2017 Tales of the Turtles 400

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Race 27 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date	September 17, 2017 (2017-09-17)
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	Kyle Busch	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)

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, was the 27th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, first race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 16.

Report

Background

Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing including the opening event in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.

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]

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

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]

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]

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage 1 Laps: 80

Stage 2 Laps: 80

Final stage results

Stage 3 Laps: 107

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 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 Motor 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. 2,102 2 Kyle Larson 2,075 (–27) 3 3 Kevin Harvick 2,067 (–35) 4 Brad Keselowski 2,061 (–41) 2 5 Kyle Busch 2,061 (–41) 4 6 Chase Elliott 2,059 (–43) 7 Denny Hamlin 2,058 (–44) 3 8 Jimmie Johnson 2,046 (–56) 6 9 Matt Kenseth 2,039 (–63) 1 10 Ryan Blaney 2,034 (–68) 5 11 Jamie McMurray 2,031 (–71) 2 12 Austin Dillon 2,026 (–76) 1 13 Kurt Busch 2,026 (–76) 6 14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2,022 (–80) 2 15 Kasey Kahne 2,021 (–81) 5 16 Ryan Newman 2,019 (–83) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 953 2 Toyota 946 (–7) 3 Ford 943 (–10) Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.