# 2017 DC Solar 200

The 2017 DC Solar 200 was the fourth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would pull away on the final restart with four to go to win his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Ryan Blaney of Team Penske and Erik Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Phoenix International Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

### Entry list

| # | 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 | 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 | Flex Seal |
| 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 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Thompson Electric, Inc. |
| 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Axalta, Ameristar |
| 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | MBM Motorsports |
| 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports |
| 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 | Surface Sunscreen |
| 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 | Kingman Chevrolet |
| 24 | Drew Herring | JGL Racing | Toyota | JGL Racing Young Guns |
| 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | JGL Racing |
| 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Truck Month |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Tap & Sons Electric |
| 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | MBM Motorsports |
| 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Broken Bow Records, Trace Adkins "Something's Going On" |
| 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 |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 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 |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Visone RV, Racing with Jesus |
| 90 | Mario Gosselin | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | La Rue, Bucked Up Apparel |
| 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 |
| Official entry list |||||
*Withdrew due to fellow driver B. J. McLeod convincing Bilicki that the car was a safety hazard and should not be run.

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, March 17, at 10:00 AM PST, and would last for 55 minutes. Erik Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.372 and an average speed of 131.521 miles per hour (211.663 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.372 | 131.521 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 27.407 | 131.353 |
| 3 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.417 | 131.305 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second practice

The second practice session was held on Friday, March 17, at 1:00 PM PST, and would last for 55 minutes. Ryan Blaney of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.423 and an average speed of 131.277 miles per hour (211.270 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 27.423 | 131.277 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.546 | 130.690 |
| 3 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.547 | 130.686 |
| Full second practice results |||||||

### Third and final practice

The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 17, at 3:00 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 27.449 and an average speed of 131.152 miles per hour (211.069 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.449 | 131.152 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 27.455 | 131.124 |
| 3 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.477 | 131.019 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Saturday, March 18, at 10:05 AM PST. Since Phoenix International Raceway 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.
William Byron of JR Motorsports would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 26.969 and an average speed of 133.487 miles per hour (214.827 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 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.306 | 131.839 | 27.160 | 132.548 | 26.969 | 133.487 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.451 | 131.143 | 27.113 | 132.778 | 26.980 | 133.432 |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.327 | 131.738 | 27.213 | 132.290 | 27.061 | 133.033 |
| 4 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 27.482 | 130.995 | 27.260 | 132.062 | 27.124 | 132.724 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.335 | 131.699 | 27.214 | 132.285 | 27.130 | 132.694 |
| 6 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.582 | 130.520 | 27.176 | 132.470 | 27.193 | 132.387 |
| 7 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 27.333 | 131.709 | 27.287 | 131.931 | 27.222 | 132.246 |
| 8 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.659 | 130.157 | 27.207 | 132.319 | 27.227 | 132.222 |
| 9 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 27.529 | 130.771 | 27.275 | 131.989 | 27.262 | 132.052 |
| 10 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.545 | 130.695 | 27.289 | 131.921 | 27.281 | 131.960 |
| 11 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 27.424 | 131.272 | 27.295 | 131.892 | 27.316 | 131.791 |
| 12 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.472 | 131.043 | 27.277 | 131.979 | 27.415 | 131.315 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.556 | 130.643 | 27.299 | 131.873 | — | — |
| 14 | 24 | Drew Herring | JGL Racing | Toyota | 27.519 | 130.819 | 27.320 | 131.772 | — | — |
| 15 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 27.606 | 130.406 | 27.399 | 131.392 | — | — |
| 16 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 27.457 | 131.114 | 27.411 | 131.334 | — | — |
| 17 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 27.366 | 131.550 | 27.450 | 131.148 | — | — |
| 18 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 27.799 | 129.501 | 27.634 | 130.274 | — | — |
| 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 27.753 | 129.716 | 27.730 | 129.823 | — | — |
| 20 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.990 | 128.617 | 27.873 | 129.157 | — | — |
| 21 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 28.012 | 128.516 | 27.936 | 128.866 | — | — |
| 22 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 27.950 | 128.801 | 28.022 | 128.470 | — | — |
| 23 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.971 | 128.705 | 28.101 | 128.109 | — | — |
| 24 | 8 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.069 | 128.255 | 28.436 | 126.600 | — | — |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 28.099 | 128.118 | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 93 | Jordan Anderson (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.137 | 127.945 | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 28.200 | 127.660 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 28.355 | 126.962 | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 28.401 | 126.756 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 28.563 | 126.037 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 28.717 | 125.361 | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 29.310 | 122.825 | — | — | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 33 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 37 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 38 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | 97 | Stephen Leicht | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Withdrew |||||||||||
| WD | 77 | Josh Bilicki | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 6 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 85 | running | 54 |
| 2 | 33 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 15 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 65 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 43 |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 45 |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 7 | 35 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 8 | 17 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 9 | 12 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 10 | 13 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 8 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 4 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 4 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 14 | 15 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 15 | 37 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 18 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 36 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 22 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 14 | 24 | Drew Herring | JGL Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 9 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 38 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 20 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 23 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 39 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 31 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 200 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 10 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 28 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 21 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 30 | 24 | 8 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 30 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 197 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 32 | 27 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 5 |
| 33 | 3 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 190 | 31 | crash | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | crash | 3 |
| 35 | 25 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | crash | 2 |
| 36 | 29 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | brakes | 1 |
| 37 | 40 | 97 | Stephen Leicht | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | handling | 1 |
| 38 | 32 | 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 18 | 0 | rear gear | 1 |
| 39 | 34 | 18 | Daniel Suárez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 11 | 0 | crash | 0 |
| 40 | 26 | 93 | Jordan Anderson (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | overheating | 0 |
| Withdrew ||||||||||
| WD | | 77 | Josh Bilicki | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Elliott Sadler | 144 |
| | 2 | William Byron | 133 (-11) |
| | 3 | Ryan Reed | 121 (–23) |
| | 4 | Justin Allgaier | 115 (–29) |
| | 5 | Bubba Wallace | 109 (–35) |
| | 6 | Matt Tifft | 104 (–40) |
| | 7 | Brennan Poole | 98 (–46) |
| | 8 | Matt Tifft | 91 (–53) |
| | 9 | Michael Annett | 89 (–55) |
| | 10 | Dakoda Armstrong | 84 (–60) |
| | 11 | Blake Koch | 81 (–63) |
| | 12 | Cole Custer | 78 (–66) |
| Official driver's standings ||||