| Type: | NASXFIN |
| Radio: | Motor Racing Network |
| Announcers: | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte |
| Network: | NBC |
| Date: | November 18 |
| Pole Team: | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| Pole Driver: | Tyler Reddick |
| First Driver: | Cole Custer |
| First Team: | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| Most Team: | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| Most Driver: | Cole Custer |
| Most Laps: | 182 |
| Car: | 00 |
| Location: | Homestead, Florida, Homestead–Miami Speedway |
| Scheduled Mi: | 300 |
| Scheduled Laps: | 200 |
| Course Km: | 2.41 |
| Scheduled Km: | 482.803 |
| Distance Km: | 482.803 |
| Distance Laps: | 200 |
| Official Name: | 23rd Annual Ford EcoBoost 300 |
| Course Mi: | 1.5 |
| Race Name: | Ford EcoBoost 300 |
| Pole Time: | 32.604 |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Distance Mi: | 300 |
| Avg: | 136.14mph |
| Race No: | 33 |
| Season No: | 33 |
The 2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 was the 33rd and final stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the Championship 4 race, and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 18, 2017, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5miles permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. At race's end, Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would dominate the race to take his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1]
Meanwhile, third-place finisher, JR Motorsports driver William Byron would win his only NASCAR Xfinity Series championship after battling with teammate Elliott Sadler, passing Sadler with nine to go using the car of Ryan Preece to pass Sadler for the championship.[2] [3]
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300, and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively. The weekend itself was marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series held its season-ending races at Homestead from 1995 until 2020, when it was moved to Phoenix Raceway, along with NASCAR's other two series.
The first practice session was held on Friday, November 17, at 2:30 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[4] Tyler Reddick, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.609 and an average speed of 165.598mph.[5]
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Tyler Reddick | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 32.609 | 165.598 | |
| 2 | 2 | Ben Kennedy (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 32.669 | 165.294 | |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 32.773 | 164.770 | |
| Full first practice results | |||||||
The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 17, at 5:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. William Byron, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.513 and an average speed of 166.087mph.[6]
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | William Byron (R) (CC) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.513 | 166.087 | |
| 2 | 2 | Ben Kennedy (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 32.592 | 165.685 | |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 32.631 | 165.487 | |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | |||||||
Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 11, at 11:15 AM EST. Since Homestead–Miami Speedway is under 2miles 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.[7]
Tyler Reddick, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would win the pole after setting a time of 32.604 and an average speed of 165.624mph in the third round.[8]
Three drivers would fail to qualify: Quin Houff, Matt Mills, and Morgan Shepherd.
Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos | Driver | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Byron | 4,034 | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | 4,029 (-5) | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Justin Allgaier | 4,025 (-9) | ||||||
| 4 | Daniel Hemric | 4,003 (–31) | |||||||
| 5 | Cole Custer | 2,288 (–1,746) | |||||||
| 1 | 6 | Brennan Poole | 2,223 (-1,811) | ||||||
| 1 | 7 | Matt Tifft | 2,211 (-1,823) | ||||||
| 8 | Ryan Reed | 2,161 (-1,873) | |||||||
| 1 | 9 | Michael Annett | 2,155 (-1,879) | ||||||
| 1 | 10 | Brendan Gaughan | 2,153 (-1,881) | ||||||
| 11 | Blake Koch | 2,138 (-1,896) | |||||||
| 12 | Jeremy Clements | 2,107 (-1,927) | |||||||
| Official driver's standings | |||||||||