The 2017 ToyotaCare 250 was the eighth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 29, 2017, in Richmond, Virginia at Richmond Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race was extended from its scheduled 250 laps to 254 due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, Kyle Larson, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would steal the victory on the final restart when the race would end under caution due to a wreck on the backstretch. The win was Larson's seventh career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports and Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress 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 RacingChevrolet8Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet9William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet13Carl LongMBM MotorsportsDodge14J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord18Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet24Dylan LuptonJGL RacingToyota28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota33Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge42Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet45Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet46Quin HouffPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet48Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge78B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet90Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet93Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet98Casey MearsBiagi–DenBeste RacingFord99David StarrB. J. McLeod Motorsports with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, April 28, at 1:00 PM EST and lasted for 55 minutes. Cole Custer of Stewart–Haas Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.796 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed100Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord22.796118.442248Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet22.921117.79633Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22.960117.596Full first practice results
Final practice The final practice session was held on Friday, April 28, at 3:00 PM EST and lasted for 55 minutes. Kyle Benjamin of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.061 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota23.061117.081242Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet23.168116.540348Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet23.190116.429Full final practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 29, at 10:05 AM EST. Since Richmond 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.
Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 22.885 and an average speed of .
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Tommy Joe Martins and Morgan Shepherd.
Full qualifying results Pos#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)121Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22.688119.00622.896117.92522.885117.981220Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22.994117.42222.964117.57522.903117.888318Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota22.999117.39622.873118.04322.926117.77042Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22.982117.48322.940117.69822.957117.611548Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet22.732118.77522.733118.77022.963117.58067Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet22.952117.63722.776118.54622.967117.560742Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet22.763118.61422.987117.45822.993117.42783Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22.984117.47322.933117.73423.006117.36199William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet22.750118.68122.871118.05323.013117.3251022Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord22.765118.60322.817118.33323.029117.243111Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet22.990117.44222.994117.42223.158116.590125Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet22.991117.43722.887117.97123.232116.219Eliminated in Round 21319Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota23.023117.27422.995117.417 - -1411Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet23.013117.32523.004117.371 - -1562Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22.976117.51423.007117.356 - -1600Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord22.853118.14623.011117.335 - -1716Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord23.094116.91323.022117.279 - -1828Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota23.100116.88323.084116.964 - -196Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord23.061117.08123.089116.939 - -2039Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet23.043117.17223.098116.893 - -2198Casey MearsBiagi–DenBeste RacingFord23.000117.39123.103116.868 - -2299David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet23.013117.32523.218116.289 - -234Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet23.033117.22323.237116.194 - -2433Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.012117.33023.270116.029 - -Eliminated in Round 12593Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet23.104116.863 - - - -2690Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet23.136116.701 - - - -2746Quin HouffPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet23.148116.641 - - - -2824Dylan LuptonJGL RacingToyota23.163116.565 - - - -2901Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet23.189116.435 - - - -3052Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet23.234116.209 - - - -3178B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet23.241116.174 - - - -3251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet23.256116.099 - - - -3323Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet23.272116.019 - - - -Qualified by owner's points3407Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet23.272116.019 - - - -3514J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota23.304115.860 - - - -368Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet23.355115.607 - - - -3774Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge23.473115.026 - - - -380Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet23.582114.494 - - - -3913Carl LongMBM MotorsportsDodge23.607114.373 - - - -4040Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet24.192111.607 - - - -Failed to qualify4145Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet23.313115.815 - - - -4289Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet23.442115.178 - - - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 75 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts12Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9321Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet843Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0520Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6642Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet0718Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota081Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet3922Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord01048Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 75 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1022Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet033Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0442Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet0521Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet6620Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5722Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord0818Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota091Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet21048Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 104 Pos#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts142Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet25410running027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet254157running54321Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet25426running4842Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet25458running0522Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord2540running066Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord2540running3171Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2540running3585Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2540running29998Casey MearsBiagi–DenBeste RacingFord2540running281023Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2540running271111Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet2540running261224Dylan LuptonJGL RacingToyota2540running251300Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord2540running241419Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2540running231551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2540running221628Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota2540running211799David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2540running201807Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2540running19193Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2543running02052Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet2540running172118Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2540running02248Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2530running172316Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord2520running142401Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet2520running132590Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet2520running122639Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet2520running112746Quin HouffPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet2510running102840Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet2510running9290Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet2510running8309William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2490crash7318Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2480running63220Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2470crash163333Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2470running43413Carl LongMBM MotorsportsDodge2450running33562Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2440crash23674Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge2390running13778B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2360engine1384Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet2230running13914J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota1810rear gear14093Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet30electrical1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Elliott Sadler 295 2 Justin Allgaier 254 (–41) 3 William Byron 251 (–44) 4 Daniel Hemric 228 (–67) 5 Bubba Wallace 211 (–84) 6 Ryan Reed 198 (–97) 7 Blake Koch 190 (–105) 8 Michael Annett 186 (–109) 9 Matt Tifft 183 (–112) 10 Brennan Poole 180 (–115) 11 Dakoda Armstrong 160 (–135) 12 Cole Custer 154 (–141)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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