# 2017 Service King 300

The 2017 Service King 300 was the fifth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Fontana, California, at Auto Club Speedway, a 2 miles (3.2 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Larson, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would defend against eventual second-place finisher, Team Penske driver Joey Logano, on the final restart with four to go to win his sixth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing finished third.

## Background

Auto Club Speedway (previously California Speedway) was a two-mile (3.2 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which hosted NASCAR racing annually from 1997 to 2023. It was also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack was located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track was owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and was the only track owned by ISC to have its naming rights sold. The speedway was served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.

### 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 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 | Ruud |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Florida Watermelon Association |
| 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J |
| 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Leidos |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | ScubaLife |
| 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Axalta, DuraCoat |
| 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | CrashClaimsR.Us |
| 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Superior Essex |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Lilly Diabetes |
| 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | NOS Energy Drink |
| 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Surface Sunscreen |
| 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | GameStop, Nyko Miniboss |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Blue Gate Bank |
| 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 24 | Corey LaJoie (i) | JGL Racing | Toyota | Youtheory |
| 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | WinField United |
| 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Truck Month |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Tap and Sons Electric, Inc. |
| 40 | Brandon Hightower | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | Timmons Truck Center, Legacy Construction |
| 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Eneos |
| 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 California |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 72 | John Jackson* | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | CrashClaimsR.Us |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | SupportMilitary.org |
| 77 | Josh Bilicki** | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | Obaika Racing |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 90 | Martin Roy | King Autosport | Chevrolet | Côté Snow Plows, Gamache Truck Center |
| 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 | Striping Technology |
| Official entry list |||||
*Withdrew.
**Withdrew after Bilicki refused rides with the team, after multiple incidents with the team. Leicht would then proceed to drive the #97, renumbering the #77.

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, March 24, at 12:00 PM PST, and would last for 55 minutes. Joey Logano of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 40.245 and an average speed of 178.904 miles per hour (287.918 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 40.245 | 178.904 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 40.599 | 177.344 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.664 | 177.061 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 24, at 2:00 PM PST, and would last for 55 minutes. Joey Logano of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 40.723 and an average speed of 176.804 miles per hour (284.538 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 40.723 | 176.804 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.737 | 176.744 |
| 3 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40.773 | 176.587 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying took place on Saturday, March 23, at 9:30 AM PST. Since Auto Club Speedway is at least 2 miles (3.2 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 13–40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.
Joey Logano of Team Penske would advance from the first round and win the pole by setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 39.440 and an average speed of 182.556 miles per hour (293.795 km/h).
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 39.711 | 181.310 | 39.440 | 182.556 |
| 2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 39.529 | 182.145 | 39.635 | 181.658 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 39.751 | 181.128 | 39.676 | 181.470 |
| 4 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 39.750 | 181.132 | 39.789 | 180.955 |
| 5 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 39.828 | 180.777 | 39.872 | 180.578 |
| 6 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.812 | 180.850 | 39.900 | 180.451 |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 39.721 | 181.264 | 39.912 | 180.397 |
| 8 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40.089 | 179.600 | 40.004 | 179.982 |
| 9 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 39.944 | 180.252 | 40.034 | 179.847 |
| 10 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 40.029 | 179.870 | 40.063 | 179.717 |
| 11 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 40.081 | 179.636 | 40.123 | 179.448 |
| 12 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40.088 | 179.605 | 40.330 | 178.527 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 40.101 | 179.547 | — | — |
| 14 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.109 | 179.511 | — | — |
| 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 40.225 | 178.993 | — | — |
| 16 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.294 | 178.687 | — | — |
| 17 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.308 | 178.625 | — | — |
| 18 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 40.314 | 178.598 | — | — |
| 19 | 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 40.375 | 178.328 | — | — |
| 20 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.384 | 178.288 | — | — |
| 21 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 40.393 | 178.249 | — | — |
| 22 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.412 | 178.165 | — | — |
| 23 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 40.530 | 177.646 | — | — |
| 24 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.548 | 177.567 | — | — |
| 25 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 40.654 | 177.104 | — | — |
| 26 | 24 | Corey LaJoie (i) | JGL Racing | Toyota | 40.725 | 176.796 | — | — |
| 27 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.763 | 176.631 | — | — |
| 28 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 41.163 | 174.914 | — | — |
| 29 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.333 | 174.195 | — | — |
| 30 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.340 | 174.165 | — | — |
| 31 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 41.413 | 173.858 | — | — |
| 32 | 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.925 | 171.735 | — | — |
| 33 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 42.365 | 169.952 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 34 | 90 | Martin Roy | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 42.446 | 169.627 | — | — |
| 35 | 93 | Jordan Anderson (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 42.908 | 167.801 | — | — |
| 36 | 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 42.918 | 167.762 | — | — |
| 37 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 43.004 | 167.426 | — | — |
| 38 | 97 | Stephen Leicht | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 43.714 | 164.707 | — | — |
| 39 | 40 | Brandon Hightower | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 44.342 | 162.374 | — | — |
| 40 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 45.811 | 157.167 | — | — |
| Withdrew |||||||||
| WD | 72 | John Jackson | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| WD | 97 | Josh Bilicki | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 35
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 4 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 35
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 80
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 21 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 150 | 70 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 16 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 150 | 55 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 1 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 7 | 14 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 45 |
| 8 | 13 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 9 | 20 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 10 | 9 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 12 | 11 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 17 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 19 | 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 23 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 22 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 26 | 24 | Corey LaJoie (i) | JGL Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 21 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 25 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 28 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 2 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 27 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 33 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 34 | 90 | Martin Roy | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 30 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 31 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 1 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 37 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 32 | 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 30 | 36 | 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 29 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 32 | 8 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 5 |
| 33 | 12 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | running | 4 |
| 34 | 40 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 146 | 0 | running | 3 |
| 35 | 4 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 106 | 0 | crash | 8 |
| 36 | 5 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | crash | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 38 | 39 | 40 | Brandon Hightower | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 72 | 0 | transmission | 1 |
| 39 | 38 | 97 | Stephen Leicht | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | vibration | 1 |
| 40 | 35 | 93 | Jordan Anderson (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| Withdrew ||||||||||
| WD | | 72 | John Jackson | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |
| WD | | 97 | Josh Bilicki | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Elliott Sadler | 189 |
| | 2 | William Byron | 172 (-17) |
| | 3 | Justin Allgaier | 143 (–46) |
| | 4 | Ryan Reed | 143 (–46) |
| | 5 | Bubba Wallace | 140 (–49) |
| | 6 | Brennan Poole | 133 (–56) |
| | 7 | Daniel Hemric | 131 (–58) |
| | 8 | Michael Annett | 113 (–76) |
| | 9 | Matt Tifft | 111 (–78) |
| | 10 | Blake Koch | 106 (–83) |
| | 11 | Dakoda Armstrong | 101 (–88) |
| | 12 | Cole Custer | 86 (–103) |
| Official driver's standings ||||