2017 Service King 300
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | March 25, 2017 | ||
| Official name | 19th Annual Service King 300 | ||
| Location | Fontana, California, Auto Club Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 150 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 150 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Average speed | 116.883 miles per hour (188.105 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Time | 39.440 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 70 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Brad Keselowski | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 2017 Service King 300 was the fifth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Fontana, California, at Auto Club Speedway, a 2 miles (3.2 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Larson, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would defend against eventual second-place finisher, Team Penske driver Joey Logano, on the final restart with four to go to win his sixth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing finished third.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
*Withdrew.[2]
**Withdrew after Bilicki refused rides with the team, after multiple incidents with the team. Leicht would then proceed to drive the #97, renumbering the #77.[2]
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, March 24, at 12:00 PM PST and lasted for 55 minutes.[3] Joey Logano of Team Penske set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 40.245 and an average speed of 178.904 miles per hour (287.918 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 40.245 | 178.904 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson (i) | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 40.599 | 177.344 |
| 3 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.664 | 177.061 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Final practice
The final practice session was held on Friday, March 24, at 2:00 PM PST and lasted for 55 minutes.[3] Joey Logano of Team Penske set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 40.723 and an average speed of 176.804 miles per hour (284.538 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 40.723 | 176.804 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.737 | 176.744 |
| 3 | 2 | Paul Menard (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40.773 | 176.587 |
| Full final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying took place on Saturday, March 23, at 9:30 AM PST.[6] Since Auto Club Speedway is at least 2 miles (3.2 km) in length, 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 13–40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.[7]
Joey Logano of Team Penske would advance from the first round and win the pole by setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 39.440 and an average speed of 182.556 miles per hour (293.795 km/h).[8]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
