Credit: 352181(Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) Ryan Blaney, driver of the #22 Fitzgerald Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series ‘Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200’ at Dover International Speedway on September 30, 2017 in Dover, Delaware.
Starting from 8th place Car 22 Ryan Blaney Fitzgerald Ford won the 32nd Annual Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200, his 6th win in 60 NASCAR XFINITY Series races. This is his 2nd win & 8th Top 10 finish in 2017. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 6 races at Dover International Speedway. 2nd Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier Textron Off Road Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 7th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Dover International Speedway. It is his 15th Top 10 finish in 2017. 3rd Place Car 9 William Byron AXALTA/Central Aluminum Chevrolet, started from pole posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Dover International Speedway. Byron was the highest finishing rookie.
Credit: 352183(Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) Ryan Blaney, driver of the #22 Fitzgerald Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series ‘Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200’ at Dover International Speedway on September 30, 2017 in Dover, Delaware.
4th Place Car 21 Daniel Hemric Blue Gate Bank Chevrolet, started from 9th place followed by 5th place Car 48 Brennan Poole DC Solar Chevrolet, started from 7th place. 6th Place Car 19 Matt Tifft Comcast NBC Universal Salute to Service Toyota, started from 23rd place followed by 7th place Car 18 Daniel Suarez Interstate Batteries Toyota, started from 2nd place. 8th place Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford, started from 6th place. 9. 10. Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet, started from 10th place. Lastly in the Top 10. 13. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 13th place. Justin Allgaier (P) leads the point standings by 3 points over William Byron (P).
Credit: 352179(Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) William Byron, driver of the #9 AXALTA/Central Aluminum Chevrolet, and Daniel Suarez, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series ‘Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200’ at Dover International Speedway on September 30, 2017 in Dover, Delaware.
The race had 5 Cautions for 28 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 7 for Car 33 Brandon Jones Anderson’s Maple Syrup Chevrolet, Car 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet, Car 99 David Starr Alarm Tech Systems Chevrolet, Car 19 Matt Tifft Comcast NBC Universal Salute to Service Toyota crash in Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 19 for Fluid On The Track From Car 01 Harrison Rhodes Meding’s Seafood/Iron Source Chevrolet. 3rd Caution on lap 26 for Car 39 Ryan Sieg Midstate Basement Authorities Chevrolet, Car 40 Chad Finchum Smithfield Homes Chevrolet, Car 15 Reed Sorenson Stockley Tavern Chevrolet crash
in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 122 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
Credit: 352182(Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images) Ryan Blaney drives the #22 Fitzgerald Ford during the NASCAR XFINITY Series ‘Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200’ at Dover International Speedway on September 30, 2017 in Dover, Delaware.
The race had 4 Lead Changes among 3 drivers: Lap Leaders: W. Byron # (P) 1-62; D. Suarez(i) 63; R. Blaney(i) 64-122; D. Suarez(i) 123; R. Blaney(i) 124-200. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): R. Blaney(i) 2 times for 136 laps; W. Byron # (P) 1 time for 62 laps; D. Suarez(i) 2 times for 2 laps.
Credit: 352184(Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) Ryan Blaney, driver of the #22 Fitzgerald Ford, poses with the winner?s decal on his car in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series ‘Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200’ at Dover International Speedway on September 30, 2017 in Dover, Delaware.
Stages:
Stage #1 Top Ten: 9,22,18,7,20,1,42,00,21,48
Stage #2 Top Ten: 22,9,7,18,1,42,00,21,48,20
NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 28
Unofficial Race Results for the 32Nd Annual Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200 – Saturday, September 30, 2017
Dover International Speedway – Dover, DE – 1 Mile Concrete Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 200 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 8. Car 22 Ryan Blaney(i) Fitzgerald Ford 200 Running
2. 4. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) Textron Off Road Chevrolet 200 Running
3. 1. Car 9 William Byron # (P) AXALTA/Central Aluminum Chevrolet 200 Running
4. 9. Car 21 Daniel Hemric # (P) Blue Gate Bank Chevrolet 200 Running
5. 7. Car 48 Brennan Poole (P) DC Solar Chevrolet 200 Running
6. 23. Car 19 Matt Tifft # (P) Comcast NBC Universal Salute to Service Toyota 200 Running
7. 2. Car 18 Daniel Suarez(i) Interstate Batteries Toyota 200 Running
8. 6. Car 00 Cole Custer # (P) Haas Automation Ford 200 Running
9. 10. Car 1 Elliott Sadler (P) OneMain Financial Chevrolet 200 Running
10. 13. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan (P) South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet 200 Running
11. 16. Car 5 Michael Annett (P) Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 200 Running
12. 12. Car 4 Ross Chastain DelawareOfficeofHighwaySafetyUseYourMelon Chev 200 Running
13. 11. Car 3 Ty Dillon(i) Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet 200 Running
14. 21. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Midstate Basement Authorities Chevrolet 199 Running
15. 14. Car 24 Corey LaJoie(i) youtheory Toyota 199 Running
16. 17. Car 16 Ryan Reed (P) Lilly Diabetes Ford 198 Running
17. 25. Car 14 JJ Yeley Superior Essex Toyota 198 Running
18. 18. Car 98 Casey Mears GEICO Military Ford 198 Running
19. 19. Car 11 Blake Koch (P) LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 198 Running
20. 3. Car 20 Erik Jones(i) Pixel Pals/GameStop Toyota 198 Running
21. 27. Car 07 Ray Black II Chevrolet 198 Running
22. 22. Car 51 Jeremy Clements (P) RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 198 Running
23. 26. Car 2 Austin Dillon(i) Rheem Chevrolet 198 Running
24. 20. Car 23 Spencer Gallagher Jr. # Allegiant Airlines Chevrolet 198 Running
25. 29. Car 90 Brandon Brown W.G. Speeks Chevrolet 197 Running
26. 5. Car 42 Tyler Reddick BBR/Dustin Lynch Chevrolet 197 Running
27. 28. Car 8 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 194 Running
28. 35. Car 52 Joey Gase Eternal Fan/Katie J’s Bar & Grill Chevrolet 194 Running
29. 30. Car 0 Garrett Smithley Heroes Haven Chevrolet 194 Running
30. 39. Car 78 Josh Bilicki Prevagen Chevrolet 192 Running
31. 37. Car 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 87 Clutch
32. 36. Car 89 Morgan Shepherd Visone RV Chevrolet 43 Suspension
33. 38. Car 13 Timmy Hill TLC Resorts Chevrolet 35 Overheating
34. 40. Car 38 Gray Gaulding(i) Chevrolet 31 Electrical
35. 24. Car 15 Reed Sorenson(i) Stockley Tavern Chevrolet 25 Accident
36. 34. Car 40 Chad Finchum Smithfield Homes Chevrolet 25 Accident
37. 31. Car 01 Harrison Rhodes Meding’s Seafood/Iron Source Chevrolet 17 Engine
38. 32. Car 99 David Starr Alarm Tech Systems Chevrolet 7 Accident
39. 15. Car 33 Brandon Jones Anderson’s Maple Syrup Chevrolet 4 Accident
40. 33. Car 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 4 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: #15 (missing drivers meeting), #19 (tire change) and #39, #78Â (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: N/A.
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 47 Mins, 10 Secs. Average Speed: 111.975 MPH. Margin of Victory: 4.852 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 28 laps. Lead Changes: 4 among 3 drivers.
Coors Light Pole Award: William Byron, #9 156.209 mph. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #22. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Matt Tifft, #19. Sunoco Rookie of the Race:Â William Byron, #9
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Oct. 7, 2017 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
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