The 2017 Lilly Diabetes 250 was the 18th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the sixth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 22, 2017, in Speedway, Indiana, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway a 2.500 miles (4.023 km) permanent, rectangular-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. In an exciting battle with 5 laps to go, William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, held off a charging Paul Menard for his third career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. To fill out the podium, Joey Logano of Team Penske would finish 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 MotorsportsChevrolet01Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet9William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet13Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota14J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota15Reed Sorenson (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet24Jeb BurtonJGL RacingToyota28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota33Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsDodge42Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet48Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge78Tommy Joe MartinsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet90Mario GosselinKing AutosportChevrolet93Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet96Ben Kennedy (R)GMS RacingChevrolet99David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, July 21, at 1:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Elliott Sadler of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.080 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed11Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet54.080166.42027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet54.148166.211318Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota54.279165.810Full first practice results
Final practice The final practice session was held on Friday, July 21, at 3:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.059 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet54.059166.485219Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota54.122166.291318Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota54.164166.162Full final practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 22, at 12:45 PM EST. Since Indianapolis Motor Speedway is at least , 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 13–40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.
Elliott Sadler of JR Motorsports won the pole with a lap of 54.452 and an average speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)11Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet54.625164.76054.452165.283220Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota54.516165.08954.456165.27139William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet54.863164.04554.687164.57347Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet54.955163.77054.744164.40255Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet54.887163.97354.792164.258600Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord54.914163.89354.793164.255719Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota55.011163.60454.838164.120839Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet54.957163.76454.920163.875996Ben Kennedy (R)GMS RacingChevrolet55.010163.60754.971163.7231016Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord54.985163.68154.977163.7051118Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota54.901163.93155.009163.6101222Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord55.031163.54455.117162.289Eliminated in Round 11321Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet55.070163.428 - -1433Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet55.088163.375 - -152Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet55.182163.097 - -1662Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet55.310162.719 - -1748Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet55.328162.666 - -1842Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet55.369162.546 - -193Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet55.396162.467 - -2023Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet55.476162.232 - -2114J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota55.558161.993 - -2211Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet55.694161.597 - -234Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet55.732161.487 - -2428Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota55.777161.357 - -2524Jeb BurtonJGL RacingToyota55.792161.313 - -2690Mario GosselinKing AutosportChevrolet55.987160.752 - -2715Reed Sorenson (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet56.025160.643 - -2893Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet56.164160.245 - -2901Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet56.166160.239 - -3007Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet56.214160.102 - -3178Tommy Joe MartinsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet56.341159.742 - -3251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet56.557159.131 - -330Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet56.960158.006 - -Qualified by owner's points348B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet56.972157.972 - -3599David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet57.353156.923 - -3613Timmy Hill MBM MotorsportsToyota57.468156.609 - -3752Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet57.487156.557 - -3889Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet58.150154.772 - -3940Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsDodge58.219154.589 - -Qualified by time4074Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge58.396154.120 - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 30 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts19William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet10218Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0322Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord0400Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord7548Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet663Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0742Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet482Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet091Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet21019Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts11Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet10248Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet9321Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet8462Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet7533Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet664Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet5796Ben Kennedy (R)GMS RacingChevrolet4814J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota3939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet21051Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 40 Pos#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts19William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet10026Running5022Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1000Running0322Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord1000Running041Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet10022Running45500Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord1000Running39616Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord1000Running31748Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1000Running45821Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1001Running37933Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1000Running34103Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1000Running01119Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1000Running271218Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota10044Running01362Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1000Running311439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1000Running251514J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota1000Running25164Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet1000Running261711Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1000Running201896Ben Kennedy (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1000Running231924Jeb BurtonJGL RacingToyota1000Running182028Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota990Running17210Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet991Running162201Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet991Running152320Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota990Running02407Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet990Running13255Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet990Running122678Tommy Joe MartinsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet990Running112790Mario GosselinKing AutosportChevrolet990Running102823Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet990Running92999David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet990Running83052Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet980Running73151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet980Running73240Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsDodge980Running5338B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet930Running43474Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge900Transmission3357Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet864Running23613Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota400Clutch13742Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet380Accident53815Reed Sorenson (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet230Vibration03989Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet221Engine14093Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet90Vibration1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Elliott Sadler 665 2 William Byron 625 (–25) 3 Justin Allgaier 532 (–133) 4 Brennan Poole 473 (–192) 5 Daniel Hemric 458 (–207) 6 Cole Custer 435 (–230) 7 Matt Tifft 414 (–251) 8 Ryan Reed 408 (–257) 9 Dakoda Armstrong 368 (–297) 10 Michael Annett 367 (–298) 11 Blake Koch 324 (–321) 12 Brendan Gaughan 329 (–336)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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