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The 2017 Xfinity Series was the 36th season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The season began with the PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 25 and ended with the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18.









Teams and drivers[]

Full-time teams[]

Team Manufacturer No. Driver(s) Crew Chief
Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 00 Cole Custer (R) Jeff Mendering
JD Motorsports Chevrolet 0 Garrett Smithley 32 Wayne Settering, Jr. 15
Rick Johnson 1
Bryan Berry 1
Vinnie Miller 1
01 Harrison Rhodes 31 Patrick McGee 1
Rob Winfield 4
Tommy MacHek 11
Patrick Donahue 1
Sheldon Creed 2
Joe Nemechek
4 Ross Chastain Evan Snider
JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1 Elliott Sadler Kevin Meendering
5 Michael Annett Jason Stockert
7 Justin Allgaier Jason Burdett
9 William Byron (R) Dave Elenz
Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Dillon 12 Justin Alexander 8
Matt Borland 1
Randall Burnett 24
Paul Menard 7
Ben Kennedy (R) 9
3 Ty Dillon 20 Matt Swiderski
Scott Lagasse, Jr. 4
Brian Scott 2
21 Daniel Hemric (R) Danny Stockman
33 Brandon Jones Nick Harrison
62 Brendan Gaughan Shane Wilson
SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 07 Ray Black, Jr. 24 Jason Miller
Todd Bodine 1
Spencer Boyd 4
Korbin Forrister 2
Devin Jones 1
Andy Lally 1
Ryan Ellis 1
B.J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 31
Toyota 2
8 Jeff Green 8 George Ingram 9
Keith Wolfe 8
Matt Mills 2
B.J. McLeod 14
Josh Bilicki 3
Tommy Joe Martins 1
Caesar Bacarella
78 B.J. McLeod Keith Wolfe
Clint King
Jeff Green
Jordan Anderson
Tommy Joe Martins
Angela Ruch
Stephen Young
John Graham
Josh Bilicki
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Blake Koch Chris Rice
TriStar Motorsports Toyota 14 J.J. Yeley Wally Rogers
Roush Fenway Racing Ford 16 Ryan Reed Phil Gould
Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 18 Daniel Suárez 11 Scott Graves
Kyle Busch 10
Christopher Bell 6
Kyle Benjamin 3
Regan Smith 1
Denny Hamlin 1
Ryan Preece
19 Matt Tifft (R) Matt Beckman
20 Erik Jones 18 Christopher Gabehart 31
Jacob Canter 1
Matt Lucas 1
Denny Hamlin 3
Daniel Suárez 2
Kyle Benjamin 2
Christopher Bell 2
Ryan Preece 3
James Davidson 2
Team Penske Ford 22 Brad Keselowski 9 Greg Erwin
Ryan Blaney 7
Joey Logano 7
Sam Hornish, Jr. 4
Austin Cindric 1
GMS Racing Chevrolet 23 Spencer Gallagher (R) Joey Cohen
RSS Racing Chevrolet 39 Ryan Sieg Kevin Starland
Stephen Leicht
99 David Starr Ken Evans
MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 13 Mark Thompson Carl Long
Carl Long
Brandon Hightower
Timmy Hill
Bobby Dale Earnhardt
Enrique Baca
Ernie Francis, Jr.
John Jackson
40 Brandon Hightower 1 Robbie May
Timmy Hill 1
Austin Wayne Self
Chad Finchum
Josh Bilicki
Stan Mullis
Enrique Baca
Tim Cowen
Bobby Dale Earnhardt
Garrett Smithley
John Jackson
Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 42 Tyler Reddick (R) 18 Mike Shiplett
Kyle Larson 1
Justin Marks TBA
Alex Bowman
48 Brennan Poole Chad Norris
Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 51 Jeremy Clements Tony Clements
Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 52 Joey Gase Tim Brown
Mike Harmon Racing/Veterans Motorsports Dodge 74 Mike Harmon R.B. Bracken
Jordan Anderson
Cody Ware
John Graham
Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 89 Morgan Shepherd Nick Hoechst
King Autosport Chevrolet 90 Mario Gosselin 1 Guy Caron
Brandon Brown 1 Adam Brenner
Martin Roy
Alex Labbe
Josh Williams
Dexter Bean
Brian Henderson
Matt Bell
Obaika Racing Chevrolet 97 Stephen Leicht 1 John Monsam
TBA 1
Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 98 Aric Almirola 5 Jon Hanson
Casey Mears 12

Part-time teams[]

Team Manufacturer No. Driver(s) Crew Chief Rd(s)
Roush Fenway Racing Ford 6 Darrell Wallace, Jr. Seth Barbour 12
Team Penske Ford 12 Joey Logano Brian Wilson 2
Ryan Blaney 1
Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 41 Kevin Harvick Richard Boswell 5
Precision Performance Motorsports Chevrolet 46 Anthoyn Kumpen Mark Setzer 2
Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 86 Brandon Brown Adam Brenner 10
JR Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Kasey Kahne Scott Radel 2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2

Schedule[]

The 2017 schedule was released on May 5, 2016.

No. Race name Track Date Winner Time
(ET)
TV
Driver Car No./Team
1 PowerShares QQQ 300 Daytona International Speedway February 25 Ryan Reed No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing 3:30pm FS1
2 Rinnai 250 Atlanta Motor Speedway March 4 Kyle Busch No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 2:00pm
3 Boyd Gaming 300 Las Vegas Motor Speedway March 11 Joey Logano No. 12 Team Penske 4:00pm
4 DC Solar 200 Phoenix International Raceway March 18 Justin Allgaier No. 7 JR Motorsports 4:00pm Fox
5 Service King 300 Auto Club Speedway March 25 Kyle Larson No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing 4:00pm FS1
6 My Bariatric Solutions 300 Texas Motor Speedway April 8 Erik Jones No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing 1:30pm Fox
7 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Bristol Motor Speedway April 22 Erik Jones No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing 1:00pm FS1
8 ToyotaCare 250 Richmond International Raceway April 29 Kyle Larson No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing 1:00pm
9 Sparks Energy 300 Talladega Superspeedway May 6 Aric Almirola No. 98 Biagi-DenBeste Racing 1:00pm Fox
10 Hisense 4k TV 300 Charlotte Motor Speedway May 27 Ryan Blaney No. 12 Team Penske 1:00pm FS1
11 OneMain Financial 200 Dover International Speedway June 3 Kyle Larson No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing 1:00pm
12 Pocono Green 250 Pocono Raceway June 10 Brad Keselowski No. 22 Team Penske 1:00pm Fox
13 Irish Hills 250 Michigan International Speedway June 17 Denny Hamlin No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing 1:30pm FS1
14 American Ethanol E15 250 Iowa Speedway June 24 William Byron No. 9 JR Motorsports 8:30pm
15 Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 Daytona International Speedway June 30
July 1*
William Byron No. 9 JR Motorsports 7:30pm
12:00pm*
NBCSN
CNBC
16 Alsco 300 Kentucky Speedway July 8** Kyle Busch No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 12:00pm** NBCSN
17 Overton's 200 New Hampshire Motor Speedway July 15 Kyle Busch No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 4:00pm
18 Lilly Diabetes 250 Indianapolis Motor Speedway July 22 William Byron No. 9 JR Motorsports 3:30pm
19 US Cellular 250 Iowa Speedway July 29 Ryan Preece No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing 3:30pm NBC
20 Zippo 200 at The Glen Watkins Glen International August 5 Kyle Busch No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 2:00pm NBCSN
21 Mid-Ohio Challenge Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course August 12 Sam Hornish, Jr. No. 22 Team Penske 3:30pm
22 Food City 300 Bristol Motor Speedway August 18 Kyle Busch No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 7:30pm
23 Johnsonville 180 Road America August 27 Jeremy Clements No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing 3:00pm NBC
24 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 Darlington Raceway September 2 Denny Hamlin No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 3:30pm NBCSN
25 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Richmond Raceway September 8 Brad Keselowski No. 22 Team Penske 7:30pm
26 TheHouse.com 300 Chicagoland Speedway September 16 Justin Allgaier No. 7 JR Motorsports 3:30pm
NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs
Round of 12
27 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 Kentucky Speedway September 23 Tyler Reddick No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing 8:00pm NBCSN
28 Drive Sober 200 Dover International Speedway September 30 Ryan Blaney No. 22 Team Penske 3:00pm
29 Drive for the Cure 300 Charlotte Motor Speedway October 7 Alex Bowman No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing 3:00pm
Round of 8
30 Kansas Lottery 300 Kansas Speedway October 21 Christopher Bell No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 3:00pm NBC
31 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Texas Motor Speedway November 4 Erik Jones No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing 8:30pm NBCSN
32 Ticket Galaxy 200 Phoenix International Raceway November 11 William Byron No. 9 JR Motorsports 3:30pm NBC
Championship 4
33 Ford Ecoboost 300 Homestead-Miami Speedway November 18 Cole Custer No. 00 Stewart-Haas Racing 3:30pm NBCSN

Asterisk (*) = The Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 began on June 30 but was postponed to finish on July 1 due to rain.

Double asterisk (**) = Race postponed to the following day due to rain.

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