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 intermediate speedway, it was the 27th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the first race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 16.
Entry list Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 15 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Ray Black Jr. (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 55 Gray Gaulding (R) Premium Motorsports Toyota 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 83 Brett Moffitt (i) BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.325 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.325 184.143 2 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.441 183.418 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.521 182.921Official first practice results
Second practice Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 29.892 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 29.892 180.650 2 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.033 179.802 3 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.052 179.689Official 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 .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.958 180.252 2 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.094 179.438 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 30.119 179.289Official final practice results
Qualifying
Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.729 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.052 29.071 28.729 211 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.457 29.191 29.006 378 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 29.474 29.092 29.049 44 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas RacingFord 29.173 29.172 29.086 52 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.339 29.190 29.152 642 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.172 29.217 29.176 722 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.370 29.136 29.177 824 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.235 29.184 29.179 93 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.281 29.083 29.183 1020 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.093 29.205 29.344 1114 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas RacingFord 29.418 29.163 29.356 1221 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.204 29.166 0.000 1319 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.418 29.246 — 1448 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.585 29.282 — 1517 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.623 29.296 — 1631 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.369 29.303 — 1741 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas RacingFord 29.524 29.368 — 1837 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.635 29.471 — 191 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.383 29.513 — 2088 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.610 29.522 — 2143 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.592 29.552 — 2210 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas RacingFord 29.374 29.565 — 2313 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 29.627 29.716 — 2477 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 29.232 0.000 — 255 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.686 — — 266 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.724 — — 2734 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.726 — — 2827 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.766 — — 2947 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.774 — — 3095 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 29.779 — — 3138 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.879 — — 3232 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 30.059 — — 3323 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 30.128 — — 3415 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 30.555 — — 3572 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 30.586 — — 3655 Gray Gaulding (R) Premium Motorsports Toyota 30.608 — — 3733 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 30.818 — — 3866 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 30.988 — — 3951 Ray Black Jr. (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 31.724 — — 4083 Brett Moffitt (i) BK Racing Toyota 0.000 — —Official qualifying results
Race
Race results Stage results
Stage 1 Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 93 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 66 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 57 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 39 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 1Official stage one results
Stage 2 Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 93 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 84 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 75 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 66 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 48 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 39 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final stage results
Stage 3 Laps: 107
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 3 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 267 492 8 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 533 4 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 267 524 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 455 6 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 426 5 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 427 7 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 408 14 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 299 10 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 3410 19 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 2811 12 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 2612 13 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 2713 11 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 266 2414 28 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 266 2315 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 266 3216 9 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 266 2117 20 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 2018 22 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 265 1919 17 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 265 2120 27 34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 265 1721 25 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 264 1622 26 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 264 1523 16 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 264 1424 21 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 264 1325 15 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 263 1226 29 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 263 1127 18 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 263 1028 23 13 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 262 929 31 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 262 830 30 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 262 731 32 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 261 632 34 15 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 259 533 24 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 259 434 37 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 258 335 35 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 257 236 33 23 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 256 137 40 83 Brett Moffitt (i) BK Racing Toyota 255 038 36 55 Gray Gaulding (R) Premium Motorsports Toyota 254 139 38 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 254 040 39 51 Ray Black Jr. (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 251 0Official 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:
Media
Television NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race in the booth. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider, and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
NBCSNBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsParker KligermanMarty SniderKelli Stavast
Radio The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Dave MoodyAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Mike BagleyTurns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey Alex HaydenPete PistoneSteve PostKim Coon
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.
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