The 2017 Boyd Gaming 300 was the third stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 11, 2017, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Joey Logano, driving for Team Penske, would hold off the field on the final restart with four to go to complete a dominating run. To fill out the podium, Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing and Daniel Suárez of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake00Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord0Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet01Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet2Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet6Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Jeff GreenB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet9William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet12Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord13Brandon HightowerMBM MotorsportsChevrolet14J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet24Drew HerringJGL RacingToyota28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota33Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota42Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet48Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge77Josh BilickiObaika RacingChevrolet78B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet90Martin RoyDGM RacingChevrolet93Jordan Anderson (i)RSS RacingChevrolet97Stephen LeichtObaika RacingChevrolet98Aric Almirola (i)Biagi–DenBeste RacingFord99David StarrB. J. McLeod Motorsports with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, March 10, at 1:00 PM PST, and lasted for 55 minutes. Brendan Gaughan of Richard Childress Racing set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 29.578 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed162Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.578182.568220Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.605182.402312Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord29.618182.322Full first practice results
Final practice The final practice session was held on Friday, March 10, at 3:00 PM PST and lasted for 55 minutes. Daniel Suárez of Joe Gibbs Racing set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 29.607 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.607182.389219Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.618182.322318Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.670182.002Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying Qualifying would take place on Saturday, March 11, at 10:05 AM PST. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway 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.
Kyle Busch 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 29.098 and an average speed of .
Three drivers failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd, Mike Harmon, and Josh Bilicki.
Full qualifying results Pos#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)118Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.538182.81529.137185.33129.098185.580222Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord28.998186.22029.227184.76129.117185.459320Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.576182.58029.283184.40729.130185.376412Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord29.415183.58029.204184.90629.171185.11552Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.503183.03229.323184.15629.318184.187619Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.585182.52529.380183.79929.322184.162742Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet29.501183.04529.266184.51429.331184.106821Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.531182.85929.429183.49229.392183.72393Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.515182.95829.419183.55529.490183.1131016Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord29.596182.45729.474183.21229.548182.7531148Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet29.737181.59229.491183.10729.739181.5801233Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.610182.37129.340184.04930.074179.557Eliminated in Round 2137Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.783181.31129.493183.094——141Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.849180.91129.564182.655——1598Aric Almirola (i)Biagi–DenBeste RacingFord29.720181.69629.571182.611——166Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord29.694181.85529.574182.593——1762Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.675181.97129.588182.506——189William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet29.568182.63029.657182.082——1911Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet29.758181.46429.683181.922——2000Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord29.768181.40329.702181.806——2128Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota29.746181.53729.714181.733——2224Drew HerringJGL RacingToyota29.781181.32429.783181.311——2314J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota29.740181.57429.841180.959——2423Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet29.790181.26929.964180.216——Eliminated in Round 12551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet30.023179.862————264Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.130179.223————2739Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet30.183178.909————285Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.341177.977————2907Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet30.350177.924————3093Jordan Anderson (i)RSS RacingChevrolet30.377177.766————3101Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.495177.078————3240Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota30.501177.043————338Jeff GreenB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet30.669176.074————Qualified by owner's points340Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.691175.947————3590Martin RoyDGM RacingChevrolet30.691175.947————3652Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet30.803175.308————3799David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet31.068173.812————3813Brandon HightowerMBM MotorsportsChevrolet31.339172.309————3978B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet31.713170.277————4097Stephen LeichtObaika RacingChevrolet33.227162.518————Failed to qualify4189Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet31.267172.706————4274Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge31.698170.358————4377Josh BilickiObaika RacingChevrolet——————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts118Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0242Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet0312Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord0422Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord057Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet6620Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0719Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota486Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord393Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet01016Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts122Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord0218Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota037Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8442Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet0521Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet6612Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord072Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4819Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota3920Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0106Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord1 Stage 3 Laps: 110 Pos#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts112Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord200106running0242Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet20033running0320Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running047Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running4752Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running066Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord2000running35718Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20048running081Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running29916Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord2000running291022Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord20012running01100Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord2000running261211Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet2000running251321Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running30149William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running231533Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running221648Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2000running211798Aric Almirola (i)Biagi–DenBeste RacingFord2000running01839Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet2000running191924Drew HerringJGL RacingToyota2000running182028Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota2000running17215Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running162214J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota2001running152323Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2000running14243Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1990running0254Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet1990running122651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1980running112701Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet1980running102899David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1970running9290Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1970running83052Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1960running73107Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1960running63290Martin RoyDGM RacingChevrolet1960running53340Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota1950running43419Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1910crash103562Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1890running2368Jeff GreenB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1770crash13778B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1590brakes13813Brandon HightowerMBM MotorsportsChevrolet180vibration13997Stephen LeichtObaika RacingChevrolet40crash14093Jordan Anderson (i)RSS RacingChevrolet10electrical0Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Elliott Sadler 99 2 Ryan Reed 95 (–4) 3 William Byron 90 (–9) 4 Daniel Hemric 72 (–27) 5 Bubba Wallace 70 (–29) 6 Matt Tifft 66 (–33) 7 Brennan Poole 66 (–33) 8 Brendan Gaughan 64 (–35) 9 Dakoda Armstrong 64 (–35) 10 Cole Custer 62 (–37) 11 Justin Allgaier 61 (–38) 12 Michael Annett 61 (–38)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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