet90Martin RoyKing AutosportChevrolet93Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet99David StarrB. J. McLeod Motorsports with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, July 14, at 1:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.602 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.602128.667219Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.654128.441323Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet29.673128.359Full first practice results
Final practice The final practice session was held on Friday, July 14, at 3:00 PM EST. The session would last for 20 minutes due to inclement weather. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.628 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.628128.554222Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord29.659128.420320Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.737128.083Full final practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 15, at 11:05 AM EST. Since New Hampshire Motor Speedway is under 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.
Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 29.445 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)118Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.853127.58529.753128.01429.445129.353222Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord29.944127.19729.656128.43329.510129.068342Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet29.836127.65829.608128.64129.568128.815419Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.776127.91529.756128.00129.568128.815521Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.803127.79929.668128.38129.634128.528620Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.882127.46129.688128.29429.658128.42479William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet29.861127.55129.785127.87629.716128.17381Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.668128.38129.696128.26029.750128.027948Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet29.994126.98529.712128.19129.760127.9841000Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord29.734128.09629.754128.01029.793127.842117Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.001126.95629.816127.74329.857127.568123Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.968127.09629.826127.70129.918127.308Eliminated in Round 2132Ben Kennedy (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.993126.99029.855127.577 - -1411Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet29.877127.48329.923127.287 - -1528Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota29.934127.24029.995126.981 - -1662Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.160126.28630.070126.664 - -1723Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet29.987127.01530.115126.475 - -184Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.194126.14430.172126.236 - -1916Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord30.391125.32730.179126.207 - -2039Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet30.344125.52130.212126.069 - -2114J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota30.289125.74930.255125.890 - -2233Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.267125.84030.287125.757 - -235Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.439125.12930.375125.393 - -2401Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.379125.37630.564124.617 - -Eliminated in Round 1250Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.513124.825 - - - -2651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet30.515124.817 - - - -278B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet30.595124.491 - - - -2899David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet30.633124.336 - - - -2915Reed Sorenson (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet30.791123.698 - - - -3093Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet30.841123.498 - - - -3178Tommy Joe MartinsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet30.856123.438 - - - -3207Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet31.094122.493 - - - -3340Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge31.126122.367 - - - -Qualified by owner's points3452Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet31.418121.230 - - - -3589Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet31.797119.785 - - - -3613Carl LongMBM MotorsportsChevrolet31.870119.511 - - - -3790Martin RoyKing AutosportChevrolet31.973119.126 - - - -3874Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge32.857115.921 - - - -3924Dylan LuptonJGL RacingToyota - - - - - -Qualified by time4072John JacksonMBM MotorsportsDodge33.788112.726 - - - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts142Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet0220Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9318Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota041Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet7522Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord067Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet5748Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet483Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet099William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet21019Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts122Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord0218Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0342Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet0420Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota759William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet661Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet573Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0819Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota3948Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2102Ben Kennedy (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 110 Pos#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts118Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20077running0220Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2002running5139William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running42442Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet20011running0522Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord200102running062Ben Kennedy (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running3271Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1995running4283Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1990running0900Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord1990running281048Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1990running331119Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1991running301221Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1990running251311Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1990running241416Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord1980running231514J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota1980running22165Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1980running211762Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1970running201801Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet1970running19194Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet1970running182039Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1970running172151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1970running162224Dylan LuptonJGL RacingToyota1960running15230Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1950running142428Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota1950running132552Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1950running12268B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1940running112707Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1930running102840Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge1860running92978Tommy Joe MartinsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1850running83099David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1840running73174Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge1780running6327Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1732running103390Martin RoyKing AutosportChevrolet1630engine43433Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1570running33523Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1560suspension23613Carl LongMBM MotorsportsChevrolet670electrical13789Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet590suspension13893Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet150electrical13915Reed Sorenson (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet70brakes04072John JacksonMBM MotorsportsDodge40vibration1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Elliott Sadler 620 2 William Byron 575 (–45) 3 Justin Allgaier 530 (–90) 4 Brennan Poole 428 (–192) 5 Daniel Hemric 421 (–199) 6 Cole Custer 396 (–224) 7 Matt Tifft 387 (–233) 8 Ryan Reed 377 (–243) 9 Michael Annett 355 (–265) 10 Dakoda Armstrong 351 (–269) 11 Blake Koch 324 (–296) 12 Bubba Wallace 321 (–337)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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