2017 Hisense 4K TV 300 at Charlotte – Another Blaney Wins
By Alex Herbst
Second generation NASCAR driver Ryan Blaney took the victory on Saturday afternoon in the Xfinity Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
In 2006, the Buckeye Bullet himself Dave Blaney held off Matt Kenseth to win in the then-Busch Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Some eleven years later, his son and one of NASCAR‘s rising stars Ryan Blaney held off a threesome of Cup Series stars to win in the Queen City.
Blaney, taking his second Xfinity Series win of 2017, charged forward from the rear of the field to win in the #12 Ford for Team Penske. Kevin Harvick finished second on the day, with Austin Dillon, rookie Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin rounding out the top five.
The race saw a dozen separate incidents that brought out the yellow, knocking out contenders along the way. The issues began early with Daniel Hemric hitting the wall on lap 3 of the race. Later, JR Motorsports teammates Michael Annett and Elliott Sadler would each find their way into the barriers. Finally, Darrell Wallace Jr., who was a contender and lead the most laps all season for the #6 team, succumbed to a scrape of the wall and a flat tire.
After series officials put down a layer of rosin on the top groove at Charlotte ahead of the race, there was an increase in activity on the top groove, that ultimately led to more passes for position. In a race that in recent years has always been for the bottom of the track, this year’s event brought back side-by-side racing as it should be. It will be interesting to watch how this develops over a race double in length on Sunday for the Cup Series.
Here are the full results from the Hisense 4K TV 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway:
- Ryan Blaney, Ford, Team Penske
- Kevin Harvick, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
- Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
- Christopher Bell, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
- Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
- Brad Keselowski, Ford, Team Penske
- Cole Custer, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
- Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
- Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
- Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
- Ryan Reed, Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
- Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
- Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
- William Byron, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
- Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
- Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
- Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, Jeremy Clements Racing
- Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
- Blake Koch, Chevrolet, Kaulig Racing
- Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota, JGL Racing
- Casey Mears, Ford, Biagi-Den Beste Racing
- JJ Yeley, Toyota, Tri-Star Motorsports
- Joey Gase, Chevrolet, Means Racing
- Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
- Ben Kennedy, Chevrolet, GMS Racing
- Matt Tifft, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
- Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, RSS Racing
- Darrell Wallace Jr., Ford, Roush Fenway Racing
- B.J. McLeod, Chevrolet, B.J. McLeod Motorsports
- Todd Bodine, Chevrolet, SS-Green Light Racing
- David Starr, Chevrolet, MDM Motorsports
- Cale Conley, Toyota, JGL Racing
- Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, King Autosport
- Harrison Rhodes, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
- Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
- Michael Annett, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
- Spencer Gallagher, Chevrolet, GMS Racing
- Timmy Hill, Toyota, MBM Racing
- Carl Long, Dodge, MBM Racing
- Stephen Leicht, Chevrolet, RSS Racing
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The next race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series comes on Saturday, June 3 from one of the most challenging one-mile ovals on the schedule – the Monster Mile. Coverage of the One Main Financial 200 from Dover International Speedway can be seen on FS1.