2017 Toyota Tundra 250
# 2017 Toyota Tundra 250

The 2017 Toyota Tundra 250 was the fourth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 167 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would inherit the win after leader Ben Rhodes would blow an engine with six to go. The win was Busch's 47th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing and John Hunter Nemechek of NEMCO Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

### 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 | Jordan Anderson Racing "Fueled by Fans" |
| 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Randco Industries, Young's Building Systems |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Sirius XM |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Houston Roll Pipe |
| 7 | Brett Moffitt | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Red Horse Racing |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fire Alarm Services |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven 2 Honor, Mark One Electric |
| 12 | Spencer Boyd | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | Grunt Style "This We'll Defend" |
| 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | JEGS |
| 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | SeaWatch International, Bar Harbor |
| 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | Red Horse Racing |
| 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Switch |
| 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Pirtek |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Fraternal Order of Eagles |
| 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Safelite Auto Glass |
| 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper-Standard |
| 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Kiklos |
| 36 | Camden Murphy | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | Copp Motorsports |
| 44 | Matt Mills (i) | Faith Motorsports | Chevrolet | Sparrow Ranch On The Island |
| 45 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Precision Air Technology |
| 49 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
| 50 | Cody Ware (i) | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | Beaver Motorsports |
| 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Cessna, Beechcraft |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | Halmar |
| 63 | Kyle Donahue | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Blue Lives Matter |
| 66 | Ross Chastain (i) | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bolen Motorsports |
| 83 | Todd Peck | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | TDS Wraps |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Menards, Matador Jerky |
| 92 | Regan Smith | RBR Enterprises | Ford | BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors, Advance Auto Parts |
| 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | RIDE TV |
| 99 | Travis Miller | MDM Motorsports | Chevrolet | MDM Motorsports |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

### First practice

The first practice session was held on Thursday, May 11, at 2:00 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes. Justin Haley of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.297 and an average speed of 178.235 miles per hour (286.841 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.297 | 178.235 |
| 2 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.432 | 177.445 |
| 3 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.435 | 177.427 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, May 11, at 4:00 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes. Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.272 and an average speed of 178.383 miles per hour (287.080 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.272 | 178.383 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.418 | 177.526 |
| 3 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.437 | 177.416 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, May 12, at 3:35 PM CST. Since Kansas Speedway is at least a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) racetrack, 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.

Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole, setting a lap of 30.363 and an average speed of 177.848 miles per hour (286.219 km/h) in the second round.

No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.528 | 176.887 | 30.363 | 177.848 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.514 | 176.968 | 30.477 | 177.183 |
| 3 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.534 | 176.852 | 30.549 | 176.765 |
| 4 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.714 | 175.816 | 30.566 | 176.667 |
| 5 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 30.610 | 176.413 | 30.612 | 176.401 |
| 6 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.545 | 176.788 | 30.625 | 176.327 |
| 7 | 7 | Brett Moffitt | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.542 | 176.806 | 30.648 | 176.194 |
| 8 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.725 | 175.753 | 30.729 | 175.730 |
| 9 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 30.653 | 176.165 | 30.753 | 175.593 |
| 10 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.711 | 175.833 | 30.793 | 175.365 |
| 11 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.762 | 175.541 | 30.802 | 175.313 |
| 12 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.679 | 176.016 | 30.815 | 175.239 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.791 | 175.376 | — | — |
| 14 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.800 | 175.325 | — | — |
| 15 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.803 | 175.308 | — | — |
| 16 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.813 | 175.251 | — | — |
| 17 | 99 | Travis Miller | MDM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.853 | 175.023 | — | — |
| 18 | 92 | Regan Smith | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 30.936 | 174.554 | — | — |
| 19 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.094 | 173.667 | — | — |
| 20 | 66 | Ross Chastain (i) | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.223 | 172.949 | — | — |
| 21 | 45 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.410 | 171.920 | — | — |
| 22 | 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 31.448 | 171.712 | — | — |
| 23 | 63 | Kevin Donahue | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.909 | 169.231 | — | — |
| 24 | 1 | Jordan Anderson | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.993 | 168.787 | — | — |
| 25 | 44 | Matt Mills (i) | Faith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.006 | 168.718 | — | — |
| 26 | 36 | Camden Murphy | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.705 | 165.112 | — | — |
| 27 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 32.955 | 163.860 | — | — |
| 28 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 33.062 | 163.330 | — | — |
| 29 | 49 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.851 | 159.523 | — | — |
| 30 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 34.426 | 156.858 | — | — |
| 31 | 83 | Todd Peck | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 50 | Cody Ware (i) | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 40

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Brett Moffitt | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 1 |

Stage 2 Laps: 40

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 7 | Brett Moffitt | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 1 |

Stage 3 Laps: 87

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 167 | 91 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | 49 |
| 3 | 14 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | 45 |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 167 | 37 | running | 51 |
| 5 | 11 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | running | 42 |
| 6 | 5 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 167 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | Brett Moffitt | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 8 | 6 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 9 | 12 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 10 | 16 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 11 | 15 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 167 | 14 | running | 33 |
| 12 | 18 | 92 | Regan Smith | RBR Enterprises | Ford | 167 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 9 | 17 | Timothy Peters | Red Horse Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 19 | 02 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 21 | 45 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 166 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 17 | 25 | 44 | Matt Mills (i) | Faith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 66 | Ross Chastain (i) | Bolen Motorsports | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 1 | Jordan Anderson | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 30 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 23 | 63 | Kevin Donahue | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 32 | 50 | Cody Ware (i) | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 8 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 160 | 25 | engine | 26 |
| 24 | 27 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 17 | 99 | Travis Miller | MDM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | vibration | 12 |
| 26 | 13 | 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 84 | 0 | transmission | 11 |
| 27 | 28 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | brakes | 10 |
| 28 | 4 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 68 | 0 | clutch | 9 |
| 29 | 31 | 83 | Todd Peck | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | brakes | 8 |
| 30 | 26 | 36 | Camden Murphy | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | electrical | 7 |
| 31 | 29 | 49 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | crash | 6 |
| 32 | 22 | 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | crash | 5 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Johnny Sauter | 189 |
| | 2 | Christopher Bell | 187 (-2) |
| | 3 | Matt Crafton | 145 (–44) |
| | 4 | Chase Briscoe | 135 (–54) |
| | 5 | Timothy Peters | 134 (–55) |
| | 6 | Kaz Grala | 132 (–57) |
| | 7 | Ben Rhodes | 129 (–60) |
| | 8 | Grant Enfinger | 117 (–72) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
