| Type: | NASXFIN |
| Avg: | 124.671mph |
| Most Driver: | Brad Keselowski |
| Most Team: | Team Penske |
| Most Laps: | 54 |
| First Driver: | Denny Hamlin |
| First Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Pole Driver: | Kyle Busch |
| Pole Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Car: | 20 |
| Network: | Fox Sports 1 |
| Radio: | Motor Racing Network |
| Official Name: | 26th Annual Irish Hills 250 |
| Date: | June 17 |
| Scheduled Laps: | 125 |
| Location: | Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway |
| Distance Laps: | 125 |
| Distance Km: | 402.336 |
| Scheduled Km: | 402.336 |
| Course Km: | 3.2 |
| Course Mi: | 2 |
| Scheduled Mi: | 250 |
| Season No: | 33 |
| Race No: | 13 |
| Pole Time: | 37.197 |
| Race Name: | Irish Hills 250 |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Distance Mi: | 250 |
| Announcers: | Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Austin Dillon |
The 2017 Irish Hills 250 was the 13th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Brooklyn, Michigan at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) permanent moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 125 laps to complete. At race's end, Denny Hamlin, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win in a close finish on the final restart with two to go.[1] The win was Hamlin's 16th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first win of the season. To fill out the podium, William Byron and Elliott Sadler, both driving for JR Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.
The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
The first practice session was held on Friday, July 18, at 12:30 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes.[2] Spencer Gallagher of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 37.834 and an average speed of 190.305mph.[3]
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 37.834 | 190.305 | |
| 2 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 37.871 | 190.119 | |
| 3 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 37.953 | 189.708 | |
| Full first practice results | |||||||
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, July 18, at 3:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Brad Keselowski of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 37.277 and an average speed of 193.149mph.[4]
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 37.277 | 193.149 | |
| 2 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37.289 | 193.086 | |
| 3 | 33 | Brandon Jones | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 37.675 | 191.108 | |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | |||||||
Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 17, at 10:00 AM EST. Since Michigan International Speedway is at least 2miles, 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 13–40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.[5]
Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 37.197 and an average speed of 193.564mph in the second round.[6]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos | Driver | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | 460 | |||||||
| 2 | Justin Allgaier | 439 (-21) | |||||||
| 3 | William Byron | 388 (–72) | |||||||
| 4 | Daniel Hemric | 339 (–121) | |||||||
| 5 | Brennan Poole | 326 (–134) | |||||||
| 6 | Ryan Reed | 325 (–135) | |||||||
| 7 | Bubba Wallace | 321 (–139) | |||||||
| 8 | Cole Custer | 309 (–151) | |||||||
| 9 | Matt Tifft | 295 (–165) | |||||||
| 10 | Michael Annett | 273 (–187) | |||||||
| 11 | Blake Koch | 263 (–197) | |||||||
| 12 | Dakoda Armstrong | 243 (–217) | |||||||
| Official driver's standings | |||||||||