# 2017 PowerShares QQQ 300

The 2017 PowerShares QQQ 300 was the 1st race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 25, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race was extended from the scheduled 120 laps to 124 laps due to NASCAR overtime. Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed took the lead on the final overtime restart and led the final two laps to earn the victory. It was Reed's first win of the season, and the second of his career. To fill out the podium, Kasey Kahne finished 2nd and Austin Dillon finished 3rd.

## Background

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Shot |
| 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Tape |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial |
| 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 |
| 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Leidos |
| 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | ScubaLife |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Circle Track Warehouse |
| 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Liberty University |
| 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 13 | Mark Thompson | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Phoenix Air |
| 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Superior Essex |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Lilly Diabetes |
| 18 | Daniel Suarez (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Juniper Networks |
| 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Tunity |
| 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Hisense 4K TV |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff |
| 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 24 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | JGL Racing | Toyota | FDOT "Alert Tonight, Alive Tomorrow" |
| 25 | Chris Cockrum | Chris Cockrum Racing | Chevrolet | Advanced Communications Group |
| 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | WinField United |
| 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Nexteer Automotive |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | BooYah Mortgage |
| 40 | Brandon Hightower | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Premier Recycling |
| 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Broken Bow Records, Trace Adkins "Something's Going On" |
| 44 | Benny Gordon | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Florida Lottery "Just Imagine" |
| 46 | Anthony Kumpen | Precision Performance Motorsports | Chevrolet | LeasePlan |
| 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 | Donate Life Florida |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel & Casino |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Veterans Motorsports |
| 78 | Clint King | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 88 | Kasey Kahne (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hellmann's |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Visone RV "50 Years" |
| 90 | Mario Gosselin | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Orlando Longwood Auto Auction, Jeff Revis Worker Service |
| 97 | Stephen Leicht | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | Obaika Racing |
| 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | Fresh From Florida |
| 99 | David Starr | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Striping Technology |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, February 24, 2017 at 1:00 PM EST. Justin Allgaier was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 46.418 seconds and a speed of 193.890 mph (312.036 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46.418 | 193.890 |
| 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 46.430 | 193.840 |
| 3 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 46.485 | 193.611 |
| Official first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The final practice session took place on Friday, February 24, 2017, at 3:05 PM EST. J. J. Yeley was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 48.127 seconds and a speed of 187.005 mph (300.955 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 48.127 | 187.005 |
| 2 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.134 | 186.978 |
| 3 | 44 | Benny Gordon | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 48.168 | 186.846 |
| Official first practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 10:30 AM EST. Since Daytona International 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.
Brandon Jones won the pole with a time of 48.788 seconds and a speed of 184.472 mph (296.879 km/h).
Morgan Shepherd, Mike Harmon, Stephen Leicht, and Mark Thompson failed to qualify.

### Full starting lineup

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | | | 48.788 | |
| 2 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | | | 48.846 | |
| 3 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | | | 48.917 | |
| 4 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | | | 48.952 | |
| 5 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | | | 48.982 | |
| 6 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | | | 49.026 | |
| 7 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | | | 49.041 | |
| 8 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | | | 49.048 | |
| 9 | 88 | Kasey Kahne(i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | 49.134 | |
| 10 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | 49.159 | |
| 11 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | 49.183 | |
| 12 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | | | 49.239 | |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.264 | | — | — |
| 14 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.277 | | — | — |
| 15 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.307 | | — | — |
| 16 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.350 | | — | — |
| 17 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.360 | | — | — |
| 18 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 49.466 | | — | — |
| 19 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.485 | | — | — |
| 20 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 49.494 | | — | — |
| 21 | 18 | Daniel Suarez(i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 49.574 | | — | — |
| 22 | 44 | Aric Almirola (i) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 49.742 | | — | — |
| 23 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 49.960 | | — | — |
| 24 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 49.963 | | — | — |
| 25 | 24 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | JGL Racing | Toyota | 49.976 | | — | — |
| 26 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.997 | | — | — |
| 27 | 44 | Benny Gordon | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 50.028 | | — | — |
| 28 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 50.060 | | — | — |
| 29 | 4 | Benny Gordon | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.090 | | — | — |
| 30 | 46 | Anthony Kumpen | Precision Performance Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.206 | | — | — |
| 31 | 40 | Brandon Hightower | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 50.222 | | — | — |
| 32 | 25 | Chris Cockrum | Chris Cockrum Racing | Chevrolet | 50.231 | | — | — |
| 33 | 99 | David Starr | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.341 | | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 34 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.542 | | — | — |
| 35 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 50.633 | | — | — |
| 36 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 50.661 | | — | — |
| 37 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 50.669 | | — | — |
| 38 | 78 | Clint King | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51.068 | | — | — |
| 39 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 51.414 | | — | — |
| 40 | 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50.953 | | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 41 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 50.574 | | — | — |
| 42 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 51.139 | | — | — |
| 43 | 97 | Stephen Leicht | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | 52.552 | | — | — |
| 44 | 13 | Mark Thompson | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage One Laps: 30
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Make | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 88 | Kasey Kahne (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | DGM Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
Stage Two Laps: 30
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Make | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 6 | 88 | Kasey Kahne (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 42 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

### Final Stage Results

Laps: 60
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Status | Points |
| 1 | 2 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 124 | Running | 47 |
| 2 | 9 | 88 | Kasey Kahne (i) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 0 |
| 3 | 16 | 2 | Austin Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 124 | Running | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 38 |
| 6 | 25 | 24 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | JGL Racing | Toyota | 124 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 35 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 26 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 17 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 34 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 14 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 124 | Running | 31 |
| 12 | 23 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 31 |
| 13 | 31 | 40 | Brandon Hightower | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 124 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 13 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 8 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 29 |
| 16 | 29 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 39 | 90 | Mario Gosselin | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 24 |
| 18 | 36 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 5 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | Running | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | Running | 19 |
| 21 | 28 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 116 | Engine | 16 |
| 22 | 30 | 46 | Anthony Kumpen | Precision Performance Motorsports | Chevrolet | 111 | Overheating | 15 |
| 23 | 22 | 98 | Aric Almirola (i) | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 108 | Vibration | 0 |
| 24 | 11 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 106 | Accident | 33 |
| 25 | 24 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 103 | Accident | 12 |
| 26 | 3 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | Accident | 19 |
| 27 | 27 | 44 | Benny Gordon | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 35 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 32 | 25 | Chris Cockrum | Chris Cockrum Racing | Chevrolet | 32 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 1 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28 | Accident | 8 |
| 30 | 15 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28 | Accident | 7 |
| 31 | 4 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28 | Accident | 6 |
| 32 | 19 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28 | Accident | 0 |
| 33 | 12 | 6 | Bubba Wallace | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 21 | 18 | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28 | Accident | 0 |
| 35 | 37 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 23 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 10 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 22 | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | 20 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 22 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 38 | 78 | Clint King | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22 | Accident | 1 |
| 39 | 40 | 8 | Jeff Green | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22 | Accident | 1 |
| 40 | 33 | 99 | David Starr | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 | Accident | 1 |
| Official race results |||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 23 among 7 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 10 for 42
* Time of race: 2 hours, 38 minutes, and 47 seconds
* Average speed: 117.141 mph (188.520 km/h)