The 2017 Ticket Galaxy 200 was the 32nd stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the third and elimination race of the Round of 8, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 11, 2017, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. On the final restart with 17 to go, with the help of his pit crew, William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, would manage to pull away from the field to win his fourth and to date, final career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory, his fourth and final win of the season, and a guaranteed spot in the Championship 4.[1] To fill out the podium, Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, and Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 32 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | November 11, 2017 | ||
| Official name | 19th Annual Ticket Galaxy 200 | ||
| Location | Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix International Raceway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km) | ||
| Average speed | 104.758 miles per hour (168.592 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 26.880 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 147 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | William Byron | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The drivers to qualify for the Championship 4 were William Byron, Justin Allgaier, Elliott Sadler, and Daniel Hemric.[2]
Background
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Phoenix International Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
editFirst practice
editThe first practice session was held on Friday, November 10, at 12:30 PM MST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[3] Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.404 and an average speed of 131.368 mph (211.416 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 27.404 | 131.368 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.448 | 131.157 |
| 3 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.452 | 131.138 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second and final practice
editThe final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 10, at 2:30 PM MST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[3] William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.343 and an average speed of 131.661 mph (211.888 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.343 | 131.661 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.463 | 131.085 |
| 3 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.489 | 130.961 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Saturday, November 11, at 10:35 AM MST.[3] Since Phoenix International Raceway 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.[6]
Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 26.880 and an average speed of 133.929 mph (215.538 km/h) in the third round.[7]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
edit| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.722 | 129.861 | 27.186 | 132.421 | 26.880 | 133.929 |
| 2 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.341 | 131.670 | 27.103 | 132.827 | 27.018 | 133.245 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 27.426 | 131.262 | 27.171 | 132.494 | 27.034 | 133.166 |
| 4 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.519 | 130.819 | 27.178 | 132.460 | 27.076 | 132.959 |
| 5 | 42 | Alex Bowman (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 27.493 | 130.942 | 27.293 | 131.902 | 27.082 | 132.930 |
| 6 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 27.453 | 131.133 | 27.169 | 132.504 | 27.108 | 132.802 |
| 7 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.584 | 130.510 | 27.223 | 132.241 | 27.168 | 132.509 |
| 8 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.285 | 131.941 | 27.073 | 132.974 | 27.177 | 132.465 |
| 9 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 27.777 | 129.604 | 27.310 | 131.820 | 27.233 | 132.193 |
| 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.552 | 130.662 | 27.152 | 132.587 | 27.303 | 131.854 |
| 11 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.679 | 130.063 | 27.308 | 131.830 | 27.387 | 131.449 |
| 12 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.690 | 130.011 | 27.315 | 131.796 | 27.404 | 131.368 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 | ||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.691 | 130.006 | 27.325 | 131.747 | - | - |
| 14 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 27.428 | 131.253 | 27.331 | 131.719 | - | - |
| 15 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.761 | 129.678 | 27.332 | 131.714 | - | - |
| 16 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.585 | 130.506 | 27.356 | 131.598 | - | - |
| 17 | 24 | Corey LaJoie (i) | JGL Racing | Toyota | 27.838 | 129.320 | 27.364 | 131.560 | - | - |
| 18 | 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 27.689 | 130.016 | 27.388 | 131.444 | - | - |
| 19 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 27.507 | 130.876 | 27.553 | 130.657 | - | - |
| 20 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 27.722 | 129.861 | 27.560 | 130.624 | - | - |
| 21 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.657 | 130.166 | 27.561 | 130.619 | - | - |
| 22 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.753 | 129.716 | 27.673 | 130.091 | - | - |
| 23 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 27.763 | 129.669 | 27.676 | 130.077 | - | - |
| 24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 27.770 | 129.636 | 27.722 | 129.861 | - | - |
| Eliminated in Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 25 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 27.988 | 128.627 | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.074 | 128.233 | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | 15 | Joe Nemechek (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.209 | 127.619 | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 28.276 | 127.316 | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.277 | 127.312 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 28.336 | 127.047 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 28.371 | 126.890 | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.403 | 126.747 | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 28.494 | 126.342 | - | - | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points | ||||||||||
| 34 | 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.521 | 126.223 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | 93 | Gray Gaulding | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.646 | 125.672 | - | - | - | - |
| 36 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.725 | 125.326 | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | 8 | Caesar Bacarella | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.732 | 125.296 | - | - | - | - |
| 38 | 78 | John Graham | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.399 | 122.453 | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 29.757 | 120.980 | - | - | - | - |
| 40 | 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Official qualifying results | ||||||||||
| Official starting lineup | ||||||||||
Race results
editStage 1 Laps: 60
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 42 | Alex Bowman (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 60
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
Stage 3 Laps: 80
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ "William Byron leads JR Motorsports parade into NASCAR XFINITY title race". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. November 11, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "XFINITY Series Championship 4 field set after Phoenix". Official Site Of NASCAR. November 11, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Phoenix Race Info". ESPN. November 13, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (November 10, 2017). "Ryan Blaney is fastest in first of two Xfinity practices at Phoenix". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (November 10, 2017). "William Byron is fastest in final Xfinity practice at Phoenix". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (November 11, 2017). "Erik Jones wins pole for Xfinity playoff race at Phoenix". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "2017 Ticket Galaxy 200 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 28, 2022.