# 2017 Active Pest Control 200

The 2017 Active Pest Control 200 was the second stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the ninth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 130 laps to complete. At race's end, Christopher Bell, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would defend the field on a restart with two to go to complete a dominant performance for the race and secure a win. The win was Bell's third career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing and Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | Mike Harmon (i) | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | TJL Motorsports |
| 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Ford | Don Rich Ford |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 5 | Korbin Forrister | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | Advanced Medical Laboratories |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Houston Roll Pipe |
| 7 | Brett Moffitt | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Red Horse Racing |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | NEMCO Motorsports |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven 2 Honor |
| 12 | Jordan Anderson | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil |
| 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | JEGS |
| 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | SeaWatch International, Bar Harbor |
| 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Red Horse Racing |
| 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Switch |
| 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Reese Brands, Draw-Tite |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self* | AM Racing | Toyota | AM Technical Solutions |
| 23 | Chase Elliott (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 24 | Alex Bowman (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Fraternal Order of Eagles |
| 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Safelite Auto Glass |
| 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper-Standard |
| 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Kiklos |
| 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | Martins Motorsports |
| 45 | T. J. Bell | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Xcalibur Pit School |
| 49 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dirt & Rock |
| 50 | Akinori Ogata | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | Kajima Building & Design Group, Nisshinbo |
| 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Cessna, Beechcraft |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | Halmar |
| 63 | J. J. Yeley (i) | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | MB Motorsports |
| 66 | Ross Chastain (i) | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bolen Motorsports |
| 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Toyota | Food Country USA, Frito-Lay |
| 83 | Todd Peck | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | Copp Motorsports |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | D. A. B. Constructors, Inc. |
| 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 |
| 99 | Austin Dillon (i) | MDM Motorsports | Chevrolet | Overkill Motorsports |
| Official entry list |||||
*Withdrew.

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, March 3, at 11:00 AM EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Chase Briscoe of Brad Keselowski Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.616 and an average speed of 181.082 miles per hour (291.423 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.616 | 181.082 |
| 2 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.820 | 179.883 |
| 3 | 24 | Alex Bowman (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.901 | 179.412 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second practice

The second practice session was held on Friday, March 3, at 2:30 PM EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.739 and an average speed of 180.357 miles per hour (290.256 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.739 | 180.357 |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.801 | 179.994 |
| 3 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 31.127 | 178.109 |
| 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 3, at 4:30 PM EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Chase Elliott of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.876 and an average speed of 179.557 miles per hour (288.969 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 23 | Chase Elliott (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.876 | 179.557 |
| 2 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.959 | 179.076 |
| 3 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.983 | 178.937 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 4, at 10:40 AM EST. Since Atlanta 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.
Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole, setting a lap of 30.643 and an average speed of 180.922 miles per hour (291.166 km/h) in the second round.
Three drivers would fail to qualify: J. J. Yeley, Norm Benning, and Jennifer Jo Cobb.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | | | 30.643 | 180.922 |
| 2 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | | | 30.782 | 180.105 |
| 3 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | | | 30.817 | 179.901 |
| 4 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | | | 30.851 | 179.702 |
| 5 | 24 | Alex Bowman (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | 30.876 | 179.557 |
| 6 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | 30.908 | 179.371 |
| 7 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | | | 30.925 | 179.272 |
| 8 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | | | 30.929 | 179.249 |
| 9 | 23 | Chase Elliott (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | 30.940 | 179.186 |
| 10 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | | | 30.973 | 178.995 |
| 11 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | 31.015 | 178.752 |
| 12 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | 31.087 | 178.338 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 7 | Brett Moffitt | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 31.032 | 178.654 | — | — |
| 14 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 31.089 | 178.327 | — | — |
| 15 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 31.144 | 178.012 | — | — |
| 16 | 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 31.187 | 177.766 | — | — |
| 17 | 5 | Korbin Forrister | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | 31.199 | 177.698 | — | — |
| 18 | 99 | Austin Dillon (i) | MDM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.258 | 177.363 | — | — |
| 19 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Toyota | 31.258 | 177.363 | — | — |
| 20 | 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 31.269 | 177.300 | — | — |
| 21 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 31.296 | 177.147 | — | — |
| 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.317 | 177.028 | — | — |
| 23 | 92 | Regan Smith | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 31.473 | 176.151 | — | — |
| 24 | 66 | Ross Chastain (i) | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.505 | 175.972 | — | — |
| 25 | 45 | T. J. Bell | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.591 | 175.493 | — | — |
| 26 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.595 | 175.471 | — | — |
| 27 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Ford | 31.696 | 174.912 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 12 | Jordan Anderson | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 32.289 | 171.699 | — | — |
| 29 | 83 | Todd Peck | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.390 | 171.164 | — | — |
| 30 | 49 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.588 | 170.124 | — | — |
| 31 | 1 | Mike Harmon (i) | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.263 | 166.672 | — | — |
| 32 | 50 | Akinori Ogata | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.838 | 163.839 | — | — |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew |||||||||
| 33 | 63 | J. J. Yeley (i) | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.709 | 174.840 | — | — |
| 34 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 32.430 | 170.953 | — | — |
| 35 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 33.119 | 167.396 | — | — |
| WD | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Toyota | — | — | — | — |
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 40
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 99 | Austin Dillon (i) | MDM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
Stage 2 Laps: 40
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 24 | Alex Bowman (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | Chase Elliott (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 66 | Ross Chastain (i) | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Brett Moffitt | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 50
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 130 | 99 | running | 60 |
| 2 | 7 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 130 | 2 | running | 49 |
| 3 | 6 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | running | 44 |
| 4 | 15 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 130 | 0 | running | 48 |
| 5 | 9 | 23 | Chase Elliott (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 24 | Alex Bowman (i) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 99 | Austin Dillon (i) | MDM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 130 | 4 | running | 31 |
| 9 | 8 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 130 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 10 | 24 | 66 | Ross Chastain (i) | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 7 | Brett Moffitt | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 130 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 12 | 23 | 92 | Regan Smith | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 130 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 21 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 130 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 10 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 130 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 12 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 16 | 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 130 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 25 | 45 | T. J. Bell | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 27 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Ford | 130 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 20 | 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 30 | 49 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 3 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 129 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 22 | 17 | 5 | Korbin Forrister | Wauters Motorsports | Toyota | 128 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 26 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 4 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 127 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 26 | 2 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 127 | 25 | running | 0 |
| 27 | 31 | 1 | Mike Harmon (i) | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 12 | Jordan Anderson | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | crash | 9 |
| 29 | 11 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | crash | 12 |
| 30 | 32 | 50 | Akinori Ogata | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | oil leak | 7 |
| 31 | 19 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Toyota | 28 | 0 | fuel pump | 6 |
| 32 | 29 | 83 | Todd Peck | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | overheating | 5 |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew ||||||||||
| 33 | | 63 | J. J. Yeley (i) | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 34 | | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 35 | | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| WD | | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Toyota | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Christopher Bell | 93 |
| | 2 | Johnny Sauter | 86 (-7) |
| | 3 | Ben Rhodes | 86 (–7) |
| | 4 | Kaz Grala | 78 (–15) |
| | 5 | Matt Crafton | 72 (–21) |
| | 6 | Timothy Peters | 70 (–23) |
| | 7 | Regan Smith | 56 (–37) |
| | 8 | Chase Briscoe | 54 (–39) |
| Official driver's standings ||||