# 2017 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300

The 2017 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 was the seventh stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 22, 2017, in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. At race's end, Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would take the lead with 20 to go to win his eighth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Ryan Blaney of Team Penske and Daniel Suárez of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

### 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 | JD Motorsports |
| 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Demo Day |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Armour Vienna Sausage |
| 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 | Nexium 24 Hours |
| 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 | Cheney Brothers, Southern Foods |
| 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 | Liberty University |
| 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | MBM Motorsports |
| 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Superior Essex |
| 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 | Wastebits |
| 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 | Fitzgerald Glider Kits |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 24 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | State Water Heaters |
| 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | WinField United |
| 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Menards, M-D Building Products |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Smokey Mountain Growlers |
| 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | CrashClaimsR.Us |
| 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Eneos |
| 45 | Tommy Joe Martins* | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | Diamond Gusset Jeans |
| 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 | All South Electric |
| 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | The Racing Warehouse |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Really Cheap Floors, Somerset Hardwood Flooring |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | King's Tire, Racing with Jesus |
| 90 | Josh Williams | King Autosport | Chevrolet | Bucked Up |
| 93 | Jordan Anderson (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 97 | Stephen Leicht* | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | Obaika Racing |
| 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Striping Technology, Double D Meat |
| Official entry list |||||
*Withdrew due to concerns of rain.

## Practice

The only 55-minute practice session was held on Friday, April 21, at 2:00 PM EST. Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 15.422 and an average speed of 124.420 miles per hour (200.235 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.422 | 124.420 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.509 | 123.722 |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 15.525 | 123.594 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 22, at 9:35 AM EST. Since Bristol 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.
Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 14.992 and an average speed of 127.988 miles per hour (205.977 km/h).
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 15.346 | 125.036 | 15.084 | 127.208 | 14.992 | 127.988 |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 15.268 | 125.675 | 15.142 | 126.720 | 15.043 | 127.554 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 15.172 | 126.470 | 15.182 | 126.387 | 15.074 | 127.292 |
| 4 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.249 | 125.831 | 15.188 | 126.337 | 15.104 | 127.039 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.237 | 125.930 | 15.079 | 127.250 | 15.128 | 126.838 |
| 6 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 15.429 | 124.363 | 15.245 | 125.864 | 15.138 | 126.754 |
| 7 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.399 | 124.605 | 15.212 | 126.137 | 15.158 | 126.587 |
| 8 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 15.259 | 125.749 | 15.197 | 126.262 | 15.208 | 126.170 |
| 9 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 15.442 | 124.259 | 15.198 | 126.253 | 15.222 | 126.054 |
| 10 | 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.398 | 124.614 | 15.231 | 125.980 | 15.237 | 125.930 |
| 11 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.200 | 126.237 | 15.254 | 125.790 | 15.291 | 125.486 |
| 12 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 15.512 | 123.698 | 15.202 | 126.220 | 15.294 | 125.461 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 13 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 15.405 | 124.557 | 15.307 | 125.354 | — | — |
| 14 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 15.471 | 124.026 | 15.333 | 125.142 | — | — |
| 15 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 15.375 | 124.800 | 15.338 | 125.101 | — | — |
| 16 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 15.567 | 123.261 | 15.347 | 125.028 | — | — |
| 17 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.458 | 124.130 | 15.356 | 124.954 | — | — |
| 18 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 15.458 | 124.130 | 15.376 | 124.792 | — | — |
| 19 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.333 | 125.142 | 15.441 | 124.267 | — | — |
| 20 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 15.530 | 123.554 | 15.476 | 123.986 | — | — |
| 21 | 46 | Quin Houff | Precision Performance Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.535 | 123.515 | 15.509 | 123.722 | — | — |
| 22 | 24 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 15.572 | 123.221 | 15.527 | 123.578 | — | — |
| 23 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 15.515 | 123.674 | 15.546 | 123.427 | — | — |
| 24 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 15.556 | 123.348 | 15.556 | 123.348 | — | — |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 25 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 15.594 | 123.047 | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.646 | 122.638 | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 15.658 | 122.544 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.677 | 122.396 | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.761 | 121.744 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 15.819 | 121.297 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 15.897 | 120.702 | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 90 | Josh Williams | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 15.902 | 120.664 | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 93 | Jordan Anderson (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 15.903 | 120.656 | — | — | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 34 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 15.930 | 120.452 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.974 | 120.120 | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 16.097 | 119.202 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.135 | 118.922 | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 16.462 | 116.559 | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 16.532 | 116.066 | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 18.355 | 104.538 | — | — | — | — |
| Withdrew |||||||||||
| WD | 45 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WD | 97 | Stephen Leicht | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 85
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 6 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 85
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 3 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 130
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 27 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 9 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 300 | 61 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 18 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 17 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 5 | 8 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 8 | running | 44 |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 180 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 9 | 16 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 10 | 28 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 11 | 30 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 300 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 19 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 1 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 15 | 21 | 46 | Quin Houff | Precision Performance Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 7 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 15 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 23 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 31 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 298 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 18 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 297 | 5 | running | 20 |
| 21 | 20 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 295 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 32 | 90 | Josh Williams | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 295 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 29 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 34 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 294 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 37 | 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 22 | 24 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 293 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 36 | 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 293 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 38 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 292 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 26 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 292 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 30 | 40 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 281 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 11 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 268 | 0 | crash | 6 |
| 32 | 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 262 | 0 | crash | 12 |
| 33 | 14 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 258 | 0 | crash | 4 |
| 34 | 35 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 253 | 0 | crash | 3 |
| 35 | 12 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 243 | 0 | crash | 10 |
| 36 | 27 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 227 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 37 | 25 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 213 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 38 | 24 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 79 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 39 | 39 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | overheating | 1 |
| 40 | 33 | 93 | Jordan Anderson (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| Withdrew ||||||||||
| WD | | 45 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |
| WD | | 97 | Stephen Leicht | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Elliott Sadler | 260 |
| | 2 | William Byron | 244 (-16) |
| | 3 | Justin Allgaier | 200 (–60) |
| | 4 | Ryan Reed | 184 (–76) |
| | 5 | Daniel Hemric | 180 (–80) |
| | 6 | Bubba Wallace | 180 (–80) |
| | 7 | Blake Koch | 164 (–96) |
| | 8 | Brennan Poole | 163 (–97) |
| | 9 | Matt Tifft | 160 (–100) |
| | 10 | Michael Annett | 157 (–103) |
| | 11 | Dakoda Armstrong | 139 (–121) |
| | 12 | Cole Custer | 130 (–130) |
| Official driver's standings ||||