# 2017 TheHouse.com 225

The 2017 TheHouse.com 225 was the 16th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the final race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular season, and the ninth iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 15, 2017, in Joliet, Illinois, at Chicagoland Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. At race's end, Johnny Sauter, driving for GMS Racing, would control the last 28 laps of the race to win his 15th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Chase Briscoe of Brad Keselowski Racing and Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
The eight drivers to qualify for the NASCAR playoffs were Christopher Bell, Johnny Sauter, John Hunter Nemechek, Matt Crafton, Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric, Ben Rhodes, and Kaz Grala.

## Background

Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR races. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes, including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Tommy Regan (i) | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven 2 Honor |
| 1 | Jordan Anderson | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil, Bommarito Automotive Group |
| 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Randco, Young's Building Systems |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Sirius XM |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fire Alarm Services, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Nickelodeon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | JEGS |
| 14 | Ted Minor | Long Motorsports | Chevrolet | Edge Guard |
| 15 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
| 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Aisin |
| 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Switch |
| 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Reese Brands, DrawTite |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | ISM Connect |
| 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Fraternal Order of Eagles |
| 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Safelite Auto Glass |
| 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper-Standard |
| 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Stealth |
| 36 | B. J. McLeod (i) | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | MB Motorsports |
| 44 | Austin Wayne Self | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | AM Technical Solutions, Don't Mess with Texas |
| 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Toyota | ProMatic Automation |
| 49 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
| 50 | Josh Reaume | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | WCI Parts |
| 51 | Myatt Snider | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Louisiana Hot Sauce |
| 57 | Mike Senica | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing |
| 63 | Kevin Donahue | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Mittler Bros. Machine & Tool |
| 74 | Mike Harmon (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 83 | Camden Murphy | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ronald McDonald House Charities Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | NEMCO Motorsports |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | 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 | JIVE Communication |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Thursday, September 14, at 2:30 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Chase Briscoe of Brad Keselowski Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.805 and an average speed of 175.296 miles per hour (282.112 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.805 | 175.296 |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.823 | 175.194 |
| 3 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.971 | 174.357 |
| 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 Thursday, September 14, at 4:30 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.688 and an average speed of 175.965 miles per hour (283.188 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.688 | 175.965 |
| 2 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.850 | 175.041 |
| 3 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.884 | 174.848 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, September 15, at 4:05 PM CST. Since Chicagoland 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.
Ryan Truex of Hattori Racing Enterprises would win the pole, setting a lap of 30.685 and an average speed of 175.982 miles per hour (283.216 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 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 30.760 | 175.553 | 30.685 | 175.982 |
| 2 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.840 | 175.097 | 30.701 | 175.890 |
| 3 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.851 | 175.035 | 30.795 | 175.353 |
| 4 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.853 | 175.023 | 30.821 | 175.205 |
| 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.958 | 174.430 | 30.943 | 174.514 |
| 6 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 31.014 | 174.115 | 30.943 | 174.514 |
| 7 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.955 | 174.447 | 30.954 | 174.452 |
| 8 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 31.048 | 173.924 | 30.955 | 174.447 |
| 9 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.970 | 174.362 | 30.976 | 174.329 |
| 10 | 51 | Myatt Snider | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.965 | 174.390 | 30.989 | 174.255 |
| 11 | 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 31.093 | 173.673 | 31.064 | 173.835 |
| 12 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.148 | 173.366 | 31.227 | 172.927 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 31.149 | 173.360 | - | - |
| 14 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.155 | 173.327 | - | - |
| 15 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.363 | 172.177 | - | - |
| 16 | 92 | Regan Smith | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 31.402 | 171.964 | - | - |
| 17 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Toyota | 31.713 | 170.277 | - | - |
| 18 | 44 | Austin Wayne Self | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.870 | 169.438 | - | - |
| 19 | 15 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.167 | 167.874 | - | - |
| 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.355 | 166.898 | - | - |
| 21 | 1 | Jordan Anderson | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.376 | 166.790 | - | - |
| 22 | 83 | Camden Murphy | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.461 | 166.353 | - | - |
| 23 | 49 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.813 | 164.569 | - | - |
| 24 | 63 | Kevin Donahue | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.921 | 164.029 | - | - |
| 25 | 50 | Josh Reaume | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.056 | 163.359 | - | - |
| 26 | 36 | B. J. McLeod (i) | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.423 | 161.565 | - | - |
| 27 | 14 | Ted Minor | Long Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.927 | 159.165 | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 74 | Mike Harmon (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 34.279 | 157.531 | - | - |
| 29 | 0 | Tommy Regan (i) | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 34.791 | 155.213 | - | - |
| 30 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 34.798 | 155.181 | - | - |
| 31 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 35.416 | 152.473 | - | - |
| 32 | 57 | Mike Senica | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 42.214 | 127.920 | - | - |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 35
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 92 | Regan Smith | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 35
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 51 | Myatt Snider | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 80
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 28 | running | 56 |
| 2 | 2 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 150 | 18 | running | 50 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 72 | running | 47 |
| 4 | 1 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 150 | 29 | running | 46 |
| 5 | 8 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 6 | 13 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 7 | 12 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 8 | 6 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 9 | 14 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 10 | 10 | 51 | Myatt Snider | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 11 | 11 | 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 16 | 92 | Regan Smith | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 149 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 13 | 15 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 9 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 149 | 2 | running | 28 |
| 15 | 7 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 148 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 16 | 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 148 | 1 | running | 33 |
| 17 | 17 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Toyota | 148 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 23 | 49 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 25 | 50 | Josh Reaume | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 18 | 44 | Austin Wayne Self | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 21 | 1 | Jordan Anderson | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | clutch | 16 |
| 22 | 22 | 83 | Camden Murphy | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | suspension | 15 |
| 23 | 30 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | transmission | 14 |
| 24 | 31 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | suspension | 13 |
| 25 | 19 | 15 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | fuel pump | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | 14 | Ted Minor | Long Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | engine | 11 |
| 27 | 28 | 74 | Mike Harmon (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | transmission | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 0 | Tommy Regan (i) | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 63 | Kevin Donahue | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | crash | 8 |
| 30 | 26 | 36 | B. J. McLeod (i) | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 31 | 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | vibration | 6 |
| 32 | 32 | 57 | Mike Senica | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | rear gear | 5 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Christopher Bell | 2,040 |
| | 2 | Johnny Sauter | 2,025 (-15) |
| | 3 | John Hunter Nemechek | 2,014 (–26) |
| | 4 | Matt Crafton | 2,014 (–26) |
| | 5 | Chase Briscoe | 2,009 (–31) |
| | 6 | Austin Cindric | 2,007 (–33) |
| | 7 | Ben Rhodes | 2,007 (–33) |
| | 8 | Kaz Grala | 2,005 (–35) |
| Official driver's standings ||||