# 2017 Lilly Diabetes 250

The 2017 Lilly Diabetes 250 was the 18th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the sixth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 22, 2017, in Speedway, Indiana, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway a 2.500 miles (4.023 km) permanent, rectangular-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. In an exciting battle with 5 laps to go, William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, held off a charging Paul Menard for his third career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. To fill out the podium, Joey Logano of Team Penske would finish third, respectively.

## Background

The race was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which is an automobile racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States. It is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Verizon 200, and formerly the home of the United States Grand Prix. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (9.7 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.
Constructed in 1909, it is the second purpose-built, banked oval racing circuit after Brooklands and the first to be called a 'speedway'. It is the third-oldest permanent automobile race track in the world, behind Brooklands and the Milwaukee Mile. With a permanent seating capacity of 257,325, it is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Indiana FAME, Vincennes University |
| 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ken Houston Electric |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial |
| 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Richmond Water Heaters, Menards |
| 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Rheem, Johns Manville |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Illiana Water Association |
| 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | TMC Transportation |
| 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Learn Underwater Driving, CDA.edu |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Breyers |
| 8 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Keen Parts, CorvetteParts.net |
| 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Liberty University |
| 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | OCR Gaz Bar |
| 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Superior Essex |
| 15 | Reed Sorenson (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 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 | Fanatics |
| 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | GameStop, Nerf |
| 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 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | Estes Express Lines |
| 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | WinField United |
| 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Atlas Roofing, Menards |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | Amana |
| 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Broken Bow Records, Jason Aldean |
| 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | DC Solar |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | All South Electric, BRT Extrusions |
| 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Donate Life, Sparks Energy |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | AFM Graphics |
| 78 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Racing with Jesus |
| 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | BuckedUp Apparel |
| 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 96 | Ben Kennedy (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Weber Inc. |
| 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Whataburger |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, July 21, at 1:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Elliott Sadler of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.080 and an average speed of 166.420 mph (267.827 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.080 | 166.420 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.148 | 166.211 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 54.279 | 165.810 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Final practice

The final practice session was held on Friday, July 21, at 3:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.059 and an average speed of 166.485 mph (267.932 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.059 | 166.485 |
| 2 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 54.122 | 166.291 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 54.164 | 166.162 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 22, at 12:45 PM EST. Since Indianapolis Motor Speedway is at least 2 miles (3.2 km), 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.
Elliott Sadler of JR Motorsports won the pole with a lap of 54.452 and an average speed of 165.283 mph (265.997 km/h).

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.625 | 164.760 | 54.452 | 165.283 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 54.516 | 165.089 | 54.456 | 165.271 |
| 3 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.863 | 164.045 | 54.687 | 164.573 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.955 | 163.770 | 54.744 | 164.402 |
| 5 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.887 | 163.973 | 54.792 | 164.258 |
| 6 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 54.914 | 163.893 | 54.793 | 164.255 |
| 7 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 55.011 | 163.604 | 54.838 | 164.120 |
| 8 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 54.957 | 163.764 | 54.920 | 163.875 |
| 9 | 96 | Ben Kennedy (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 55.010 | 163.607 | 54.971 | 163.723 |
| 10 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 54.985 | 163.681 | 54.977 | 163.705 |
| 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 54.901 | 163.931 | 55.009 | 163.610 |
| 12 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 55.031 | 163.544 | 55.117 | 162.289 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 55.070 | 163.428 | - | - |
| 14 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 55.088 | 163.375 | - | - |
| 15 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 55.182 | 163.097 | - | - |
| 16 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 55.310 | 162.719 | - | - |
| 17 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 55.328 | 162.666 | - | - |
| 18 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 55.369 | 162.546 | - | - |
| 19 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 55.396 | 162.467 | - | - |
| 20 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 55.476 | 162.232 | - | - |
| 21 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 55.558 | 161.993 | - | - |
| 22 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 55.694 | 161.597 | - | - |
| 23 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.732 | 161.487 | - | - |
| 24 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 55.777 | 161.357 | - | - |
| 25 | 24 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 55.792 | 161.313 | - | - |
| 26 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 55.987 | 160.752 | - | - |
| 27 | 15 | Reed Sorenson (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.025 | 160.643 | - | - |
| 28 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 56.164 | 160.245 | - | - |
| 29 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.166 | 160.239 | - | - |
| 30 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 56.214 | 160.102 | - | - |
| 31 | 78 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.341 | 159.742 | - | - |
| 32 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 56.557 | 159.131 | - | - |
| 33 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.960 | 158.006 | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 34 | 8 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.972 | 157.972 | - | - |
| 35 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 57.353 | 156.923 | - | - |
| 36 | 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 57.468 | 156.609 | - | - |
| 37 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 57.487 | 156.557 | - | - |
| 38 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 58.150 | 154.772 | - | - |
| 39 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 58.219 | 154.589 | - | - |
| Qualified by time |||||||||
| 40 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 58.396 | 154.120 | - | - |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 4 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 96 | Ben Kennedy (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 40
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 26 | Running | 50 |
| 2 | 15 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 22 | Running | 45 |
| 5 | 6 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 10 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 17 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 45 |
| 8 | 13 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 1 | Running | 37 |
| 9 | 14 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 10 | 19 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 12 | 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 44 | Running | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 14 | 8 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 15 | 21 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 16 | 23 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 17 | 22 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 9 | 96 | Ben Kennedy (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 19 | 25 | 24 | Jeb Burton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 24 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 33 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 1 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 29 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 1 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 99 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 31 | 78 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 26 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 20 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 35 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 37 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 32 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 32 | 39 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 98 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 34 | 8 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 40 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 90 | 0 | Transmission | 3 |
| 35 | 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 86 | 4 | Running | 2 |
| 36 | 36 | 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 40 | 0 | Clutch | 1 |
| 37 | 18 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 38 | 27 | 15 | Reed Sorenson (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | Vibration | 0 |
| 39 | 38 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 22 | 1 | Engine | 1 |
| 40 | 28 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | Vibration | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Elliott Sadler | 665 |
| | 2 | William Byron | 625 (-25) |
| | 3 | Justin Allgaier | 532 (–133) |
| | 4 | Brennan Poole | 473 (–192) |
| | 5 | Daniel Hemric | 458 (–207) |
| | 6 | Cole Custer | 435 (-230) |
| | 7 | Matt Tifft | 414 (-251) |
| | 8 | Ryan Reed | 408 (-257) |
| | 9 | Dakoda Armstrong | 368 (-297) |
| | 10 | Michael Annett | 367 (-298) |
| | 11 | Blake Koch | 324 (-321) |
| | 12 | Brendan Gaughan | 329 (-336) |
| Official driver's standings ||||