# 2017 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300

The 2017 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 was the 31st stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 4, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the race to win his ninth career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and his third and final victory of the season. To fill out the podium, Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, and Kyle Larson, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, 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 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Shot |
| 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dale's Pale Ale |
| 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Tape |
| 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 |
| 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 | Booty Queen Apparel, Tattered Flag Project |
| 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Liberty University |
| 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 13 | John Jackson | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | MBM Motorsports |
| 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Superior Essex, United Way |
| 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 | Safelite AutoGlass |
| 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Fanatics |
| 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | GameStop, Call of Duty: WWII |
| 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 | Rain-X, Advance Auto Parts |
| 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RV General Store |
| 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | CrashClaimsR.Us, Chris Kyle Memorial Benefits |
| 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Eneos |
| 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 | Eternal Fan, Chuckwagon |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Remembering Danny Dietz |
| 78 | Angela Ruch | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Give A Child A Voice, MI Windows |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Racing with Jesus, Visone RV |
| 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | Bucked Up Apparel |
| 92 | Josh Williams | King Autosport | Chevrolet | King Autosport |
| 93 | Gray Gaulding (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 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 3, at 2:00 PM CST. The session would last for 45 minutes. Blake Koch, driving for Kaulig Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.519 and an average speed of 189.347 mph (304.724 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 28.519 | 189.347 |
| 2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.806 | 187.461 |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.823 | 187.350 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 3, at 4:00 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Kyle Larson, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.327 and an average speed of 190.631 mph (306.791 km/h).
During the session, Richard Childress Racing driver Daniel Hemric wrecked in turn four, ending the practice session 15 minutes early.
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.327 | 190.631 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 28.649 | 188.488 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.657 | 188.436 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 4, at 5:05 PM CST. Since Texas Motor 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.
Erik Jones, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 28.232 and an average speed of 191.272 mph (307.822 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 | 28.805 | 187.467 | 28.433 | 189.920 | 28.232 | 191.272 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.774 | 187.669 | 28.542 | 189.195 | 28.406 | 190.101 |
| 3 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.721 | 188.016 | 28.472 | 189.660 | 28.428 | 189.954 |
| 4 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 28.899 | 186.858 | 28.620 | 188.679 | 28.436 | 189.900 |
| 5 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.871 | 187.039 | 28.482 | 189.593 | 28.473 | 189.653 |
| 6 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.993 | 186.252 | 28.639 | 188.554 | 28.486 | 189.567 |
| 7 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.034 | 185.989 | 28.512 | 189.394 | 28.500 | 189.474 |
| 8 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.890 | 186.916 | 28.498 | 189.487 | 28.526 | 189.301 |
| 9 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.665 | 188.383 | 28.539 | 189.215 | 28.536 | 189.235 |
| 10 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.884 | 186.955 | 28.534 | 189.248 | 28.635 | 188.580 |
| 11 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.037 | 185.970 | 28.710 | 188.088 | 28.755 | 187.793 |
| 12 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.035 | 185.982 | 28.691 | 188.212 | 28.832 | 187.292 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.977 | 186.355 | 28.732 | 187.944 | - | - |
| 14 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.051 | 185.880 | 28.742 | 187.878 | - | - |
| 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.060 | 185.822 | 28.818 | 187.383 | - | - |
| 16 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.940 | 186.593 | 28.822 | 187.357 | - | - |
| 17 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.078 | 185.707 | 28.846 | 187.201 | - | - |
| 18 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.334 | 184.087 | 28.846 | 187.201 | - | - |
| 19 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.089 | 185.637 | 28.887 | 186.935 | - | - |
| 20 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.236 | 184.704 | 29.038 | 185.963 | - | - |
| 21 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 29.190 | 184.995 | 29.064 | 185.797 | - | - |
| 22 | 8 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.425 | 183.517 | 29.136 | 185.338 | - | - |
| 23 | 24 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 29.252 | 184.603 | 29.144 | 185.287 | - | - |
| 24 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.300 | 184.300 | - | - | - | - |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 29.551 | 182.735 | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.701 | 181.812 | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.713 | 181.739 | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 29.872 | 180.771 | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | 15 | Reed Sorenson (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.026 | 179.844 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | 93 | Gray Gaulding (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.064 | 179.617 | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.091 | 179.456 | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.225 | 178.660 | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 30.289 | 178.283 | - | - | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 34 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.572 | 176.632 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | 78 | Angela Ruch | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.967 | 174.379 | - | - | - | - |
| 36 | 07 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 31.077 | 173.762 | - | - | - | - |
| 37 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 31.115 | 173.550 | - | - | - | - |
| 38 | 92 | Josh Williams | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 31.172 | 173.232 | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 31.611 | 170.827 | - | - | - | - |
| 40 | 13 | John Jackson | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 31.915 | 169.199 | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 142 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 22 | Ryan Blaney (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 34 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 4 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 48 |
| 5 | 2 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 6 | 8 | 18 | Christopher Bell (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 8 | 3 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 17 | running | 34 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 12 | 18 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 1 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 17 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 6 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 15 | 16 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 14 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 2 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 18 | 21 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 199 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 24 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 20 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 23 | 24 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 198 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 25 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 26 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 32 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 22 | 8 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 28 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 33 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 36 | 07 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 30 | 34 | 40 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 31 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 32 | 37 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 104 | 0 | suspension | 5 |
| 33 | 30 | 93 | Gray Gaulding (i) | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | vibration | 0 |
| 34 | 38 | 92 | Josh Williams | King Autosport | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | electrical | 3 |
| 35 | 11 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | crash | 2 |
| 36 | 29 | 15 | Reed Sorenson (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 37 | 27 | 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | vibration | 1 |
| 38 | 35 | 78 | Angela Ruch | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 39 | 39 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | handling | 1 |
| 40 | 40 | 13 | John Jackson | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 7 | 0 | fuel pump | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 2 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | 3,103 |
| | 2 | William Byron | 3,098 (-5) |
| 2 | 3 | Justin Allgaier | 3,094 (-9) |
| | 4 | Brennan Poole | 3,079 (–24) |
| | 5 | Matt Tifft | 3,074 (–29) |
| 2 | 6 | Cole Custer | 3,066 (-37) |
| | 7 | Daniel Hemric | 3,061 (-42) |
| 2 | 8 | Ryan Reed | 3,046 (-57) |
| | 9 | Brendan Gaughan | 2,124 (-979) |
| | 10 | Michael Annett | 2,106 (-997) |
| 1 | 11 | Blake Koch | 2,083 (-1,020) |
| 1 | 12 | Jeremy Clements | 2,079 (-1,024) |
| Official driver's standings ||||