2017 Johnsonville 180

Race details
Race 23 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series
The 2017 Johnsonville 180 program cover.
Date	August 27, 2017
Official name	Eighth Annual Johnsonville 180
Location	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, Road America
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.048 mi (6.515 km)
Distance	45 laps, 182.16 mi (293.16 km)
Scheduled Distance	45 laps, 182.16 mi (293.16 km)
Average speed	82.250 mph (132.369 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Austin Cindric	Team Penske
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver	James Davison	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	11
Winner
No. 51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Dave Burns, Dale Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2017 Johnsonville 180 was the 23rd stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the eighth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 27, 2017, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin at Road America, a 4.048 miles (6.515 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 45 laps to complete. Jeremy Clements, driving for his family owned team, Jeremy Clements Racing, came home with the upset win, after an exciting battle with Matt Tifft. With two laps to go, Clements and Tifft collided, causing them to both spin out. Clements was able to get in front of Tifft, and would lead the last lap for his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. Tifft would end up finishing in 3rd, with Michael Annett finishing in 2nd.^[1]

The race was held at Road America, which is a motorsport road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, United States on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, IndyCar Series, SCCA Pirelli World Challenge, ASRA, AMA Superbike series, and SCCA Pro Racing's Trans-Am Series.

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

The first 55-minute practice session was held on Saturday, August 26, at 1:00 PM CST.^[2] Justin Marks, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 2:15.029 and an average speed of 107.923 mph (173.685 km/h).^[3]

The final 55-minute practice session was held on Saturday, August 26, at 3:00 PM CST.^[2] James Davison, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 2:14.076 and an average speed of 108.691 mph (174.921 km/h).^[4]

Qualifying was scheduled to be held on Sunday, August 27, at 10:45 AM EST,^[2] but was cancelled due to inclement weather. The starting lineup would be based on a competition-based formula. As a result, Austin Cindric, driving for Team Penske, would earn the pole for the race.

No one would fail to qualify for the race.

Stage 1 Laps: 10

Stage 2 Laps: 10

Stage 3 Laps: 25

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Elliott Sadler 838 2 William Byron 731 (-107) 3 Justin Allgaier 710 (–128) 4 Brennan Poole 634 (–204) 5 Daniel Hemric 633 (–205) 6 Cole Custer 562 (-276) 7 Matt Tifft 557 (-281) 8 Blake Koch 485 (-353) 9 Michael Annett 470 (-353) 10 Ryan Reed 465 (-368) 11 Brendan Gaughan 463 (-375) 12 Dakoda Armstrong 459 (-379) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

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