| Type: | CUST |
| Date: | June 23 |
| Radio: | Motor Racing Network |
| Network: | Fox Sports 1 |
| Most Driver: | Christopher Bell |
| Pole Team: | Kyle Busch Motorsports |
| Most Team: | Kyle Busch Motorsports |
| First Team: | NEMCO Motorsports |
| First Driver: | John Hunter Nemechek |
| Most Laps: | 99 |
| Car: | 8 |
| Pole Driver: | Noah Gragson |
| Avg: | 97.493mph |
| Description: | Race 9 of 23 of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series |
| Location: | Newton, Iowa, Iowa Speedway |
| Course Km: | 1.408 |
| Scheduled Mi: | 175 |
| Scheduled Laps: | 200 |
| Distance Laps: | 200 |
| Distance Km: | 281.635 |
| Scheduled Km: | 281.635 |
| Course Mi: | 0.875 |
| Official Name: | 9th Annual M&M's 200 presented by Casey's General Stores |
| Race Name: | M&M's 200 presented by Casey's General Stores |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Pole Time: | 23.136 |
| Distance Mi: | 175 |
| Announcers: | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip |
The 2017 M&M's 200 presented by Casey's General Store was the ninth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the fourth iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 23, 2017, in Newton, Iowa at Iowa Speedway, a NaNmiles permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, John Hunter Nemechek, driving for NEMCO Motorsports, would complete a comeback victory on the final restart with six to go to win his fifth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his second and final wins of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing and Brandon Jones of MDM Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered Recreational Vehicle viewing area along the backstretch.
The first practice session was held on Friday, June 23, at 9:00 AM CST, and would last for an hour and 25 minutes.[2] Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.289 and an average speed of 135.257mph.[3]
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 23.289 | 135.257 | |
| 2 | 29 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Brad Keselowski Racing | Ford | 23.354 | 134.881 | |
| 3 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Toyota | 23.358 | 134.857 | |
| Full first practice results | |||||||
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, June 23, at 11:15 AM CST, and would last for an hour. Brandon Jones of MDM Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.290 and an average speed of 135.251mph.[4]
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | Brandon Jones (i) | MDM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.290 | 135.251 | |
| 2 | 16 | Ryan Truex | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 23.291 | 135.245 | |
| 3 | 27 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 23.490 | 134.100 | |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | |||||||
Qualifying was held on Friday, June 23, at 5:05 PM CST. Since Iowa Speedway is under 1.5 miles (2.4 km), 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]
Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 23.136 and an average speed of 136.151mph.[6]
Jennifer Jo Cobb was the only driver to fail to qualify.
Stage 1 Laps: 60
| Pos | Driver | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Sauter | 433 | |||||||
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 391 (-42) | |||||||
| 3 | Chase Briscoe | 357 (–76) | |||||||
| 4 | Matt Crafton | 338 (–95) | |||||||
| 5 | Ben Rhodes | 310 (–123) | |||||||
| 6 | Grant Enfinger | 300 (–133) | |||||||
| 7 | Ryan Truex | 292 (–141) | |||||||
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | 280 (–153) | |||||||
| Official driver's standings | |||||||||