2017 Las Vegas 350
# 2017 Las Vegas 350

The 2017 Las Vegas 350 was the 18th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the second race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 30, 2017, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 146 laps to complete. At race's end, Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, held off a charging Christopher Bell for his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. He would also earn a spot in the next round of the playoffs. To fill out the podium, Chase Briscoe of Brad Keselowski Racing would finish third, respectively.

## Background

The race was held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 0 | Matt Mills | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org |
| 1 | Jordan Anderson | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil, Bommarito Automotive Group |
| 02 | Timothy Peters | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Henry County, Autos by Nelson |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | DC Solar |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Berry's Manufacturing |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Waldo's Painting Company |
| 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Ride TV, Jegs |
| 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Martin Truex Jr. Foundation |
| 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Switch |
| 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | LTi Printing |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | MyWhy |
| 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Safelite |
| 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | Cooper Standard |
| 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Kiklos |
| 38 | T. J. Bell | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Niece Equipment |
| 44 | Austin Wayne Self | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | AM Technical Solutions |
| 45 | Travis Pastrana | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Wienerschnitzel |
| 49 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Testoril |
| 50 | Josh Reaume | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | Java Chews |
| 51 | Myatt Snider | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Louisiana Hot Sauce |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | Halmar International "We Build America" |
| 57 | Mike Senica | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing |
| 63 | Todd Peck | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | Sahlen's, FR8 Auctions |
| 83 | Camden Murphy | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | BYB Extreme, TDS |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | D. A. B. Constructors |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Rip It, Menards |
| 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Jive Communications |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

### First practice

The first practice session was held on Saturday, September 30, at 8:30 AM PST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.089 and an average speed of 179.468 mph (288.826 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.089 | 179.468 |
| 2 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 30.232 | 178.619 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.237 | 178.589 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Final practice

The final practice session was held on Saturday, September 30, at 10:00 AM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Kaz Grala of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.160 and an average speed of 179.045 mph (288.145 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.160 | 179.045 |
| 2 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.161 | 179.039 |
| 3 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.196 | 178.832 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 23, at 3:10 PM CST. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km), 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.

Ryan Truex of Hattori Racing Enterprises would win the pole, setting a lap of 30.475 and an average speed of 177.194 mph (285.166 km/h).

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 30.525 | 176.904 | 30.475 | 177.194 |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.674 | 176.045 | 30.523 | 176.916 |
| 3 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.554 | 176.736 | 30.529 | 176.881 |
| 4 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.615 | 176.384 | 30.558 | 176.713 |
| 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.612 | 176.401 | 30.568 | 176.655 |
| 6 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.673 | 176.051 | 30.601 | 176.465 |
| 7 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 30.736 | 175.690 | 30.621 | 176.350 |
| 8 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.600 | 176.471 | 30.648 | 176.194 |
| 9 | 51 | Myatt Snider | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.757 | 175.570 | 30.688 | 175.965 |
| 10 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.610 | 176.413 | 30.688 | 175.965 |
| 11 | 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 30.662 | 176.114 | 30.706 | 175.861 |
| 12 | 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 30.658 | 176.137 | 30.762 | 175.541 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.781 | 175.433 | - | - |
| 14 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.911 | 174.695 | - | - |
| 15 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.051 | 173.907 | - | - |
| 16 | 49 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.294 | 172.557 | - | - |
| 17 | 44 | Austin Wayne Self | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.308 | 172.480 | - | - |
| 18 | 45 | Travis Pastrana | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.648 | 170.627 | - | - |
| 19 | 0 | Matt Mills | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 31.706 | 170.315 | - | - |
| 20 | 02 | Timothy Peters | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.714 | 170.272 | - | - |
| 21 | 1 | Jordan Anderson | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.798 | 169.822 | - | - |
| 22 | 83 | Camden Murphy | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.883 | 169.369 | - | - |
| 23 | 50 | Josh Reaume | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.994 | 168.782 | - | - |
| 24 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.032 | 168.581 | - | - |
| 25 | 38 | T. J. Bell | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.406 | 166.636 | - | - |
| 26 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 33.308 | 162.123 | - | - |
| 27 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 33.546 | 160.973 | - | - |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 57 | Mike Senica | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 39.524 | 136.626 | - | - |
| 29 | 63 | Todd Peck | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | - | - | - | - |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 35

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |

Stage 2 Laps: 35

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 1 |

Stage 3 Laps: 76

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 146 | 20 | Running | 55 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 146 | 64 | Running | 52 |
| 3 | 3 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 146 | 40 | Running | 49 |
| 4 | 7 | 19 | Austin Cindric (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 146 | 1 | Running | 39 |
| 5 | 14 | 33 | Kaz Grala (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 6 | 12 | 13 | Cody Coughlin (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 8 | 15 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 8 | Running | 37 |
| 9 | 10 | 98 | Grant Enfinger (R) | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 146 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 10 | 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 11 | 20 | 02 | Timothy Peters | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 1 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 145 | 1 | Running | 39 |
| 13 | 13 | 18 | Noah Gragson (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 144 | 12 | Running | 29 |
| 14 | 16 | 49 | Wendell Chavous (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 21 | 1 | Jordan Anderson | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 23 | 50 | Josh Reaume | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 22 | 83 | Camden Murphy | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 27 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 26 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 17 | 44 | Austin Wayne Self | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | Accident | 17 |
| 21 | 8 | 24 | Justin Haley (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | Engine | 16 |
| 22 | 18 | 45 | Travis Pastrana | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | Accident | 15 |
| 23 | 11 | 52 | Stewart Friesen (R) | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | Accident | 16 |
| 24 | 25 | 38 | T. J. Bell | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | Overheating | 13 |
| 25 | 19 | 0 | Matt Mills | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | Engine | 12 |
| 26 | 24 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | Electrical | 11 |
| 27 | 28 | 57 | Mike Senica | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | Transmission | 10 |
| 28 | 9 | 51 | Myatt Snider | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| 29 | 29 | 63 | Todd Peck | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Engine | 8 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Christopher Bell | 2,152 |
| | 2 | Ben Rhodes | 2,105 (-47) |
| | 3 | Matt Crafton | 2,101 (–51) |
| | 4 | Johnny Sauter | 2,098 (–54) |
| | 5 | Chase Briscoe | 2,084 (–68) |
| | 6 | Austin Cindric | 2,082 (–70) |
| | 7 | Kaz Grala | 2,074 (–78) |
| | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | 2,068 (–84) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
