# 2017 My Bariatric Solutions 300

The 2017 My Bariatric Solutions 300 was the sixth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 8, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the race to win his seventh career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Ryan Blaney of Team Penske and Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

### 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 | Flex Seal |
| 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Demo Day |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial |
| 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Tape |
| 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Ruud |
| 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | BulwarkFR, Oncor |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | G&K Services |
| 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J |
| 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Leidos |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Advance Auto Parts |
| 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Global Hbot Foundation |
| 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Axalta, Priefert |
| 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | PPG |
| 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit |
| 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Lilly Diabetes |
| 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Juniper Networks |
| 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Sirius XM |
| 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | GameStop, GAEMS |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Smokey Mountain Snuff |
| 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 24 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | State Water Heaters, Estes |
| 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | WinField United |
| 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Freightliner |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Smiley Transportation |
| 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | Text Timmy to 99900 |
| 41 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Hunt Brothers Pizza |
| 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Broken Bow Records, Trace Adkins "Something's Going On" |
| 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 | Donate Life Texas |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Veterans Motorsports |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd* | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Visone RV |
| 90 | Alex Labbé | King Autosport | Chevrolet | Kappa, Can-Am |
| 93 | Jordan Anderson (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 97 | Stephen Leicht | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | Obaika Racing |
| 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | GEICO Military |
| 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Whataburger |
| Official entry list |||||
*Withdrew.

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, April 7, at 1:30 PM CST, and would last for one hour and 25 minutes. Ty Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.909 and an average speed of 186.793 miles per hour (300.614 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.909 | 186.793 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.924 | 186.696 |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.068 | 185.771 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, practice session was held on Friday, April 7, at 4:00 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes. Bubba Wallace of Roush Fenway Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.618 and an average speed of 188.692 miles per hour (303.670 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.618 | 188.692 |
| 2 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.634 | 188.587 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.777 | 187.650 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 8, at 9:35 AM CST. Since Texas Motor Speedway 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.
Joey Logano of Team Penske would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 28.013 and an average speed of 192.768 miles per hour (310.230 km/h).
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Stephen Leicht and Mike Harmon.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
| 1 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 28.546 | 189.168 | 28.182 | 191.612 | 28.013 | 192.768 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.357 | 190.429 | 28.032 | 192.637 | 28.086 | 192.267 |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.509 | 189.414 | 28.329 | 190.617 | 28.092 | 192.226 |
| 4 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 28.293 | 190.860 | 28.359 | 190.416 | 28.119 | 192.041 |
| 5 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.621 | 188.673 | 28.260 | 191.083 | 28.186 | 191.584 |
| 6 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.456 | 189.767 | 28.312 | 190.732 | 28.218 | 191.367 |
| 7 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.666 | 188.376 | 28.296 | 190.840 | 28.245 | 191.184 |
| 8 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.515 | 189.374 | 28.266 | 191.042 | 28.283 | 190.927 |
| 9 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.472 | 189.660 | 28.379 | 190.282 | 28.331 | 190.604 |
| 10 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.756 | 187.787 | 28.145 | 191.864 | 28.381 | 190.268 |
| 11 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.423 | 189.987 | 28.301 | 190.806 | 28.389 | 190.215 |
| 12 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.589 | 188.884 | 28.310 | 190.745 | 28.412 | 190.061 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.490 | 189.540 | 28.379 | 190.282 | — | — |
| 14 | 41 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.701 | 188.147 | 28.384 | 190.248 | — | — |
| 15 | 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.438 | 189.887 | 28.423 | 189.987 | — | — |
| 16 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.529 | 189.281 | 28.458 | 189.753 | — | — |
| 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.600 | 188.811 | 28.482 | 189.593 | — | — |
| 18 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 28.584 | 188.917 | 28.517 | 189.361 | — | — |
| 19 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.601 | 188.805 | 28.552 | 189.129 | — | — |
| 20 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.731 | 187.950 | 28.582 | 188.930 | — | — |
| 21 | 24 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 28.750 | 187.826 | 28.648 | 188.495 | — | — |
| 22 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.687 | 188.239 | 28.840 | 187.240 | — | — |
| 23 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 28.617 | 188.699 | 28.841 | 187.233 | — | — |
| 24 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.755 | 187.793 | 29.004 | 186.181 | — | — |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.757 | 187.780 | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 28.771 | 187.689 | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 28.775 | 187.663 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 29.061 | 185.816 | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 29.287 | 184.382 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.329 | 184.118 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 93 | Jordan Anderson (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.335 | 184.080 | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.482 | 183.163 | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 90 | Alex Labbé | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 29.506 | 183.014 | — | — | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 34 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.537 | 182.822 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 29.574 | 182.593 | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.584 | 182.531 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.649 | 182.131 | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 29.715 | 181.726 | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 29.910 | 180.542 | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.065 | 179.611 | — | — | — | — |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew |||||||||||
| 41 | 97 | Stephen Leicht | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 30.441 | 177.392 | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 31.331 | 172.353 | — | — | — | — |
| WD | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 41 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 0 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 7 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 112 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 43 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 14 | 41 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | 36 |
| 7 | 5 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 17 | running | 47 |
| 8 | 12 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 10 | 10 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 11 | 9 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 12 | 15 | 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 199 | 3 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | 16 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 13 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 5 | running | 28 |
| 16 | 18 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 17 | 23 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 198 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 19 | 24 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 20 | 34 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 28 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 27 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 197 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 22 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 38 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 29 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 35 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 30 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 33 | 90 | Alex Labbé | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 21 | 24 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 192 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 30 | 32 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 37 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 32 | 7 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | running | 5 |
| 33 | 11 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 34 | 1 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 145 | 19 | engine | 0 |
| 35 | 36 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | clutch | 2 |
| 36 | 40 | 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | suspension | 1 |
| 37 | 25 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 38 | 26 | 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | rear gear | 1 |
| 39 | 39 | 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 24 | 0 | steering | 1 |
| 40 | 31 | 93 | Jordan Anderson (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew ||||||||||
| 41 | | 97 | Stephen Leicht | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 42 | | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | | | | |
| WD | | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Elliott Sadler | 225 |
| | 2 | William Byron | 219 (-6) |
| | 3 | Ryan Reed | 183 (–42) |
| | 4 | Bubba Wallace | 176 (–49) |
| | 5 | Justin Allgaier | 174 (–51) |
| | 6 | Matt Tifft | 139 (–86) |
| | 7 | Daniel Hemric | 136 (–89) |
| | 8 | Brennan Poole | 134 (–91) |
| | 9 | Michael Annett | 130 (–95) |
| | 10 | Blake Koch | 130 (–95) |
| | 11 | Dakoda Armstrong | 121 (–104) |
| | 12 | Cole Custer | 118 (–107) |
| Official driver's standings ||||