# 2017 Zippo 200 at The Glen

The 2017 Zippo 200 at The Glen was the 20th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 5, 2017, in Watkins Glen, New York at Watkins Glen International, a 2.45-mile (3.94 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 82 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would dominate the late stages of the race to win his 90th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his fourth win of the season. To fill out the podium, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski, both driving for Team Penske, would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ithaca Tompkins International Airport |
| 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Great Outdoors RV |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial |
| 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Menards, Richmond Water Heaters |
| 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Rheem |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Buckle Up NY |
| 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 07 | Devin Jones | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Veristor |
| 8 | Josh Bilicki | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Prevagen |
| 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Axalta, Progressive Powder Coating |
| 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | Snap-on |
| 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | MBM Motorsports |
| 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | Visions Federal Credit Union |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Lilly Diabetes |
| 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | NOS Energy Rowdy |
| 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Fanatics |
| 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Hisense 4K TV |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Death Wish Coffee |
| 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | Fleetwood RV |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 24 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Toyota | Nut Up |
| 25 | P. J. Jones | Chris Cockrum Racing | Chevrolet | Eckler's |
| 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | JGL Racing |
| 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Freightliner |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Midstate Basement Authorities |
| 40 | Enrique Baca | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Nextgen Motorsports, Peak Antifreeze |
| 41 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | FIELDS |
| 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Credit One Bank |
| 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 | Jimmy Means Racing |
| 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 74 | Cody Ware (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | Veterans Motorsports Inc. |
| 78 | Stephen Young | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Wealth Recovery International |
| 90 | Brian Henderson | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | Absolutely Amish Structures |
| 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | GEICO Military |
| 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, August 4, at 12:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Brad Keselowski of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12:177 and an average speed of 122.200 miles per hour (196.662 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 1:12:177 | 122.200 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:12:541 | 121.586 |
| 3 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 1:12:592 | 121.501 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, August 4, at 2:30 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Joey Logano of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12:326 and an average speed of 121.948 miles per hour (196.256 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 1:12:326 | 121.948 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:12:645 | 121.412 |
| 3 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 1:12:818 | 121.124 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 5, at 11:05 AM EST. Since Watkins Glen International is a road course, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included two rounds. The first round was 25 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 25 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 12 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Whoever set the fastest time in Round 2 would win the pole.
Joey Logano of Team Penske would win the pole, with a lap of 1:11.023 and an average speed of 124.185 miles per hour (199.856 km/h) in the second round.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 1:11:720 | 122.978 | 1:11.023 | 124.185 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:11:625 | 123.141 | 1:11.118 | 124.019 |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1:11:685 | 123.038 | 1:11.141 | 123.979 |
| 4 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:11:947 | 122.590 | 1:11.517 | 123.327 |
| 5 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 1:11:972 | 122.548 | 1:11.723 | 122.973 |
| 6 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:12:094 | 122.340 | 1:11.956 | 122.575 |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:11:984 | 122.527 | 1:12.012 | 122.480 |
| 8 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12:028 | 122.452 | 1:12.024 | 122.459 |
| 9 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:12:237 | 122.098 | 1:12.053 | 122.410 |
| 10 | 41 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:12:136 | 122.269 | 1:12.102 | 122.327 |
| 11 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12:420 | 121.790 | 1:12.466 | 121.712 |
| 12 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1:12:460 | 121.722 | 1:12.589 | 121.506 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.630 | 121.437 | - | - |
| 14 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.660 | 121.387 | - | - |
| 15 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:12.663 | 121.382 | - | - |
| 16 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.712 | 121.300 | - | - |
| 17 | 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 1:12.753 | 121.232 | - | - |
| 18 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.754 | 121.230 | - | - |
| 19 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:12.819 | 121.122 | - | - |
| 20 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:12.911 | 120.969 | - | - |
| 21 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1:13.093 | 120.668 | - | - |
| 22 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1:13.142 | 120.587 | - | - |
| 23 | 24 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 1:13.247 | 120.414 | - | - |
| 24 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 1:13.310 | 120.311 | - | - |
| 25 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 1:13.823 | 119.475 | - | - |
| 26 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 1:13.842 | 119.444 | - | - |
| 27 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:14.121 | 118.995 | - | - |
| 28 | 8 | Josh Bilicki | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:14.275 | 118.748 | - | - |
| 29 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:14.334 | 118.654 | - | - |
| 30 | 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 1:14.538 | 118.329 | - | - |
| 31 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 1:14.665 | 118.128 | - | - |
| 32 | 74 | Cody Ware (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 1:14.791 | 117.929 | - | - |
| 33 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:14.835 | 117.859 | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 34 | 90 | Brian Henderson | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:15.195 | 117.295 | - | - |
| 35 | 40 | Enrique Baca | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 1:15.244 | 117.219 | - | - |
| 36 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:15.342 | 117.066 | - | - |
| 37 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.648 | 116.593 | - | - |
| 38 | 07 | Devin Jones | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.769 | 116.406 | - | - |
| 39 | 78 | Stephen Young | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:16.279 | 115.628 | - | - |
| 40 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 1:17.540 | 113.748 | - | - |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 41 | 25 | P. J. Jones | Chris Cockrum Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.428 | 116.933 | - | - |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 20
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 3 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 42
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 82 | 43 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 82 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 82 | 6 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | running | 44 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 22 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 41 | Kevin Harvick (i) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 82 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 3 | Ty Dillon (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 82 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 7 | running | 30 |
| 10 | 15 | 9 | William Byron (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 11 | 8 | 21 | Daniel Hemric (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 4 | running | 32 |
| 12 | 9 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 82 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 13 | 19 | 19 | Matt Tifft (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 82 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 18 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 15 | 12 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 82 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 27 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 13 | 48 | Brennan Poole | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 18 | 20 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 19 | 29 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 23 | 24 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Toyota | 81 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 26 | 28 | Dakoda Armstrong | JGL Racing | Toyota | 81 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 14 | 11 | Blake Koch | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 23 | 36 | 01 | Harrison Rhodes | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 33 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 17 | 98 | Casey Mears | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Ford | 80 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 38 | 07 | Devin Jones | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 24 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 28 | 8 | Josh Bilicki | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 40 | 52 | Joey Gase | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 30 | 37 | 99 | David Starr | BJMM with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 35 | 40 | Enrique Baca | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 78 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 32 | 22 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | running | 5 |
| 33 | 34 | 90 | Brian Henderson | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | ignition | 4 |
| 34 | 32 | 74 | Cody Ware (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 52 | 0 | clutch | 0 |
| 35 | 21 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | axle | 2 |
| 36 | 39 | 78 | Stephen Young | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | transmission | 1 |
| 37 | 30 | 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 27 | 0 | overheating | 1 |
| 38 | 31 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | vibration | 1 |
| 39 | 25 | 14 | J. J. Yeley | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 16 | 0 | engine | 1 |
| 40 | 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||||
| 41 | | 25 | P. J. Jones | Chris Cockrum Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Elliott Sadler | 732 |
| | 2 | William Byron | 680 (-52) |
| | 3 | Justin Allgaier | 608 (–124) |
| | 4 | Brennan Poole | 541 (–191) |
| | 5 | Daniel Hemric | 520 (–212) |
| | 6 | Cole Custer | 503 (-229) |
| | 7 | Matt Tifft | 460 (-272) |
| | 8 | Ryan Reed | 446 (-286) |
| | 9 | Dakoda Armstrong | 404 (-328) |
| | 10 | Blake Koch | 394 (-338) |
| | 11 | Michael Annett | 392 (-340) |
| | 12 | Brendan Gaughan | 383 (-349) |
| Official driver's standings ||||