The 2017 Service King 300 was the fifth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Fontana, California, at Auto Club Speedway, a 2 miles (3.2 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Larson, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would defend against eventual second-place finisher, Team Penske driver Joey Logano, on the final restart with four to go to win his sixth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing finished third.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | March 25, 2017 | ||
| Official name | 19th Annual Service King 300 | ||
| Location | Fontana, California, Auto Club Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 150 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 150 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Average speed | 116.883 miles per hour (188.105 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Time | 39.440 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 70 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Brad Keselowski | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Background
editAuto Club Speedway (previously California Speedway) was a two-mile (3.2 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which hosted NASCAR racing annually from 1997 to 2023. It was also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack was located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track was owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and was the only track owned by ISC to have its naming rights sold. The speedway was served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
*Withdrew.[2]
**Withdrew after Bilicki refused rides with the team, after multiple incidents with the team. Leicht would then proceed to drive the #97, renumbering the #77.[2]
Practice
editFirst practice
editThe first practice session was held on Friday, March 24, at 12:00 PM PST, and would last for 55 minutes.[3] Joey Logano of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 40.245 and an average speed of 178.904 miles per hour (287.918 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 40.245 | 178.904 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 40.599 | 177.344 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.664 | 177.061 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second and final practice
editThe second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 24, at 2:00 PM PST, and would last for 55 minutes.[3] Joey Logano of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 40.723 and an average speed of 176.804 miles per hour (284.538 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 40.723 | 176.804 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.737 | 176.744 |
| 3 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40.773 | 176.587 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying took place on Saturday, March 23, at 9:30 AM PST.[6] Since Auto Club Speedway is at least 2 miles (3.2 km) in length, the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13–40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.[7]
Joey Logano of Team Penske would advance from the first round and win the pole by setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 39.440 and an average speed of 182.556 miles per hour (293.795 km/h).[8]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
editRace results
editStage 1 Laps: 35
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 4 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 35
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 80
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ "Larson holds off Logano for NASCAR XFINITY win at Auto Club Speedway". ESPN.com. 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b Beard, Brock. "XFINITY: Jordan Anderson sweeps last place of the 2017 "West Coast Swing"". Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Auto Club Race Info". ESPN.com. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (2017-03-24). "Joey Logano tops first Xfinity practice at Auto Club Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (2017-03-24). "Joey Logano completes sweep of Xfinity practices at Auto Club Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Auto Club Race Info". ESPN.com. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-03-25). "Logano, Hemric will start on front row for Xfinity race at Fontana". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "2013 Food City 250 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-03-28.