The 2017 Ticket Galaxy 200 was the 32nd stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the third and elimination race of the Round of 8, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 11, 2017, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. On the final restart with 17 to go, with the help of his pit crew, William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, would manage to pull away from the field to win his fourth and to date, final career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory, his fourth and final win of the season, and a guaranteed spot in the Championship 4. To fill out the podium, Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, and Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.
The drivers to qualify for the Championship 4 were William Byron, Justin Allgaier, Elliott Sadler, and Daniel Hemric.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMake0Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet00Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet01Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet2Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Caesar BacarellaB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet9William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet13Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota14J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota15Joe Nemechek (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord18Christopher Bell (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet24Corey LaJoie (i)JGL RacingToyota33Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet38Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet42Alex Bowman (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet48Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge78John GrahamB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet90Mario GosselinKing AutosportChevrolet93Gray Gaulding (i)RSS RacingChevrolet98Casey MearsBiagi-DenBeste RacingFord99David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, November 10, at 12:30 PM MST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.404 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord27.404131.36827Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.448131.157319Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota27.452131.138Full first practice results
Second and final practice The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 10, at 2:30 PM MST. The session would last for 55 minutes. William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.343 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet27.343131.66127Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.463131.085318Christopher Bell (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota27.489130.961Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 11, at 10:35 AM MST. Since Phoenix International Raceway is under 2 miles (3.2 km) 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.
Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 26.880 and an average speed of in the third round.
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)120Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota27.722129.86127.186132.42126.880133.92929William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet27.341131.67027.103132.82727.018133.245300Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord27.426131.26227.171132.49427.034133.166419Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota27.519130.81927.178132.46027.076132.959542Alex Bowman (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet27.493130.94227.293131.90227.082132.930622Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord27.453131.13327.169132.50427.108132.802721Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet27.584130.51027.223132.24127.168132.509818Christopher Bell (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota27.285131.94127.073132.97427.177132.465911Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet27.777129.60427.310131.82027.233132.193107Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.552130.66227.152132.58727.303131.8541162Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.679130.06327.308131.83027.387131.449125Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.690130.01127.315131.79627.404131.368Eliminated in Round 2131Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet27.691130.00627.325131.747 - -1448Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet27.428131.25327.331131.719 - -1533Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.761129.67827.332131.714 - -162Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet27.585130.50627.356131.598 - -1724Corey LaJoie (i)JGL RacingToyota27.838129.32027.364131.560 - -1898Casey MearsBiagi-DenBeste RacingFord27.689130.01627.388131.444 - -1923Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet27.507130.87627.553130.657 - -2016Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord27.722129.86127.560130.624 - -213Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet27.657130.16627.561130.619 - -224Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet27.753129.71627.673130.091 - -2314J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota27.763129.66927.676130.077 - -2451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet27.770129.63627.722129.861 - -Eliminated in Round 12507Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet27.988128.627 - - - -2639Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet28.074128.233 - - - -2715Joe Nemechek (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet28.209127.619 - - - -2852Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet28.276127.316 - - - -290Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet28.277127.312 - - - -3099David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet28.336127.047 - - - -3190Mario GosselinKing AutosportChevrolet28.371126.890 - - - -3201Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet28.403126.747 - - - -3389Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet28.494126.342 - - - -Qualified by owner's points3438Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet28.521126.223 - - - -3593Gray GauldingRSS RacingChevrolet28.646125.672 - - - -3640Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet28.725125.326 - - - -378Caesar BacarellaB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet28.732125.296 - - - -3878John GrahamB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet29.399122.453 - - - -3974Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge29.757120.980 - - - -4013Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota - - - - - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 60 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts122Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord0242Alex Bowman (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet0320Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0421Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet757Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet669William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet5700Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord4818Christopher Bell (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota092Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet01011Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 60 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts122Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord0220Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0321Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet847Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet7518Christopher Bell (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota069William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet5700Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord482Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0911Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet2103Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet0 Stage 3 Laps: 80 PosDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts19William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet20017running50222Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord200147running0320Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20036running0418Christopher Bell (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running0521Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running47611Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet2000running34700Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord2000running38842Alex Bowman (i)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2000running092Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running0107Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running401119Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running261298Casey MearsBiagi-DenBeste RacingFord2000running25133Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running01416Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord2000running231533Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running22165Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running211723Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2000running20181Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running19194Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet2000running182014J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota2000running172139Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet2000running162224Corey LaJoie (i)JGL RacingToyota1990running02351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1990running142407Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1990running13250Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1970running122690Mario GosselinKing AutosportChevrolet1970running112701Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet1950running102840Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet1940running92999David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1900running8308Caesar BacarellaB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1900running73178John GrahamB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1880running63262Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1790crash53352Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1690running43489Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet470brakes33515Joe Nemechek (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet440brakes03613Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota370electrical13738Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet300brakes13848Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet240crash13974Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge190engine14093Gray GauldingRSS RacingChevrolet60electrical0Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 William Byron 4,000 1 2 Justin Allgaier 4,000 (-0) 2 3 Elliott Sadler 4,000 (-0) 3 4 Daniel Hemric 4,000 (–204) 1 5 Cole Custer 2,228 (–1,772) 1 6 Matt Tifft 2,191 (-1,809) 3 7 Brennan Poole 2,188 (-1,812) 2 8 Ryan Reed 2,144 (-1,856) 9 Brendan Gaughan 2,129 (-1,871) 10 Michael Annett 2,127 (-1,883) 11 Blake Koch 2,117 (-1,893) 12 Jeremy Clements 2,093 (-1,907)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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