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.

2017 Fred's 250 powered by Coca-Cola
Race details
Race 19 of 23 of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date October 14, 2017
Official name 12th Annual Fred's 250
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 95 laps, 252.7 mi (406.681 km)
Scheduled Distance 94 laps, 250.4 mi (402.4 km)
Average speed 129.258 miles per hour (208.021 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 53.165
Most laps led
Driver Johnny Sauter GMS Racing
Laps 39
Winner
No. 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Vince Welch, Kevin Harvick, Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

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

Background

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The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

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, 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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Mike Harmon (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing
02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco Industries, Young's Building Systems
4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Toyota "Let's Go Places"
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet H&H Transport
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Fire Alarm Services
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet VG Pride Group, Driven2Honor.org
13 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Ride TV, Jegs
15 D. J. Kennington (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Losers Bar & Grill
16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats
18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Switch
19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford LTi Printing
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles
27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota Safelite
29 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford Cooper Standard
33 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Stealth
45 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions
47 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota Glenden Enterprises
49 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Vydox Plus
50 Josh Reaume Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet Ever-Fi
51 Myatt Snider Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Louisiana Hot Sauce
52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar International "We Build America"
63 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet Lucas Oil
66 Vinnie Miller (i) Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet Master Manufacturing
68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet Titan Paint Sprayers
75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Toyota Tide Pods, Food Country USA
83 Spencer Boyd Copp Motorsports Chevrolet Grunt Style
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet D. A. B. Constructors
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Hormel Gatherings, Menards
92 Regan Smith RBR Enterprises Ford Black's Tire Service, Advance Auto Parts
98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota Champion Power Equipment, Curb Records
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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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]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 13 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 49.948 191.719
2 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 50.068 191.260
3 92 Regan Smith RBR Enterprises Ford 50.263 190.518
Full first practice results

Final practice

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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]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 47 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 50.964 187.897
2 52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 50.981 187.835
3 98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 51.001 187.761
Full final practice results

Qualifying

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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

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota -* -* 53.165 180.118
2 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet -* -* 53.489 179.027
3 52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet -* -* 53.571 178.753
4 24 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet -* -* 53.741 178.188
5 29 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford -* -* 53.867 177.771
6 19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford -* -* 53.932 177.557
7 16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota -* -* 54.001 177.330
8 18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota -* -* 54.100 177.006
9 51 Myatt Snider Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota -* -* 54.127 176.917
10 27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota -* -* 54.137 176.885
11 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota -* -* 54.535 175.594
12 33 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet -* -* - -
Eliminated in Round 1
13 98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 54.017 177.245 - -
14 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Toyota 54.135 176.891 - -
15 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 54.225 176.598 - -
16 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 54.272 176.445 - -
17 47 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 54.379 176.097 - -
18 13 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 54.458 175.842 - -
19 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 54.792 174.770 - -
20 45 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 54.902 174.420 - -
21 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 55.004 174.096 - -
22 92 Regan Smith RBR Enterprises Ford 55.021 174.043 - -
23 15 D. J. Kennington (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 55.051 173.948 - -
24 66 Vinnie Miller (i) Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 55.256 173.302 - -
25 63 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 55.312 173.127 - -
26 49 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 55.638 172.113 - -
27 83 Spencer Boyd Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 56.659 169.011 - -
Qualified by owner's points
28 1 Mike Harmon (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 57.293 167.141 - -
29 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 57.493 166.559 - -
30 50 Josh Reaume Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 59.525 160.874 - -
31 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet - - - -
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup
*Time unavailable.

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 20

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 10
2 24 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 9
3 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 8
4 52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 7
5 51 Myatt Snider Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 6
6 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 5
7 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 3
9 13 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 2
10 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 20

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 10
2 24 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 9
3 51 Myatt Snider Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 8
4 19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 7
5 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 6
6 52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 5
7 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 13 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 3
9 27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 2
10 98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 1

Stage 3 Laps: 55

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 14 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Toyota 95 3 Running 41
2 1 4 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 95 9 Running 43
3 9 51 Myatt Snider Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 95 1 Running 48
4 13 98 Grant Enfinger (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 95 17 Running 34
5 6 19 Austin Cindric (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 95 3 Running 39
6 15 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 95 0 Running 39
7 24 66 Vinnie Miller (i) Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet 95 0 Running 0
8 16 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 95 1 Running 29
9 11 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 95 0 Running 39
10 19 02 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 95 0 Running 27
11 25 63 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 95 0 Running 26
12 2 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 95 39 Running 45
13 27 83 Spencer Boyd Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 95 0 Running 0
14 8 18 Noah Gragson (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 95 0 Running 23
15 23 15 D. J. Kennington (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 95 1 Running 0
16 4 24 Justin Haley (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 94 10 Running 39
17 3 52 Stewart Friesen (R) Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 94 0 Running 32
18 20 45 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 94 0 Running 19
19 29 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 93 0 Running 18
20 28 1 Mike Harmon (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 90 0 Running 0
21 30 50 Josh Reaume Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 Running 16
22 5 29 Chase Briscoe (R) Brad Keselowski Racing Ford 86 0 Running 15
23 10 27 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 70 0 Accident 19
24 26 49 Wendell Chavous (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 70 2 Accident 13
25 18 13 Cody Coughlin (R) ThorSport Racing Toyota 70 9 Accident 17
26 17 47 Chris Fontaine Glenden Enterprises Toyota 70 0 Accident 11
27 22 92 Regan Smith RBR Enterprises Ford 53 0 Accident 10
28 7 16 Ryan Truex Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 19 0 Accident 9
29 12 33 Kaz Grala (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 18 0 Accident 8
30 21 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 2 0 Vibration 7
31 31 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 0 0 Engine 6
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Parker Kligerman triumphs at Talladega, as Nemechek makes Round of 6". ESPN.com. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  2. ^ "Talladega is known for speed, but slow down and take in what the Alabama city offers". April 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Talladega Superspeedway". December 31, 2017. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Track Facts". Talladega Superspeedway. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  5. ^ Utter, Jim (November 27, 2013). "Talladega Superspeedway to reduce seating to 80,000". The Charlotte Observer. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Camping World Truck Series Talladega 2017 NASCAR Race Info". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  7. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-10-13). "Cody Coughlin fastest in first of two Truck practices at Talladega". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  8. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (2017-10-13). "Chris Fontaine surprises with fastest speed in final Truck practice at Talladega". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  9. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  10. ^ Long, Dustin (2017-10-14). "Christopher Bell wins pole for today's Truck race at Talladega". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
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