The 2017 UNOH 175 was the 17th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the first race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, the first race of the Round of 8, and the 20th and final iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 23, 2017, in Loudon, New Hampshire at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, a permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 175 laps to complete. At race's end, Christopher Bell, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would win both stages, and lead 73 laps of the race to earn his 7th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, and his fifth of the season. He would also earn a spot in the next round of the playoffs. To fill out the podium, Ryan Truex of Hattori Racing Enterprises and Todd Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
The race was held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, which is a oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1990, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a road course, which includes much of the oval.
The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake0Ray CiccarelliJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevrolet02Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsFord4Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet13Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota15Gray Gaulding (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet16Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota18Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet24Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet27Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota29Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord33Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet44Austin Wayne SelfMartins MotorsportsChevrolet45T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevrolet49Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet50Josh ReaumeBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet51Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota52Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevrolet57Mike SenicaNorm Benning RacingChevrolet63Camden MurphyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet83Patrick EmerlingCopp MotorsportsChevrolet87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota98Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, September 22, at 1:30 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.966 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota28.966131.492251Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.023131.234324Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet29.068131.031Full first practice results
Final practice The final practice session was held on Friday, September 22, at 3:30 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.664 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota28.664132.877227Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota28.789132.301351Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota28.808132.213Full final practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 23, at 10:05 AM EST. Since New Hampshire 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.
Noah Gragson 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 28.896 and an average speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)118Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.340129.81629.262130.16228.896131.81124Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.948127.18029.115130.81928.905131.770321Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet29.677128.34229.119130.80129.001131.333427Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota29.369129.68829.096130.90529.050131.112551Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.651128.45429.244130.24229.077130.990619Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord29.574128.78929.197130.45229.112130.833716Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota29.451129.32729.233130.29129.115130.819898Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota29.669128.37629.202130.42929.119130.801929Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord29.556128.86729.269130.13129.174130.5551088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota29.896127.40229.209130.39829.230130.3041152Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevrolet29.646128.47629.263130.15829.255130.1931233Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet30.429125.17029.275130.10429.278130.091Eliminated in Round 21324Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet29.418129.47229.279130.086 - -148John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet29.634128.52829.283130.069 - -1502Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsFord29.831127.67929.445129.353 - -1645T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevrolet30.796123.67829.990127.002 - -1715Gray Gaulding (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet30.585124.53230.297125.715 - -1887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet30.513124.82530.419125.211 - -1944Austin Wayne SelfMartins MotorsportsChevrolet30.565124.61330.484124.944 - -2083Patrick EmerlingCopp MotorsportsChevrolet30.590124.51130.488124.928 - -2150Josh ReaumeBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet31.025122.76630.748123.871 - -2249Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet30.990122.90431.258121.850 - -2313Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota30.168126.253 - - - -241Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevrolet31.217122.010 - - - -Eliminated in Round 1250Ray CiccarelliJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet32.126118.588 - - - -2663Camden MurphyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet32.253118.091 - - - -276Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet32.598116.842 - - - -Qualified by owner's points2857Mike SenicaNorm Benning RacingChevrolet37.796100.773 - - - -2910Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet - - - - - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 55 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts14Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10227Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota9318Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota8419Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord7521Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet6688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota5716Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota4851Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota3998Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota21052Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 55 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts14Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota9316Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota8498Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota7533Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet6652Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevrolet5727Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota4851Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota3924Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet21021Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 65 Fin#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts14Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota17573Running60216Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota17528Running47351Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1750Running40498Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1750Running42552Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevrolet1750Running38688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota17517Running45727Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota17517Running43819Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord1750Running36921Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet1750Running351033Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1750Running331129Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord1750Running261213Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1750Running251324Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1750Running261444Austin Wayne SelfMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1740Running231518Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota17440Running301645T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1730Running211750Josh ReaumeBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet1690Running201849Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1680Running19196Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet1440Brakes18208John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1390Running17211Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevrolet1260Electrical162202Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsFord1250Brakes152383Patrick EmerlingCopp MotorsportsChevrolet1160Engine142410Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet270Electrical132515Gray Gaulding (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet250Brakes02687Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet110Vibration112763Camden MurphyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet80Brakes102857Mike SenicaNorm Benning RacingChevrolet30Rear Gear9290Ray CiccarelliJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet00Fuel Pump8Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Christopher Bell 2,100 2Johnny Sauter 2,060 (-40) 3 Matt Crafton 2,059 (–41) 4 Ben Rhodes 2,050 (–50) 5 Austin Cindric 2,043 (–57) 6 Kaz Grala 2,038 (–62) 7 Chase Briscoe 2,035 (–65) 8 John Hunter Nemechek 2,031 (–69)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.
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