2017 Overton's 200
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 17 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | July 15, 2017 | ||
| Official name | 28th Annual Overton's 200 | ||
| Location | Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Motor Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.058 mi (1.703 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 211.6 mi (340.537 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 211.6 mi (340.537 km) | ||
| Average speed | 109.276 miles per hour (175.863 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 29.445 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 102 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
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.[1] To fill out the podium, Ryan Preece of Joe Gibbs Racing and William Byron of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
[edit]The race was held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, which is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1990, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.
The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
[edit]First practice
[edit]The first practice session was held on Friday, July 14, at 1:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] 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 128.667 mph (207.069 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.602 | 128.667 |
| 2 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.654 | 128.441 |
| 3 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.673 | 128.359 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second and final practice
[edit]The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, July 14, at 3:00 PM EST. The session would last for 20 minutes due to inclement weather.[2] 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 128.554 mph (206.888 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.628 | 128.554 |
| 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 29.659 | 128.420 |
| 3 | 20 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.737 | 128.083 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 15, at 11:05 AM EST.[2] Since New Hampshire Motor 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.[5]
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 129.353 mph (208.173 km/h).[6]
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 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.853 | 127.585 | 29.753 | 128.014 | 29.445 | 129.353 |
| 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 29.944 | 127.197 | 29.656 | 128.433 | 29.510 | 129.068 |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.836 | 127.658 | 29.608 | 128.641 | 29.568 | 128.815 |
| 4 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.776 | 127.915 | 29.756 | 128.001 | 29.568 | 128.815 |
| 5 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.803 | 127.799 | 29.668 | 128.381 | 29.634 | 128.528 |
| 6 | 20 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.882 | 127.461 | 29.688 | 128.294 | 29.658 | 128.424 |
| 7 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.861 | 127.551 | 29.785 | 127.876 | 29.716 | 128.173 |
| 8 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.668 | 128.381 | 29.696 | 128.260 | 29.750 | 128.027 |
| 9 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.994 | 126.985 | 29.712 | 128.191 | 29.760 | 127.984 |
| 10 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.734 | 128.096 | 29.754 | 128.010 | 29.793 | 127.842 |
| 11 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.001 | 126.956 | 29.816 | 127.743 | 29.857 | 127.568 |
| 12 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.968 | 127.096 | 29.826 | 127.701 | 29.918 | 127.308 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 | ||||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Ben Kennedy (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.993 | 126.990 | 29.855 | 127.577 | - | - |
| 14 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.877 | 127.483 | 29.923 | 127.287 | - | - |
| 15 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 29.934 | 127.240 | 29.995 | 126.981 | - | - |
| 16 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.160 | 126.286 | 30.070 | 126.664 | - | - |
| 17 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.987 | 127.015 | 30.115 | 126.475 | - | - |
| 18 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.194 | 126.144 | 30.172 | 126.236 | - | - |
| 19 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.391 | 125.327 | 30.179 | 126.207 | - | - |
| 20 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.344 | 125.521 | 30.212 | 126.069 | - | - |
| 21 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 30.289 | 125.749 | 30.255 | 125.890 | - | - |
| 22 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.267 | 125.840 | 30.287 | 125.757 | - | - |
| 23 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.439 | 125.129 | 30.375 | 125.393 | - | - |
| 24 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.379 | 125.376 | 30.564 | 124.617 | - | - |
| Eliminated in Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 25 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.513 | 124.825 | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 30.515 | 124.817 | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | 8 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.595 | 124.491 | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.633 | 124.336 | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | 15 | Reed Sorenson (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.791 | 123.698 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.841 | 123.498 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | 78 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.856 | 123.438 | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | 07 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 31.094 | 122.493 | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 31.126 | 122.367 | - | - | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points | ||||||||||
| 34 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 31.418 | 121.230 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 31.797 | 119.785 | - | - | - | - |
| 36 | 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.870 | 119.511 | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | 90 | Martin Roy | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 31.973 | 119.126 | - | - | - | - |
| 38 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 32.857 | 115.921 | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | 24 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Toyota | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qualified by time | ||||||||||
| 40 | 72 | John Jackson | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 33.788 | 112.726 | - | - | - | - |
| Official qualifying results | ||||||||||
| Official starting lineup | ||||||||||
Race results
[edit]Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 20 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 4 | 20 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Ben Kennedy (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ^ "Kyle Busch cruises to Xfinity victory at Loudon". ESPN.com. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ a b c "2017 NASCAR XFINITY New Hampshire Race Info". ESPN.com. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ Long, Dustin (2017-07-14). "Kyle Busch leads first Xfinity practice at New Hampshire". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-07-14). "Kyle Busch is fastest in rain-shortened final Xfinity practice at New Hampshire". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ Courchesne, Shawn (2017-07-15). "Kyle Busch Wins Pole For Xfinity Series At NHMS; Ryan Preece To Start Sixth". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ "2017 Overton's 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-20.