Type: | NASXFIN |
Pole Team: | Chip Ganassi Racing |
Avg: | 85.859mph |
Radio: | Motor Racing Network |
Announcers: | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte |
Network: | NBC |
First Driver: | William Byron |
Most Team: | JR Motorsports |
First Team: | JR Motorsports |
Most Driver: | William Byron |
Most Laps: | 29 |
Car: | 9 |
Season No: | 33 |
Race No: | 15 |
Pole Driver: | Brennan Poole |
Location: | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway |
Official Name: | 16th Annual Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 |
Race Name: | Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 |
Scheduled Laps: | 100 |
Distance Laps: | 104 |
Distance Km: | 418.429 |
Course Km: | 4.0 |
Scheduled Km: | 400 |
Scheduled Mi: | 250 |
Course Mi: | 2.5 |
Year: | 2017 |
Pole Time: | 49.194 |
Distance Mi: | 218.75 |
Date: | June 30 |
The 2017 Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 was the 15th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 30, 2017, Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.08 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. Due to inclement weather, the remainder of the race was held on July 1. The race was extended from 100 laps to 104 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, scored his second win in a row after leading the race when the caution came out with two to go. It was Byron's second career win in the xfinity series. He would also become the youngest winner in Daytona history, being only 19-years old.[1] To fill out the podium, Elliott Sadler of JR Motorsports and Dakoda Armstrong of JGL Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
The race was held at Daytona International Speedway, which is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR as well as its season opening event. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, IMSA, SCCA, and Motocross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary 2.53NaN3 high-speed tri-oval, a 3.563NaN3 sports car course, a 2.953NaN3 motorcycle course, and a 13201NaN1 karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 1801NaN1 infield includes the 291NaN1 Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is operated by NASCAR pursuant to a lease with the City of Daytona Beach on the property that runs until 2054.[2]
The first practice session was held on Thursday, June 29, at 2:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[3] Jeb Burton of JGL Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 47.315 and an average speed of 190.215mph.[4]
Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
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1 | 24 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 47.315 | 190.215 | |
2 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 47.322 | 190.186 | |
3 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 47.351 | 190.070 | |
Full first practice results |
The final practice session was held on Thursday, June 29, at 4:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Ray Black Jr. of SS-Green Light Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.441 and an average speed of 182.035mph.[5]
Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
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1 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 49.441 | 182.035 | |
2 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 49.464 | 181.951 | |
3 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 49.537 | 181.682 | |
Full final practice results |
Qualifying was held on Friday, June 30, at 2:10 PM EST. Since Daytona International Speedway is at least 2miles, 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.[6]
Brennan Poole of Chip Ganassi Racing won the pole with a lap of 49.194 and an average speed of 182.949mph.[7]
Stage 1 Laps: 30
Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | |
2 | 2 | Ben Kennedy (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | |
3 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | |
4 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | |
5 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 | |
6 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 | |
7 | 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 4 | |
8 | 24 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 3 | |
9 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | |
10 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | |
2 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 | |
3 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 8 | |
4 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | |
5 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | |
6 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | |
7 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | |
8 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | |
9 | 2 | Ben Kennedy (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | |
10 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Fin | St | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 104 | 29 | Running | 49 | |
2 | 7 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 104 | 7 | Running | 51 | |
3 | 21 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 104 | 0 | Running | 42 | |
4 | 17 | 24 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 104 | 0 | Running | 36 | |
5 | 33 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Running | 32 | |
6 | 20 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Running | 31 | |
7 | 1 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 13 | Running | 42 | |
8 | 10 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 104 | 6 | Running | 0 | |
9 | 9 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Running | 28 | |
10 | 34 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Running | 27 | |
11 | 31 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 104 | 0 | Running | 26 | |
12 | 30 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Running | 25 | |
13 | 37 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 104 | 0 | Running | 24 | |
14 | 24 | 26 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | JGL Racing | Toyota | 104 | 0 | Running | 23 | |
15 | 38 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Running | 22 | |
16 | 2 | 2 | Ben Kennedy (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 4 | Running | 32 | |
17 | 36 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 104 | 0 | Running | 20 | |
18 | 6 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 104 | 0 | Running | 24 | |
19 | 16 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 1 | Running | 21 | |
20 | 40 | 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 104 | 0 | Running | 17 | |
21 | 15 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 13 | Running | 0 | |
22 | 19 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 104 | 0 | Running | 15 | |
23 | 35 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 104 | 0 | Running | 14 | |
24 | 22 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Running | 14 | |
25 | 14 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 104 | 0 | Running | 0 | |
26 | 29 | 25 | Chris Cockrum | Chris Cockrum Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Running | 11 | |
27 | 13 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 103 | 0 | Accident | 17 | |
28 | 27 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | Accident | 9 | |
29 | 39 | 13 | Mark Thompson | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 102 | 0 | Accident | 8 | |
30 | 25 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 2 | Accident | 7 | |
31 | 12 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Accident | 6 | |
32 | 5 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Accident | 12 | |
33 | 11 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | Accident | 9 | |
34 | 23 | 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 98 | 0 | Accident | 7 | |
35 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | Accident | 2 | |
36 | 26 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | Rear Gear | 1 | |
37 | 28 | 90 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Accident | 1 | |
38 | 4 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 27 | Accident | 11 | |
39 | 8 | 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 50 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
40 | 32 | 92 | Josh Williams | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Accident | 1 | |
Official race results |
Pos | Driver | Points | |||||||
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1 | Elliott Sadler | 553 | |||||||
2 | William Byron | 494 (-59) | |||||||
3 | Justin Allgaier | 484 (–69) | |||||||
4 | Brendan Gaughan | 378 (–175) | |||||||
5 | Daniel Hemric | 368 (–185) | |||||||
6 | Ryan Reed | 353 (–200) | |||||||
7 | Cole Custer | 337 (–216) | |||||||
8 | Matt Tifft | 334 (–219) | |||||||
9 | Bubba Wallace | 321 (–232) | |||||||
10 | Dakoda Armstrong | 318 (–235) | |||||||
11 | Michael Annett | 313 (–240) | |||||||
12 | Blake Koch | 286 (–267) | |||||||
Official driver's standings |