2017 OneMain Financial 200
The 2017 OneMain Financial 200 was the 11th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Larson, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would dominate most of the race to win his eighth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his third and final win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Ryan Blaney of Team Penske and Daniel Suárez of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively. BackgroundDover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports. The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. Entry list
PracticeFirst practiceThe first practice session was held on Friday, June 2, at 9:30 AM EST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.295 and an average speed of 154.540 miles per hour (248.708 km/h).[3]
Second practiceThe second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, June 2, at 1:30 PM EST, and would last for 55 minutes.[2] Ryan Blaney of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.604 and an average speed of 152.517 miles per hour (245.452 km/h).[4]
QualifyingQualifying was held on Saturday, June 3, at 10:05 AM EST.[2] Since Dover International Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 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.[5] Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 22.864 and an average speed of 157.453 miles per hour (253.396 km/h).[6] No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results
Race resultsStage 1 Laps: 45
Stage 2 Laps: 45
Stage 3 Laps: 110 Standings after the race
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