# 2017 Irish Hills 250

The 2017 Irish Hills 250 was the 13th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Brooklyn, Michigan at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) permanent moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 125 laps to complete. At race's end, Denny Hamlin, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win in a close finish on the final restart with two to go. The win was Hamlin's 16th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first win of the season. To fill out the podium, William Byron and Elliott Sadler, both driving for JR Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Operating Engineers 324 |
| 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial |
| 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Menards, Richmond Water Heaters |
| 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Rheem |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Suave Men |
| 07 | Korbin Forrister (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | All Secure Document Disposal |
| 8 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Keen Parts |
| 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Liberty University |
| 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | MBM Motorsports |
| 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Lilly Diabetes |
| 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | NOS Energy |
| 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Tunity |
| 20 | Denny Hamlin (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Hisense 4K TV |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Blue Gate Bank |
| 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 24 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Toyota | Nut Up |
| 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | WinField United |
| 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Nexteer |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Schmidke Builders |
| 40 | Josh Bilicki | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | CNC Swiss |
| 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Broken Bow Records, Jason Aldean "They Don't Know" |
| 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | DC Solar |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | RepairableVehicles.com |
| 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Franklin Signs & Graphics |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Veterans Motorsports Inc. |
| 78 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Racing with Jesus |
| 90 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandonbilt Motorsports |
| 92 | Josh Williams | King Autosport | Chevrolet | King Autosport |
| 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 96 | Ben Kennedy (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Weber Inc. |
| 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Victory Lane Quick Oil Change |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, July 18, at 12:30 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Spencer Gallagher of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 37.834 and an average speed of 190.305 mph (306.266 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 37.834 | 190.305 |
| 2 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 37.871 | 190.119 |
| 3 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 37.953 | 189.708 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, July 18, at 3:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Brad Keselowski of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 37.277 and an average speed of 193.149 mph (310.843 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 37.277 | 193.149 |
| 2 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37.289 | 193.086 |
| 3 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 37.675 | 191.108 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 17, at 10:00 AM EST. Since Michigan International Speedway is at least 2 miles (3.2 km), 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 13–40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.
Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 37.197 and an average speed of 193.564 miles per hour (311.511 km/h) in the second round.
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 37.409 | 192.467 | 37.197 | 193.564 |
| 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 37.234 | 193.372 | 37.222 | 193.434 |
| 3 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37.498 | 192.010 | 37.251 | 193.283 |
| 4 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37.598 | 191.500 | 37.273 | 193.169 |
| 5 | 20 | Denny Hamlin (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 37.628 | 191.347 | 37.374 | 192.647 |
| 6 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 37.432 | 192.349 | 37.504 | 191.980 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 37.764 | 190.658 | 37.670 | 191.134 |
| 8 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 37.687 | 191.047 | 37.788 | 190.537 |
| 9 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37.706 | 190.951 | 37.812 | 190.416 |
| 10 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 37.717 | 190.895 | 37.845 | 190.250 |
| 11 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 37.788 | 190.537 | 38.266 | 188.157 |
| 12 | 96 | Ben Kennedy (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 37.736 | 190.799 | 38.470 | 187.159 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 37.802 | 190.466 | - | - |
| 14 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 37.880 | 190.074 | - | - |
| 15 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 37.889 | 190.029 | - | - |
| 16 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 37.908 | 189.934 | - | - |
| 17 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 37.929 | 189.828 | - | - |
| 18 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 37.983 | 189.558 | - | - |
| 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 38.030 | 189.324 | - | - |
| 20 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 38.043 | 189.260 | - | - |
| 21 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 38.065 | 189.150 | | |
| 22 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 38.088 | 189.036 | - | - |
| 23 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 38.123 | 188.862 | - | - |
| 24 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 38.134 | 188.808 | - | - |
| 25 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 38.204 | 188.462 | - | - |
| 26 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 38.989 | 184.667 | - | - |
| 27 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.020 | 184.521 | - | - |
| 28 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 39.036 | 184.445 | - | - |
| 29 | 8 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.039 | 184.431 | - | - |
| 30 | 24 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 39.248 | 183.449 | - | - |
| 31 | 90 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.524 | 182.168 | - | - |
| 32 | 40 | Josh Bilicki | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.554 | 182.030 | | |
| 33 | 07 | Korbin Forrister (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 39.564 | 181.984 | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 34 | 78 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.692 | 181.397 | - | - |
| 35 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 40.228 | 178.980 | - | - |
| 36 | 92 | Josh Williams | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 40.231 | 178.966 | - | - |
| 37 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 40.268 | 178.802 | - | - |
| 38 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 40.518 | 177.699 | - | - |
| 39 | 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 40.604 | 177.322 | - | - |
| 40 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 40.788 | 176.523 | - | - |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 20 | Denny Hamlin (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 92 | Josh Williams | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Denny Hamlin (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
Stage 3 Laps: 65
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 5 | 20 | Denny Hamlin (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 125 | 34 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 8 | running | 41 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 14 | running | 52 |
| 4 | 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 125 | 54 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 125 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 125 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 9 | 11 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 10 | 7 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 125 | 15 | running | 29 |
| 11 | 15 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 12 | 16 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 6 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 14 | 23 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 15 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 22 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 17 | 13 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 18 | 8 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 19 | 24 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 20 | 28 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 125 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 38 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 27 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 23 | 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 30 | 24 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 125 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 35 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 14 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 124 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 32 | 40 | Josh Bilicki | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 34 | 78 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 26 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 30 | 29 | 8 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 33 | 07 | Korbin Forrister (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 120 | 0 | running | 5 |
| 33 | 31 | 90 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | running | 4 |
| 34 | 36 | 92 | Josh Williams | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | electrical | 5 |
| 35 | 25 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | vibration | 2 |
| 36 | 12 | 96 | Ben Kennedy (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 37 | 9 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 38 | 21 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 37 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 39 | 39 | 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 20 | 0 | steering | 1 |
| 40 | 37 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | suspension | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Elliott Sadler | 460 |
| | 2 | Justin Allgaier | 439 (-21) |
| | 3 | William Byron | 388 (–72) |
| | 4 | Daniel Hemric | 339 (–121) |
| | 5 | Brennan Poole | 326 (–134) |
| | 6 | Ryan Reed | 325 (–135) |
| | 7 | Bubba Wallace | 321 (–139) |
| | 8 | Cole Custer | 309 (–151) |
| | 9 | Matt Tifft | 295 (–165) |
| | 10 | Michael Annett | 273 (–187) |
| | 11 | Blake Koch | 263 (–197) |
| | 12 | Dakoda Armstrong | 243 (–217) |
| Official driver's standings ||||