2017 Tales of the Turtles 400
NASCAR auto race in Illinois, U.S., 2017
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The 2017 Tales of the Turtles 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 17, 2017, at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 27th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the first race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 16.
Date
September 17, 2017
Location
Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
1.5 miles (2.4 km)
| 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 | |||
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| Date | September 17, 2017 | ||
| Location | Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (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. | Furniture Row Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| 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) | ||
Entry list
Practice
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 | ||||||
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).[12]
| 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).[13]
| 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 | ||||||
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).[14]
Qualifying 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
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race in the booth. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider, and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
| NBCSN | |
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte | 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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