2017 Fred's 250

The 2017 Fred's 250 powered by Coca-Cola was the 19th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the third race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, the third and final race of the Round of 8, and the 12th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 14, 2017, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent D-shaped superspeedway. The race was extended from 94 laps to 95 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, Parker Kligerman, driving for Henderson Motorsports, took advantage of the lead on the final restart, and earned his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, after a caution came out on the final lap.^[1] To fill out the podium, Christopher Bell and Myatt Snider of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Christopher Bell, Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton, Ben Rhodes, Austin Cindric, and John Hunter Nemechek would advance into the Round of 6.

Background

The race was held at Talladega Superspeedway, which is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family. As of 2021^[update], the track hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and ARCA Menards Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, with a length of 2.66 miles (4.281 km), compared to the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The total peak capacity of Talladega is around 175,000 spectators,^[2][3][4] with the main grandstand capacity being about 80,000.^[5]

Entry list

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

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, October 13, at 11:00 AM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes.^[6] Cody Coughlin of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.948 and an average speed of 191.719 mph (308.542 km/h).^[7]

Final practice

The final practice session was held on Friday, October 13, at 1:00 PM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes.^[6] Chris Fontaine of Glenden Enterprises would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 50.964 and an average speed of 187.897 mph (302.391 km/h).^[8]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 14, at 9:30 AM CST.^[6] Since Talladega Superspeedway is at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km), 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 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.^[9]

Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole, setting a lap of 53.165 and an average speed of 180.118 mph (289.872 km/h).^[10]

Full qualifying results

*Time unavailable.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20

Stage 2 Laps: 20

Stage 3 Laps: 55

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Christopher Bell 2,195 2 Johnny Sauter 2,143 (-52) 3 Matt Crafton 2,140 (–55) 4 Ben Rhodes 2,124 (–71) 5 Austin Cindric 2,121 (–74) 6 John Hunter Nemechek 2,107 (–88) 7 Chase Briscoe 2,099 (–96) 8 Kaz Grala 2,082 (–113) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.

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