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2017 Tales of the Turtles 400

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race number 27 of 36
Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL
267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles)

Time of race: 2:45:16 Average speed: 145.401 mph Pole speed: 187.963 mph	Cautions: 4 for 21 laps Margin of victory: 7.179 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 12
Green flag passes: 1,968 (8.0 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup results / 2017 standings

Playoff drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts	PPts
1	3	78	Martin Truex Jr	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser)	Toyota	267	running	77	49	5
2	8	24	Chase Elliott	NAPA Brakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	running	42	38	0
3	4	4	Kevin Harvick	Jimmy John's (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	267	running	59	52	0
4	2	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Office (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	running	1	45	0
5	6	42	Kyle Larson	Target / Coca-Cola (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	267	running	0	42	0
6	5	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	267	running	1	42	0
7	7	22	Joey Logano	Shell / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Ford	267	running	0	40	0
8	14	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Hitachi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	running	0	29	0
9	10	20	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt FlexVolt (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	running	0	34	0
10	19	1	Jamie McMurray	McDonald's / Cessna (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	267	running	0	28	0
11	12	21	Ryan Blaney	Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Wood Brothers)	Ford	267	running	0	26	0
12	13	19	Daniel Suarez	Stanley Tools (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	running	0	27	0
13	11	14	Clint Bowyer	Rush Truck Centers (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	266	running	0	24	0
14	28	27	Paul Menard	Moen / Menards (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	266	running	0	23	0
15	1	18	Kyle Busch	Skittles Sweet Heat (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	266	running	85	32	1
16	9	3	Austin Dillon	Dow (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	266	running	0	21	0
17	20	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Axalta (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	266	running	0	20	0
18	22	10	Danica Patrick	Aspen Dental (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	265	running	0	19	0
19	17	41	Kurt Busch	Monster Energy / Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	265	running	0	21	0
20	27	34	Landon Cassill	CSX "Play It Safe" (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	265	running	2	17	0
21	25	5	Kasey Kahne	Great Clips (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	264	running	0	16	0
22	26	6	Trevor Bayne	Performance Plus Motor Oil (Jack Roush)	Ford	264	running	0	15	0
23	16	31	Ryan Newman	Cat D10 (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	264	running	0	14	0
24	21	43	Aric Almirola	Smithfield (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	264	running	0	13	0
25	15	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Fastenal (Jack Roush)	Ford	263	running	0	12	0
26	29	47	A.J. Allmendinger	Kroger ClickList / Nature Valley / Heinz (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	263	running	0	11	0
27	18	37	Chris Buescher	Scott Products / Dawn / Axe (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	263	running	0	10	0
28	23	13	Ty Dillon	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Chevrolet	262	running	0	9	0
29	31	38	David Ragan	Camping World / Good Sam (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	262	running	0	8	0
30	30	95	Michael McDowell	Devour Frozen Meals (Leavine Family Racing)	Chevrolet	262	running	0	7	0
31	32	32	Matt DiBenedetto	Incredible Bank / Ninja Turtles Samurai (Archie St. Hilaire)	Ford	261	running	0	6	0
32	34	15	Reed Sorenson	Low T Centers (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	259	running	0	5	0
33	24	77	Erik Jones	5-hour Energy Extra Strength (Barney Visser)	Toyota	259	running	0	4	0
34	37	33	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Hulu (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	258	running	0	3	0
35	35	72	Cole Whitt	TriStar Motorsports (Bryan Smith)	Chevrolet	257	running	0	2	0
36	33	23	Corey LaJoie	Jewel Osco (BK Racing)	Toyota	256	running	0	1	0
37	40	83	Brett Moffitt	JAS Expedited Trucking (BK Racing)	Toyota	255	running	0	0	0
38	36	55	Gray Gaulding	U.S. First Responders Association (Jay Robinson)	Toyota	254	running	0	1	0
39	38	66	Timmy Hill	U.S. Chrome (Carl Long)	Chevrolet	254	running	0	0	0
40	39	51	Ray Black, Jr.	Rick Ware Racing (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	251	running	0	0	0

Top 10 in Stage 1: #18, 4, 24, 11, 22, 2, 20, 42, 19, 78
Top 10 in Stage 2: #24, 4, 78, 42, 2, 11, 22, 41, 20, 1

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Timmy Hill	66	unapproved tire change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	81	81
	82	87	6	end of stage 1	#14
	88	161	74
	162	167	6	end of stage 2	#27
	168	168	1
	169	172	4	#1 spun turn 2	#21
	173	210	38
	211	215	5	#77 spun turn 4	#27
	216	267	52
Percent of race run under caution: 7.9% Average green flag run: 49.2 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kyle Busch	1	44	44
Landon Cassill	45	46	2
Kyle Busch	47	87	41
Kevin Harvick	88	122	35
Brad Keselowski	123	123	1
Denny Hamlin	124	124	1
Chase Elliott	125	162	38
Kevin Harvick	163	163	1
Chase Elliott	164	167	4
Kevin Harvick	168	189	22
Martin Truex, Jr.	190	211	22
Kevin Harvick	212	212	1
Martin Truex, Jr.	213	267	55

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
78	7	Martin Truex, Jr.	267	271.279Martin Truex, Jr.	38.754
20	5	Matt Kenseth	267	194.616Matt Kenseth	38.923
2	5	Brad Keselowski	267	195.635Brad Keselowski	39.127
4	5	Kevin Harvick	267	195.885Kevin Harvick	39.177
24	5	Chase Elliott	267	196.076Chase Elliott	39.215
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Martin Truex Jr	2102
2	Kyle Larson	2075	-27
3	Kevin Harvick	2067	-35
4	Kyle Busch	2061	-41
4	Brad Keselowski	2061	-41
6	Denny Hamlin	2058	-44
7	Jimmie Johnson	2046	-56
8	Chase Elliott	2044	-58
9	Matt Kenseth	2039	-63
10	Ryan Blaney	2034	-68
11	Jamie McMurray	2031	-71
12	Austin Dillon	2026	-76
12	Kurt Busch	2026	-76
14	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	2022	-80
15	Kasey Kahne	2021	-81
16	Ryan Newman	2019	-83
17	Joey Logano	692	-1410
18	Clint Bowyer	688	-1414
19	Erik Jones	658	-1444
20	Daniel Suarez	595	-1507
21	Trevor Bayne	499	-1603

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Martin Truex Jr	1082
2	Kyle Larson	980	-102
3	Kyle Busch	964	-118
4	Kevin Harvick	944	-138
5	Denny Hamlin	862	-220
6	Brad Keselowski	835	-247
7	Chase Elliott	804	-278
8	Matt Kenseth	786	-296
9	Jamie McMurray	785	-297
10	Jimmie Johnson	711	-371
11	Joey Logano	692	-390
12	Clint Bowyer	688	-394
13	Kurt Busch	682	-400
14	Ryan Blaney	674	-408
15	Erik Jones	658	-424
16	Ryan Newman	654	-428
17	Daniel Suarez	595	-487
18	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	566	-516
19	Austin Dillon	510	-572
20	Kasey Kahne	505	-577