2017 Irish Hills 250
The 2017 Irish Hills 250 was the 13th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Brooklyn, Michigan at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile permanent moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 125 laps to complete. At race's end, Denny Hamlin, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win in a close finish on the final restart with two to go. The win was Hamlin's 16th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first win of the season. To fill out the podium, William Byron and Elliott Sadler, both driving for JR Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.
Entry list
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Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, July 18, at 12:30 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Spencer Gallagher of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 37.834 and an average speed of.Final practice
The final practice session was held on Friday, July 18, at 3:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Brad Keselowski of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 37.277 and an average speed of.Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 17, at 10:00 AM EST. Since Michigan International Speedway is at least, 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.Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 37.197 and an average speed of in the second round.
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 30Stage 2 Laps: 30
Stage 3 Laps: 65
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings- Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.