The 2017 Ford EcoBoost 200 was the 23rd and final stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the sixth race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, the championship 4 race, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 17, 2017, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. At race's end, Chase Briscoe, driving for Brad Keselowski Racing, would dominate the race to win his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his only win of the season.
Meanwhile, second-place finisher, Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Christopher Bell, would clinch his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship by finishing second, behind Briscoe.
Background
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300, and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively. The weekend itself was marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series held its season-ending races at Homestead from 1995 until 2020, when it was moved to Phoenix Raceway, along with NASCAR's other two series.
Championship drivers
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points. (CC) denotes championship contender.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven 2 Honor1Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevroletLucas Oil, Jacob Companies02Timothy PetersYoung's MotorsportsChevroletAutos By Nelson, Brandt Professional Agriculture4Christopher Bell (CC)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaJBL6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletZomongo8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletFire Alarm Services10Ray CiccarelliJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven 2 Honor13Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaRIDE TV15Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevroletLow T Center16Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaChiba Toyopet18Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSwitch19Austin Cindric (R) (CC)Brad Keselowski RacingFordReese Brands, Draw-Tite21Johnny Sauter (CC)GMS RacingChevroletISM Connect24Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevroletMyWhy27Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyotaSafelite AutoGlass29Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFordCooper-Standard33Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevroletStealth36Camden MurphyMB MotorsportsChevroletMB Motorsports44Austin Wayne SelfMartins MotorsportsChevroletAM Technical Solutions, Don't Mess with Texas45T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevroletMG Machinery49Robby Lyons (i)Premium MotorsportsChevroletSunwest Construction50Josh ReaumeBeaver MotorsportsChevroletBeaver Motorsports51Myatt SniderKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaLiberty Tax Service52Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevroletHalmar "We Build America"57Mike SenicaNorm Benning RacingChevroletNorm Benning Racing63Chris WindomMB MotorsportsChevroletBaldwin Brothers Racing83Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevroletBaja, Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc.87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletFire Alarm Services88Matt Crafton (CC)ThorSport RacingToyotaMenards, Hormel Black Label Bacon92Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFordBTS Tire & Wheel Distributors, Advance Auto Parts98Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaChampion Power Equipment99Dalton SargeantMDM MotorsportsChevroletPerformance Plus Motor OilOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, November 17, at 8:30 AM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.023 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed121Johnny Sauter (CC)GMS RacingChevrolet32.023168.629233Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet32.025168.61834Christopher Bell (CC)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota32.116168.140Full first practice results
Second and final practice The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 17, at 10:00 AM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. John Hunter Nemechek of NEMCO Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.680 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed18John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet32.680165.239298Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota32.733164.971333Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet32.758164.845Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, November 17, at 3:30 PM EST. Since Homestead–Miami Speedway is at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km) 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 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.
Chase Briscoe of Brad Keselowski Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 32.239 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)129Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord32.308167.14132.239167.499227Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota32.356166.89332.268167.348319Austin Cindric (R) (CC)Brad Keselowski RacingFord32.298167.19332.368166.831498Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota32.528166.01132.415166.590518Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota32.463166.34332.548165.909616Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota32.554165.87832.560165.848724Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet32.525166.02632.588165.705888Matt Crafton (CC)ThorSport RacingToyota32.627165.50732.606165.614952Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevrolet32.614165.57332.642165.4311033Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet32.388166.72832.687165.2031121Johnny Sauter (CC)GMS RacingChevrolet32.269167.34332.709165.0921251Myatt SniderKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota32.556165.86833.421161.575Eliminated in Round 1134Christopher Bell (CC)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota32.666165.309 - -148John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet32.691165.183 - -1592Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFord32.767164.800 - -1613Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota33.065163.315 - -1702Timothy PetersYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet33.115163.068 - -1844Austin Wayne SelfMartins MotorsportsChevrolet33.172162.788 - -1999Dalton SargeantMDM MotorsportsChevrolet33.363161.856 - -2045T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevrolet33.520161.098 - -2163Chris WindomMB MotorsportsChevrolet33.696160.256 - -221Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevrolet34.266157.591 - -2349Robby Lyons (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet34.380157.068 - -2415Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet34.934154.577 - -2536Camden MurphyMB MotorsportsChevrolet35.036154.127 - -2650Josh ReaumeBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet35.122153.750 - -276Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet36.463148.095 - -Qualified by owner's points2887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet37.683143.301 - -2957Mike SenicaNorm Benning RacingChevrolet40.636132.887 - -3083Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet - - - -3110Ray CiccarelliJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet - - - -320Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet - - - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results
Note: Christopher Bell, Austin Cindric, Matt Crafton, and Johnny Sauter are not eligible for stage points because of their participation in the Championship 4.
Stage 1 Laps: 40 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts14Christopher Bell (CC)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0229Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord9398Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota8427Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota7516Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota6619Austin Cindric (R) (CC)Brad Keselowski RacingFord0788Matt Crafton (CC)ThorSport RacingToyota0821Johnny Sauter (CC)GMS RacingChevrolet0924Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet21002Timothy PetersYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1
Stage 2 Laps: 40 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts127Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota1024Christopher Bell (CC)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0329Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord8416Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota7521Johnny Sauter (CC)GMS RacingChevrolet0619Austin Cindric (R) (CC)Brad Keselowski RacingFord0702Timothy PetersYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet4888Matt Crafton (CC)ThorSport RacingToyota0918Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota21024Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 54 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1129Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord13481running572134Christopher Bell (CC)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13410running3531121Johnny Sauter (CC)GMS RacingChevrolet1340running344616Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1340running465319Austin Cindric (R) (CC)Brad Keselowski RacingFord1340running326888Matt Crafton (CC)ThorSport RacingToyota1340running317952Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevrolet1340running308498Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1340running379724Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1340running31101702Timothy PetersYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1340running32111592Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFord1340running26121251Myatt SniderKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1340running25131033Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1330running24141613Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1330running2315148John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1330running22162045T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1320running21171844Austin Wayne SelfMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1310running2018518Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1310running2119227Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota13043running35201999Dalton SargeantMDM MotorsportsChevrolet1290running1721221Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevrolet1280running16222650Josh ReaumeBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet1260running15232415Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1250running14242349Robby Lyons (i)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1250running025276Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet1190running12262163Chris WindomMB MotorsportsChevrolet710electrical11272536Camden MurphyMB MotorsportsChevrolet90suspension10283083Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet80engine9292887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet70electrical8302957Mike SenicaNorm Benning RacingChevrolet40parked731320Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet00electrical6323110Ray CiccarelliJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet00engine5Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Christopher Bell 4,035 2 Johnny Sauter 4,034 (-1) 3 Austin Cindric 4,032 (–3) 4 Matt Crafton 4,031 (–4) 5 Ben Rhodes 2,263 (–1,772) 6 Chase Briscoe 2,248 (–1,787) 7 Kaz Grala 2,214 (–1,821) 8 John Hunter Nemechek 2,206 (–1,829)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.
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