The 2017 Bar Harbor 200 presented by Sea Watch International was the sixth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 2, 2017, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Johnny Sauter, driving for GMS Racing, would take control of the late stages of the race with 33 to go to win his 14th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career and his first win of the season. To fill out the podium, Kaz Grala of GMS Racing and Grant Enfinger of ThorSport Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevroletTJL Motorsports "Fueled By Fans"02Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsFordJRS Competitive Finishes4Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaJBL6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletNorm Benning Racing8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletFire Alarm Services, Acme10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven 2 Honor13Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaJEGS16Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaSeaWatch International, Bar Harbor18Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSwitch19Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFordLTi Printing21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Air24Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevroletFraternal Order of Eagles27Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyotaSafelite Auto Glass29Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFordCooper-Standard33Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevroletOutlaw Fasteners36J. J. Yeley (i)Copp MotorsportsChevroletNano Pro MT, UNOH44Matt Mills (i)Faith MotorsportsChevroletSparrow Ranch On The Island45T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevroletNiece Motorsports46Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaPedigree49Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevroletPremium Motorsports50Cody Ware (i)Beaver MotorsportsChevroletMotorsports Safety Group51Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaDEX Imaging52Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevroletHalmar63Camden MurphyMB MotorsportsChevroletMB Motorsports66Ross Chastain (i)Bolen MotorsportsChevroletProtect Your Melon75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyotaFood Country USA83Todd PeckCopp MotorsportsChevroletCopp Motorsports88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyotaMenards, Ideal Door92Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFordBTS Tire & Wheel Distributors, Advance Auto Parts97Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsToyotaJJL Motorsports98Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyotaRIDE TV99Brandon Jones (i)MDM MotorsportsChevroletRolandOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Thursday, June 1, at 2:00 PM EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.046 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.046156.209227Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota23.093155.891319Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord23.358154.123Full first practice results
Second and final practice The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, June 1, at 4:00 PM EST, and would last for 55 minutes. Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.933 and an average speed of , completing a sweep of both practice sessions. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota22.933156.97924Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.074156.020321Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet23.124155.682Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, June 2, at 2:35 PM EST. Since Dover International Speedway is under , 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.
Chase Briscoe of Brad Keselowski Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 23.007 and an average speed of .
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)129Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord22.886157.30123.128155.65523.007156.474216Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota23.346154.20223.181155.30023.015156.42034Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.089155.91823.067156.06723.025156.352419Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord23.089155.91823.004156.49523.063156.094597Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsToyota23.582152.65923.124155.68223.089155.918627Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota23.322154.36123.152155.49423.130155.642775Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyota22.926157.02723.046156.20923.148155.521818Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.379153.98423.170155.37323.156155.467966Ross Chastain (i)Bolen MotorsportsChevrolet23.477153.34223.111155.77023.177155.3261051Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.349154.18223.213155.08623.223155.0191121Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet23.147155.52823.143155.55523.225155.0051298Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota23.561152.79523.220155.03923.241154.899Eliminated in Round 21388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota23.397153.86623.232154.959 - -1499Brandon Jones (i)MDM MotorsportsChevrolet23.971150.18123.300154.506 - -1546Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.430153.64923.307154.460 - -1633Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet23.537152.95123.346154.202 - -1713Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota23.491153.25023.413153.761 - -1892Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFord23.820151.13423.472153.374 - -1902Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsFord23.478153.33523.479153.329 - -208John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet23.942150.36323.547152.886 - -2124Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet23.639152.29123.639152.291 - -2252Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevrolet24.084149.47723.702151.886 - -2345T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevrolet23.856150.90523.802151.248 - -2450Cody Ware (i)Beaver MotorsportsChevrolet24.845144.898 - - - -Eliminated in Round 12544Matt Mills (i)Faith MotorsportsChevrolet24.853144.852 - - - -261Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevrolet25.151143.135 - - - -2736J. J. Yeley (i)Copp MotorsportsChevrolet25.263142.501 - - - -2849Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet25.487141.248 - - - -2963Camden MurphyMB MotorsportsChevrolet26.338136.685 - - - -306Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet27.042133.126 - - - -3110Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet27.491130.952 - - - -3283Todd PeckCopp MotorsportsChevrolet28.118128.032 - - - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts116Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota10229Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord9366Ross Chastain (i)Bolen MotorsportsChevrolet0421Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet7518Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota5727Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota4824Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet398John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet21046Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota10216Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota9327Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota8446Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7519Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord6666Ross Chastain (i)Bolen MotorsportsChevrolet0751Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota4829Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord3921Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet21033Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 110 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts11121Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet20033running4921633Kaz Grala (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2000running3631298Grant Enfinger (R)ThorSport RacingToyota2000running344627Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota20071running455419Austin Cindric (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord2000running3861499Brandon Jones (i)MDM MotorsportsChevrolet2000running071892Regan SmithRBR EnterprisesFord2000running3082124Justin Haley (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2000running329818Noah Gragson (R)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1990running3410216Ryan TruexHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota19947running46111388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota19946running4112129Chase Briscoe (R)Brad Keselowski RacingFord1993running37131051Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1980running2814597Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsToyota1980running3615966Ross Chastain (i)Bolen MotorsportsChevrolet1970running0161713Cody Coughlin (R)ThorSport RacingToyota1970running21172544Matt Mills (i)Faith MotorsportsChevrolet1960running0182450Cody Ware (i)Beaver MotorsportsChevrolet1900running0192849Wendell Chavous (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1180crash18201546Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1150suspension2521775Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsToyota960crash1622208John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet910crash17232345T. J. BellNiece MotorsportsChevrolet890crash1424261Jordan AndersonTJL MotorsportsChevrolet820engine132534Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota350crash1226306Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet270brakes11271902Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsFord220crash10282252Stewart Friesen (R)Halmar Friesen RacingChevrolet200crash9292736J. J. Yeley (i)Copp MotorsportsChevrolet160vibration0303110Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet120vibration7313283Todd PeckCopp MotorsportsChevrolet40electrical6322963Camden MurphyMB MotorsportsChevrolet40brakes5Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Johnny Sauter 291 2 Christopher Bell 239 (-52) 3 Matt Crafton 232 (–59) 4 Ben Rhodes 215 (–76) 5 Chase Briscoe 208 (–83) 6 Ryan Truex 185 (–106) 7 Grant Enfinger 181 (–110) 8 Kaz Grala 175 (–116)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.
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