The 2017 Zippo 200 at The Glen was the 20th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 5, 2017, in Watkins Glen, New York at Watkins Glen International, a 2.45-mile (3.94 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 82 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the late stages of the race to win his 90th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his fourth win of the season. To fill out the podium, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski, both driving for Team Penske, would finish second and 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 MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Devin JonesSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet9William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet12Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord13Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge14J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet24Dylan LuptonJGL RacingToyota25P. J. JonesChris Cockrum RacingChevrolet28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota33Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40Enrique BacaMBM MotorsportsToyota41Kevin Harvick (i)Stewart–Haas RacingFord42Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet48Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet74Cody Ware (i)Mike Harmon RacingDodge78Stephen YoungB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet90Brian HendersonBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet93Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet98Casey MearsBiagi–DenBeste RacingFord99David StarrB. J. McLeod Motorsports with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, August 4, at 12:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Brad Keselowski of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12:177 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord1:12:177122.200218Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1:12:541121.586312Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord1:12:592121.501Full first practice results
Final practice The final practice session was held on Friday, August 4, at 2:30 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Joey Logano of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12:326 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord1:12:326121.948218Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1:12:645121.412322Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord1:12:818121.124Full final practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 5, at 11:05 AM EST. Since Watkins Glen International is a road course, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included two rounds. The first round was 25 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 25 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 12 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Whoever set the fastest time in Round 2 would win the pole.
Joey Logano of Team Penske would win the pole, with a lap of 1:11.023 and an average speed of in the second round.
Full qualifying results Pos#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)112Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord1:11:720122.9781:11.023124.185218Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1:11:625123.1411:11.118124.019342Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1:11:685123.0381:11.141123.97942Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1:11:947122.5901:11.517123.327522Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord1:11:972122.5481:11.723122.973620Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1:12:094122.3401:11.956122.57577Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:11:984122.5271:12.012122.480821Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1:12:028122.4521:12.024122.459900Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord1:12:237122.0981:12.053122.4101041Kevin Harvick (i)Stewart–Haas RacingFord1:12:136122.2691:12.102122.327113Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1:12:420121.7901:12.466121.7121216Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord1:12:460121.7221:12.589121.506Eliminated in Round 11348Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1:12.630121.437 - -1411Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1:12.660121.387 - -159William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1:12.663121.382 - -1662Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:12.712121.300 - -1798Casey MearsBiagi–DenBeste RacingFord1:12.753121.232 - -1833Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:12.754121.230 - -1919Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1:12.819121.122 - -201Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:12.911120.969 - -2151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1:13.093120.668 - -2223Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1:13.142120.587 - -2324Dylan LuptonJGL RacingToyota1:13.247120.414 - -2439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1:13.310120.311 - -2514J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota1:13.823119.475 - -2628Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota1:13.842119.444 - -275Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1:14.121118.995 - -288Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1:14.275118.748 - -294Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet1:14.334118.654 - -3013Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge1:14.538118.329 - -3193Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet1:14.665118.128 - -3274Cody Ware (i)Mike Harmon RacingDodge1:14.791117.929 - -330Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1:14.835117.859 - -Qualified by owner's points3490Brian HendersonBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1:15.195117.295 - -3540Enrique BacaMBM MotorsportsToyota1:15.244117.219 - -3601Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet1:15.342117.066 - -3799David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1:15.648116.593 - -3807Devin JonesSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1:15.769116.406 - -3978Stephen YoungB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.279115.628 - -4052Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1:17.540113.748 - -Failed to qualify4125P. J. JonesChris Cockrum RacingChevrolet1:15.428116.933 - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 20 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts122Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord0212Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord0318Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0420Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota057Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet6621Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet5700Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord4848Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet3962Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21011Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 20 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts12Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0212Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord0322Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord0418Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota051Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet667Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet5711Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet4833Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3920Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota01021Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 42 Pos#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts118Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota8243running0212Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord820running0322Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord826running047Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet820running4452Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet8222running0641Kevin Harvick (i)Stewart–Haas RacingFord820running073Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet820running0820Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota820running0962Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet827running30109William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet820running271121Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet824running321200Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord820running291319Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota820running241433Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet820running261516Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord820running22165Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet820running211748Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet820running23181Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet810running25194Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet810running182024Dylan LuptonJGL RacingToyota810running172128Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota810running162211Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet810running202301Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet810running14240Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet810running132598Casey MearsBiagi–DenBeste RacingFord800running122607Devin JonesSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet800running112739Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet800running10288Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet790running92952Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet790running83099David StarrB. J. McLeod Motorsports with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet790running73140Enrique BacaMBM MotorsportsToyota780running63223Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet670running53390Brian HendersonBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet590ignition43474Cody Ware (i)Mike Harmon RacingDodge520clutch03551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet360axle23678Stephen YoungB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet330transmission13713Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge270overheating13893Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet260vibration13914J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota160engine14042Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet120engine0Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Elliott Sadler 732 2 William Byron 680 (–52) 3 Justin Allgaier 608 (–124) 4 Brennan Poole 541 (–191) 5 Daniel Hemric 520 (–212) 6 Cole Custer 503 (–229) 7 Matt Tifft 460 (–272) 8 Ryan Reed 446 (–286) 9 Dakoda Armstrong 404 (–328) 10 Blake Koch 394 (–338) 11 Michael Annett 392 (–340) 12 Brendan Gaughan 383 (–349)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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