2017 Texas Roadhouse 200
# 2017 Texas Roadhouse 200

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. To fill out the podium, Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing and Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

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

* (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

### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, October 27, at 1:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. 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).

| 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

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. 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).

| 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

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 28, at 10:00 AM EST. 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.

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.

Mike Senica was the only driver to fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| 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

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 | 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

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Christopher Bell | 3,083 |
| | 2 | Johnny Sauter | 3,080 (-3) |
| | 3 | Matt Crafton | 3,068 (–15) |
| | 4 | Ben Rhodes | 3,049 (–31) |
| | 5 | Austin Cindric | 3,038 (–45) |
| | 6 | John Hunter Nemechek | 3,021 (–62) |
| | 7 | Chase Briscoe | 2,125 (–958) |
| | 8 | Kaz Grala | 2,117 (–966) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
