The 2017 Pure Michigan 400, was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 13, 2017 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 202 laps, extended from 200 laps due to an overtime finish, on the D-shaped oval, it was the 23rd race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Chip Ganassi Racing driver Kyle Larson won his third race of the season, and his third consecutive start in the Cup Series at Michigan International Speedway, moving ahead of erstwhile race leader Martin Truex Jr. on the final restart in overtime.
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 Derrike Cope Premium Motorsports Toyota 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 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 55 Reed Sorenson Premium 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
First practice Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 35.365 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 35.365 203.591 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 35.586 202.327 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 35.655 201.935Official first practice results
Qualifying
Brad Keselowski scored the pole for the race with a time of 35.451 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 12 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 36.201 35.456 35.451 222 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 35.959 35.590 35.457 34 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas RacingFord 35.948 35.525 35.505 420 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 36.157 35.722 35.542 524 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.769 35.592 35.568 618 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 36.039 35.649 35.644 71 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 36.215 35.688 35.664 877 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 35.957 35.609 35.678 942 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 35.808 35.543 35.685 1011 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 36.029 35.613 35.697 1114 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas RacingFord 36.169 35.728 35.714 1221 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 35.699 35.447 35.779 1378 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 36.005 35.774 — 1417 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 35.971 35.849 — 1541 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas RacingFord 36.226 35.891 — 1619 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 36.264 35.916 — 173 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 36.307 35.945 — 1810 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas RacingFord 36.319 35.954 — 1988 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 36.325 35.968 — 2037 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 36.242 36.081 — 216 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 36.302 36.115 — 2248 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 36.156 36.122 — 235 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 36.131 36.126 — 2443 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 36.347 36.243 — 2531 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 36.408 — — 2695 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 36.438 — — 2732 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 36.465 — — 2838 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 36.550 — — 2947 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 36.617 — — 3027 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 36.761 — — 3172 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 36.892 — — 3234 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 36.901 — — 3313 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 36.965 — — 3423 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 37.015 — — 3583 Brett Moffitt (i) BK Racing Toyota 37.070 — — 3633 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 37.810 — — 3715 Derrike Cope Premium Motorsports Toyota 38.271 — — 3855 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 38.468 — — 3951 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 38.710 — —Official qualifying results
Practice (post-qualifying)
Second practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 35.550 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 35.550 202.532 2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 35.585 202.332 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 35.589 202.310Official second practice results
Final practice Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 35.845 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 35.845 200.865 2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 35.969 200.172 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 36.048 199.734Official final practice results
Race
A red flag happened late in the race with 4 laps remaining of the original race distance and the race restarted in overtime with 2 laps to go. Kyle Larson scored his fourth career victory and third win in a row at Michigan.
Race results
Stage results
Stage 1 Laps: 60
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 102 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 93 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 75 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 66 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 57 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 210 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage one results
Stage 2 Laps: 60
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 102 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 93 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 84 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 75 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 57 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 39 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage two results
Final stage results
Stage 3 Laps: 82
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 9 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 202 452 13 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 202 523 8 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 202 474 25 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 202 335 21 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 202 326 20 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 202 317 17 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 202 308 5 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 202 379 7 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 202 3210 6 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 202 3211 15 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 202 2612 24 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 202 2513 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 202 4114 19 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 202 2315 12 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 202 2716 10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 202 2317 1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 202 3918 14 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 202 1919 22 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 202 1820 29 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 202 1721 33 13 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 202 1622 18 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 202 1523 11 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 202 1424 4 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 202 1725 32 34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 200 1226 27 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 200 1127 26 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 200 1028 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 200 1429 31 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 199 830 28 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 199 731 34 23 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 199 632 35 83 Brett Moffitt (i) BK Racing Toyota 198 033 38 55 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 197 434 30 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 196 335 36 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 196 236 39 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 178 037 16 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 138 738 23 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 138 139 37 15 Derrike Cope Premium Motorsports Toyota 107 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 14 among 7 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 5 for 28 laps Red flags: 1 for 5 minutes and 39 seconds Time of race: 2 hours, 40 minutes and 38 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. As regular lead announcer Rick Allen was covering the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in London, England, the network's Formula One and IndyCar Series announcer Leigh Diffey replaced him. Diffey was joined in the broadcast booth by Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte, while Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane.
NBCSNBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Leigh DiffeyColor commentator: Jeff BurtonColor commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsMarty SniderKelli Stavast
Radio Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on SiriusXM's NASCAR Radio channel.
MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Kurt Becker Alex HaydenWinston KelleyKim CoonSteve Post
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Martin Truex Jr. 933 1 2 Kyle Larson 804 (–129) 1 3 Kyle Busch 797 (–136) 4 Kevin Harvick 787 (–146) 1 5 Brad Keselowski 720 (–213) 1 6 Denny Hamlin 710 (–223) 7 Chase Elliott 685 (–248) 8 Jamie McMurray 675 (–258) 9 Matt Kenseth 654 (–279) 10 Clint Bowyer 623 (–310) 11 Jimmie Johnson 592 (–341) 12 Ryan Blaney 592 (–341) 13 Joey Logano 556 (–377) 14 Kurt Busch 554 (–379) 1 15 Ryan Newman 536 (–397) 2 16 Erik Jones 524 (–409)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 1 Chevrolet 814 1 2 Ford 808 (–6) 3 Toyota 799 (–15)Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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