The 2017 Las Vegas 350 was the 18th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the second race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 30, 2017, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 146 laps to complete. At race's end, Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, held off a charging Christopher Bell for his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. He would also earn a spot in the next round of the playoffs.[1] To fill out the podium, Chase Briscoe of Brad Keselowski Racing would finish third, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 23 of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
| Date | September 30, 2017 | ||
| Official name | 21st Annual Las Vegas 350 | ||
| Location | North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 146 laps, 219 mi (352.446 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 146 laps, 219 mi (352.446 km) | ||
| Average speed | 116.644 miles per hour (187.720 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hattori Racing Enterprises | ||
| Time | 30.475 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Laps | 64 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | |
| 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 | ||
Background
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The race was held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
editFirst practice
editThe first practice session was held on Saturday, September 30, at 8:30 AM PST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.089 and an average speed of 179.468 mph (288.826 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.089 | 179.468 |
| 2 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 30.232 | 178.619 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.237 | 178.589 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Final practice
editThe final practice session was held on Saturday, September 30, at 10:00 AM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Kaz Grala of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.160 and an average speed of 179.045 mph (288.145 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.160 | 179.045 |
| 2 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.161 | 179.039 |
| 3 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.196 | 178.832 |
| Full final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Saturday, September 23, at 3:10 PM CST.[2] Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is at least 1.5 miles (2.4 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 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.[5]
Ryan Truex of Hattori Racing Enterprises would win the pole, setting a lap of 30.475 and an average speed of 177.194 mph (285.166 km/h).[6]
Full qualifying results
editRace results
editStage 1 Laps: 35
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 35
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 76
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 146 | 20 | Running | 55 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 146 | 64 | Running | 52 |
| 3 | 3 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 146 | 40 | Running | 49 |
| 4 | 7 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 146 | 1 | Running | 39 |
| 5 | 14 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 6 | 12 | 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 8 | 15 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 8 | Running | 37 |
| 9 | 10 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 10 | 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 11 | 20 | 02 | Timothy Peters | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 1 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 145 | 1 | Running | 39 |
| 13 | 13 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 144 | 12 | Running | 29 |
| 14 | 16 | 49 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 21 | 1 | Jordan Anderson | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 23 | 50 | Josh Reaume | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 22 | 83 | Camden Murphy | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 27 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 26 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 17 | 44 | Austin Wayne Self | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | Accident | 17 |
| 21 | 8 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | Engine | 16 |
| 22 | 18 | 45 | Travis Pastrana | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | Accident | 15 |
| 23 | 11 | 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | Accident | 16 |
| 24 | 25 | 38 | T. J. Bell | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | Overheating | 13 |
| 25 | 19 | 0 | Matt Mills | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | Engine | 12 |
| 26 | 24 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | Electrical | 11 |
| 27 | 28 | 57 | Mike Senica | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | Transmission | 10 |
| 28 | 9 | 51 | Myatt Snider | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| 29 | 29 | 63 | Todd Peck | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Engine | 8 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ "Ben Rhodes claims first Truck win in thrilling race at Las Vegas". ESPN.com. 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ a b c "Camping World Truck Series Las Vegas 2017 NASCAR Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ Long, Dustin (2017-09-30). "Johnny Sauter paces opening Truck practice at Las Vegas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ Long, Dustin (2017-09-30). "Kaz Grala fastest in final Truck practice in Las Vegas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-09-30). "Little brother does good: Ryan Truex takes Truck race pole at Las Vegas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-19.