The 2017 UNOH 200 was the 14th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, in Bristol, Tennessee, at Bristol Motor Speedway a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was extended from its scheduled 200 laps to 203 due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would manage to overcome a penalty during the final stage to win his 49th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his third and final win of the season. To fill out the podium, Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing and John Hunter Nemechek of NEMCO Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevroletLucas Oil, Capital City Towing02Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsFordYoung's Motorsports4Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaToyota, JBL6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletNorm Benning Racing8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletPlan B Sales10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven 2 Honor13Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaRIDE TV16Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaFood City, Bar Harbor18Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSwitch19Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFordFitzgerald Glider Kits21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Air24Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevroletFraternal Order of Eagles27Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyotaSafelite Auto Glass29Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFordCooper-Standard33Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevroletCharge Cords36Chris WindomMB MotorsportsChevroletBaldwin Brothers Racing44Austin Wayne SelfMartins MotorsportsChevroletAM Technical Solutions, Don't Mess with Texas45T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevroletNiece Motorsports46Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaBanfield Pet Hospital49Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevroletTotal Truck Centers50Josh ReaumeBeaver MotorsportsChevroletPit Barrel Cooker Co.51Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaDEX Imaging52Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevroletHalmar57Mike SenicaNorm Benning RacingChevroletBell Plantation63Landon HuffmanMB MotorsportsChevroletMittler Bros. Machine & Tool68Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevroletTitan Paint Sprayers, Semper Fi Fund75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyotaFood Country USA, Anderson's Maple Syrup83J. J. Yeley (i)Copp MotorsportsChevroletVapor Station, Cue Vapor System87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletFire Alarm Services88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyotaMenards, Great Lakes Flooring92Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFordBTS Tire & Wheel Distributors, Advance Auto Parts97Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsToyotaTriad CNC98Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaChampion Power Equipment99Brandon Jones (i)MDM MotorsportsChevroletRussell Refrigeration ProductsOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Wednesday, August 16, at 9:00 AM EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Cody Coughlin of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 14.828 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed113Cody CoughlinThorSport RacingToyota14.828129.404246Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota14.832129.369321Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet14.863129.099Full first practice results
Second and final practice The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Wednesday, August 16, at 11:00 AM EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Kyle Busch of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 14.706 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed146Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota14.706130.477227Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota14.801129.64034Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota14.816129.509Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Wednesday, August 16, at 4:35 PM EST. Since Bristol Motor Speedway is under , 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 Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 14.827 and an average speed of .
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Chris Windom and Mike Senica.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)146Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota14.827129.41324Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota14.920128.606321Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet14.959128.271418Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota14.961128.253599Brandon Jones (i)MDM MotorsportsChevrolet15.001127.911688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota15.010127.835798Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingToyota15.032127.648813Cody CoughlinThorSport RacingToyota15.036127.614927Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota15.053127.4701097Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsToyota15.081127.2331133Kaz GralaGMS RacingChevrolet15.087127.1821224Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet15.260125.740Eliminated in Round 21351Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota15.071127.317 - -148John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet15.077127.267 - -1529Chase BriscoeBrad Keselowski RacingFord15.082127.225 - -1675Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyota15.087127.182 - -1716Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota15.098127.090 - -1819Austin CindricBrad Keselowski RacingFord15.099127.081 - -1992Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFord15.180126.403 - -2052Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet15.241125.897 - -2163Landon HuffmanMB MotorsportsChevrolet15.254125.790 - -2202Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsFord15.339125.093 - -2368Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevrolet15.433124.331 - -2487Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet15.186126.353 - - - -Eliminated in Round 12583J. J. YeleyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet15.409124.525 - - - -2645T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevrolet15.442124.259 - - - -2744Austin Wayne SelfMartins MotorsportsChevrolet15.618122.858 - - - -Qualified by owner's points2849Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet16.004119.895 - - - -2950Josh ReaumeBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet16.022119.760 - - - -3010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet16.149118.819 - - - -316Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet18.334104.658 - - - -321Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevrolet - - - - - -Failed to qualify3336Chris WindomMB MotorsportsChevrolet15.827121.236 - - - -3457Mike SenicaNorm Benning RacingChevrolet22.33585.910 - - - -Official starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 55 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts146Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0218Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota9388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota844Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7598Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota6699Brandon Jones (i)MDM MotorsportsChevrolet0727Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota4821Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet3924Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet21075Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 55 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts146Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota9319Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord8427Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota754Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6618Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota5721Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet4824Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet3998Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota2108John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 90 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1146Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota203109running02688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota20390running523148John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet2030running354798Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota2030running415927Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota2031running436321Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet2030running38724Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2030running4381675Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyota2030running3091819Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord2033running3610599Brandon Jones (i)MDM MotorsportsChevrolet2030running0111224Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2030running31121529Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord2030running25131097Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsToyota2020running24141992Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFord2020running2315418Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2020running36161716Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2020running2117813Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota2020running20181351Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2020running19192583J. J. Yeley (i)Copp MotorsportsChevrolet2020running0202163Landon HuffmanMB MotorsportsChevrolet2010running17212645T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2000running16222202Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsFord1990running15232849Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1960running14242744Austin Wayne SelfMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1940parked13252950Josh ReaumeBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet1860running12262368Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevrolet1830running1127321Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevrolet1360engine10281133Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1130engine9292052Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevrolet1030overheating8303010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet760too slow731316Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet120too slow6322487Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet30vibration5Failed to qualify or withdrew3336Chris WindomMB MotorsportsChevrolet3457Mike SenicaNorm Benning RacingChevroletOfficial race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Christopher Bell 615 2 Johnny Sauter 573 (-42) 3 Matt Crafton 562 (–53) 4 Chase Briscoe 534 (–81) 5 Ben Rhodes 469 (–146) 6 Ryan Truex 452 (–163) 7 Grant Enfinger 443 (–172) 8 John Hunter Nemechek 439 (–176)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.
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