The 2017 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 was the 27th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the first race of the Round of 12, and the sixth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 23, 2017, in Sparta, Kentucky, at Kentucky Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.41 km) tri-oval speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Tyler Reddick, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would dominate the late stages of the race to win his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and his only win of the season. To fill out the podium, Brennan Poole, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, and Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, 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 MotorsportsChevrolet1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet01Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet2Ben Kennedy (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Korbin Forrister (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet9William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet13Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge14J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22Sam Hornish Jr.Team PenskeFord23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota33Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40John JacksonMBM MotorsportsChevrolet42Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet46Quin HouffPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet48Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet72Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge78Angela RuchB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet90Josh WilliamsKing AutosportChevrolet92Dexter BeanKing AutosportChevrolet93Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet99David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, September 22, at 4:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Matt Tifft, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.929 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.929180.42723Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.125179.253320Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.258178.465Full first practice results
Second and final practice The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, September 22, at 6:30 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Ryan Preece, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.731 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.731181.62927Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.871180.777323Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet29.981180.114Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 23, at 5:35 PM EST. Since Kentucky Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 km) 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 Benjamin, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 29.633 and an average speed of in the third round.
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results Pos#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)118Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.906180.56629.859180.85029.633182.229220Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.005179.97029.964180.21629.640182.186300Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord30.251178.50629.717181.71429.694181.85547Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.092179.45029.910180.54229.724181.671542Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30.028179.83229.806181.17229.743181.55561Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.257178.47129.906180.56629.749181.519721Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.078179.53329.865180.81429.751181.507848Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30.049179.70629.874180.75929.781181.324919Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota30.100179.40229.930180.42129.786181.293103Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.367177.82529.927180.43929.859180.850112Ben Kennedy (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.767181.40929.880180.72329.891180.656129William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet30.164179.02129.937180.37929.907180.560Eliminated in Round 21316Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord30.284178.31229.992180.048 - -1433Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.964180.21630.051179.695 - -1522Sam Hornish Jr.Team PenskeFord30.098179.41430.090179.462 - -1662Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.612176.40130.129179.229 - -1711Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet30.431177.45130.246178.536 - -185Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.535176.84630.277178.353 - -1923Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet30.273178.37730.361177.860 - -2039Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet30.438177.41030.388177.702 - -214Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.481177.16030.419177.521 - -2214J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota30.678176.02230.443177.381 - -238B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet30.631176.29230.606176.436 - -2428Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota30.594176.50530.854175.018 - -Eliminated in Round 12551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet30.746175.633 - - - -260Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.938174.543 - - - -2701Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.975174.334 - - - -2899David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet31.060173.857 - - - -2946Quin HouffPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet31.139173.416 - - - -3093Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet31.224172.944 - - - -3107Korbin Forrister (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet31.332172.348 - - - -3290Josh WilliamsKing AutosportChevrolet31.421171.860 - - - -3313Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge31.490171.483 - - - -Qualified by owner's points3452Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet31.581170.989 - - - -3578Angela RuchB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet32.210167.650 - - - -3689Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet32.334167.007 - - - -3772Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota32.707165.102 - - - -3892Dexter BeanKing AutosportChevrolet32.736164.956 - - - -3940John JacksonMBM MotorsportsChevrolet33.634160.552 - - - -4074Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge33.649160.480 - - - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts100Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord10242Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet9318Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8420Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7548Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet6621Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet5719Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota481Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet393Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2109William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts100Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord10242Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet9321Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet8420Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota759William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet663Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5718Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota482Ben Kennedy (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3916Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord2101Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 110 Pos#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts142Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet20066running58248Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2000running4137Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running34420Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20022running47500Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord20049running5261Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet20011running35721Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running4383Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running36919Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running321016Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord1990running29112Ben Kennedy (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1990running191218Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19952running371333Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1990running241462Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1990running231523Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1990running22165Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1990running211711Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1980running20189William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1980running261914J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota1980running182039Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1980running17214Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet1980running162251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1980running152328Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota1960running142401Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet1960running13250Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1960running122690Josh WilliamsKing AutosportChevrolet1960running112746Quin HouffPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet1960running10288B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1940running92999David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1940running83052Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1930running73122Sam Hornish Jr.Team PenskeFord1910running63278Angela RuchB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1900running53307Korbin Forrister (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1880running03474Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge650fuel pump33540John JacksonMBM MotorsportsChevrolet590engine23613Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge550overheating13789Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet270handling13892Dexter BeanKing AutosportChevrolet270vibration13972Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota240engine14093Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet160vibration1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Justin Allgaier 2,057 6 2 Cole Custer 2,057 (-0) 3 Elliott Sadler 2,055 (–2) 4 Daniel Hemric 2,052 (–5) 4 5 William Byron 2,051 (–6) 1 6 Brennan Poole 2,047 (-10) 3 7 Matt Tifft 2,036 (-21) 2 8 Ryan Reed 2,034 (-23) 2 9 Brendan Gaughan 2,026 (-31) 2 10 Blake Koch 2,025 (-32) 1 11 Michael Annett 2,022 (-35) 5 12 Jeremy Clements 2,020 (-37)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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