The 2017 ToyotaCare 250 was the eighth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 29, 2017, in Richmond, Virginia at Richmond Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race was extended from its scheduled 250 laps to 254 due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, Kyle Larson, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would steal the victory on the final restart when the race would end under caution due to a wreck on the backstretch.[1] The win was Larson's seventh career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports and Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2017 ToyotaCare 250
Race details
Race 8 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date April 29, 2017
Official name 30th Annual ToyotaCare 250
Location Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Distance 254 laps, 190.5 mi (306.58 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 187.5 mi (301.752 km)
Average speed 87.541 miles per hour (140.884 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 22.885
Most laps led
Driver Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Laps 157
Winner
No. 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at.

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

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 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Adapt 2K
00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Demo Day
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet Golden Corral
01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rheem
3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Prudential Overall Supply
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Florida Watermelon Association
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford Mello Yello
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Global Hbot Foundation
8 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Thompson Electric
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Liberty University
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge CrashClaimsR.Us[permanent dead link], Help Sam Bass
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota Superior Essex
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes
18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Juniper Networks
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Wastebits
20 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota ToyotaCare
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
24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota Nut Up
28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota JGL Racing
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Hope For The Warriors
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge Help Sam Bass
42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Credit One Bank
45 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet Diamond Gusset Jeans
46 Quin Houff Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet Duke Cancer Institute
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 Donate Life Virginia
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Veterans Motorsports Inc.
78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet C.R. Smith Transport
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Racing with Jesus
90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet WG Speeks, Brandonbilt Foundations
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
98 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford GEICO Military
99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Whataburger
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, April 28, at 1:00 PM EST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.796 and an average speed of 118.442 miles per hour (190.614 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.796 118.442
2 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.921 117.796
3 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.960 117.596
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, April 28, at 3:00 PM EST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Kyle Benjamin of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.061 and an average speed of 117.081 miles per hour (188.424 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.061 117.081
2 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 23.168 116.540
3 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 23.190 116.429
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 29, at 10:05 AM EST.[2] Since Richmond Raceway is under 2 miles (3.2 km), 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]

Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 22.885 and an average speed of 117.981 miles per hour (189.872 km/h).[6]

Two drivers would fail to qualify: Tommy Joe Martins and Morgan Shepherd.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.688 119.006 22.896 117.925 22.885 117.981
2 20 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.994 117.422 22.964 117.575 22.903 117.888
3 18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.999 117.396 22.873 118.043 22.926 117.770
4 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.982 117.483 22.940 117.698 22.957 117.611
5 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.732 118.775 22.733 118.770 22.963 117.580
6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.952 117.637 22.776 118.546 22.967 117.560
7 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.763 118.614 22.987 117.458 22.993 117.427
8 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.984 117.473 22.933 117.734 23.006 117.361
9 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.750 118.681 22.871 118.053 23.013 117.325
10 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 22.765 118.603 22.817 118.333 23.029 117.243
11 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.990 117.442 22.994 117.422 23.158 116.590
12 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.991 117.437 22.887 117.971 23.232 116.219
Eliminated in Round 2
13 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.023 117.274 22.995 117.417 - -
14 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 23.013 117.325 23.004 117.371 - -
15 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.976 117.514 23.007 117.356 - -
16 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.853 118.146 23.011 117.335 - -
17 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 23.094 116.913 23.022 117.279 - -
18 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 23.100 116.883 23.084 116.964 - -
19 6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 23.061 117.081 23.089 116.939 - -
20 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 23.043 117.172 23.098 116.893 - -
21 98 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 23.000 117.391 23.103 116.868 - -
22 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 23.013 117.325 23.218 116.289 - -
23 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.033 117.223 23.237 116.194 - -
24 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.012 117.330 23.270 116.029 - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 23.104 116.863 - - - -
26 90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 23.136 116.701 - - - -
27 46 Quin Houff Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet 23.148 116.641 - - - -
28 24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota 23.163 116.565 - - - -
29 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.189 116.435 - - - -
30 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 23.234 116.209 - - - -
31 78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 23.241 116.174 - - - -
32 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 23.256 116.099 - - - -
33 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.272 116.019 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
34 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 23.272 116.019 - - - -
35 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 23.304 115.860 - - - -
36 8 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 23.355 115.607 - - - -
37 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 23.473 115.026 - - - -
38 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.582 114.494 - - - -
39 13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge 23.607 114.373 - - - -
40 40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 24.192 111.607 - - - -
Failed to qualify
41 45 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 23.313 115.815 - - - -
42 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 23.442 115.178 - - - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 75

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
4 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
5 20 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
7 18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
8 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
10 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 75

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
3 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
4 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
5 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
6 20 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 0
8 18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
9 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 104

Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 7 42 Kyle Larson (i) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 254 10 running 0
2 6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 254 157 running 54
3 1 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 254 26 running 48
4 4 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 254 58 running 0
5 10 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 254 0 running 0
6 19 6 Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway Racing Ford 254 0 running 31
7 11 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 254 0 running 35
8 12 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 254 0 running 29
9 21 98 Casey Mears Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 254 0 running 28
10 33 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 254 0 running 27
11 14 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 254 0 running 26
12 28 24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota 254 0 running 25
13 16 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 254 0 running 24
14 13 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 254 0 running 23
15 32 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 254 0 running 22
16 18 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 254 0 running 21
17 22 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 254 0 running 20
18 34 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 254 0 running 19
19 8 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 254 3 running 0
20 30 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 254 0 running 17
21 3 18 Daniel Suárez (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 254 0 running 0
22 5 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 253 0 running 17
23 17 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 252 0 running 14
24 29 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 252 0 running 13
25 26 90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 252 0 running 12
26 20 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 252 0 running 11
27 27 46 Quin Houff Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet 251 0 running 10
28 40 40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 251 0 running 9
29 38 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 251 0 running 8
30 9 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 249 0 crash 7
31 36 8 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 248 0 running 6
32 2 20 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 247 0 crash 16
33 24 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 247 0 running 4
34 39 13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge 245 0 running 3
35 15 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 244 0 crash 2
36 37 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 239 0 running 1
37 31 78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 236 0 engine 1
38 23 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 223 0 running 1
39 35 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 181 0 rear gear 1
40 25 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 3 0 electrical 1
Failed to qualify
41 45 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet
42 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Race Recap: Kyle Larson steals a win in NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Richmond". ESPN.com. 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  2. ^ a b c "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Richmond Race Info". ESPN.com. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  3. ^ Albino, Dustin (2017-04-28). "Cole Custer Tops Opening XFINITY Series Practice At Richmond". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  4. ^ McFadin, Daniel (2017-04-28). "Kyle Benjamin fastest in final Xfinity practice at Richmond ahead of first start". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  5. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  6. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-04-29). "Daniel Hemric earns first career Xfinity Series pole at Richmond". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  7. ^ "2017 ToyotaCare 250 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
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