2017 PowerShares QQQ 300

2017 PowerShares QQQ 300

Race details[1][2]
Race 1 of 33 in the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Date	February 25, 2021 (2021-02-25)
Official name	36th Annual PowerShares QQQ 300
Location	Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.500 miles (4.023 km)
Distance	120 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled distance	120 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed	117.141 miles per hour (188.520 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Brandon Jones	Richard Childress Racing
Time	48.788
Most laps led
Driver	Elliott Sadler	JR Motorsports
Laps	40
Winner
No. 16	Ryan Reed	Roush Fenway Racing
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Sports 1
Announcers	Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2017 PowerShares QQQ 300 was the 1st race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 25, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race was extended from the scheduled 120 laps to 124 laps due to NASCAR overtime. Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed took the lead on the final overtime restart and led the final two laps to earn the victory.^[3] It was Reed's first win of the season, and the second of his career. To fill out the podium, Kasey Kahne finished 2nd and Austin Dillon finished 3rd.

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.^[4] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.^[5]

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

The first practice session was held on Friday, February 24, 2017 at 1:00 PM EST.^[6] Justin Allgaier was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 46.418 seconds and a speed of 193.890 mph (312.036 km/h).^[7]

The final practice session took place on Friday, February 24, 2017, at 3:05 PM EST.^[6] J. J. Yeley was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 48.127 seconds and a speed of 187.005 mph (300.955 km/h).^[8]

Qualifying took place at 10:30 AM EST.^[6] Since Daytona International Speedway is at least 2 miles (3.2 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 13-40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12.^[9]

Brandon Jones won the pole with a time of 48.788 seconds and a speed of 184.472 mph (296.879 km/h).^[10]

Morgan Shepherd, Mike Harmon, Stephen Leicht, and Mark Thompson failed to qualify.

Stage One Laps: 30

Stage Two Laps: 30

Laps: 60

• Lead changes: 23 among 7 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 10 for 42
• Time of race: 2 hours, 38 minutes, and 47 seconds
• Average speed: 117.141 mph (188.520 km/h)