The 2017 Federated Auto Parts 400, was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 9, 2017 at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 404 laps—extended from 400 laps due to an overtime finish, on the D-shaped short track, it was the 26th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, and the final race of the regular season before the playoffs.

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 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 Gray Gaulding (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 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list

Practice

First practice Matt Kenseth was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.333 seconds and a speed of .

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.333 120.897 2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 22.333 120.897 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.421 120.423Official first practice results

Final practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.456 seconds and a speed of .

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.456 120.235 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 22.461 120.208 3 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.514 119.925Official final practice results

Qualifying

Matt Kenseth scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.055 and a speed of .

Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 120 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.893 21.961 22.055 211 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.001 22.079 22.081 341 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas RacingFord 21.947 21.945 22.083 442 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 21.884 22.043 22.130 578 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 22.030 21.943 22.134 64 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas RacingFord 21.962 22.153 22.179 718 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.946 22.070 22.217 817 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.937 22.138 22.221 924 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.151 22.125 22.227 1077 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 22.164 22.089 22.251 111 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.113 22.087 22.291 1222 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 21.909 22.128 22.325 1314 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas RacingFord 22.040 22.154 — 1421 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22.059 22.172 — 152 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 22.141 22.181 — 1619 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.941 22.181 — 175 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.153 22.209 — 186 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.989 22.212 — 1910 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas RacingFord 22.046 22.277 — 2048 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.944 22.287 — 2188 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.171 22.302 — 2247 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 22.143 22.352 — 2343 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 22.139 22.424 — 2437 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 22.092 22.465 — 2532 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 22.194 — — 2627 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.201 — — 2731 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.204 — — 2895 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 22.242 — — 2938 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.242 — — 3034 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.248 — — 313 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.266 — — 3213 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 22.294 — — 3383 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 22.363 — — 3423 Gray Gaulding (R) BK Racing Toyota 22.466 — — 3572 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 22.468 — — 3655 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 22.477 — — 3733 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 22.554 — — 3815 Derrike Cope Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 22.850 — — 3951 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 23.090 — —Official qualifying results

Race

Race results Stage results

Stage 1 Laps: 100

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 93 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 84 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 66 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 57 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 48 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 39 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 1Official stage one results

Stage 2 Laps: 100

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 102 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 84 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 75 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 66 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 57 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 39 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 210 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage 3 Laps: 204

Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 4 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 404 542 12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 404 473 27 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 404 364 3 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 404 375 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 404 326 10 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 404 437 16 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 404 308 20 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 404 299 7 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 404 3910 9 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 404 2911 15 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 404 3212 17 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 404 2513 21 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 404 2814 11 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 404 2315 6 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 404 2516 28 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 404 2117 23 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 404 2018 14 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 404 1919 8 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 404 1820 5 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 403 3321 31 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 403 1622 32 13 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 403 1523 19 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 403 1424 13 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 403 2125 18 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 402 1226 22 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 402 1127 29 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 402 1028 26 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 402 929 33 83 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 400 830 36 55 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 400 731 25 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 400 632 24 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 400 533 35 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 396 434 37 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 395 335 34 23 Gray Gaulding (R) BK Racing Toyota 393 236 38 15 Derrike Cope Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 388 137 39 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 318 038 1 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 257 1739 30 34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 33 1Official race results

Race statistics Lead changes: 7 among different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 38 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 2 minutes and 52 seconds Average speed:

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.

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: Kurt BeckerAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Backstretch: Dave Moody Alex HaydenWinston KelleySteve Post

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings after Playoffs reset Pos Driver Points 1 Martin Truex Jr. 2,053 1 2 Kyle Larson 2,033 (–20) 1 3 Kyle Busch 2,029 (–24) 2 4 Brad Keselowski 2,019 (–34) 5 5 Jimmie Johnson 2,017 (–36) 2 6 Kevin Harvick 2,015 (–38) 2 7 Denny Hamlin 2,013 (–40) 10 8 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2,010 (–43) 3 9 Ryan Blaney 2,008 (–45) 3 10 Chase Elliott 2,006 (–47) 5 11 Ryan Newman 2,005 (–48) 1 12 Kurt Busch 2,005 (–48) 8 13 Kasey Kahne 2,005 (–48) 5 14 Austin Dillon 2,005 (–48) 7 15 Matt Kenseth 2,005 (–48) 7 16 Jamie McMurray 2,003 (–50)Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 1 Chevrolet 918 1 2 Toyota 911 (–7) 3 Ford 909 (–9)Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

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