The 2017 Pocono Green 250 was the 12th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 10, 2017, Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. At race's end, Brad Keselowski driving for Team Penske, would make a last lap pass on the final lap to win his 35th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first win of the season. To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports and Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi 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 MotorsportsChevrolet2Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet6Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8B. J. McLeodB. 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 RacingChevrolet22Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet24Dylan LuptonJGL RacingToyota28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota33Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet48Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge78Tommy Joe MartinsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet90Josh WilliamsKing AutosportChevrolet93Jeff 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, July 7, at 1:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Brad Keselowski of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.806 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord53.210169.141220Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota53.327168.770342Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet53.449168.385Full first practice results
Final practice The second and final practice session, was held on Friday, July 7, at 3:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Kyle Benjamin of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 52.722 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota52.722170.707221Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet52.995169.827322Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord53.179169.240Full final practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 10, at 9:35 AM EST. Since Pocono Raceway is at least in length, 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.
Kyle Benjamin of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 52.070 and an average speed of in the second round.
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results Pos#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)120Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota52.409171.72652.070172.844221Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet52.387171.79852.233172.305300Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord52.701170.77552.236172.29547Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet52.408171.73052.259172.21959William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet52.502171.42252.394171.775642Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet52.449171.59552.472171.520718Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota52.749170.61952.476171.507822Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord52.749170.61952.486171.47492Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet52.696170.79152.526171.3441048Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet52.597171.11252.694170.7971162Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet52.705170.76252.891170.1611211Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet52.500171.42953.022169.741Eliminated in Round 1136Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord52.768170.558 - -1423Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet52.929170.039 - -153Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet53.016169.760 - -1616Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord53.159169.303 - -1733Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet53.200169.173 - -181Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet53.257168.992 - -1939Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet53.350168.697 - -2024Dylan LuptonJGL RacingToyota53.505168.209 - -215Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet53.516168.174 - -2228Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota53.608167.885 - -238B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet53.623167.838 - -244Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet53.708167.573 - -2551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53.726167.517 - -2614J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota53.917166.923 - -2701Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet54.447165.298 - -2893Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet54.513165.098 - -2978Tommy Joe MartinsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet54.582164.890 - -3040Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet54.620164.775 - -3119Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota54.842164.108 - -3299David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet54.938163.821 - -3389Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet55.039163.520 - -Qualified by owner's points3490Josh WilliamsKing AutosportChevrolet55.113163.301 - -350Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet55.124163.268 - -3652Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet55.561161.984 - -3707Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet56.608158.988 - -3813Carl LongMBM MotorsportsDodge57.389156.824 - -3974Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge57.762155.812 - -4098Casey MearsBiagi–DenBeste RacingFord - - - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 25 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts122Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord0220Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9342Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet042Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0518Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota067Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet579William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet4821Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet393Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet01048Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 25 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts122Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord0220Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9300Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord8442Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet057Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet6648Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet576Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord4816Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord3919Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21062Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 50 Pos#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts122Brad Keselowski (i)Team PenskeFord10029running027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10013running46342Kyle Larson (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet10015running041Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1000running33518Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1001running0662Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1000running32700Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord10014running3883Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1000running0921Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1000running311019Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1000running29116Bubba WallaceRoush Fenway RacingFord1000running30129William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1000running29135Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1000running241416Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord1000running261548Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1000running281620Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10028running391751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1000running201823Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1000running191914J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota1000running182028Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota1000running172198Casey MearsBiagi–DenBeste RacingFord1000running162224Dylan LuptonJGL RacingToyota1000running152339Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1000running14244Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet1000running132599David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1000running12268B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1000running112711Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1000running102890Josh WilliamsKing AutosportChevrolet990running92978Tommy Joe MartinsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet980running83040Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet970running7312Paul Menard (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet970running03252Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet970running53307Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet970running43474Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge950running3350Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet850engine23633Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet770crash13701Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet490clutch13889Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet160handling13913Carl LongMBM MotorsportsDodge120handling14093Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet70brakes1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Justin Allgaier 409 2 Elliott Sadler 408 (–1) 3 William Byron 347 (–62) 4 Bubba Wallace 321 (–88) 5 Daniel Hemric 314 (–95) 6 Ryan Reed 296 (–113) 7 Brennan Poole 291 (–118) 8 Matt Tifft 284 (–125) 9 Cole Custer 280 (–129) 10 Michael Annett 272 (–137) 11 Blake Koch 237 (–172) 12 Dakoda Armstrong 226 (–183)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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