# 2017 JAG Metals 350

The 2017 JAG Metals 350 Driving Hurricane Harvey Relief was the 21st stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the fifth race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, the second race of the Round of 6, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 3, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 147 laps to complete. At race's end, Johnny Sauter, driving for GMS Racing, would control the last 13 laps of the race to win his 16th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Austin Cindric of Brad Keselowski Racing and Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Ray Ciccarelli | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven 2 Honor |
| 1 | Jordan Anderson | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bommarito Automotive Group, Knight Fire Protection |
| 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Ford | United Rentals |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | ROMCO Equipment Co. |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven 2 Honor |
| 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | JEGS |
| 15 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
| 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Chiba Toyopet |
| 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Switch |
| 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Fitzgerald Glider Kits |
| 20 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | CNR Electric |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | ISM Connect |
| 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Zeality |
| 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Safelite AutoGlass |
| 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper-Standard |
| 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Stealth |
| 42 | Tommy Joe Martins (i) | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | Diamond Gusset Jeans |
| 44 | Ted Minor | Faith Motorsports | Chevrolet | Shawn Magee Design |
| 45 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AM Technical Solutions, Sorghum |
| 49 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Low T Center |
| 50 | Josh Reaume | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | Motorsports Safety Group |
| 51 | Myatt Snider | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Liberty Tax Service |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | Halmar "We Build America" |
| 57 | Mike Senica | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing |
| 63 | J. J. Yeley (i) | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fr8Auctions |
| 83 | Patrick Emerling | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fr8Auctions, Cue Vapor Systems |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | ROMCO Equipment Co., Fire Alarm Services |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Menards, Ideal Door |
| 92 | Regan Smith | RBR Enterprises | Ford | BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors, Advance Auto Parts |
| 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | RIDE TV |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Thursday, November 2, at 2:00 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.529 and an average speed of 182.871 mph (294.302 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.529 | 182.871 |
| 2 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.531 | 182.859 |
| 3 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 29.536 | 182.828 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, November 2, at 2:00 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Grant Enfinger of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.146 and an average speed of 185.274 mph (298.170 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 29.146 | 185.274 |
| 2 | 51 | Myatt Snider | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.251 | 184.609 |
| 3 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 29.281 | 184.420 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, November 3, at 3:00 PM CST. Since Texas Motor Speedway is at least a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) racetrack, 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 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.
Justin Haley of GMS Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 29.004 and an average speed of 186.181 miles per hour (299.629 km/h) in the second round.
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 29.004 | 186.181 |
| 2 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | -* | -* | 29.024 | 186.053 |
| 3 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | -* | -* | 29.035 | 185.982 |
| 4 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 29.054 | 185.861 |
| 5 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | -* | -* | 29.206 | 184.894 |
| 6 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | -* | -* | 29.207 | 184.887 |
| 7 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 29.257 | 184.571 |
| 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | -* | -* | 29.292 | 184.351 |
| 9 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | -* | -* | 29.370 | 183.861 |
| 10 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | -* | -* | 29.372 | 183.849 |
| 11 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* | 29.662 | 182.051 |
| 12 | 51 | Myatt Snider | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | -* | -* | 30.491 | 177.101 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 20 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.612 | 182.359 | - | - |
| 14 | 92 | Regan Smith | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 29.692 | 181.867 | - | - |
| 15 | 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 29.729 | 181.641 | - | - |
| 16 | 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 29.808 | 181.159 | - | - |
| 17 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Ford | 29.831 | 181.020 | - | - |
| 18 | 45 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.892 | 180.650 | - | - |
| 19 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 29.929 | 180.427 | - | - |
| 20 | 15 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.261 | 178.448 | - | - |
| 21 | 49 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.339 | 177.989 | - | - |
| 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.437 | 177.416 | - | - |
| 23 | 83 | Patrick Emerling | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.812 | 175.256 | - | - |
| 24 | 1 | Jordan Anderson | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.942 | 174.520 | - | - |
| 25 | 63 | J. J. Yeley (i) | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.141 | 173.405 | - | - |
| 26 | 50 | Josh Reaume | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.819 | 169.710 | - | - |
| 27 | 0 | Ray Ciccarelli | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 31.977 | 168.871 | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 32.282 | 167.276 | - | - |
| 29 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 33.265 | 162.333 | - | - |
| 30 | 44 | Ted Minor | Faith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.103 | 158.344 | - | - |
| 31 | 57 | Mike Senica | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 35.205 | 153.387 | - | - |
| 32 | 42 | Tommy Joe Martins (i) | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | - | - | - | - |
| Official starting lineup |||||||||
*Time not available.

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 35
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 92 | Regan Smith | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 51 | Myatt Snider | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 35
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 92 | Regan Smith | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 77
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 21 | running | 51 |
| 2 | 6 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 147 | 36 | running | 47 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 20 | running | 52 |
| 4 | 10 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 147 | 1 | running | 33 |
| 5 | 1 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 25 | running | 32 |
| 6 | 7 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 7 | 19 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 147 | 1 | running | 30 |
| 8 | 5 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 147 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 9 | 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 147 | 5 | running | 36 |
| 10 | 2 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 9 | running | 38 |
| 11 | 17 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Ford | 147 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 12 | 12 | 51 | Myatt Snider | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 147 | 21 | running | 38 |
| 13 | 14 | 92 | Regan Smith | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 147 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 16 | 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 18 | 45 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 15 | 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 145 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 13 | 20 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 9 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 145 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 19 | 11 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 145 | 8 | running | 25 |
| 20 | 26 | 50 | Josh Reaume | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 21 | 49 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 28 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 29 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | brakes | 14 |
| 24 | 24 | 1 | Jordan Anderson | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | power steering | 13 |
| 25 | 30 | 44 | Ted Minor | Faith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | engine | 12 |
| 26 | 23 | 83 | Patrick Emerling | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | crash | 11 |
| 27 | 20 | 15 | Gray Gaulding (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 0 | Ray Ciccarelli | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | electrical | 9 |
| 29 | 25 | 63 | J. J. Yeley (i) | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 30 | 31 | 57 | Mike Senica | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | oil pressure | 7 |
| 31 | 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | vibration | 6 |
| 32 | 32 | 42 | Tommy Joe Martins (i) | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | crash | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Christopher Bell | 3,135 |
| | 2 | Johnny Sauter | 3,131 (-4) |
| | 3 | Matt Crafton | 3,104 (–31) |
| | 4 | Austin Cindric | 3,085 (–50) |
| | 5 | Ben Rhodes | 3,080 (–55) |
| | 6 | John Hunter Nemechek | 3,046 (–89) |
| | 7 | Kaz Grala | 2,158 (–977) |
| | 8 | Chase Briscoe | 2,158 (–977) |
| Official driver's standings ||||