Motor car race
The 2017 Camping World 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 19, 2017, at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona . Contested over 314 laps, extended from 312 laps due to overtime, on the one-mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the fourth race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
Background
Phoenix International Raceway was the site of the fourth race of the season Phoenix International Raceway , also known as PIR , is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona . The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series , CART , USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series . The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation .
Entry list
First practice
Chase Elliott was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 26.258 seconds and a speed of 137.101 mph (220.643 km/h).[ 11]
Qualifying
Joey Logano scored the pole position.Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.216 and a speed of 137.321 mph (220.997 km/h).[ 12] [ 13]
Qualifying results
Second practice
Chase Elliott was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 26.475 seconds and a speed of 135.977 mph (218.834 km/h).[ 14]
Final practice
Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.719 seconds and a speed of 134.736 mph (216.837 km/h).[ 15]
Race
First stage
Joey Logano led the field to the green flag at 3:48 p.m. It remained caution-free until Corey LaJoie slammed the wall in the dogleg on the backstretch on lap 26, bringing out the first caution of the race.[ 16]
The race restarted on lap 33. The uneventful stage concluded on lap 75 when Logano took the stage victory and the second caution flew at its conclusion. Kurt Busch 's team was changing a battery, sent him out to beat the pace car off pit road so as to not lose a lap. He was busted for speeding in the process and held a lap on pit road.[ 16]
Second stage
The race restarted on lap 86. Chase Elliott passed Logano going into Turn 1 on the restart to take the lead the following lap. The third caution flew on lap 118 when LaJoie slammed the wall in Turn 1. Aric Almirola and Logano restarted the race from the tail end of the field for speeding on pit road.[ 16]
The race restarted on lap 123. It went green the rest of the stage, Elliott scored the stage victory and the fourth caution flew to conclude the second stage.[ 16]
Final stage
Ryan Newman won the race.The race restarted on lap 158. Matt Kenseth suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall in Turn 4, bringing out the fifth caution with 120 laps to go. Kyle Busch exited pit road with the race lead.[ 16]
The race restarted with 112 to go. The sixth caution flew with 106 to go when David Ragan cut his left-rear tire and spun out, collecting Gray Gaulding to his outside in Turn 1.[ 16]
The race restarted with 100 to go. Cole Whitt brought out the seventh caution with 55 to go when he slammed the wall in Turn 2. Ryan Blaney restarted the race from the tail end of the field for speeding on pit road.[ 16]
The race restarted with 51 to go. Busch had the race in check until Logano suffered a right-front tire blowout – stemming from brake problems – and slammed the wall in Turn 1, bringing out the eighth caution with six to go.[ 17] Ryan Newman chose not to pit and assumed the race lead along with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. , and Martin Truex Jr. Kyle Larson exited pit road first among the cars that opted to pit.[ 18]
Overtime
Newman powered ahead of Larson on the final restart. Larson came down on Ricky Stenhouse Jr. to his inside and got loose.[ 19] [ 20]
Post-race
Newman said that this win was "sweet for so many reasons. I said that when I won the Brickyard. I said that when I won at Daytona. This has been the longest drought I’ve ever been in. … It’s just a hard‑fought race, a hard‑fought battle, a hard‑fought four years.”[ 21]
Race results
Stage results
Stage 1
Laps: 75
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
24
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
1
Jamie McMurray
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
21
Ryan Blaney
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
4
8
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
31
Ryan Newman
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
88
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage 2
Laps: 75
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
24
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
1
Jamie McMurray
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
77
Erik Jones (R)
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
4
8
21
Ryan Blaney
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
3
9
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final stage results
Stage 3
Laps: 164
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
22
31
Ryan Newman
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
314
42
2
4
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
314
53
3
9
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
314
47
4
21
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
314
33
5
6
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
314
46
6
23
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
314
32
7
27
19
Daniel Suárez (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
314
30
8
8
77
Erik Jones (R)
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
314
33
9
14
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
314
38
10
19
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
314
29
11
16
78
Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
314
26
12
7
24
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
314
42
13
13
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
314
24
14
3
88
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
314
24
15
5
1
Jamie McMurray
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
314
33
16
15
13
Ty Dillon (R)
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
314
21
17
28
43
Aric Almirola
Richard Petty Motorsports
Ford
314
20
18
17
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
314
19
19
24
6
Trevor Bayne
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
314
18
20
10
5
Kasey Kahne
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
314
17
21
18
27
Paul Menard
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
314
16
22
26
10
Danica Patrick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
314
15
23
2
21
Ryan Blaney
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
314
21
24
25
95
Michael McDowell
Leavine Family Racing
Chevrolet
314
13
25
11
41
Kurt Busch
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
314
12
26
20
47
A. J. Allmendinger
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
314
11
27
33
37
Chris Buescher
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
314
10
28
29
34
Landon Cassill
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
313
9
29
30
32
Matt DiBenedetto
Fas Lane Racing
Ford
313
8
30
35
15
Reed Sorenson
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
312
7
31
1
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
307
16
32
39
51
Timmy Hill (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
307
0
33
37
55
Derrike Cope
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
307
4
34
32
72
Cole Whitt
TriStar Motorsports
Chevrolet
256
3
35
34
38
David Ragan
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
204
2
36
36
23
Gray Gaulding (R)
BK Racing
Toyota
201
1
37
12
20
Matt Kenseth
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
190
1
38
31
83
Corey LaJoie (R)
BK Racing
Toyota
115
1
39
38
33
Jeffrey Earnhardt
Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group
Chevrolet
9
1
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 8 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 8 for 45
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes and 41 seconds
Average speed: 104.271 miles per hour (167.808 km/h)
Television
Fox Sports covered their 13th race at the Phoenix International Raceway . Mike Joy , two-time Phoenix winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little , Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race which also was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio .
MRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dan HubbardTurns 3 & 4: Kyle RickeyAlex HaydenGlenn Jarrett
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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