2017 ISM Connect 300
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Date
September 24, 2017
Location
New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
1.058 miles (1.703 km)
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 28 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
| Date | September 24, 2017 | ||
| Location | New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.058 miles (1.703 km) | ||
| Distance | 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.9 km) | ||
| Average speed | 108.958 miles per hour (175.351 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 28.203 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 187 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Mark Garrow, Jim Noble and Jeff Hammond | ||
| Turn announcers | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
The 2017 ISM Connect 300 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 24, 2017, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 300 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 28th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the second race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 16.
Practice
First practice
Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.065 seconds and a speed of 135.714 mph (218.411 km/h).[11]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.065 | 135.714 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.142 | 135.342 |
| 3 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.172 | 135.198 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Second practice
Kyle Larson was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.727 and a speed of 132.586 mph (213.376 km/h).[12]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.727 | 132.586 |
| 2 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 28.742 | 132.517 |
| 3 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 28.745 | 132.503 |
| Official second practice results | ||||||
Final practice
Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.932 and a speed of 131.647 mph (211.865 km/h).[13]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 28.932 | 131.647 |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 28.935 | 131.633 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.961 | 131.515 |
| Official final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.203 and a speed of 135.049 mph (217.340 km/h).[14]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage 1 Laps: 75
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage 2 Laps: 75
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final stage results
Stage 3 Laps: 150
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 58 |
| 2 | 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 50 |
| 3 | 10 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 48 |
| 4 | 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 300 | 45 |
| 5 | 5 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 300 | 47 |
| 6 | 8 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 300 | 45 |
| 7 | 16 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 300 | 30 |
| 8 | 25 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 29 |
| 9 | 4 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 300 | 36 |
| 10 | 39 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 300 | 27 |
| 11 | 14 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 26 |
| 12 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 30 |
| 13 | 18 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 24 |
| 14 | 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 30 |
| 15 | 24 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 300 | 22 |
| 16 | 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 22 |
| 17 | 20 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 20 |
| 18 | 27 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 300 | 19 |
| 19 | 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 18 |
| 20 | 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 17 |
| 21 | 22 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 299 | 16 |
| 22 | 30 | 13 | Ty Dillon (R) | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 298 | 15 |
| 23 | 31 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 298 | 14 |
| 24 | 23 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 298 | 13 |
| 25 | 28 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 298 | 12 |
| 26 | 29 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 297 | 11 |
| 27 | 33 | 23 | Corey LaJoie (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 297 | 10 |
| 28 | 35 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 297 | 9 |
| 29 | 21 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 296 | 8 |
| 30 | 32 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 296 | 7 |
| 31 | 26 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 295 | 6 |
| 32 | 36 | 83 | Brett Moffitt (i) | BK Racing | Toyota | 294 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 55 | Gray Gaulding (R) | Premium Motorsports | Toyota | 293 | 4 |
| 34 | 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 289 | 3 |
| 35 | 9 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 289 | 2 |
| 36 | 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 148 | 2 |
| 37 | 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 148 | 1 |
| 38 | 37 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 143 | 1 |
| 39 | 38 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 3 among different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 6 for 32
- Red flags: 1 for 13 minutes and 1 second
- Time of race: 2 hours, 54 minutes and 47 seconds
- Average speed: 108.958 miles per hour (175.351 km/h)
