2017 Tales of the Turtles 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | |||||
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Race 27 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||||
Date | September 17, 2017 | ||||
Location | Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||||
Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km) | ||||
Average speed | 145.401 miles per hour (234.000 km/h) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||
Time | 28.729 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |||
Laps | 85 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 78 | Martin Truex Jr. |
Network | NBCSN | ||
Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | MRN | ||||
Booth Announcers | Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace | ||||
Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) |
The 2017 Tales of the Turtles 400, was a
Report
Background
Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in
Entry list
First practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.325 seconds and a speed of 184.143 mph (296.349 km/h).[11]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.325 | 184.143 |
2 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.441 | 183.418 |
3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.521 | 182.921 |
Official first practice results |
Qualifying
Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.729 and a speed of 187.963 mph (302.497 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 |
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1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.052 | 29.071 | 28.729 |
2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.457 | 29.191 | 29.006 |
3 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 29.474 | 29.092 | 29.049 |
4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 29.173 | 29.172 | 29.086 |
5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 29.339 | 29.190 | 29.152 |
6 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.172 | 29.217 | 29.176 |
7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 29.370 | 29.136 | 29.177 |
8 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.235 | 29.184 | 29.179 |
9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.281 | 29.083 | 29.183 |
10 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.093 | 29.205 | 29.344 |
11 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 29.418 | 29.163 | 29.356 |
12 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 29.204 | 29.166 | 0.000 |
13 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.418 | 29.246 | — |
14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.585 | 29.282 | — |
15 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing |
Ford | 29.623 | 29.296 | — |
16 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.369 | 29.303 | — |
17 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 29.524 | 29.368 | — |
18 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 29.635 | 29.471 | — |
19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.383 | 29.513 | — |
20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.610 | 29.522 | — |
21 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 29.592 | 29.552 | — |
22 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 29.374 | 29.565 | — |
23 | 13 | Ty Dillon (R) | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 29.627 | 29.716 | — |
24 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 29.232 | 0.000 | — |
25 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.686 | — | — |
26 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing |
Ford | 29.724 | — | — |
27 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 29.726 | — | — |
28 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.766 | — | — |
29 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 29.774 | — | — |
30 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 29.779 | — | — |
31 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 29.879 | — | — |
32 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 30.059 | — | — |
33 | 23 | Corey LaJoie (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 30.128 | — | — |
34 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.555 | — | — |
35 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.586 | — | — |
36 | 55 | Gray Gaulding (R) | Premium Motorsports | Toyota | 30.608 | — | — |
37 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group |
Chevrolet | 30.818 | — | — |
38 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.988 | — | — |
39 | 51 | Ray Black Jr. (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 31.724 | — | — |
40 | 83 | Brett Moffitt (i) | BK Racing | Toyota | 0.000 | — | — |
Official qualifying results |
Practice (post-qualifying)
Second practice
Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 29.892 seconds and a speed of 180.650 mph (290.728 km/h).[13]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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1 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 29.892 | 180.650 |
2 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.033 | 179.802 |
3 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.052 | 179.689 |
Official second practice results |
Final practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.958 seconds and a speed of 180.252 mph (290.087 km/h).[14]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.958 | 180.252 |
2 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.094 | 179.438 |
3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 30.119 | 179.289 |
Official final practice results |
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage 1 Laps: 80
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
3 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
7 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
8 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
10 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Official stage one results |
Stage 2 Laps: 80
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
3 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 8 |
4 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
8 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
9 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
10 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Official stage two results |
Final stage results
Stage 3 Laps: 107
Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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1 | 3 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 267 | 49 |
2 | 8 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 53 |
3 | 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 52 |
4 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 45 |
5 | 6 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 42 |
6 | 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 42 |
7 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 40 |
8 | 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 29 |
9 | 10 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 34 |
10 | 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 28 |
11 | 12 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 26 |
12 | 13 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 27 |
13 | 11 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 24 |
14 | 28 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 23 |
15 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 266 | 32 |
16 | 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 21 |
17 | 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 20 |
18 | 22 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 265 | 19 |
19 | 17 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 265 | 21 |
20 | 27 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 265 | 17 |
21 | 25 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 264 | 16 |
22 | 26 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 264 | 15 |
23 | 16 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 264 | 14 |
24 | 21 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 264 | 13 |
25 | 15 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 263 | 12 |
26 | 29 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 263 | 11 |
27 | 18 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 263 | 10 |
28 | 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon (R) | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 262 | 9 |
29 | 31 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 262 | 8 |
30 | 30 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 262 | 7 |
31 | 32 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 261 | 6 |
32 | 34 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 259 | 5 |
33 | 24 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 259 | 4 |
34 | 37 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 258 | 3 |
35 | 35 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 257 | 2 |
36 | 33 | 23 | Corey LaJoie (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 256 | 1 |
37 | 40 | 83 | Brett Moffitt (i) | BK Racing | Toyota | 255 | 0 |
38 | 36 | 55 | Gray Gaulding (R) | Premium Motorsports | Toyota | 254 | 1 |
39 | 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 254 | 0 |
40 | 39 | 51 | Ray Black Jr. (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 251 | 0 |
Official race results |
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 7 among different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 4 for 21
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 45 minutes and 16 seconds
- Average speed: 145.401 miles per hour (234.000 km/h)
Media
Television
NBCSN | |
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Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
Lap-by-lap: | Dave Burns Parker Kligerman Marty Snider Kelli Stavast |
Radio
The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
MRN | ||
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Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
Lead announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Dave Moody Announcer: Rusty Wallace |
Turns 1 & 2: Mike Bagley Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey |
Alex Hayden Pete Pistone Steve Post Kim Coon |
Standings after the race
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References
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- ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 16, 2017. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
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