2017 Ford EcoBoost 300

2017 Ford EcoBoost 300
Race details
Race 33 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date November 18, 2017
Official name 23rd Annual Ford EcoBoost 300
Location Homestead, Florida, Homestead–Miami 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 136.14 miles per hour (219.10 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Chip Ganassi Racing
Time 32.604
Most laps led
Driver Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 182
Winner
No. 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

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 1.5 miles (2.4 km) 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]

  1. ^ McFadin, Daniel (November 18, 2017). "Cole Custer wins first Xfinity race; William Byron claims series championship". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "William Byron Wins 2017 NASCAR XFINITY Series Championship". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. November 18, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "'Devastated' Sadler angered, saddened by lost championship". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. November 18, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2022.