The 2017 Lilly Diabetes 250 was the 18th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the sixth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 22, 2017, in Speedway, Indiana, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway a 2.500 miles (4.023 km) permanent, rectangular-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. In an exciting battle with 5 laps to go, William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, held off a charging Paul Menard for his third career NASCAR Xfinity Series win.[1] To fill out the podium, Joey Logano of Team Penske would finish third, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | July 22, 2017 | ||
| Official name | Sixth Annual Lilly Diabetes 250 | ||
| Location | Speedway, Indiana, Indianapolis Motor Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.500 mi (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 100 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km) | ||
| Average speed | 126.227 miles per hour (203.143 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | JR Motorsports | ||
| Time | 54.452 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 44 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | William Byron | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Dale Jarrett, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Background
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The race was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which is an automobile racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States. It is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Verizon 200,[2] and formerly the home of the United States Grand Prix. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (9.7 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.
Constructed in 1909, it is the second purpose-built, banked oval racing circuit after Brooklands and the first to be called a 'speedway'. It is the third-oldest permanent automobile race track in the world, behind Brooklands and the Milwaukee Mile. With a permanent seating capacity of 257,325, it is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.[3]
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editFirst practice
editThe first practice session was held on Friday, July 21, at 1:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[4] Elliott Sadler of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.080 and an average speed of 166.420 mph (267.827 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.080 | 166.420 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.148 | 166.211 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 54.279 | 165.810 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Final practice
editThe final practice session was held on Friday, July 21, at 3:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[4] Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.059 and an average speed of 166.485 mph (267.932 km/h).[6]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.059 | 166.485 |
| 2 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 54.122 | 166.291 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 54.164 | 166.162 |
| Full final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Saturday, July 22, at 12:45 PM EST.[4] Since Indianapolis Motor Speedway is at least 2 miles (3.2 km), 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]
Elliott Sadler of JR Motorsports won the pole with a lap of 54.452 and an average speed of 165.283 mph (265.997 km/h).[8]
Full qualifying results
editRace results
editStage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 4 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 96 | Ben Kennedy (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 40
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 26 | Running | 50 |
| 2 | 15 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 22 | Running | 45 |
| 5 | 6 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 10 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 17 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 45 |
| 8 | 13 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 1 | Running | 37 |
| 9 | 14 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 10 | 19 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 12 | 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 44 | Running | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 8 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 15 | 21 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 16 | 23 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 17 | 22 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 9 | 96 | Ben Kennedy (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 19 | 25 | 24 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 24 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 33 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 1 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 29 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 1 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 31 | 78 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 26 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 20 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 35 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 37 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 32 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 32 | 39 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 98 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 34 | 8 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 40 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 90 | 0 | Transmission | 3 |
| 35 | 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86 | 4 | Running | 2 |
| 36 | 36 | 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 40 | 0 | Clutch | 1 |
| 37 | 18 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 38 | 27 | 15 | Reed Sorenson (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | Vibration | 0 |
| 39 | 38 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 22 | 1 | Engine | 1 |
| 40 | 28 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | Vibration | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
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- ^ a b c "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Indianapolis Race Info". ESPN.com. 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-07-21). "Elliott Sadler, Justin Allgaier fastest in first of 2 Xfinity practices at Indianapolis". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-07-21). "Justin Allgaier is fastest in second and final Xfinity practice at Indianapolis". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (2017-07-22). "Elliott Sadler wins Xfinity pole at Indy; JR Motorsports dominates top five". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-24.