| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 29 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | October 7, 2017 | ||
| Official name | 36th Annual Drive for the Cure 300 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina | ||
| Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Average speed | 122.685 miles per hour (197.442 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | Set by 2017 owner's points | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 111 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 42 | Alex Bowman | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
The 2017 Drive for the Cure 300 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina was the 29th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the third and elimination race of the Round of 12, and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 7, 2017, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Alex Bowman, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would control the late stages of the race to win his first and to date, only career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory and his only win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Sam Hornish Jr. and Ryan Blaney, both driving for Team Penske, would finish second and third, respectively.
The eight drivers to advance to the Round of 8 were William Byron, Justin Allgaier, Elliott Sadler, Daniel Hemric, Cole Custer, Brennan Poole, Ryan Reed, and Matt Tifft. [2]