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2017 Texas Roadhouse 200

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2017 Texas Roadhouse 200 presented by Alpha Energy Solutions
Race details
Race 20 of 23 of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date October 28, 2017
Official name 19th Annual Texas Roadhouse 200 presented by Alpha Energy Solutions
Location Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 200 laps, 105.2 mi (169.302 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 105.2 mi (169.302 km)
Average speed 67.932 miles per hour (109.326 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Brad Keselowski Racing
Time 19.774
Most laps led
Driver Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing
Laps 102
Winner
No. 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2017 Texas Roadhouse 200 presented by Alpha Energy Solutions was the 20th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the fourth race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, the first race of the Round of 6, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 28, 2017, in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the 200 laps to complete. On the final restart with 10 to go, Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Noah Gragson was able to pull away from the field to win his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his only win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing and Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Jordan Anderson TJL Motorsports Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group, Carolion Children's
02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Ford Outdoors International, Old Mexico Hunting
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 Fire Alarm Services
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 Aisin
18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Switch
19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Fitzgerald Glider Kits
20 Jeb Burton (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet State Water Heaters
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 Charge Cords
44 Austin Wayne Self Martins Motorsports Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions, Don't Mess with Texas
45 Jeffrey Abbey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Niece Motorsports
46 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Pedigree
49 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Premium Motorsports
50 Bayley Currey Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc.
51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota DEX Imaging
52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar
57 Mike Senica Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing
63 Chris Windom Copp Motorsports Chevrolet Baldwin Brothers Racing
83 Landon Huffman Copp Motorsports Chevrolet Plan B Sales
86 Mason Diaz Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Prince William Marina
87 Ty Dillon (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet The Gracie Foundation
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 Cale Gale MDM Motorsports Chevrolet Rheem
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, October 27, at 1:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.129 and an average speed of 94.073 mph (151.396 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 20.129 94.073
2 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20.193 93.775
3 46 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20.198 93.752
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, October 27, at 3:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Stewart Friesen of Halmar Friesen Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.993 and an average speed of 94.713 mph (152.426 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 19.993 94.713
2 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20.133 94.055
3 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.134 94.050
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 28, at 10:00 AM EST.[2] Since Martinsville Speedway is less than 1.5 miles (2.4 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.[5]

Chase Briscoe of Brad Keselowski Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, setting a time of 19.774 and an average speed of 95.762 miles per hour (154.114 km/h) in Round 3.[6]

Mike Senica was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 29 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 19.976 94.794 19.864 95.328 19.774 95.762
2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 20.037 94.505 19.818 95.550 19.814 95.569
3 27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 20.021 94.581 19.815 95.564 19.825 95.516
4 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 19.881 95.247 19.885 95.228 19.827 95.506
5 18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 19.988 94.737 19.831 95.487 19.848 95.405
6 19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 20.031 94.533 19.936 94.984 19.851 95.391
7 16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 20.151 93.971 19.942 94.955 19.862 95.338
8 33 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 19.985 94.751 19.936 94.984 19.884 95.232
9 86 Mason Diaz Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 19.971 94.817 19.909 95.113 19.925 95.036
10 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20.017 94.600 19.817 95.554 19.933 94.998
11 52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 20.199 93.747 19.959 94.874 20.046 94.463
12 15 Gray Gaulding (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 20.045 94.467 19.971 94.817 20.082 94.293
Eliminated in Round 2
13 46 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20.112 94.153 19.984 94.756 - -
14 99 Cale Gale MDM Motorsports Chevrolet 20.115 94.139 20.000 94.680 - -
15 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 19.899 95.161 20.007 94.647 - -
16 98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 20.192 93.780 20.009 94.637 - -
17 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 20.182 93.826 20.011 94.628 - -
18 87 Ty Dillon (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 19.972 94.813 20.015 94.609 - -
19 24 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.129 94.073 20.028 94.548 - -
20 13 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 20.211 93.692 20.053 94.430 - -
21 20 Jeb Burton (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 20.096 94.228 20.064 94.378 - -
22 92 Regan Smith RBR Enterprises Ford 20.145 93.999 20.076 94.322 - -
23 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Ford 20.163 93.915 20.171 93.877 - -
24 83 Landon Huffman Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 20.270 93.419 20.210 93.696 - -
Eliminated in Round 1
25 44 Austin Wayne Self Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 20.274 93.400 - - - -
26 45 Jeffrey Abbey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 20.435 92.665 - - - -
27 50 Bayley Currey Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 20.589 91.971 - - - -
Qualified by owner's points
28 1 Jordan Anderson TJL Motorsports Chevrolet 20.598 91.931 - - - -
29 49 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 20.790 91.082 - - - -
30 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 21.133 89.604 - - - -
31 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 22.005 86.053 - - - -
32 63 Chris Windom MB Motorsports Chevrolet 29.094 65.086 - - - -
Failed to qualify
33 57 Mike Senica Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 24.875 76.125 - - - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 50

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 10
2 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 9
3 27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 8
4 16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 7
5 18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 6
6 33 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 5
7 19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 4
8 86 Mason Diaz Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 29 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 2
10 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 50

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 10
2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 9
3 18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 8
4 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 7
5 29 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 6
6 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 5
7 46 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 4
8 24 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 3
9 52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 2
10 99 Cale Gale MDM Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 100

Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 5 18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 10 running 54
2 2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 200 102 running 54
3 4 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 33 running 53
4 10 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 39
5 13 46 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 36
6 11 52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 33
7 8 33 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 35
8 15 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 16 running 36
9 3 27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 200 0 running 36
10 6 19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 200 0 running 31
11 19 24 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 29
12 16 98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 200 0 running 25
13 7 16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 200 0 running 31
14 22 92 Regan Smith RBR Enterprises Ford 200 0 running 23
15 18 87 Ty Dillon (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 0
16 23 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Ford 200 0 running 21
17 24 83 Landon Huffman Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 20
18 14 99 Cale Gale MDM Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 20
19 1 29 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 199 39 running 26
20 20 13 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 199 0 running 17
21 29 49 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 16
22 26 45 Jeffrey Abbey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 15
23 9 86 Mason Diaz Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 17
24 28 1 Jordan Anderson TJL Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 13
25 27 50 Bayley Currey Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 12
26 21 20 Jeb Burton (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 174 0 rear gear 0
27 31 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 153 0 brakes 10
28 30 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 108 0 oil line 9
29 25 44 Austin Wayne Self Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 61 0 engine 8
30 17 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 37 0 crash 7
31 12 15 Gray Gaulding (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 26 0 electrical 0
32 32 63 Chris Windom MB Motorsports Chevrolet 0 0 engine 5
Failed to qualify
33 57 Mike Senica Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Bold outside pass at Martinsville sends Noah Gragson to Victory Lane". ESPN.com. 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  2. ^ a b c "2017 Truck Series Martinsville 2 Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  3. ^ McFadin, Daniel (2017-10-27). "Matt Crafton leads first Truck Series practice at Martinsville". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  4. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-10-27). "Stewart Friesen fastest in final Truck practice at Martinsville". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  5. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  6. ^ Ryan, Nate (2017-10-28). "Rookie Chase Briscoe wins truck pole at Martinsville". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  7. ^ "2017 Texas Roadhouse 200 presented by Alpha Energy Solutions - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
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