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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race number 3 of 36
Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles)

Time of race: 2:56:39 Average speed: 136.032 mph Pole speed: 193.68 mph	Cautions: 6 for 34 laps Margin of victory: 1.495 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 14
Green flag passes: 1,982 (8.5 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup results / 2017 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts	PPts
1	2	78	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Barney Visser)	Toyota	267	running	150	60	7
2	5	42	Kyle Larson	Target / Cottonelle (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	267	running	0	52	0
3	12	24	Chase Elliott	NAPA Auto Parts (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	running	0	47	0
4	6	22	Joey Logano	Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Ford	267	running	5	39	0
5	1	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	267	running	89	48	0
6	15	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Office (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	running	0	31	0
7	3	21	Ryan Blaney	Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Wood Brothers)	Ford	267	running	0	43	0
8	10	1	Jamie McMurray	Credit One Bank / Cessna (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	267	running	0	37	0
9	4	20	Matt Kenseth	BlueDEF Diesel Exhaust Fluid (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	running	0	30	0
10	13	14	Clint Bowyer	Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	267	running	0	27	0
11	16	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	running	19	31	0
12	7	5	Kasey Kahne	LiftMaster (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	running	0	25	0
13	20	6	Trevor Bayne	Performance Plus Motor Oil (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	running	0	24	0
14	30	43	Aric Almirola	Smithfield (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	267	running	0	23	0
15	8	77	Erik Jones	5-hour Energy Extra Strength (Barney Visser)	Toyota	267	running	0	22	0
16	18	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Nationwide Insurance (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	running	0	26	0
17	21	31	Ryan Newman	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	267	running	0	22	0
18	26	95	Michael McDowell	WRL General Contractors (Leavine Family Racing)	Chevrolet	267	running	2	19	0
19	14	27	Paul Menard	Valvoline / Menards (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	267	running	0	18	0
20	11	19	Daniel Suarez	Arris High-Speed Modems (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	running	0	17	0
21	24	13	Ty Dillon	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Chevrolet	267	running	2	16	0
22	9	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	running	0	18	0
23	25	37	Chris Buescher	Natural Light / Barstool Sports (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	266	running	0	14	0
24	23	47	A.J. Allmendinger	Kroger ClickList / Coffeemate / Cheez-It (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	266	running	0	13	0
25	22	3	Austin Dillon	Lucas Oil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	266	running	0	12	0
26	31	32	Matt DiBenedetto	Can-Am / Kappa (Archie St. Hilaire)	Ford	265	running	0	11	0
27	27	34	Landon Cassill	Love's Travel Stops (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	264	running	0	10	0
28	33	72	Cole Whitt	Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters (Mark Smith)	Chevrolet	264	running	0	9	0
29	32	38	David Ragan	Juice Battery (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	264	running	0	8	0
30	17	41	Kurt Busch	Monster Energy / Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	263	running	0	7	0
31	37	15	Reed Sorenson	Premium Motorsports (Jay Robinson)	Toyota	262	running	0	6	0
32	36	33	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Superior Logistics Services (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	261	running	0	5	0
33	29	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Fastenal (Jack Roush)	Ford	261	running	0	4	0
34	35	23	Gray Gaulding	Schulter Systems (BK Racing)	Toyota	260	running	0	3	0
35	38	55	Derrike Cope	Premium Motorsports (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	254	running	0	2	0
36	28	10	Danica Patrick	Aspen Dental (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	246	engine	0	1	0
37	39	51	Timmy Hill	Dashub (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	135	suspension	0	0	0
38	19	4	Kevin Harvick	Mobil 1 Annual Protection (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	68	crash	0	1	0
39	34	83	Corey LaJoie	JAS Expedited Trucking (BK Racing)	Toyota	16	crash	0	1	0

Top 10 in Stage 1: #78, 42, 21, 2, 24, 1, 48, 18, 20, 88
Top 10 in Stage 2: #78, 2, 42, 24, 22, 21, 88, 1, 31, 48

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Danica Patrick	10	rear gear change
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	17	backup car
Timmy Hill	51	transmission change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	18	18
	19	24	6	#83 accident turn 2	#33
	25	69	45
	70	75	6	#4 accident frontstretch	#47
	76	81	6
	82	87	6	end of stage 1	#37
	88	152	65
	153	156	4	#55 accident turn 2	#18
	157	161	5
	162	167	6	end of stage 2	#95
	168	252	85
	253	258	6	#10 oil on track	#43
	259	267	9
Percent of race run under caution: 12.7% Average green flag run: 33.3 laps

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Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Brad Keselowski	1	19	19
Martin Truex, Jr.	20	24	5
Brad Keselowski	25	70	46
Joey Logano	71	75	5
Martin Truex, Jr.	76	124	49
Brad Keselowski	125	126	2
Ty Dillon	127	128	2
Michael McDowell	129	130	2
Martin Truex, Jr.	131	153	23
Jimmie Johnson	154	156	3
Martin Truex, Jr.	157	211	55
Jimmie Johnson	212	227	16
Martin Truex, Jr.	228	243	16
Brad Keselowski	244	265	22
Martin Truex, Jr.	266	267	2

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
18	8	Kyle Busch	267	306.277Kyle Busch	38.285
1	8	Jamie McMurray	267	315.188Jamie McMurray	39.399
11	8	Denny Hamlin	267	317.668Denny Hamlin	39.709
20	8	Matt Kenseth	267	319.638Matt Kenseth	39.955
78	6	Martin Truex, Jr.	267	242.010Martin Truex, Jr.	40.335
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Brad Keselowski	132
2	Kyle Larson	131	-1
3	Chase Elliott	129	-3
4	Martin Truex Jr	127	-5
5	Joey Logano	119	-13
6	Ryan Blaney	106	-26
7	Kurt Busch	93	-39
8	Kevin Harvick	91	-41
9	Kasey Kahne	88	-44
10	Jamie McMurray	86	-46
11	Trevor Bayne	82	-50
12	Clint Bowyer	73	-59
13	Matt Kenseth	71	-61
14	Aric Almirola	70	-62
15	Denny Hamlin	68	-64
16	Paul Menard	62	-70
17	Ryan Newman	59	-73
18	Jimmie Johnson	55	-77
19	Kyle Busch	50	-82
20	Erik Jones	49	-83
20	Michael McDowell	49	-83

Rank	Driver	Wins	Points
Playoff standings after this race:
1	Brad Keselowski	1	132
2	Martin Truex Jr	1	127
3	Kurt Busch	1	93
4	Kyle Larson	0	131
5	Chase Elliott	0	129
6	Joey Logano	0	119
7	Ryan Blaney	0	106
8	Kevin Harvick	0	91
9	Kasey Kahne	0	88
10	Jamie McMurray	0	86
11	Trevor Bayne	0	82
12	Clint Bowyer	0	73
13	Matt Kenseth	0	71
14	Aric Almirola	0	70
15	Denny Hamlin	0	68
16	Paul Menard	0	62