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2017 TheHouse.com 300

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2017 TheHouse.com 300
Race details
Race 26 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date September 16, 2017
Official name 17th Annual TheHouse.com 300
Location Joliet, Illinois, Chicagoland Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 133.218 miles per hour (214.394 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 30.469
Most laps led
Driver Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 94
Winner
No. 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2017 TheHouse.com 300 was the 26th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the final race of the regular season, and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 16, 2017, in Joliet, Illinois, at Chicagoland Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.41 km) tri-oval speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would manage to pull away from the field on the final restart with seven to go to win his fifth career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and his second and final win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Kyle Larson, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, and Elliott Sadler, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.

The twelve drivers to qualify for the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Chase field were William Byron, Justin Allgaier, Elliott Sadler, Daniel Hemric, Brennan Poole, Ryan Reed, Jeremy Clements, Cole Custer, Blake Koch, Matt Tifft, Brendan Gaughan, and Michael Annett.[2]

Background

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The layout of Chicagoland Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR races. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes, including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial
01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rheem, Smurfit Kappa
3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Quanta Services
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Gerber Collision & Glass
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture "Celebrating the Future of Ag"
07 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Keen Parts
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Axalta, James Hardie Industries
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Congrats LeafFilter Digital Marketing
13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge MBM Motorsports
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota Superior Essex
15 Matt Mills (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Comcast Business "Built For Speed"
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, American Brain Tumor Association
20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop, NBA 2K18
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Blue Gate Bank
22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
25 Chris Cockrum Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet Advanced Communications Group
28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota WinField United
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Menards, NIBCO
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet PYT Sports
40 Garrett Smithley MBM Motorsports Toyota MBM Motorsports
42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Eneos
48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet DC Solar
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Pro Master, Eternal Fan
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Veterans Motorsports Inc., AFM Graphics
78 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Prevagen
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Racing with Jesus, Visone RV
90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet King Autosport
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
98 Bubba Wallace Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford Nickelodeon Green Slime
99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet General RV Center
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, September 15, at 1:00 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[3] Brandon Jones, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.961 and an average speed of 174.413 mph (280.691 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.961 174.413
2 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.099 173.639
3 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.128 173.477
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, September 15, at 3:00 PM CST. The session would last for 50 minutes.[3] Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.158 and an average speed of 173.310 mph (278.915 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.158 173.310
2 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 31.326 172.381
3 18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.337 172.320
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 16, at 11:35 AM CST.[3] Since Chicagoland 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.[6]

Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 30.469 and an average speed of 177.229 mph (285.222 km/h) in the third round.[7]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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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 30.595 176.499 30.397 177.649 30.469 177.229
2 18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.778 175.450 30.553 176.742 30.512 176.980
3 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.594 176.505 30.434 177.433 30.543 176.800
4 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 30.760 175.553 30.600 176.471 30.556 176.725
5 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.743 175.650 30.575 176.615 30.595 176.499
6 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.794 175.359 30.801 175.319 30.758 175.564
7 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.882 174.859 30.681 176.005 30.829 175.160
8 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 31.094 173.667 30.710 175.838 30.835 175.126
9 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.936 174.554 30.746 175.633 30.856 175.006
10 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31.305 172.496 30.837 175.114 30.959 174.424
11 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.979 174.312 30.789 175.387 31.038 173.980
12 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 31.108 173.589 30.720 175.781 31.086 173.712
Eliminated in Round 2
13 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.194 173.110 30.847 175.058 - -
14 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.985 174.278 30.878 174.882 - -
15 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.583 170.978 30.936 174.554 - -
16 98 Bubba Wallace Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 31.155 173.327 30.944 174.509 - -
17 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.060 173.857 30.968 174.374 - -
18 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 31.046 173.935 31.090 173.689 - -
19 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.122 173.511 31.154 173.332 - -
20 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 31.616 170.800 31.169 173.249 - -
21 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.428 171.821 31.220 172.966 - -
22 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 31.258 172.756 31.464 171.625 - -
23 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 31.601 170.881 31.527 171.282 - -
24 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 31.278 172.645 - - - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 31.754 170.057 - - - -
26 8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 31.826 169.673 - - - -
27 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.892 169.321 - - - -
28 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 32.158 167.921 - - - -
29 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 32.159 167.916 - - - -
30 78 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 32.222 167.587 - - - -
31 0 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 32.234 167.525 - - - -
32 90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet 32.244 167.473 - - - -
33 40 Garrett Smithley MBM Motorsports Toyota 32.292 167.224 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
34 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 32.363 166.857 - - - -
35 25 Chris Cockrum Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet 32.533 165.985 - - - -
36 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 32.700 165.138 - - - -
37 07 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 33.017 163.552 - - - -
38 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 33.142 162.935 - - - -
39 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 33.178 162.758 - - - -
40 15 Matt Mills (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 35.479 152.203 - - - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
2 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
3 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
5 18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
6 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
10 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
2 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
3 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 9
4 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
5 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
7 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
8 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
10 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 14 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 15 running 47
2 3 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 22 running 0
3 6 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 45
4 9 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 34
5 13 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0
6 7 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 35
7 5 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 200 41 running 47
8 17 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0
9 11 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 28
10 16 98 Bubba Wallace Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 200 0 running 27
11 12 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 26
12 15 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 25
13 19 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 24
14 24 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 23
15 18 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 22
16 20 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 200 0 running 21
17 10 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 20
18 1 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 94 running 0
19 2 18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 199 0 running 0
20 23 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 17
21 25 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 198 0 running 16
22 34 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 15
23 21 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 14
24 22 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 196 0 running 13
25 27 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 12
26 4 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 196 28 running 0
27 29 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 196 0 running 10
28 37 07 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 194 0 running 9
29 31 0 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 193 0 running 8
30 35 25 Chris Cockrum Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet 193 0 running 7
31 32 90 Mario Gosselin King Autosport Chevrolet 184 0 running 6
32 39 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 184 0 running 5
33 8 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 166 0 transmission 4
34 30 78 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 152 0 electrical 3
35 26 8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 86 0 engine 2
36 28 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 33 0 vibration 1
37 33 40 Garrett Smithley MBM Motorsports Toyota 24 0 engine 1
38 38 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 23 0 handling 1
39 36 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 8 0 brakes 1
40 40 15 Matt Mills (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 3 0 vibration 0
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Justin Allgaier Steals Chicagoland Speedway Victory on Late Restarts". ESPN.com. September 16, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "XFINITY Series playoff field set for Kentucky opener". Official Site Of NASCAR. September 16, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Chicago Race Info". ESPN. September 17, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. ^ McFadin, Daniel (September 15, 2017). "Brandon Jones fastest in first Xfinity practice in Chicago". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  5. ^ McFadin, Daniel (September 15, 2017). "Erik Jones tops final Xfinity practice in Chicago". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  7. ^ Segal, Davey (September 16, 2017). "Erik Jones Lands XFINITY Pole At Chicagoland". Frontstretch. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "2017 TheHouse.com 300 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
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