# 2017 Kansas Lottery 300

The 2017 Kansas Lottery 300 was the 30th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the first race of the Round of 8, and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 21, 2017, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.500 miles (2.414 km) permanent paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a wild finish, Christopher Bell, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would manage to defend against the dominant Erik Jones to win his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and his only victory of the season. To fill out the podium, Tyler Reddick, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, and Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

### 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, Code 3 Associates |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hunt Brothers Pizza |
| 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 | Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Allstate Parts & Service Group |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Degree |
| 07 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Grunt Style "This We'll Defend" |
| 8 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | JW Transport, Shootersmart |
| 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Vannoy Construction |
| 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | MBM Motorsports |
| 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 15 | Reed Sorenson (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Lilly Diabetes |
| 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | JBL |
| 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Fanatics |
| 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 | Discount Tire |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 24 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Toyota | Nut Up |
| 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | American Ethanol, Casey's |
| 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 40 | Bobby Dale Earnhardt | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | Copeland Insurance Agency |
| 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Broken Bow Records, Dustin Lynch |
| 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 | RepairableVehicles.com |
| 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Masonry & Precast Specialty Services |
| 55 | Josh Berry | NextGen Motorsports | Toyota | March Networks |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, City Lights Shine |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Veterans Motorsports Inc., End 22 |
| 78 | Jennifer Jo Cobb (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Mark One Electric |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Racing with Jesus, Visone RV |
| 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | Bucked Up Apparel |
| 93 | Gray Gaulding (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Moore Freight Service |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, October 20, at 1:30 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Matt Tifft, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.348 and an average speed of 177.936 mph (286.360 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.348 | 177.936 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 30.430 | 177.456 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.551 | 176.754 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, October 20, at 4:00 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.476 and an average speed of 177.189 mph (285.158 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.476 | 177.189 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 30.645 | 176.211 |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.655 | 176.154 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 21, at 11:05 AM CST. Since Kansas Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 km) in length, 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.
Tyler Reddick, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 29.815 and an average speed of 181.117 mph (291.480 km/h) in the third round.
Mike Harmon was the only driver to fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
| 1 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.388 | 177.702 | 29.877 | 180.741 | 29.815 | 181.117 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.040 | 179.760 | 29.844 | 180.941 | 29.830 | 181.026 |
| 3 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 30.202 | 178.796 | 29.887 | 180.681 | 29.980 | 180.120 |
| 4 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.252 | 178.501 | 29.983 | 180.102 | 30.097 | 179.420 |
| 5 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.736 | 175.690 | 30.029 | 179.826 | 30.125 | 179.253 |
| 6 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.487 | 177.125 | 30.090 | 179.462 | 30.153 | 179.087 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.290 | 178.277 | 30.115 | 179.313 | 30.163 | 179.027 |
| 8 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.438 | 177.410 | 30.047 | 179.718 | 30.209 | 178.755 |
| 9 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.377 | 177.766 | 30.186 | 178.891 | 30.242 | 178.560 |
| 10 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.426 | 177.480 | 30.242 | 178.560 | 30.245 | 178.542 |
| 11 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.562 | 176.690 | 30.194 | 178.843 | 30.286 | 178.300 |
| 12 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.685 | 175.982 | 30.212 | 178.737 | 30.313 | 178.141 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.288 | 178.288 | 30.246 | 178.536 | - | - |
| 14 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.657 | 176.142 | 30.312 | 178.147 | - | - |
| 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.789 | 175.387 | 30.437 | 177.416 | - | - |
| 16 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.798 | 175.336 | 30.448 | 177.352 | - | - |
| 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.912 | 174.689 | 30.521 | 176.927 | - | - |
| 18 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.822 | 175.200 | 30.561 | 176.696 | - | - |
| 19 | 24 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 30.745 | 175.638 | 30.573 | 176.626 | - | - |
| 20 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.946 | 174.498 | 30.580 | 176.586 | - | - |
| 21 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.921 | 174.639 | 30.703 | 175.879 | - | - |
| 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 30.836 | 175.120 | 30.744 | 175.644 | - | - |
| 23 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 30.796 | 175.347 | 30.764 | 175.530 | - | - |
| 24 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.768 | 175.507 | 31.329 | 172.364 | - | - |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.961 | 174.413 | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | 8 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.010 | 174.137 | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | 15 | Reed Sorenson (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.298 | 172.535 | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.334 | 172.337 | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | 93 | Gray Gaulding (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.344 | 172.282 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 31.364 | 172.172 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | 46 | Quin Houff | Precision Performance Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.408 | 171.931 | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 31.449 | 171.707 | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | 55 | Josh Berry | NextGen Motorsports | Toyota | 31.537 | 171.227 | - | - | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 34 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.731 | 170.181 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 31.742 | 170.122 | - | - | - | - |
| 36 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 31.839 | 169.603 | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 31.938 | 169.078 | - | - | - | - |
| 38 | 07 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 32.991 | 163.681 | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | 78 | Jennifer Jo Cobb (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.006 | 163.607 | - | - | - | - |
| 40 | 40 | Bobby Dale Earnhardt | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.413 | 161.614 | - | - | - | - |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 41 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 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 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 5 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 4 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 3 | running | 49 |
| 3 | 3 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 3 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 5 | 13 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 43 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 8 | 8 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 9 | 16 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 4 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 11 | 12 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 9 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 13 | 24 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 20 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 199 | 186 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 24 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 21 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 10 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 19 | 7 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 20 | 23 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 198 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 14 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 31 | 46 | Quin Houff | Precision Performance Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 18 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 28 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 32 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 34 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 36 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 30 | 35 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 40 | 40 | Bobby Dale Earnhardt | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 32 | 26 | 8 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 5 |
| 33 | 38 | 07 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 4 |
| 34 | 33 | 55 | Josh Berry | NextGen Motorsports | Toyota | 182 | 0 | engine | 3 |
| 35 | 39 | 78 | Jennifer Jo Cobb (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 36 | 30 | 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 36 | 0 | vibration | 1 |
| 37 | 37 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | suspension | 1 |
| 38 | 27 | 15 | Reed Sorenson (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | handling | 0 |
| 39 | 29 | 93 | Gray Gaulding (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | brakes | 0 |
| 40 | 25 | 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | handling | 1 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||||
| 41 | | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Justin Allgaier | 3,066 |
| 1 | 2 | William Byron | 3,064 (-2) |
| | 3 | Elliott Sadler | 3,055 (-11) |
| 2 | 4 | Brennan Poole | 3,038 (–28) |
| 1 | 5 | Matt Tifft | 3,033 (–33) |
| 1 | 6 | Ryan Reed | 3,032 (-34) |
| 3 | 7 | Daniel Hemric | 3,032 (-34) |
| 1 | 8 | Cole Custer | 3,030 (-36) |
| | 9 | Brendan Gaughan | 2,103 (-963) |
| 1 | 10 | Michael Annett | 2,081 (-985) |
| 1 | 11 | Jeremy Clements | 2,064 (-1,002) |
| 1 | 12 | Blake Koch | 2,059 (-1,007) |
| Official driver's standings ||||