The 2017 PowerShares QQQ 300 was the 1st race of the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 36th iteration of the event.

[4] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.

[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).

[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).

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