19th race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Motor car race
The 2017 U.S. Cellular 250 was the 19th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the ninth iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, July 29, 2017, in Newton, Iowa , at Iowa Speedway , a 0.875 miles (1.408 km) permanent D-shaped low-banked racetrack. The race was extended from 150 laps to 154 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Ryan Preece , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , held off Kyle Benjamin in a close finish for his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. Preece would beat Benjamin by 0.054 of a second.[1] To fill out the podium, Brian Scott of Richard Childress Racing would finish third, respectively.
Background
Iowa Speedway , the track where the venue was held.
The race was held at Iowa Speedway , which is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa , United States , approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Des Moines . It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered RV viewing area along the backstretch.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, July 28, at 4:00 PM CST . The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Sam Hornish Jr. of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 24.721 and an average speed of 127.422 mph (205.066 km/h).[3]
Final practice
The final practice session was held on Friday, July 28, at 5:30 PM CST . The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Ben Kennedy of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 24.244 and an average speed of 129.929 mph (209.100 km/h).[4]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 29, at 11:00 AM CST .[2] Since Iowa 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]
Ryan Preece 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 24.072 and an average speed of 130.857 miles per hour (210.594 km/h).[6]
Bobby Dale Earnhardt would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 60
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
20
Ryan Preece
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
1
Elliott Sadler
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
18
Kyle Benjamin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
48
Brennan Poole
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
22
Sam Hornish Jr.
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
00
Cole Custer (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
4
8
19
Matt Tifft (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
2
Ben Kennedy (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
11
Blake Koch
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
1
Stage 2 Laps: 60
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
20
Ryan Preece
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
1
Elliott Sadler
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
2
Ben Kennedy (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
18
Kyle Benjamin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
6
6
48
Brennan Poole
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
22
Sam Hornish Jr.
Team Penske
Ford
4
8
00
Cole Custer (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
3
9
60
Ty Majeski
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
2
10
19
Matt Tifft (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1
Stage 3 Laps: 134
Fin
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
1
1
20
Ryan Preece
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
254
141
Running
59
2
2
18
Kyle Benjamin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
254
5
Running
49
3
11
3
Brian Scott
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
254
0
Running
34
4
8
48
Brennan Poole
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
254
0
Running
45
5
5
00
Cole Custer (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
254
0
Running
39
6
28
14
J. J. Yeley
TriStar Motorsports
Toyota
254
0
Running
31
7
3
21
Daniel Hemric (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
254
0
Running
30
8
7
11
Blake Koch
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
254
0
Running
30
9
17
9
William Byron (R)
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
254
0
Running
28
10
19
33
Brandon Jones
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
254
0
Running
27
11
21
96
Brett Moffitt (i)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
254
0
Running
0
12
6
1
Elliott Sadler
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
254
2
Running
42
13
16
62
Brendan Gaughan
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
254
0
Running
24
14
25
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
254
0
Running
23
15
26
01
Harrison Rhodes
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
254
0
Running
22
16
9
60
Ty Majeski
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
254
0
Running
23
17
20
28
Dakoda Armstrong
JGL Racing
Toyota
254
0
Running
20
18
22
4
Ross Chastain
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
254
0
Running
19
19
10
19
Matt Tifft (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
253
0
Running
22
20
14
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
252
106
Running
32
21
18
16
Ryan Reed
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
252
0
Running
16
22
31
8
B. J. McLeod
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
252
0
Running
15
23
13
2
Ben Kennedy (R)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
251
0
Running
23
24
30
52
Joey Gase
Jimmy Means Racing
Chevrolet
249
0
Running
13
25
32
24
Dylan Lupton
JGL Racing
Toyota
249
0
RUnning
12
26
36
99
David Starr
BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
249
0
Running
11
27
35
78
Tommy Joe Martins
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
249
0
Running
10
28
27
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
249
0
Running
9
29
38
90
Brandon Brown
Brandonbilt Motorsports
Chevrolet
248
0
Running
8
30
37
07
Ray Black Jr.
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
247
0
Running
7
31
40
74
Mike Harmon
Mike Harmon Racing
Dodge
243
0
Running
6
32
39
40
Stan Mullis
MBM Motorsports
Chevrolet
241
0
Running
5
33
23
5
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
233
0
Running
4
34
4
22
Sam Hornish Jr.
Team Penske
Ford
229
0
Accident
13
35
34
0
Garrett Smithley
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
218
0
Accident
2
36
15
42
Tyler Reddick
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
218
0
Running
1
37
12
23
Spencer Gallagher (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
170
0
Accident
1
38
33
89
Morgan Shepherd
Shepherd Racing Ventures
Chevrolet
46
0
Handling
1
39
29
15
Reed Sorenson (i)
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
0
Transmission
0
40
24
93
Jeff Green
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
3
0
Vibration
1
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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