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22nd race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

2017 Lucas Oil 150

Motor car race

The 2017 Lucas Oil 150 was the 22nd stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the fifth race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, the third and final race of the Round of 6, and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 10, 2017, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. On the final restart with seven to go, GMS Racing driver Johnny Sauter would come out victorious in a battle with eventual second-place finisher, NEMCO Motorsports driver John Hunter Nemechek, to win his 17th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his fourth and final win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Cody Coughlin of ThorSport Racing would finish third.

Meanwhile, the four drivers to make the Championship 4 round were: Christopher Bell, Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton, and Austin Cindric.[2]

The layout of Phoenix International Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Phoenix International Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

The only practice session was held on Friday, November 10, at 9:00 AM MST. The session would last for one hour and 50 minutes.[3] Todd Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 26.576 and an average speed of 135.461 miles per hour (218.003 km/h).[4]

Qualifying was held on Friday, November 10, at 3:30 PM MST.[3] Since Phoenix International Raceway is under 1.5 miles (2.4 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]

Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, setting a time of 26.275 and an average speed of 137.012 miles per hour (220.499 km/h) in the third round.[6]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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*Time not available.

Stage 1 Laps: 40

Stage 2 Laps: 40

Stage 3 Laps: 70

Standings after the race

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1. ^ "Johnny Sauter wins chaotic Phoenix race, as Austin Cindric advances to finale". ESPN.com. 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
2. ^ "Camping World Truck Series Championship 4 field set". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
3. ^ a b "2017 Truck Series Phoenix Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
4. ^ Koelle, Christian (2017-11-10). "Todd Gilliland Fastest In Sole Lucas Oil 150 Practice At Phoenix". Retrieved 2022-05-27.
5. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
6. ^ Allaway, Phil (2017-11-10). "Christopher Bell Wins Lucas Oil 150 Pole". Retrieved 2022-05-27.
7. ^ "2017 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-27.