2017 WinstarOnlineGaming.com 400
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 23 of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
| Date | June 9, 2017 | ||
| Official name | 21st Annual WinstarOnlineGaming.com 400 | ||
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
| Distance | 167 laps, 250.5 mi (403.14 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 167 laps, 250.5 mi (403.14 km) | ||
| Average speed | 119.412 miles per hour (192.175 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch Motorsports | ||
| Time | 29.168 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Laps | 92 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Todd Bodine | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 2017 WinstarOnlineGaming.com 400 was the seventh stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the 15th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 9, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 167 laps to complete. At race's end, Christopher Bell, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would edge eventual second-place finisher, Brad Keselowski Racing driver Chase Briscoe, under caution when Timothy Peters would suffer a wild wreck on the final lap of the race, forcing a caution.[1] The win was Bell's fourth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Grant Enfinger of ThorSport Racing would finish third.
Background
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Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
[edit]First practice
[edit]The first practice session was held on Thursday, June 8, at 3:00 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.528 and an average speed of 182.877 miles per hour (294.312 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.528 | 182.877 |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.552 | 182.729 |
| 3 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 29.784 | 181.305 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second practice
[edit]The second practice session was held on Thursday, June 8, at 5:00 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.142 and an average speed of 185.300 miles per hour (298.211 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.142 | 185.300 |
| 2 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 29.247 | 184.634 |
| 3 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.349 | 183.993 |
| Full second practice results | ||||||
Third and final practice
[edit]The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, June 8, at 7:00 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.142 and an average speed of 185.300 miles per hour (298.211 km/h), completing a sweep of all three sessions.[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.035 | 185.982 |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.123 | 185.420 |
| 3 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 29.192 | 184.982 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Friday, June 9, at 4:35 PM CST.[2] Since Texas Motor Speedway is at least a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) racetrack, 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 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.[6]
Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole, setting a lap of 29.168 and an average speed of 185.134 miles per hour (297.944 km/h) in the second round.[7]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
[edit]Race results
[edit]Stage 1 Laps: 40
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 40
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 87
Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ^ "Bell wins by inches at Texas after big wreck for Peters". RACER. 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ a b c d "2017 Truck Series Texas Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-06-08). "Christopher Bell, Johnny Sauter fastest in first of three Truck practices today at Texas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ Long, Dustin (2017-06-09). "Christopher Bell leads second Truck practice at Texas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ Long, Dustin (2017-06-09). "Christopher Bell sweeps all three Truck practices at Texas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-06-09). "Noah Gragson earns first career Truck pole for tonight's race at Texas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ "2017 WinstarOnlineGaming.com 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-28.