The 2017 DC Solar 200 was the fourth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would pull away on the final restart with four to go to win his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Ryan Blaney of Team Penske and Erik Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Entry list #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 RacingChevrolet8Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet9William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet13Carl LongMBM 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 RacingChevrolet22Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet24Drew HerringJGL RacingToyota28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota33Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota42Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet48Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge77Josh Bilicki*Obaika RacingChevrolet78B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet90Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevrolet93Jordan Anderson (i)RSS RacingChevrolet97Stephen LeichtObaika RacingChevrolet99David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletOfficial entry list *Withdrew due to fellow driver B. J. McLeod convincing Bilicki that the car was a safety hazard and should not be run.
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, March 17, at 10:00 AM PST and lasted for 55 minutes. Erik Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.372 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota27.372131.521222Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord27.407131.35339William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet27.417131.305Full first practice results
Second practice The second practice session was held on Friday, March 17, at 1:00 PM PST and lasted for 55 minutes. Ryan Blaney of Team Penske set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.423 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord27.423131.277220Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota27.546130.69039William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet27.547130.686Full second practice results
Final practice The final practice session was held on Friday, March 17, at 3:00 PM PST, and lasted for 55 minutes. Brendan Gaughan of Richard Childress Racing set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.449 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed162Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.449131.152222Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord27.455131.12439William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet27.477131.019Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying Qualifying would take place on Saturday, March 18, at 10:05 AM PST. Since Phoenix International 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.
William Byron of JR Motorsports would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 26.969 and an average speed of .
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results Pos#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)19William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet27.306131.83927.160132.54826.969133.487220Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota27.451131.14327.113132.77826.980133.43232Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet27.327131.73827.213132.29027.061133.033411Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet27.482130.99527.260132.06227.124132.72457Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.335131.69927.214132.28527.130132.69461Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.582130.52027.176132.47027.193132.38776Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord27.333131.70927.287131.93127.222132.246819Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota27.659130.15727.207132.31927.227132.222900Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord27.529130.77127.275131.98927.262132.0521062Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.545130.69527.289131.92127.281131.9601116Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord27.424131.27227.295131.89227.316131.791125Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.472131.04327.277131.97927.415131.315Eliminated in Round 2133Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet27.556130.64327.299131.873——1424Drew HerringJGL RacingToyota27.519130.81927.320131.772——1542Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet27.606130.40627.399131.392——1639Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet27.457131.11427.411131.334——1748Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet27.366131.55027.450131.148——1814J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota27.799129.50127.634130.274——1951Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet27.753129.71627.730129.823——2001Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet27.990128.61727.873129.157——2107Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet28.012128.51627.936128.866——2223Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet27.950128.80128.022128.470——230Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet27.971128.70528.101128.109——248Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet28.069128.25528.436126.600——Eliminated in Round 12552Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet28.099128.118————2693Jordan Anderson (i)RSS RacingChevrolet28.137127.945————2799David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet28.200127.660————2890Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevrolet28.355126.962————2989Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet28.401126.756————3074Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge28.563126.037————3140Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge28.717125.361————3213Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota29.310122.825————Qualified by owner's points3322Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord——————3418Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota——————3521Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet——————3628Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota——————Eliminated in Round 13733Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet——————Qualified by owner's points384Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet——————3978B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet——————4097Stephen LeichtObaika RacingChevrolet——————WithdrewWD77Josh BilickiObaika RacingChevrolet——————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts120Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota022Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet939William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet8422Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord051Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet667Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet576Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord4842Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet3921Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet21011Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts122Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet932Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet841Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet7520Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0642Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet576Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord4848Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet399William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet21011Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 110 Pos#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet20085running54222Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord20015running0320Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20065running049William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running4351Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running4566Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord2000running39721Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running32848Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2000running3295Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running28103Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running01116Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord2000running261219Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2004running251311Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet2000running261442Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2000running311533Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running221614J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota2000running211728Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota2000running201823Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2000running191951Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2000running182024Drew HerringJGL RacingToyota2000running172100Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord2000running16224Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet2000running152301Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet2000running14240Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet2000running132578B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2000running122640Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge2000running112762Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1990running102890Mario GosselinDGM RacingChevrolet1980running92907Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1970running8308Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1970running73174Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge1970running63299David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1960running5332Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet19031crash03439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1890crash33552Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1510crash23689Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet330brakes13797Stephen LeichtObaika RacingChevrolet240handling13813Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota180rear gear13918Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota110crash04093Jordan Anderson (i)RSS RacingChevrolet30overheating0Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Elliott Sadler 144 2 William Byron 133 (-11) 3 Ryan Reed 121 (–23) 4 Justin Allgaier 115 (–29) 5 Bubba Wallace 109 (–35) 6 Matt Tifft 104 (–40) 7 Brennan Poole 98 (–46) 8 Matt Tifft 91 (–53) 9 Michael Annett 89 (–55) 10 Dakoda Armstrong 84 (–60) 11 Blake Koch 81 (–63) 12 Cole Custer 78 (–66)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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