Motor car race
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
Bristol Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.
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 position.
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
Kyle Busch won the race.
Race results
Stage results
Stage 1
Laps: 125
Pos
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
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
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)
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.
PRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Wendy Venturini
Backstretch: Rob Albright
Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Jim Noble Steve Richards
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
References
^ "2017 schedule" . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . May 5, 2016. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017 .
^ "Bristol Motor Speedway" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2017 .
^ "Entry List" . MRN.com . Motor Racing Network . August 14, 2017. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ "First Practice Results" . MRN.com . Motor Racing Network . August 18, 2017. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017 .
^ "Final Practice Results" . MRN.com . Motor Racing Network . August 18, 2017. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017 .
^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . August 18, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017 .
^ "Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Results" . MRN.com . Motor Racing Network . August 19, 2017. Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017 .
^ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . August 21, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2017 .
^ "Manufacturer standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . August 21, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2017 .
^ Spencer, Lee (August 18, 2017). "Denny Hamlin leads first NASCAR Cup practice at Bristol" . Motorsport.com . Bristol, Tennessee : Motorsport Network . Retrieved August 18, 2017 .
^ Spencer, Lee (August 18, 2017). "Ryan Blaney tops final NASCAR Cup practice at Bristol" . Motorsport.com . Bristol, Tennessee : Motorsport Network . Retrieved August 18, 2017 .
^ Fryer, Jenna (August 18, 2017). "Erik Jones wins 1st Cup pole in critical Bristol race" . Associated Press . Bristol, Tennessee : AP Sports. Associated Press . Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017 .