The 2017 American Ethanol E15 250 presented by Enogen was the 14th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 24, 2017, Newton, Iowa, at Iowa Speedway, a 0.875 miles (1.408 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. At race's end, William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, would win the race after leading 78 laps. It was Byron's first career win in the xfinity series. To fill out the podium, Ryan Sieg of RSS Racing and Tyler Reddick 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 MotorsportsChevrolet01Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2Ben Kennedy (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3Scott Lagasse Jr.Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet9William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet13Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota14J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Christopher Bell (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22Sam Hornish Jr.Team PenskeFord23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet24Dylan LuptonJGL RacingToyota28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota33Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge42Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet46Quin HouffPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet48Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet60Ty MajeskiRoush Fenway RacingFord62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge78Tommy Joe MartinsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet90Mario GosselinKing AutosportChevrolet93Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet99David StarrB. J. McLeod Motorsports with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, July 23, at 1:00 PM CST. 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 23.966 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota23.966131.436219Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota24.024131.119333Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet24.152130.424Full first practice results
Final practice The final practice session was held on Friday, June 23, at 4:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Cole Custer of Stewart–Haas Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.834 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed100Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord23.834132.164220Christopher Bell (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota23.973131.398311Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet24.057130.939Full final practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 24, at 5:15 PM EST. Since Iowa Speedway is under in length, 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.
Christopher Bell 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 23.630 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)120Christopher Bell (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota23.610133.41823.542133.80323.630133.305218Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota23.413134.54123.568133.65623.632133.294322Sam Hornish Jr.Team PenskeFord23.640133.24923.680133.02423.638133.26041Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.857132.03723.676133.04623.686132.99057Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.616133.38423.600133.47523.704132.88969William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet23.723132.78323.652133.18123.770132.520728Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota23.777132.48123.689132.97323.812132.286848Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet23.864131.99823.790132.40923.830132.186919Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota23.678133.03523.590133.53123.853132.0591060Ty MajeskiRoush Fenway RacingFord23.832132.17523.830132.18623.864131.9981121Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23.762132.56523.818132.25323.896131.821123Scott Lagasse Jr.Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23.575133.61623.842132.12023.938131.590Eliminated in Round 21311Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet23.892131.84328.871131.959 - -144Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet23.834132.16423.873131.948 - -1542Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet23.852132.06423.893131.838 - -1662Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.883131.89323.914131.722 - -1716Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord24.012131.18423.969132.420 - -1851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet23.952131.51324.049130.983 - -1923Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet23.925131.66124.052130.966 - -205Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.929131.63924.065130.895 - -212Ben Kennedy (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23.890131.85424.087130.776 - -2239Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet23.941131.57324.110130.651 - -2333Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.988131.31624.242129.940 - -2400Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord23.839132.136 - - - -Eliminated in Round 12514J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota24.021131.135 - - - -268B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet24.030131.086 - - - -2746Quin HouffPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet24.037131.048 - - - -2824Dylan LuptonJGL RacingToyota24.105130.678 - - - -2901Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet24.108130.662 - - - -3078Tommy Joe MartinsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet24.191130.214 - - - -310Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet24.206130.133 - - - -3299David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet24.295129.656 - - - -3390Mario GosselinKing AutosportChevrolet24.314129.555 - - - -Qualified by owner's points3407Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet24.415129.019 - - - -3593Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet24.607128.012 - - - -3689Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet24.698127.541 - - - -3752Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet24.699127.536 - - - -3840Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge24.739127.329 - - - -3913Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota25.252124.743 - - - -4074Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge25.537123.350 - - - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 60 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts120Christopher Bell (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0222Sam Hornish Jr.Team PenskeFord939William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet847Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet751Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet6618Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5714J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota483Scott Lagasse Jr.Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3916Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord21021Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 60 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts162Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1029William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet9320Christopher Bell (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota041Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet7551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet662Ben Kennedy (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet5739Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet487Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet3916Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord21028Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota1 Stage 3 Laps: 130 Pos#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts19William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet25078Running57239Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet2500Running39342Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2500Running3444Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running33528Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota2500Running3365Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running31751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2500Running3681Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running4297Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2505Running38100Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running271178Tommy Joe MartinsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running261246Quin HouffPrecision Performance MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running251314J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota2500Running281499David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2500Running231524Dylan LuptonJGL RacingToyota2505Running221620Christopher Bell (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota250152Running0178B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running201852Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet2500Running191916Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord2500Running22202Ben Kennedy (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2490Running222121Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2490Running172219Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2490Running152333Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2490Running142400Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord2490Running132511Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet2490Running122662Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2499Running212748Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2490Running102840Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge2470Running92907Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2461Running83023Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2440Running73118Kyle BenjaminJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2410Running11323Scott Lagasse Jr.Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2360Running83390Mario GosselinKing AutosportChevrolet1610Accident43460Ty MajeskiRoush Fenway RacingFord1430Accident33574Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1210Engine23601Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet1180Engine13722Sam Hornish Jr.Team PenskeFord780Accident103813Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota180Brakes13989Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet160Vibration14093Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet60Electrical1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Elliott Sadler 502 2 Justin Allgaier 477 (–25) 3 William Byron 445 (–57) 4 Daniel Hemric 356 (–146) 5 Ryan Reed 347 (–155) 6 Brennan Poole 336 (–166) 7 Cole Custer 322 (–180) 8 Bubba Wallace 321 (–181) 9 Matt Tifft 310 (–192) 10 Michael Annett 304 (–198) 11 Dakoda Armstrong 276 (–226) 12 Blake Koch 275 (–227)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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