2017 Ford EcoBoost 300
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.
| 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 | ||
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.