2017 Las Vegas 350

The 2017 Las Vegas 350 was the 18th stock car race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the second race of the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 30, 2017, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mi permanent D-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 146 laps to complete. At race's end, Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, held off a charging Christopher Bell for his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. He would also earn a spot in the next round of the playoffs. To fill out the podium, Chase Briscoe of Brad Keselowski Racing would finish third, respectively.

Background
The race was held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which is a 1200 acre complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip.

Entry list

 * (R) denotes rookie driver.

First practice
The first practice session was held on Saturday, September 30, at 8:30 AM PST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.089 and an average speed of 179.468 mph.

Final practice
The final practice session was held on Saturday, September 30, at 10:00 AM CST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Kaz Grala of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.160 and an average speed of 179.045 mph.

Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 23, at 3:10 PM CST. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is at least 1.5 mi, 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 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.

Ryan Truex of Hattori Racing Enterprises would win the pole, setting a lap of 30.475 and an average speed of 177.194 mph.

Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 35 Stage 2 Laps: 35 Stage 3 Laps: 76

Standings after the race

 * Drivers' Championship standings


 * Note: Only the first 8 positions are included for the driver standings.