2017 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200
Race details
Race 24 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date September 2, 2017
Official name 25th Annual Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200
Location Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 148 laps, 202.168 mi (325.357 km)
Scheduled Distance 147 laps, 200.8 mi (323.156 km)
Average speed 108.256 mph (174.221 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 28.556
Most laps led
Driver Joey Logano Team Penske
Laps 58
Winner
No. 18 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2017 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 was the 24th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 2, 2017, in Darlington, South Carolina at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent tri-oval racetrack. The race was increased from 147 laps to 148 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Denny Hamlin, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, held off Joey Logano in an exciting battle with 2 laps to go, and would earn his 17th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, along with his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

Background

The race was held at Darlington Raceway, which is a race track built for NASCAR racing located in Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor/Throwback
00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation - Sam Ard's 1980s Xfinity paint scheme.[2]
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet Armour Vienna Sausage - Cale Yarborough's 1983-86 Hardee's paint scheme.[2]
2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rheem - Richard Childress throwback.[2]
3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet South Carolina Education Lottery - Mike Duvall's 1978-1980 Modified paint scheme.[2]
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet TMC Transportation - Brad Doty Tribute throwback.[2]
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Learn Underwater Welding - Butch Miller throwback.[2]
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Advance Auto Parts - Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 1990s late model paint scheme.[2]
8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet CorvetteParts.net
9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Liberty University - Ricky Hendrick's 2001 GMAC Truck paint scheme.[2]
11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection - Darrell Waltrip's 1985-86 Budweiser paint scheme.[2]
13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge OCR Gaz Bar
14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota TriStar Motorsports - A. J. Foyt's 1986-87 Copenhagen paint scheme.[2]
15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford Lilly Diabetes - Alan Kulwicki's 1989 Zerex paint scheme.[2]
18 Denny Hamlin (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Sport Clips - Ray Hendrick's 1980s late model paint scheme.[2]
19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Ron Jon Surf Shop - Dale Earnhardt's 1977 Cup paint scheme.[2]
20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Reser's Main Street Bistro - Davey Allison's 1989 Havoline paint scheme.[2]
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Blue Gate Bank - Jeff Green's 2002 Rockwell Automation paint scheme.[2]
22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford Fitzgerald Glider Kits
23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air - Michael Waltrip's 1986 Hawaiian Punch paint scheme.[2]
24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota Nut Up - Jeff Gordon's 1992-2000 Rainbow DuPont paint scheme.[2]
28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota JGL Racing - Cale Yarborough's 1983-84 Hardee's paint scheme.[2]
33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet KCMG
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing - Shane Sieg's 2003 late model paint scheme.[2]
40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge OCR Gaz Bar - Pete Hamilton's 1970 Daytona 500 paint scheme.[2]
41 Kevin Harvick (i) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Hunt Brothers Pizza first paint scheme.[2]
42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Broken Bow Records, Jason Aldean
48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet DC Solar
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com - A. J. Foyt's 1964 Daytona Firecracker 400 paint scheme.[2]
52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Agri Supply, Eternal Fan - Jimmy Means' 1987 Folgers paint scheme.[2]
62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts - Gaughan's 2000 NAPA Truck paint scheme.[2]
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge WCIParts.com - Red Farmer's 1975 Cup paint scheme.[2]
78 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Coastal Carolina University - Dick Trickle's 1996 Heilig-Meyers paint scheme.[2]
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
96 Ben Kennedy (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Hurricane Harvey Relief - Dale Earnhardt's 1978 Cardinal Tractor paint scheme.[2]
99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first 55-minute practice session was held on Friday, September 1, at 12:00 PM EST.[3] Denny Hamlin, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.824 and an average speed of 170.608 mph (274.567 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Denny Hamlin (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.824 170.608
2 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.875 170.306
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 28.913 170.083
Full first practice results

Final practice

The final 55-minute practice session was held on Friday, September 1, at 2:30 PM EST.[3] Once again, Denny Hamlin, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.403 and an average speed of 167.248 mph (269.160 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Denny Hamlin (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.403 167.248
2 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.517 166.602
3 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.579 166.253
Full final practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 2, at 12:05 PM EST.[3] Since Darlington Raceway is under 2 miles (3.2 km), 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.[6]

Denny Hamlin, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, scored the pole for the race, with a lap of 28.556 and an average speed of 172.209 mph (277.144 km/h).[7]

Full starting lineup

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 18 Denny Hamlin (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.711 171.279 28.657 171.602 28.556 172.209
2 41 Kevin Harvick (i) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.808 170.703 28.703 171.327 28.685 171.435
3 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.728 171.178 28.613 171.866 28.736 171.130
4 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.761 170.982 28.707 171.303 28.755 171.017
5 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.785 170.839 28.856 170.419 28.791 170.803
6 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.119 168.879 28.809 170.697 28.839 170.519
7 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 28.858 170.407 28.789 170.815 28.858 170.407
8 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.938 169.936 28.886 170.242 28.861 170.389
9 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.022 169.444 28.755 171.017 28.869 170.342
10 22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 28.743 171.089 28.805 170.720 28.880 170.277
11 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.738 171.118 28.811 170.685 28.996 169.596
12 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.842 170.501 28.868 170.348 29.004 169.549
Eliminated from Round 2
13 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 28.797 170.768 28.968 169.760 - -
14 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.862 170.383 29.008 169.526 - -
15 96 Ben Kennedy (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 28.895 170.189 29.019 169.461 - -
16 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 28.805 170.720 29.038 169.351 - -
17 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.993 169.613 29.075 169.135 - -
18 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.117 168.891 29.108 168.943 - -
19 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.166 168.607 29.139 168.764 - -
20 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 28.970 169.748 29.159 168.648 - -
21 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.215 168.324 29.174 168.561 - -
22 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 29.088 169.059 29.426 167.118 - -
23 24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota 29.404 167.243 29.718 165.475 - -
24 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 29.406 167.231 - - - -
Eliminated from Round 1
25 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 29.406 167.231 - - - -
26 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 29.418 167.163 - - - -
27 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.425 167.123 - - - -
28 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 29.612 166.068 - - - -
29 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 29.762 165.231 - - - -
30 40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 29.942 164.238 - - - -
31 90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 29.948 164.205 - - - -
32 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 29.952 164.183 - - - -
33 8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 30.018 163.822 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
34 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 30.038 163.713 - - - -
35 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.134 163.191 - - - -
36 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.232 162.662 - - - -
37 78 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 30.337 162.099 - - - -
38 13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge 30.502 161.222 - - - -
39 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 30.861 158.596 - - - -
40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 31.007 159.347 - - - -
Failed to qualify
41 15 Reed Sorenson (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet - - - - - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 41 Kevin Harvick (i) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 0
2 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
4 18 Denny Hamlin (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
5 22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 0
6 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
7 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 4
8 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
9 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 41 Kevin Harvick (i) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 0
2 18 Denny Hamlin (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
3 22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 0
4 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
6 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 5
7 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
8 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
9 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 58

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 18 Denny Hamlin (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 148 33 Running 0
2 10 22 Joey Logano (i) Team Penske Ford 148 58 Running 0
3 2 41 Kevin Harvick (i) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 148 54 Running 0
4 11 20 Erik Jones (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 148 0 Running 0
5 6 9 William Byron (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 148 0 Running 36
6 8 48 Brennan Poole Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 40
7 5 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 0
8 13 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 148 0 Running 29
9 4 00 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 148 0 Running 28
10 9 2 Austin Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 0
11 18 11 Blake Koch Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 26
12 15 96 Ben Kennedy (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 25
13 19 62 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 24
14 16 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 148 0 Running 23
15 17 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 148 0 Running 22
16 12 42 Tyler Reddick Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 21
17 21 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 148 0 Running 20
18 3 21 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 21
19 22 14 J. J. Yeley TriStar Motorsports Toyota 148 0 Running 18
20 31 90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 148 0 Running 17
21 25 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 16
22 26 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 15
23 27 33 Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 14
24 36 01 Harrison Rhodes JD Motorsports Chevrolet 148 0 Running 13
25 29 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 12
26 32 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 148 0 Running 11
27 33 8 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 148 0 Running 10
28 34 52 Joey Gase Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 9
29 24 28 Dakoda Armstrong JGL Racing Toyota 147 0 Running 8
30 23 24 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Toyota 147 0 Running 7
31 37 78 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 145 0 Running 6
32 30 40 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 145 0 Running 5
33 7 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 142 1 Accident 20
34 20 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 140 0 Accident 3
35 40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 135 0 Running 2
36 35 99 David Starr BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 132 0 Running 1
37 39 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 51 2 Fuel Pump 1
38 38 13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge 29 0 Handling 1
39 28 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 8 0 Rear Gear 1
40 14 19 Matt Tifft (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1 0 Accident 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. ↑ ""Throwback move" puts Denny Hamlin in Victory Lane at Darlington". ESPN.com. 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 "2017 Darlington Raceway XFINITY Series throwback schemes". ESPN.com. 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  3. 1 2 3 "2017 NASCAR XFINITY Darlington Race Info". ESPN.com. 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  4. ↑ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-09-01). "Denny Hamlin fastest in first of two Xfinity practices at Darlington". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  5. ↑ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-09-01). "Denny Hamlin once again fastest in final Xfinity practice at Darlington". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  6. ↑ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  7. ↑ McFadin, Daniel (2017-09-02). "Denny Hamlin wins pole for Xfinity Series race at Darlington". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
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