2017 Bojangles' Southern 500
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Race 25 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
File:Bojangles' Southern 500 Logo.png | |||
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) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
Time | 27.669 | ||
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, is 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 will be the 25th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
Background
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 will be 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).[8]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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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).[9]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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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 for the race with a time of 27.669 and a speed of 177.730 mph (286.029 km/h).[10]
Qualifying results
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 |
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1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 27.598 | 27.703 | 27.669 |
2 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 27.806 | 27.875 | 27.771 |
3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.884 | 27.796 | 27.833 |
4 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 27.920 | 27.780 | 27.851 |
5 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 27.794 | 27.769 | 27.874 |
6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 27.932 | 27.811 | 27.924 |
7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 27.767 | 27.856 | 27.935 |
8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 27.874 | 27.892 | 27.940 |
9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.985 | 27.824 | 27.954 |
10 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 27.868 | 27.758 | 28.036 |
11 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.753 | 27.952 | 28.041 |
12 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 27.972 | 27.918 | 28.097 |
13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.816 | 27.968 | — |
14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 27.852 | 28.038 | — |
15 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 27.989 | 28.048 | — |
16 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.032 | 28.054 | — |
17 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.958 | 28.091 | — |
18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.996 | 28.097 | — |
19 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.041 | 28.109 | — |
20 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.911 | 28.115 | — |
21 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.017 | 28.155 | — |
22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.054 | 28.162 | — |
23 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.000 | 28.261 | — |
24 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.112 | 28.309 | — |
25 | 13 | Ty Dillon (R) | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 28.132 | — | — |
26 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 28.146 | — | — |
27 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 28.172 | — | — |
28 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 28.184 | — | — |
29 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 28.301 | — | — |
30 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 28.310 | — | — |
31 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 28.429 | — | — |
32 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Toyota | 28.620 | — | — |
33 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.631 | — | — |
34 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.681 | — | — |
35 | 23 | Corey LaJoie (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 28.684 | — | — |
36 | 83 | Gray Gaulding (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 28.765 | — | — |
37 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 28.876 | — | — |
38 | 55 | Derrike Cope | Premium Motorsports | Toyota | 29.372 | — | — |
39 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 29.566 | — | — |
40 | 66 | Carl Long (i) | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.697 | — | — |
Official qualifying results |
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage 1 Laps: 100
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 10 | ||||
2 | 9 | ||||
3 | 8 | ||||
4 | 7 | ||||
5 | 6 | ||||
6 | 5 | ||||
7 | 4 | ||||
8 | 3 | ||||
9 | 2 | ||||
10 | 1 | ||||
Stage 2 Laps: 100
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 10 | ||||
2 | 9 | ||||
3 | 8 | ||||
4 | 7 | ||||
5 | 6 | ||||
6 | 5 | ||||
7 | 4 | ||||
8 | 3 | ||||
9 | 2 | ||||
10 | 1 | ||||
Final stage results
Laps: 167
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Media
Television
NBC Sports will cover 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 will report from pit lane during the race.
NBCSN | |
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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 will have the radio call for the race, which will be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Dave Moody will call the race from a Billboard outside of turn when the field raced through turns 1 and 2, and Mike Bagley will have 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 | ||
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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. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ "Darlington Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai McFadin, Daniel (August 31, 2017). "Retro Rundown 2017: Southern 500 throwback paint schemes". NASCARTalk.com. NBC Sports. 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. Retrieved September 2, 2017.