# 2017 Ticket Galaxy 200

The 2017 Ticket Galaxy 200 was the 32nd stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the third and elimination race of the Round of 8, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 11, 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. On the final restart with 17 to go, with the help of his pit crew, William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, would manage to pull away from the field to win his fourth and to date, final career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory, his fourth and final win of the season, and a guaranteed spot in the Championship 4. To fill out the podium, Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, and Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.
The drivers to qualify for the Championship 4 were William Byron, Justin Allgaier, Elliott Sadler, and Daniel Hemric.

## 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

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Shot |
| 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Beechcraft, Cessna |
| 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Tape |
| 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Ruud |
| 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Advil Liqui-Gels |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Seal |
| 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Zomongo, CDA Technical Institute |
| 8 | Caesar Bacarella | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Alpha Prime Regimen |
| 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Liberty University |
| 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 |
| 15 | Joe Nemechek (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Lilly Diabetes |
| 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Safelite AutoGlass |
| 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Fanatics, Surface Sunscreen |
| 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Hisense 4K TV |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff |
| 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Kingman Chevrolet |
| 24 | Corey LaJoie (i) | JGL Racing | Toyota | Youtheory |
| 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Phone Skope |
| 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | TAP & Sons, Lighting SouthWest |
| 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | CrashClaimsR.Us, Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit |
| 42 | Alex Bowman (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Energizer |
| 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | DC Solar Patriotic |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | RepairableVehicles.com |
| 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Donate Life Arizona |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Treasure The Legacy |
| 78 | John Graham | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Magellan Aviation Group |
| 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 |
| 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | GEICO Military |
| 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, November 10, at 12:30 PM MST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.404 and an average speed of 131.368 mph (211.416 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 27.404 | 131.368 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.448 | 131.157 |
| 3 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.452 | 131.138 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 10, at 2:30 PM MST. The session would last for 55 minutes. William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.343 and an average speed of 131.661 mph (211.888 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.343 | 131.661 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.463 | 131.085 |
| 3 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.489 | 130.961 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 11, at 10:35 AM MST. Since Phoenix International Raceway 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.
Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 26.880 and an average speed of 133.929 mph (215.538 km/h) in the third round.
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 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.722 | 129.861 | 27.186 | 132.421 | 26.880 | 133.929 |
| 2 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.341 | 131.670 | 27.103 | 132.827 | 27.018 | 133.245 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 27.426 | 131.262 | 27.171 | 132.494 | 27.034 | 133.166 |
| 4 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.519 | 130.819 | 27.178 | 132.460 | 27.076 | 132.959 |
| 5 | 42 | Alex Bowman (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 27.493 | 130.942 | 27.293 | 131.902 | 27.082 | 132.930 |
| 6 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 27.453 | 131.133 | 27.169 | 132.504 | 27.108 | 132.802 |
| 7 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.584 | 130.510 | 27.223 | 132.241 | 27.168 | 132.509 |
| 8 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.285 | 131.941 | 27.073 | 132.974 | 27.177 | 132.465 |
| 9 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 27.777 | 129.604 | 27.310 | 131.820 | 27.233 | 132.193 |
| 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.552 | 130.662 | 27.152 | 132.587 | 27.303 | 131.854 |
| 11 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.679 | 130.063 | 27.308 | 131.830 | 27.387 | 131.449 |
| 12 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.690 | 130.011 | 27.315 | 131.796 | 27.404 | 131.368 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.691 | 130.006 | 27.325 | 131.747 | - | - |
| 14 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 27.428 | 131.253 | 27.331 | 131.719 | - | - |
| 15 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.761 | 129.678 | 27.332 | 131.714 | - | - |
| 16 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.585 | 130.506 | 27.356 | 131.598 | - | - |
| 17 | 24 | Corey LaJoie (i) | JGL Racing | Toyota | 27.838 | 129.320 | 27.364 | 131.560 | - | - |
| 18 | 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 27.689 | 130.016 | 27.388 | 131.444 | - | - |
| 19 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 27.507 | 130.876 | 27.553 | 130.657 | - | - |
| 20 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 27.722 | 129.861 | 27.560 | 130.624 | - | - |
| 21 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.657 | 130.166 | 27.561 | 130.619 | - | - |
| 22 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.753 | 129.716 | 27.673 | 130.091 | - | - |
| 23 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 27.763 | 129.669 | 27.676 | 130.077 | - | - |
| 24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 27.770 | 129.636 | 27.722 | 129.861 | - | - |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 27.988 | 128.627 | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.074 | 128.233 | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | 15 | Joe Nemechek (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.209 | 127.619 | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 28.276 | 127.316 | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.277 | 127.312 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 28.336 | 127.047 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 28.371 | 126.890 | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.403 | 126.747 | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 28.494 | 126.342 | - | - | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 34 | 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.521 | 126.223 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | 93 | Gray Gaulding | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.646 | 125.672 | - | - | - | - |
| 36 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.725 | 125.326 | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | 8 | Caesar Bacarella | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.732 | 125.296 | - | - | - | - |
| 38 | 78 | John Graham | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.399 | 122.453 | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 29.757 | 120.980 | - | - | - | - |
| 40 | 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 60
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 42 | Alex Bowman (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 60
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
Stage 3 Laps: 80
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 17 | running | 50 |
| 2 | 6 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 147 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 36 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 47 |
| 6 | 9 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 7 | 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 8 | 5 | 42 | Alex Bowman (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 11 | 4 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 18 | 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 21 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 15 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 12 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 19 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 13 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 22 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 23 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 26 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 17 | 24 | Corey LaJoie (i) | JGL Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 25 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 29 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 31 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 32 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 36 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 30 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 30 | 37 | 8 | Caesar Bacarella | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 38 | 78 | John Graham | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 32 | 11 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | crash | 5 |
| 33 | 28 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | running | 4 |
| 34 | 33 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | brakes | 3 |
| 35 | 27 | 15 | Joe Nemechek (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | brakes | 0 |
| 36 | 40 | 13 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 37 | 0 | electrical | 1 |
| 37 | 34 | 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | brakes | 1 |
| 38 | 14 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 39 | 39 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 19 | 0 | engine | 1 |
| 40 | 35 | 93 | Gray Gaulding | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | William Byron | 4,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Justin Allgaier | 4,000 (-0) |
| 2 | 3 | Elliott Sadler | 4,000 (-0) |
| 3 | 4 | Daniel Hemric | 4,000 (–204) |
| 1 | 5 | Cole Custer | 2,228 (–1,772) |
| 1 | 6 | Matt Tifft | 2,191 (-1,809) |
| 3 | 7 | Brennan Poole | 2,188 (-1,812) |
| 2 | 8 | Ryan Reed | 2,144 (-1,856) |
| | 9 | Brendan Gaughan | 2,129 (-1,871) |
| | 10 | Michael Annett | 2,127 (-1,883) |
| | 11 | Blake Koch | 2,117 (-1,893) |
| | 12 | Jeremy Clements | 2,093 (-1,907) |
| Official driver's standings ||||