The 2017 PowerShares QQQ 300 was the 1st race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 25, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race was extended from the scheduled 120 laps to 124 laps due to NASCAR overtime. Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed took the lead on the final overtime restart and led the final two laps to earn the victory. It was Reed's first win of the season, and the second of his career. To fill out the podium, Kasey Kahne finished 2nd and Austin Dillon finished 3rd.

Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

DriverTeamMake00Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord0Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet01Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ross Chastain JD MotorsportsChevrolet5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet6Bubba Wallace Roush Fenway RacingFord07Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8Jeff Green B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet9William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet13Mark ThompsonMBM MotorsportsToyota14J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord18Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet24Scott Lagasse Jr.JGL RacingToyota25Chris CockrumChris Cockrum RacingChevrolet28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota33Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40Brandon HightowerMBM MotorsportsToyota42Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet44Benny GordonTriStar MotorsportsToyota46Anthony KumpenPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet48Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge78Clint KingB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet88Kasey Kahne (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet90Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevrolet97Stephen LeichtObaika RacingChevrolet98Aric Almirola (i)Biagi–DenBeste RacingFord99David StarrB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list

Practice

First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, February 24, 2017 at 1:00 PM EST. Justin Allgaier was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 46.418 seconds and a speed of .

PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet46.418193.890222Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord46.430193.840342Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet46.485193.611Official first practice results

Final practice The final practice session took place on Friday, February 24, 2017, at 3:05 PM EST. J. J. Yeley was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 48.127 seconds and a speed of .

PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime114J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota48.127187.00524Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet48.134 186.978344Benny GordonTriStar MotorsportsToyota48.168 186.846Official first practice results

Qualifying Qualifying took place at 10:30 AM EST. Since Daytona International Speedway is at least , 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.

Brandon Jones won the pole with a time of 48.788 seconds and a speed of .

Morgan Shepherd, Mike Harmon, Stephen Leicht, and Mark Thompson failed to qualify.

Full starting lineup Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)133Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet48.788216Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord48.846348Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet48.917421Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet48.95253Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet48.982622Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord49.026742Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet49.041811Blake Koch Kaulig RacingChevrolet49.048988Kasey Kahne(i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet49.1341023Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet49.159111Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet49.183126Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord49.239Eliminated in Round 1135Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet49.264——1419Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota49.277——157Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet49.307——162Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet49.350——179William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet49.360——1862Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.466——1920Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota49.485——2000Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord49.494——2118Daniel Suárez(i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota49.574——2244Aric Almirola (i)Biagi–DenBeste RacingFord49.742——2328Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota49.960——2414J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota49.963——2524Scott Lagasse Jr.JGL RacingToyota49.976——260Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet49.997 ——2744Benny GordonTriStar MotorsportsToyota50.028——2839Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet50.060——294Benny GordonJD MotorsportsChevrolet50.090——3046Anthony KumpenPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet50.206——3140Brandon HightowerMBM MotorsportsToyota50.222——3225Chris CockrumChris Cockrum RacingChevrolet50.231——3399David StarrB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet50.341——Qualified by owner's points3401Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet50.542 ——3552Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet50.633 ——3607Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet50.661 ——3751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet50.669 ——3878Clint KingB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet51.068 ——3990Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevrolet51.414——408Jeff GreenB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet50.953 ——Failed to qualify4189Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet50.574 ——4274Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge51.139 ——4397Stephen LeichtObaika RacingChevrolet52.552 ——4413Mark ThompsonMBM MotorsportsToyota————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup

Race results Stage One Laps: 30

PosDriverTeamMakePoints11Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet10288Kasey Kahne (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet0348Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet843Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0511Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet6619Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota5790Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevrolet4828Dakoda Armstrong DGM RacingToyota3962Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2102Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0 Stage Two Laps: 30

PosDriverTeamMakePoints11Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1022Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet033Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0416Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord7522Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord0688Kasey Kahne (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet0762Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4828Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingChevrolet3942Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet21011Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1

Final Stage Results

Laps: 60

PosDriverTeamMakeLapsStatusPoints116Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord124Running47288Kasey Kahne (i)JR MotorsportsChevrolet124Running032Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet124Running0422Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord124Running0562Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet124Running38624Scott Lagasse Jr.JGL RacingToyota124Running31752Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet124Running3080Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet124Running2999William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet124Running281001Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet124Running271119Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota124Running311228Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingChevrolet124Running311340Brandon HightowerMBM MotorsportsToyota124Running24145Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet124Running231511Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet124Running29164Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet124Running211790Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevrolet124Running241807Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet124Running19193Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet124Running02042Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet122Running192139Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet116Engine162246Anthony KumpenPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet111Overheating152398Aric Almirola (i)Biagi–DenBeste RacingFord108Vibration0241Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet106Accident332514J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota103Accident122648Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet59Accident192744Benny GordonTriStar MotorsportsToyota35Running102825Chris CockrumChris Cockrum RacingChevrolet32Running92933Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28Accident8307Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet28Accident73121Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet28Accident63220Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28Accident0336Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord28Accident43418Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28Accident03551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet23Accident23623Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet22Accident13700Cole CusterStewart–Haas RacingFord22Accident13878Clint KingB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet22Accident1398Jeff GreenB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet22Accident14099David StarrB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet4Accident1 Official race results

Race statistics Lead changes: 23 among 7 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 10 for 42 Time of race: 2 hours, 38 minutes, and 47 seconds Average speed:

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