2017 M&M's 200

2017 M&M's 200 presented by Casey's General Stores

Race details
Race 9 of 23 of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date	June 23, 2017
Official name	9th Annual M&M's 200 presented by Casey's General Stores
Location	Newton, Iowa, Iowa Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	0.875 miles (1.408 km)
Distance	200 laps, 175 mi (281.635 km)
Scheduled distance	200 laps, 175 mi (281.635 km)
Average speed	97.493 miles per hour (156.900 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Noah Gragson	Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time	23.136
Most laps led
Driver	Christopher Bell	Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps	99
Winner
No. 8	John Hunter Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Sports 1
Announcers	Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2017 M&M's 200 presented by Casey's General Store was the ninth stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the fourth iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 23, 2017, in Newton, Iowa at Iowa Speedway, a 7⁄8 mile (1.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, John Hunter Nemechek, driving for NEMCO Motorsports, would complete a comeback victory on the final restart with six to go to win his fifth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his second and final wins of the season.^[1] To fill out the podium, Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing and Brandon Jones of MDM Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered Recreational Vehicle viewing area along the backstretch.

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

The first practice session was held on Friday, June 23, at 9:00 AM CST, and would last for an hour and 25 minutes.^[2] Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.289 and an average speed of 135.257 miles per hour (217.675 km/h).^[3]

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, June 23, at 11:15 AM CST, and would last for an hour.^[2] Brandon Jones of MDM Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.290 and an average speed of 135.251 miles per hour (217.665 km/h).^[4]

Qualifying was held on Friday, June 23, at 5:05 PM CST.^[2] Since Iowa Speedway is under 1.5 miles (2.4 km), the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included three rounds. The first round was 15 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 15 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 24 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Round 3 consisted of the fastest 12 drivers from Round 2, and the drivers would have 5 minutes to set a time. Whoever was fastest in Round 3 would win the pole.^[5]

Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 23.136 and an average speed of 136.151 miles per hour (219.114 km/h).^[6]

Jennifer Jo Cobb was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Stage 1 Laps: 60

Stage 2 Laps: 60

Stage 3 Laps: 80

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Johnny Sauter 433 2 Christopher Bell 391 (-42) 3 Chase Briscoe 357 (–76) 4 Matt Crafton 338 (–95) 5 Ben Rhodes 310 (–123) 6 Grant Enfinger 300 (–133) 7 Ryan Truex 292 (–141) 8 John Hunter Nemechek 280 (–153) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.