| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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| Race 25 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 The 2017 Bojangles' Southern 500 program cover, featuring NASCAR legends Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Bill Elliott, and drivers who were racing in 2017, Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Ryan Blaney. | |||
| Date | September 3, 2017 | ||
| Location | Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km) | ||
| Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.666 km) | ||
| Average speed | 132.761 miles per hour (213.658 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
| Time | 27.669 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver |
Kyle Larson Denny Hamlin |
Chip Ganassi Racing Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 124 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers |
Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, and Dale Jarrett | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) | ||
The 2017 Bojangles' Southern 500, the 68th running of the event, was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 3, 2017 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 25th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
Background
Layout of Darlington Raceway, the track where the race is held
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
Entry list
Practice
First practice
Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.415 seconds and a speed of 173.064 mph (278.520 km/h).[11]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.415 | 173.064 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.484 | 172.644 |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 28.494 | 172.584 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Final practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.373 seconds and a speed of 173.320 mph (278.932 km/h).[12]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.373 | 173.320 |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.414 | 173.070 |
| 3 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.427 | 172.990 |
| Official final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Kevin Harvick scored the pole position.
Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.669 and a speed of 177.730 mph (286.029 km/h).[13]
Qualifying results
Race
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Denny Hamlin won the race.
Race results
Stage results
Stage 1 Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage 2 Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final stage results
Stage 3 Laps: 167
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 367 | 32 |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 367 | 43 |
| 3 | 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 367 | 38 |
| 4 | 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 36 |
| 5 | 10 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 367 | 37 |
| 6 | 11 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 367 | 32 |
| 7 | 17 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 30 |
| 8 | 2 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 367 | 49 |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 366 | 43 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | 34 |
| 11 | 20 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 366 | 26 |
| 12 | 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 366 | 25 |
| 13 | 25 | 13 | Ty Dillon (R) | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | 24 |
| 14 | 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | 39 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 366 | 33 |
| 16 | 21 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | 21 |
| 17 | 27 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | 20 |
| 18 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 366 | 22 |
| 19 | 30 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | 18 |
| 20 | 15 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 365 | 17 |
| 21 | 31 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 365 | 16 |
| 22 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 365 | 15 |
| 23 | 34 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 364 | 14 |
| 24 | 23 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 364 | 13 |
| 25 | 26 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 363 | 12 |
| 26 | 33 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 363 | 11 |
| 27 | 28 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 362 | 10 |
| 28 | 35 | 23 | Corey LaJoie (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 360 | 9 |
| 29 | 14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 358 | 8 |
| 30 | 37 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 356 | 7 |
| 31 | 12 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 356 | 6 |
| 32 | 38 | 55 | Derrike Cope | Premium Motorsports | Toyota | 351 | 5 |
| 33 | 40 | 66 | Carl Long (i) | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 350 | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 340 | 3 |
| 35 | 24 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 336 | 2 |
| 36 | 36 | 83 | Gray Gaulding (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 202 | 1 |
| 37 | 39 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 144 | 1 |
| 38 | 19 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 125 | 1 |
| 39 | 32 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Toyota | 104 | 1 |
| 40 | 16 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 18 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 8 among different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8 for 38
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 46 minutes and 34 seconds
- Average speed: 132.761 miles per hour (213.658 km/h)
Media
Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, two–time Darlington winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. As part of the throwback weekend, Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett and Dale Jarrett also called a portion of the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
| NBCSN | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen and Ken Squier Color-commentator: Jeff Burton and Ned Jarrett Color-commentator: Steve Letarte and Dale Jarrett | Dave Burns Marty Snider Kelli Stavast |
Radio
The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside of turn when the field raced through turns 1 and 2, and Mike Bagley had the call of the race atop of the Darlington Raceway Club outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4.
| MRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Joe Moore Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley | Alex Hayden Winston Kelley Steve Post |
Standings after the race
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References
- ↑ "2017 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 5, 2016. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Darlington Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 29, 2017. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ↑ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Bojangles' Southern 500 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Manufacturer standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 McFadin, Daniel (August 31, 2017). "Retro Rundown 2017: Southern 500 throwback paint schemes". NASCARTalk.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ↑ Spencer, Lee (September 1, 2017). "Kyle Larson leads opening Southern 500 practice at Darlington". Motorsport.com. Darlington, South Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ↑ Spencer, Lee (September 1, 2017). "Kyle Busch spins, goes quickest in final practice at Darlington". Motorsport.com. Darlington, South Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ↑ Iacobelli, Pete (September 2, 2017). "Kevin Harvick takes pole for Southern 500 at Darlington". Associated Press. Darlington, South Carolina: AP Sports. Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
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