# 2017 Ford EcoBoost 200

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 1.5 miles (2.4 km) 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.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
* (CC) denotes championship contender.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven 2 Honor |
| 1 | Jordan Anderson | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil, Jacob Companies |
| 02 | Timothy Peters | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Autos By Nelson, Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 4 | Christopher Bell (CC) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Zomongo |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fire Alarm Services |
| 10 | Ray Ciccarelli | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven 2 Honor |
| 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | RIDE TV |
| 15 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Low T Center |
| 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Chiba Toyopet |
| 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Switch |
| 19 | Austin Cindric (R) (CC) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Reese Brands, Draw-Tite |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | ISM Connect |
| 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | MyWhy |
| 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Safelite AutoGlass |
| 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper-Standard |
| 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Stealth |
| 36 | Camden Murphy | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | MB Motorsports |
| 44 | Austin Wayne Self | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | AM Technical Solutions, Don't Mess with Texas |
| 45 | T. J. Bell | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | MG Machinery |
| 49 | Robby Lyons (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Sunwest Construction |
| 50 | Josh Reaume | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | Beaver Motorsports |
| 51 | Myatt Snider | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Liberty Tax Service |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | Halmar "We Build America" |
| 57 | Mike Senica | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing |
| 63 | Chris Windom | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Baldwin Brothers Racing |
| 83 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | Baja, Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc. |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fire Alarm Services |
| 88 | Matt Crafton (CC) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Menards, Hormel Black Label Bacon |
| 92 | Regan Smith | RBR Enterprises | Ford | BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors, Advance Auto Parts |
| 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Champion Power Equipment |
| 99 | Dalton Sargeant | MDM Motorsports | Chevrolet | Performance Plus Motor Oil |
| Official 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 168.629 mph (271.382 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.023 | 168.629 |
| 2 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.025 | 168.618 |
| 3 | 4 | Christopher Bell (CC) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 32.116 | 168.140 |
| Full 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 165.239 mph (265.926 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.680 | 165.239 |
| 2 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 32.733 | 164.971 |
| 3 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.758 | 164.845 |
| Full 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 167.499 miles per hour (269.564 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 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 32.308 | 167.141 | 32.239 | 167.499 |
| 2 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 32.356 | 166.893 | 32.268 | 167.348 |
| 3 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) (CC) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 32.298 | 167.193 | 32.368 | 166.831 |
| 4 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 32.528 | 166.011 | 32.415 | 166.590 |
| 5 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 32.463 | 166.343 | 32.548 | 165.909 |
| 6 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 32.554 | 165.878 | 32.560 | 165.848 |
| 7 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.525 | 166.026 | 32.588 | 165.705 |
| 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton (CC) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 32.627 | 165.507 | 32.606 | 165.614 |
| 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 32.614 | 165.573 | 32.642 | 165.431 |
| 10 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.388 | 166.728 | 32.687 | 165.203 |
| 11 | 21 | Johnny Sauter (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.269 | 167.343 | 32.709 | 165.092 |
| 12 | 51 | Myatt Snider | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 32.556 | 165.868 | 33.421 | 161.575 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 4 | Christopher Bell (CC) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 32.666 | 165.309 | - | - |
| 14 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.691 | 165.183 | - | - |
| 15 | 92 | Regan Smith | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 32.767 | 164.800 | - | - |
| 16 | 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 33.065 | 163.315 | - | - |
| 17 | 02 | Timothy Peters | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.115 | 163.068 | - | - |
| 18 | 44 | Austin Wayne Self | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.172 | 162.788 | - | - |
| 19 | 99 | Dalton Sargeant | MDM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.363 | 161.856 | - | - |
| 20 | 45 | T. J. Bell | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.520 | 161.098 | - | - |
| 21 | 63 | Chris Windom | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.696 | 160.256 | - | - |
| 22 | 1 | Jordan Anderson | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.266 | 157.591 | - | - |
| 23 | 49 | Robby Lyons (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.380 | 157.068 | - | - |
| 24 | 15 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.934 | 154.577 | - | - |
| 25 | 36 | Camden Murphy | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35.036 | 154.127 | - | - |
| 26 | 50 | Josh Reaume | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35.122 | 153.750 | - | - |
| 27 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 36.463 | 148.095 | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37.683 | 143.301 | - | - |
| 29 | 57 | Mike Senica | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 40.636 | 132.887 | - | - |
| 30 | 83 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | 10 | Ray Ciccarelli | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | 0 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | - | - | - | - |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official 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. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell (CC) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) (CC) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 0 |
| 7 | 88 | Matt Crafton (CC) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | Johnny Sauter (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 02 | Timothy Peters | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 40
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Christopher Bell (CC) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 21 | Johnny Sauter (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) (CC) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 0 |
| 7 | 02 | Timothy Peters | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton (CC) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 54
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 134 | 81 | running | 57 |
| 2 | 13 | 4 | Christopher Bell (CC) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 10 | running | 35 |
| 3 | 11 | 21 | Johnny Sauter (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 4 | 6 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 134 | 0 | running | 46 |
| 5 | 3 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) (CC) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 6 | 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton (CC) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 7 | 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 8 | 4 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 9 | 7 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 10 | 17 | 02 | Timothy Peters | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 11 | 15 | 92 | Regan Smith | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 134 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 12 | 51 | Myatt Snider | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 10 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 16 | 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 133 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 14 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 20 | 45 | T. J. Bell | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 18 | 44 | Austin Wayne Self | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 5 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 131 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 19 | 2 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 130 | 43 | running | 35 |
| 20 | 19 | 99 | Dalton Sargeant | MDM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 22 | 1 | Jordan Anderson | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 26 | 50 | Josh Reaume | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 24 | 15 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 23 | 49 | Robby Lyons (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 21 | 63 | Chris Windom | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | electrical | 11 |
| 27 | 25 | 36 | Camden Murphy | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | suspension | 10 |
| 28 | 30 | 83 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | engine | 9 |
| 29 | 28 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | electrical | 8 |
| 30 | 29 | 57 | Mike Senica | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | parked | 7 |
| 31 | 32 | 0 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | electrical | 6 |
| 32 | 31 | 10 | Ray Ciccarelli | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | engine | 5 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | 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 ||||