# 2017 Boyd Gaming 300

The 2017 Boyd Gaming 300 was the third stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 11, 2017, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Joey Logano, driving for Team Penske, would hold off the field on the final restart with four to go to complete a dominating run. The win was Logano's 28th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first and only win of the season. To fill out the podium, Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing and Daniel Suárez of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

### 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 | Code 3 Associates |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial |
| 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 24HR |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | G&K Services, Litehouse |
| 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 | Liberty University |
| 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | Fleetwood RV, REV Group |
| 13 | Brandon Hightower | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | MBM Motorsports |
| 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 Rowdy |
| 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Surface Sunscreen |
| 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Interstate Batteries |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas |
| 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 24 | Drew Herring | JGL Racing | Toyota | JGL Racing Young Guns |
| 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | WinField United |
| 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Menards, Turtle Wax |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Kodiak Construction, Speedway Children's Charities |
| 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | CrashClaimsR.Us |
| 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Credit One Bank |
| 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 | Nevada Donor Network |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 77 | Josh Bilicki | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | Obaika Racing |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Racing with Jesus |
| 90 | Martin Roy | DGM Racing | 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 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | Shelby American, DenBeste Water Solutions |
| 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Striping Technology |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, March 10, at 1:00 PM PST, and would last for 55 minutes. Brendan Gaughan of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.578 and an average speed of 182.568 miles per hour (293.815 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.578 | 182.568 |
| 2 | 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.605 | 182.402 |
| 3 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 29.618 | 182.322 |
| 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 10, at 3:00 PM PST, and would last for 55 minutes. Daniel Suárez of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.607 and an average speed of 182.389 miles per hour (293.527 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.607 | 182.389 |
| 2 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.618 | 182.322 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.670 | 182.002 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Saturday, March 11, at 10:05 AM PST. Since Las Vegas 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 Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 29.098 and an average speed of 185.580 miles per hour (298.662 km/h).
Three drivers failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd, Mike Harmon, and Josh Bilicki.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.538 | 182.815 | 29.137 | 185.331 | 29.098 | 185.580 |
| 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 28.998 | 186.220 | 29.227 | 184.761 | 29.117 | 185.459 |
| 3 | 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.576 | 182.580 | 29.283 | 184.407 | 29.130 | 185.376 |
| 4 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 29.415 | 183.580 | 29.204 | 184.906 | 29.171 | 185.115 |
| 5 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.503 | 183.032 | 29.323 | 184.156 | 29.318 | 184.187 |
| 6 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.585 | 182.525 | 29.380 | 183.799 | 29.322 | 184.162 |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.501 | 183.045 | 29.266 | 184.514 | 29.331 | 184.106 |
| 8 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.531 | 182.859 | 29.429 | 183.492 | 29.392 | 183.723 |
| 9 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.515 | 182.958 | 29.419 | 183.555 | 29.490 | 183.113 |
| 10 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.596 | 182.457 | 29.474 | 183.212 | 29.548 | 182.753 |
| 11 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.737 | 181.592 | 29.491 | 183.107 | 29.739 | 181.580 |
| 12 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.610 | 182.371 | 29.340 | 184.049 | 30.074 | 179.557 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.783 | 181.311 | 29.493 | 183.094 | — | — |
| 14 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.849 | 180.911 | 29.564 | 182.655 | — | — |
| 15 | 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 29.720 | 181.696 | 29.571 | 182.611 | — | — |
| 16 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.694 | 181.855 | 29.574 | 182.593 | — | — |
| 17 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.675 | 181.971 | 29.588 | 182.506 | — | — |
| 18 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.568 | 182.630 | 29.657 | 182.082 | — | — |
| 19 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.758 | 181.464 | 29.683 | 181.922 | — | — |
| 20 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.768 | 181.403 | 29.702 | 181.806 | — | — |
| 21 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 29.746 | 181.537 | 29.714 | 181.733 | — | — |
| 22 | 24 | Drew Herring | JGL Racing | Toyota | 29.781 | 181.324 | 29.783 | 181.311 | — | — |
| 23 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 29.740 | 181.574 | 29.841 | 180.959 | — | — |
| 24 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.790 | 181.269 | 29.964 | 180.216 | — | — |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 30.023 | 179.862 | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.130 | 179.223 | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.183 | 178.909 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.341 | 177.977 | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.350 | 177.924 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 93 | Jordan Anderson (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.377 | 177.766 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.495 | 177.078 | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 30.501 | 177.043 | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.669 | 176.074 | — | — | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 34 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.691 | 175.947 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 90 | Martin Roy | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 30.691 | 175.947 | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 30.803 | 175.308 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 31.068 | 173.812 | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | 13 | Brandon Hightower | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.339 | 172.309 | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.713 | 170.277 | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | 97 | Stephen Leicht | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 33.227 | 162.518 | — | — | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 41 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 31.267 | 172.706 | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 31.698 | 170.358 | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | 77 | Josh Bilicki | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 4 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 10 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 106 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 33 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 47 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 7 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 48 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 9 | 10 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 10 | 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 12 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 19 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 8 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 14 | 18 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 12 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 11 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 15 | 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 22 | 24 | Drew Herring | JGL Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 21 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 28 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 23 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 1 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 9 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 25 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 31 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 37 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 34 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 30 | 36 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 29 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 32 | 35 | 90 | Martin Roy | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 5 |
| 33 | 32 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 195 | 0 | running | 4 |
| 34 | 6 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 191 | 0 | crash | 10 |
| 35 | 17 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | 2 |
| 36 | 33 | 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 37 | 39 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | brakes | 1 |
| 38 | 38 | 13 | Brandon Hightower | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | vibration | 1 |
| 39 | 40 | 97 | Stephen Leicht | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 40 | 30 | 93 | Jordan Anderson (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||||
| 41 | | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 42 | | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | | | | |
| 43 | | 77 | Josh Bilicki | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Elliott Sadler | 99 |
| | 2 | Ryan Reed | 95 (-4) |
| | 3 | William Byron | 90 (–9) |
| | 4 | Daniel Hemric | 72 (–27) |
| | 5 | Bubba Wallace | 70 (–29) |
| | 6 | Matt Tifft | 66 (–33) |
| | 7 | Brennan Poole | 66 (–33) |
| | 8 | Brendan Gaughan | 64 (–35) |
| | 9 | Dakoda Armstrong | 64 (–35) |
| | 10 | Cole Custer | 62 (–37) |
| | 11 | Justin Allgaier | 61 (–38) |
| | 12 | Michael Annett | 61 (–38) |
| Official driver's standings ||||