2017 Tales of the Turtles 400 explained

Type:	NASME
Race Name:	Tales of the Turtles 400
Details Ref:	^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10]
Year:	2017
Race No:	27
Season No:	36
Location:	Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois
Course Mi:	1.5
Course Km:	2.4
Distance Laps:	267
Distance Mi:	400.5
Distance Km:	640.8
Avg:	145.401mph
Pole Driver:	Kyle Busch
Pole Team:	Joe Gibbs Racing
Pole Time:	28.729
Most Driver:	Kyle Busch
Most Team:	Joe Gibbs Racing
Most Laps:	85
Car:	78
First Driver:	Martin Truex Jr.
First Team:	Furniture Row Racing
Network:	NBCSN
Announcers:	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte
Radio:	MRN
Booth Ann:	Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Ann:	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 1.5miles 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.

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Background

Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5miles 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

	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1			Chevrolet
2			Ford
3			Chevrolet
4			Ford
5			Chevrolet
6			Ford
10			Ford
11			Toyota
13	Ty Dillon (R)		Chevrolet
14			Ford
15			Chevrolet
17			Ford
18			Toyota
19	Daniel Suárez (R)		Toyota
20			Toyota
21			Ford
22			Ford
23	Corey LaJoie (R)		Toyota
24			Chevrolet
27			Chevrolet
31			Chevrolet
32			Ford
33			Chevrolet
34			Ford
37			Chevrolet
38			Ford
41			Ford
42			Chevrolet
43			Ford
47			Chevrolet
48			Chevrolet
51	Ray Black Jr. (i)		Chevrolet
55	Gray Gaulding (R)		Toyota
66	Timmy Hill (i)		Chevrolet
72			Chevrolet
77	Erik Jones (R)		Toyota
78			Toyota
83	Brett Moffitt (i)		Toyota
88			Chevrolet
95			Chevrolet
Official 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 184.143mph.^[11]

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time
1	18				29.325	184.143
2	19	Daniel Suárez (R)			29.441	183.418
3	11				29.521	182.921
Official first practice results

Qualifying

Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.729 and a speed of 187.963mph.^[12]

Qualifying results

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	18			Toyota	29.052	29.071	28.729
2	11			Toyota	29.457	29.191	29.006
3	78			Toyota	29.474	29.092	29.049
4	4			Ford	29.173	29.172	29.086
5	2			Ford	29.339	29.190	29.152
6	42			Chevrolet	29.172	29.217	29.176
7	22			Ford	29.370	29.136	29.177
8	24			Chevrolet	29.235	29.184	29.179
9	3			Chevrolet	29.281	29.083	29.183
10	20			Toyota	29.093	29.205	29.344
11	14			Ford	29.418	29.163	29.356
12	21			Ford	29.204	29.166	0.000
13	19	Daniel Suárez (R)		Toyota	29.418	29.246	—
14	48			Chevrolet	29.585	29.282	—
15	17			Ford	29.623	29.296	—
16	31			Chevrolet	29.369	29.303	—
17	41			Ford	29.524	29.368	—
18	37			Chevrolet	29.635	29.471	—
19	1			Chevrolet	29.383	29.513	—
20	88			Chevrolet	29.610	29.522	—
21	43			Ford	29.592	29.552	—
22	10			Ford	29.374	29.565	—
23	13	Ty Dillon (R)		Chevrolet	29.627	29.716	—
24	77	Erik Jones (R)		Toyota	29.232	0.000	—
25	5			Chevrolet	29.686	—	—
26	6			Ford	29.724	—	—
27	34			Ford	29.726	—	—
28	27			Chevrolet	29.766	—	—
29	47			Chevrolet	29.774	—	—
30	95			Chevrolet	29.779	—	—
31	38			Ford	29.879	—	—
32	32			Ford	30.059	—	—
33	23	Corey LaJoie (R)		Toyota	30.128	—	—
34	15			Chevrolet	30.555	—	—
35	72			Chevrolet	30.586	—	—
36	55	Gray Gaulding (R)		Toyota	30.608	—	—
37	33			Chevrolet	30.818	—	—
38	66	Timmy Hill (i)		Chevrolet	30.988	—	—
39	51	Ray Black Jr. (i)		Chevrolet	31.724	—	—
40	83	Brett Moffitt (i)		Toyota	0.000	—	—
Official 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 180.65mph.^[13]

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time
1	78				29.892	180.650
2	21				30.033	179.802
3	24				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 180.252mph.^[14]

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time
1	18				29.958	180.252
2	3				30.094	179.438
3	2				30.119	179.289
Official final practice results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage 1Laps: 80

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
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 2Laps: 80

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
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 3Laps: 107

Pos	Grid		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
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: 145.401mph

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017 schedule. Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 14, 2017. May 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204004251/http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/2017-NASCAR-Cup-Schedule. February 4, 2017. dead.
2. Web site: Chicagoland Speedway. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. August 14, 2017. January 3, 2013.
3. Web site: Entry List. MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 12, 2017. September 12, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912102132/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=46&RaceID=7603&StatType=Entry+List. September 12, 2017. dead.
4. Web site: First Practice Results. MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 15, 2017. September 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916011031/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2017/09/Tales-of-the-Turtles-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx. September 16, 2017. dead.
5. Web site: Qualifying Results. MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 15, 2017. September 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916095228/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2017/09/Tales-of-the-Turtles-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx. September 16, 2017. dead.
6. Web site: Second Practice Results. MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 16, 2017. September 16, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170917032143/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2017/09/Tales-of-the-Turtles-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx. September 17, 2017. dead.
7. Web site: Final Practice Results. MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 16, 2017. September 16, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170917032821/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2017/09/Tales-of-the-Turtles-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx. September 17, 2017. dead.
8. Web site: Tales of the Turtles 400 Results. MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 17, 2017. September 17, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170918064013/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=46&RaceID=7603&StatType=Race+Results. September 18, 2017. dead.
9. Web site: Points standings. Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 18, 2017. September 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20190129021130/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/27chi2017racereport.pdf. January 29, 2019. dead.
10. Web site: Manufacturer standings. Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 18, 2017. September 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20190129021130/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/27chi2017racereport.pdf. January 29, 2019. dead.
11. Web site: Spencer. Lee. Kyle Busch leads Toyota 1-2-3-4 in first Chicagoland practice. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. September 15, 2017. Joliet, Illinois. September 15, 2017.
12. News: Gelston. Dan. Kyle Busch wins playoff pole at Chicagoland Speedway. September 15, 2017. Associated Press. Associated Press. AP Sports. September 15, 2017. Joliet, Illinois. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916095115/http://racing.ap.org/article/kyle-busch-wins-playoff-pole-chicagoland-speedway. September 16, 2017. dead.
13. Web site: Spencer. Lee. Truex tops second NASCAR Cup practice at Chicagoland. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. September 16, 2017. Joliet, Illinois. September 16, 2017.
14. Web site: Spencer. Lee. Kyle Busch leads the way in final practice at Chicagoland. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. September 16, 2017. Joliet, Illinois. September 16, 2017.