The 2017 Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 was the 15th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 30, 2017, Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.08 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. Due to inclement weather, the remainder of the race was held on July 1. The race was extended from 100 laps to 104 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, scored his second win in a row after leading the race when the caution came out with two to go. It was Byron's second career win in the xfinity series. He would also become the youngest winner in Daytona history, being only 19-years old. To fill out the podium, Elliott Sadler of JR Motorsports and Dakoda Armstrong of JGL 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 RacingChevrolet3Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Jeff GreenB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota9William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet13Mark ThompsonMBM 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 RacingChevrolet22Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet24Jeb BurtonJGL RacingToyota25Chris CockrumChris Cockrum RacingChevrolet26Scott Lagasse Jr.JGL RacingToyota28Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota33Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge42Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet48Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet78B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota90Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet92Josh WilliamsKing AutosportChevrolet98Casey MearsBiagi–DenBeste RacingFord99David StarrB. J. McLeod Motorsports with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Thursday, June 29, at 2:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Jeb Burton of JGL Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 47.315 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeb BurtonJGL RacingToyota47.315190.215200Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord47.322190.186323Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet47.351190.070Full first practice results
Final practice The final practice session was held on Thursday, June 29, at 4:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Ray Black Jr. of SS-Green Light Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.441 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed107Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet49.441182.035251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet49.464181.951314J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota49.537181.682Full final practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, June 30, at 2:10 PM EST. Since Daytona International Speedway is at least , 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.
Brennan Poole of Chip Ganassi Racing won the pole with a lap of 49.194 and an average speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)148Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet49.432182.06849.194182.94922Ben Kennedy (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet49.290182.59349.236182.79339William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet49.395182.20549.281182.626411Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet49.326182.46049.313182.508521Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet49.418182.12049.322182.474619Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota49.399182.19049.365182.31571Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet49.530181.70849.371182.293818Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota49.443182.02849.374182.282962Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.557181.60949.451181.9981022Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord49.387182.23449.476181.906115Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet49.553181.62449.555181.6161216Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord49.511181.77849.573181.550Eliminated in Round 11342Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet49.581181.521 - -1420Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota49.583181.514 - -153Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet49.631181.338 - -1633Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.648181.276 - -1724Jeb BurtonJGL RacingToyota49.780180.796 - -1839Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet49.837180.589 - -1900Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord49.933180.242 - -204Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet49.997180.011 - -2128Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota50.002179.993 - -2223Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet50.024179.914 - -2398Casey MearsBiagi–DenBeste RacingFord50.044179.842 - -2426Scott Lagasse Jr.JGL RacingToyota50.075179.730 - -257Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet50.101179.637 - -2601Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet50.412178.529 - -270Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet50.465178.341 - -2890Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet50.524178.133 - -2925Chris CockrumChris Cockrum RacingChevrolet50.555178.024 - -3007Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet50.562177.999 - -3178B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota50.576177.950 - -3292Josh WilliamsKing AutosportChevrolet50.602177.859 - -3399David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet50.658177.662 - -Qualified by owner's points3452Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet50.719177.448 - -3574Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge50.782177.228 - -3640Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge50.900176.817 - -3714J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota50.921176.744 - -3851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet50.941176.675 - -3913Mark ThompsonMBM MotorsportsToyota51.038176.339 - -408Jeff GreenB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota51.091176.156 - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts111Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1022Ben Kennedy (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet9348Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet8421Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet751Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet6619Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota5798Casey MearsBiagi–DenBeste RacingFord4824Jeb BurtonJGL RacingToyota393Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet01042Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts11Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1029William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet9328Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota843Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0542Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet665Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet5748Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet4833Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet392Ben Kennedy (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet21023Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 44 Pos#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts19William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet10429Running4921Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1047Running51328Dakoda ArmstrongJGL RacingToyota1040Running42424Jeb BurtonJGL RacingToyota1040Running36599David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1040Running3264Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet1040Running31748Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet10413Running42822Joey Logano (i)Team PenskeFord1046Running0962Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1040Running281052Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1040Running271178B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota1040Running261207Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1040Running251314J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota1040Running241426Scott Lagasse Jr.JGL RacingToyota1040Running231551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1040Running22162Ben Kennedy (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1044Running321740Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge1040Running201819Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1040Running241933Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1041Running21208Jeff GreenB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota1040Running17213Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet10413Running02200Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord1040Running152374Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge1040Running142423Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1040Running142520Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1040Running02625Chris CockrumChris Cockrum RacingChevrolet1040Running112742Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1030Accident17280Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1020Accident92913Mark ThompsonMBM MotorsportsToyota1020Accident8307Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1002Accident73116Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord1000Accident63221Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet990Accident12335Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet980Accident93498Casey MearsBiagi–DenBeste RacingFord980Accident73539Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet980Accident23601Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet940Rear Gear13790Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet500Accident13811Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet5027Accident113918Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota501Accident04092Josh WilliamsKing AutosportChevrolet500Accident1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Elliott Sadler 553 2 William Byron 494 (–59) 3 Justin Allgaier 484 (–69) 4 Brendan Gaughan 378 (–175) 5 Daniel Hemric 368 (–185) 6 Ryan Reed 353 (–200) 7 Cole Custer 337 (–216) 8 Matt Tifft 334 (–219) 9 Bubba Wallace 321 (–232) 10 Dakoda Armstrong 318 (–235) 11 Michael Annett 313 (–240) 12 Blake Koch 286 (–267)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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