The 2017 Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200 was the 28th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the second race of the Round of 12, and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 30, 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, Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, would dominate for most of the race to win his sixth career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and his second and final victory of the season. To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier and William Byron, both driving for JR Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake0Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet00Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet01Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet2Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet9William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet11Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet13Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet14J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota15Reed Sorenson (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord18Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet22Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord23Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet24Corey LaJoie (i)JGL RacingToyota33Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet38Gray Gaulding (i)RSS RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet40Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsChevrolet42Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet48Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet62Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge78Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet90Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet93Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet98Casey MearsBiagi-DenBeste RacingFord99David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, September 29, at 12:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.335 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord23.335154.275220Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota23.357154.12939William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet23.384153.951First practice results
Final practice The final practice session, was held on Friday, September 29, at 2:30 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Ryan Blaney, driving for Team Penske, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.580 and an average speed of . Pos#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord23.580152.67229William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet23.581152.665333Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.588152.620Final practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 30, at 11:35 AM EST. Since Dover International Speedway is under 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.
William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, would win the pole after setting a time of 23.046 and an average speed of in the third round.
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results Pos#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)19William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet23.074156.02023.110155.77723.046156.209218Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota23.154155.48123.259154.77923.084155.952320Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota23.362154.09623.294154.54623.161155.43447Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.144155.54823.156155.46723.170155.373542Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet23.439153.59023.330154.30823.191155.233600Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord23.353154.15623.235154.93923.207155.126748Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet23.334154.28123.207155.12623.239154.912822Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord23.289154.57923.346154.20223.246154.865921Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23.592152.59423.337154.26123.310154.440101Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.394153.88623.301154.50023.379153.984113Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23.381153.97123.318154.38723.402153.833124Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet23.466153.41323.347154.19523.495153.224Eliminated in Round 21362Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.598152.55523.392153.899 - -1424Corey LaJoie (i)JGL RacingToyota23.731151.70023.457153.472 - -1533Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.495153.22423.482153.309 - -165Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.578152.68523.533152.977 - -1716Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord23.463153.43323.572152.724 - -1898Casey MearsBiagi-DenBeste RacingFord23.594152.58123.577152.691 - -1911Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet23.699151.90523.617152.433 - -2023Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet23.739151.64923.681152.021 - -2139Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet23.686151.98923.762151.502 - -2251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet23.735151.67523.850150.943 - -2319Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota23.442153.571 - - - -2415Reed Sorenson (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet23.617152.433 - - - -Eliminated in Round 12514J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota23.777151.407 - - - -262Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23.791151.318 - - - -2707Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet23.895150.659 - - - -288B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet23.907150.584 - - - -2990Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet23.967150.207 - - - -300Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet24.032149.800 - - - -3101Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet24.107149.334 - - - -3299David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet24.222148.625 - - - -3393Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet24.266148.356 - - - -Qualified by owner's points3440Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsChevrolet24.429147.366 - - - -3552Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet24.505146.909 - - - -3689Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet25.096143.449 - - - -3774Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge26.012138.398 - - - -3813Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet26.214137.331 - - - -3978Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet - - - - - -Last car to qualify on time4038Gray Gaulding (i)RSS RacingChevrolet24.850144.869 - - - -Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 60 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts19William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet10222Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord0318Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota047Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet7520Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota061Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet5742Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet4800Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord3921Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet21048Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 60 Pos#DriverTeamMakePts122Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord029William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet937Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8418Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota051Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet6642Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet5700Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord4821Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3948Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet21020Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0 Stage 3 Laps: 80 Pos#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts122Ryan Blaney (i)Team PenskeFord200136running027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running5039William Byron (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet20062running53421Daniel Hemric (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running38548Brennan PooleChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2000running35619Matt Tifft (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running31718Daniel Suárez (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2002running0800Cole Custer (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord2000running3691Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running391062Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running27115Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running26124Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet2000running25133Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running01439Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1990running231524Corey LaJoie (i)JGL RacingToyota1990running01616Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord1980running211714J. J. YeleyTriStar MotorsportsToyota1980running201898Casey MearsBiagi-DenBeste RacingFord1980running191911Blake KochKaulig RacingChevrolet1980running182020Erik Jones (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1980running02107Ray Black Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1980running162251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1980running15232Austin Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1980running02423Spencer Gallagher (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1980running132590Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1970running122642Tyler ReddickChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1970running20278B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1940running102852Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1940running9290Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1940running83078Josh BilickiB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1920running73174Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge870clutch63289Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet430suspension53313Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet350overheating43438Gray Gaulding (i)RSS RacingChevrolet310electrical03515Reed Sorenson (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet250crash03640Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsChevrolet250crash13701Harrison RhodesJD MotorsportsChevrolet170engine13899David StarrBJMM with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet70crash13933Brandon JonesRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40crash14093Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet40crash1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Justin Allgaier 2,107 3 2 William Byron 2,104 (-3) 3 Elliott Sadler 2,094 (–13) 2 4 Cole Custer 2,093 (–14) 1 5 Daniel Hemric 2,090 (–17) 6 Brennan Poole 2,082 (-25) 7 Matt Tifft 2,067 (-40) 8 Ryan Reed 2,055 (-52) 9 Brendan Gaughan 2,053 (-54) 1 10 Blake Koch 2,048 (-59) 1 11 Michael Annett 2,043 (-64) 12 Jeremy Clements 2,035 (-72)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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