2017 Kansas Lottery 300

{{Short description|30th race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=NASXFIN|Location=Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas Speedway|Distance_mi=300|Year=2017|Course_mi=1.5|Course_km=2.41|Scheduled_laps=200|Scheduled_mi=300|Race_No=30|Season_No=33|Distance_laps=200|Distance_km=482.803|Scheduled_km=482.803|Race_Name=Kansas Lottery 300|Official_name=17th Annual Kansas Lottery 300|Avg={{convert|141.158|mph|km/h}}|Date=October 21|Car=18|First_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|First_Driver=Christopher Bell|Pole_Time=29.815|Most_Driver=Erik Jones|Pole_Driver=Tyler Reddick|Most_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|Pole_Team=Chip Ganassi Racing|Announcers=Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte|Network=NBC|Most_laps=186|Radio=Motor Racing Network}}The 2017 Kansas Lottery 300 was the 30th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the first race of the Round of 8, and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 21, 2017, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.500 miles (2.414 km) permanent paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a wild finish, Christopher Bell, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would manage to defend against the dominant Erik Jones to win his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and his only victory of the season.{{Cite web |date=October 21, 2017 |title=Christopher Bell gets first NASCAR XFINITY Series win at Kansas |url=https://www.espn.com/jayski/nxs/2017/story/_/id/21104341/christopher-bell-gets-first-nascar-xfinity-series-win-kansas |access-date=July 24, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} To fill out the podium, Tyler Reddick, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, and Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

File:Kansas_Speedway_diagram.svg, the venue where the race was held.]]

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

= Entry list =

(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor
0 \|Garrett Smithley \|JD Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|JD Motorsports
00 \|Cole Custer (R) \|Stewart-Haas Racing \|Ford \|Haas Automation, Code 3 Associates
1 \|Elliott Sadler \|JR Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Hunt Brothers Pizza
01 \|Harrison Rhodes \|JD Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|JD Motorsports
2 \|Austin Dillon (i) \|Richard Childress Racing \|Chevrolet \|Rheem
3 \|Ty Dillon (i) \|Richard Childress Racing \|Chevrolet \|Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats
4 \|Ross Chastain \|JD Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|JD Motorsports
5 \|Michael Annett \|JR Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Allstate Parts & Service Group
7 \|Justin Allgaier \|JR Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Degree
07 \|Spencer Boyd \|SS-Green Light Racing \|Chevrolet \|Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
8 \|B. J. McLeod \|B. J. McLeod Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|JW Transport, Shootersmart
9 \|William Byron (R) \|JR Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Vannoy Construction
11 \|Blake Koch \|Kaulig Racing \|Chevrolet \|LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 \|Timmy Hill \|MBM Motorsports \|Dodge \|MBM Motorsports
14 \|J. J. Yeley \|TriStar Motorsports \|Toyota \|TriStar Motorsports
15 \|Reed Sorenson (i) \|JD Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|JD Motorsports
16 \|Ryan Reed \|Roush Fenway Racing \|Ford \|Lilly Diabetes
18 \|Christopher Bell (i) \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Toyota \|JBL
19 \|Matt Tifft (R) \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Toyota \|Fanatics
20 \|Erik Jones (i) \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Toyota \|Reser's Fine Foods
21 \|Daniel Hemric (R) \|Richard Childress Racing \|Chevrolet \|Blue Gate Bank
22 \|Ryan Blaney (i) \|Team Penske \|Ford \|Discount Tire
23 \|Spencer Gallagher (R) \|GMS Racing \|Chevrolet \|Allegiant Air
24 \|Dylan Lupton \|JGL Racing \|Toyota \|Nut Up
33 \|Brandon Jones \|Richard Childress Racing \|Chevrolet \|American Ethanol, Casey's
38 \|Jeff Green \|RSS Racing \|Chevrolet \|RSS Racing
39 \|Ryan Sieg \|RSS Racing \|Chevrolet \|RSS Racing
40 \|Bobby Dale Earnhardt \|MBM Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Copeland Insurance Agency
42 \|Tyler Reddick \|Chip Ganassi Racing \|Chevrolet \|Broken Bow Records, Dustin Lynch
46 \|Quin Houff \|Precision Performance Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Duke Cancer Institute
48 \|Brennan Poole \|Chip Ganassi Racing \|Chevrolet \|DC Solar
51 \|Jeremy Clements \|Jeremy Clements Racing \|Chevrolet \|[https://repairablevehicles.com/ RepairableVehicles.com]
52 \|Joey Gase \|Jimmy Means Racing \|Chevrolet \|Masonry & Precast Specialty Services
55 \|Josh Berry \|NextGen Motorsports \|Toyota \|March Networks
62 \|Brendan Gaughan \|Richard Childress Racing \|Chevrolet \|South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, City Lights Shine
74 \|Mike Harmon \|Mike Harmon Racing \|Dodge \|Veterans Motorsports Inc., End 22
78 \|Jennifer Jo Cobb (i) \|B. J. McLeod Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Mark One Electric
89 \|Morgan Shepherd \|Shepherd Racing Ventures \|Chevrolet \|Racing with Jesus, Visone RV
90 \|Mario Gosselin \|King Autosport \|Chevrolet \|Bucked Up Apparel
93 \|Gray Gaulding (i) \|RSS Racing \|Chevrolet \|RSS Racing
99 \|David Starr \|BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing \|Chevrolet \|Moore Freight Service
colspan="5" \|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nxs-30kan2017entrylist.pdf Official entry list]

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2017 Kansas Lottery 300

Background

= Entry list =

Practice

= First practice =

= Second and final practice =

Qualifying

= Full qualifying results =

Race results

Standings after the race

References