2017 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
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Date
August 19, 2017
Location
Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
.533 miles (.858 km)
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 24 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 The 2017 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race program cover, with artwork by former NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The cover features a tribute to the Earnhardt family. The painting is called “Leave A Mark!” | |||
| Date | August 19, 2017 | ||
| Location | Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | .533 miles (.858 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (429 km) | ||
| Average speed | 95.969 miles per hour (154.447 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Furniture Row Racing | ||
| Time | 14.981 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Erik Jones | Furniture Row Racing | |
| Laps | 260 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini | ||
| Turn announcers | Rob Albright (Backstretch) | ||
The 2017 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 19, 2017 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the .533-mile (0.858 km) short track, it was the 24th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Practice
First practice
Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 14.848 seconds and a speed of 129.230 mph (207.976 km/h).[10]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14.848 | 129.230 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 14.849 | 129.221 |
| 3 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 14.881 | 128.943 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Final practice
Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 14.926 seconds and a speed of 128.554 mph (206.888 km/h).[11]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 14.926 | 128.554 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 14.983 | 128.065 |
| 3 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 15.016 | 127.784 |
| Official final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Erik Jones scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.981 and a speed of 128.082 mph (206.128 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage 1 Laps: 125
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage 2 Laps: 125
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final stage results
Stage 3 Laps: 250
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 53 |
| 2 | 1 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 500 | 50 |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 43 |
| 4 | 5 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 49 |
| 5 | 25 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 32 |
| 6 | 13 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 38 |
| 7 | 20 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 500 | 30 |
| 8 | 29 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 37 |
| 9 | 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 41 |
| 10 | 10 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 31 |
| 11 | 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 36 |
| 12 | 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 25 |
| 13 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 27 |
| 14 | 14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 500 | 23 |
| 15 | 12 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 22 |
| 16 | 27 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 23 |
| 17 | 19 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 499 | 20 |
| 18 | 4 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 26 |
| 19 | 9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 499 | 19 |
| 20 | 26 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 17 |
| 21 | 6 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 499 | 18 |
| 22 | 23 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 15 |
| 23 | 31 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 497 | 14 |
| 24 | 3 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 497 | 13 |
| 25 | 24 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 496 | 12 |
| 26 | 34 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 496 | 11 |
| 27 | 15 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 10 |
| 28 | 35 | 83 | Corey LaJoie (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 495 | 9 |
| 29 | 17 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 493 | 8 |
| 30 | 30 | 7 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 |
| 31 | 37 | 55 | Gray Gaulding (R) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 488 | 6 |
| 32 | 36 | 51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 480 | 4 |
| 34 | 40 | 23 | Joey Gase (i) | BK Racing | Toyota | 476 | 0 |
| 35 | 33 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 412 | 2 |
| 36 | 22 | 13 | Ty Dillon (R) | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 394 | 1 |
| 37 | 28 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 390 | 1 |
| 38 | 39 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 352 | 1 |
| 39 | 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 230 | 1 |
| 40 | 38 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 225 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 6 among different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8 for 53
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 46 minutes and 37 seconds
- Average speed: 95.969 miles per hour (154.447 km/h)
