2017 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race

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 (2017-08-19)
Location	Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee
Course	Permanent racing facility .533 mi (.858 km)
Distance	500 laps, 266.5 mi (429 km)
Average speed	95.969 miles per hour (154.447 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Erik Jones	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.

Report

Background

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

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]

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]

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

Stage 2 Laps: 125

Final stage results

Stage 3 Laps: 250

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)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 2008 race winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

Radio

The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Martin Truex Jr. 951 1 2 Kyle Busch 850 (–101) 1 3 Kyle Larson 845 (–106) 4 Kevin Harvick 824 (–127) 1 5 Denny Hamlin 753 (–198) 1 6 Brad Keselowski 728 (–223) 7 Chase Elliott 711 (–240) 1 8 Matt Kenseth 703 (–248) 1 9 Jamie McMurray 700 (–251) 10 Clint Bowyer 642 (–309) 11 Jimmie Johnson 628 (–323) 12 Ryan Blaney 623 (–328) 1 13 Kurt Busch 586 (–365) 1 14 Joey Logano 583 (–368) 15 Ryan Newman 574 (–377) 16 Erik Jones 574 (–377) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 845 2 Ford 840 (–5) 3 Toyota 839 (–6) Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.