2017 Pure Michigan 400

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2017 Pure Michigan 400
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Race 23 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
2017 Pure Michigan 400 program cover.jpg
The 2017 Pure Michigan 400 program cover, featuring Kyle Larson.
Date August 13, 2017 (2017-08-13)
Location Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2 miles (3.219 km)
Distance 202 laps, 404 mi (650.175 km)
Scheduled distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.738 km)
Average speed 150.903 miles per hour (242.855 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Team Penske
Time 35.451
Most laps led
Driver Brad Keselowski Team Penske
Laps 105
Winner
No. 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth announcers Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4)

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 2-mile (3.2-kilometre) D-shaped oval, it was the 23rd race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Contents

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

No.DriverTeamManufacturer
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 Chevrolet
Official 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 203.591 mph (327.648 km/h). [11]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
121Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord35.365203.591
218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota35.586202.327
311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota35.655201.935
Official first practice results

Qualifying

Brad Keselowski won the pole position. Brad Keselowski 2017 NASCAR Media Tour.jpg
Brad Keselowski won the pole position.

Brad Keselowski scored the pole for the race with a time of 35.451 and a speed of 203.097 mph (326.853 km/h). [12]

Qualifying results

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerR1R2R3
12 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford36.20135.45635.451
222 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford35.95935.59035.457
34 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford35.94835.52535.505
420 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota36.15735.72235.542
524 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet35.76935.59235.568
618 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota36.03935.64935.644
71 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet36.21535.68835.664
877 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota35.95735.60935.678
942 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet35.80835.54335.685
1011 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota36.02935.61335.697
1114 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford36.16935.72835.714
1221 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford35.69935.44735.779
1378 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota36.00535.774—
1417 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford35.97135.849—
1541 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford36.22635.891—
1619 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota36.26435.916—
173 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet36.30735.945—
1810 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford36.31935.954—
1988 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet36.32535.968—
2037 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet36.24236.081—
216 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford36.30236.115—
2248 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet36.15636.122—
235 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet36.13136.126—
2443 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford36.34736.243—
2531 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet36.408——
2695 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet36.438——
2732 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford36.465——
2838 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford36.550——
2947 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet36.617——
3027 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet36.761——
3172 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet36.892——
3234 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford36.901——
3313 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet36.965——
3423 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota37.015——
3583 Brett Moffitt (i) BK Racing Toyota37.070——
3633 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet37.810——
3715 Derrike Cope Premium Motorsports Toyota38.271——
3855 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet38.468——
3951 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet38.710——
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 203.591 mph (327.648 km/h). [13]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
142Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet35.550202.532
22Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord35.585202.332
348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet35.589202.310
Official 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 200.865 mph (323.261 km/h). [14]

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
12Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord35.845200.865
278Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota35.969200.172
322Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord36.048199.734
Official final practice results

Race

Kyle Larson won the race. Kyle Larson - 2017 Camping World 500 (cropped).jpg
Kyle Larson won the 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 1Laps: 60

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
12Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord10
24Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingFord9
324Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet8
478Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota7
577Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota6
622Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord5
720Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
818Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
942Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2
1011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1
Official stage one results

Stage 2Laps: 60

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
178Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota10
22Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord9
34Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingFord8
477Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota7
519Daniel Suárez (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota6
621Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord5
71Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet4
842Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet3
918Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage 3Laps: 82

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1942Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet20245
21378Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota20252
3877Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota20247
42531Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20233
5216Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord20232
62037Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet20231
7173Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20230
8524Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20237
971Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet20232
10618Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20232
111541Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingFord20226
122443Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord20225
1334Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingFord20241
141988Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20223
151221Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord20227
161011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20223
1712Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord20239
181417Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord20219
192248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20218
202947A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet20217
213313Ty Dillon (R)Germain RacingChevrolet20216
221810Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingFord20215
231114Clint BowyerStewart–Haas RacingFord20214
24420Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20217
253234Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord20012
262732Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord20011
272695Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingChevrolet20010
28222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord20014
293172Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet1998
302838David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord1997
313423Corey LaJoie (R)BK RacingToyota1996
323583Brett Moffitt (i)BK RacingToyota1980
333855Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1974
343027Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1963
353633Jeffrey EarnhardtCircle Sport – The Motorsports GroupChevrolet1962
363951B. J. McLeod (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet1780
371619Daniel Suárez (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1387
38235Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1381
393715Derrike CopePremium MotorsportsToyota1071
Official race results

Race statistics

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. [15] 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.

NBCSN
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Leigh Diffey
Color commentator: Jeff Burton
Color commentator: Steve Letarte 		Dave Burns
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast

Radio

Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on SiriusXM's NASCAR Radio channel.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe Moore
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace 		Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Kurt Becker		Alex Hayden
Winston Kelley
Kim Coon
Steve Post

Standings after the race

References

  1. ↑ "2017 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 5, 2016. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Michigan International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 7, 2017. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 11, 2017. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 11, 2017. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Second Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 12, 2017. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 12, 2017. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Pure Michigan 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 13, 2017. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 14, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Manufacturer standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 14, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  11. ↑ Spencer, Lee (August 11, 2017). "Ryan Blaney leads opening Michigan Cup practice at 203.591mph". Motorsport.com . Brooklyn, Michigan: Motorsport Network . Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  12. ↑ Trister, Noah (August 11, 2017). "Keselowski wins pole at home state's track in Michigan". Associated Press. Brooklyn, Michigan: AP Sports. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  13. ↑ Spencer, Lee (August 12, 2017). "Larson tops second Michigan practice; Bell makes first laps in Cup car". Motorsport.com . Brooklyn, Michigan: Motorsport Network . Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  14. ↑ Spencer, Lee (August 12, 2017). "Keselowski leads final practice; Johnson and Kahne find the wall". Motorsport.com . Brooklyn, Michigan: Motorsport Network . Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  15. ↑ Howard, Tom (August 4, 2017). "Diffey to call maiden NASCAR Cup race". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
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