2017 Pure Michigan 400
# 2017 Pure Michigan 400

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

## Report

### Background

Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,400 acres (5.7 $km^2)$ approximately four miles (6.4 km) south of the village of Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). Michigan is the fastest track in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 200 mph (320 km/h) and corner entry speeds are anywhere from 215 to 220 mph (346 to 354 km/h) after the 2012 repaving of the track.

**Entry list**

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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).

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 35.365 | 203.591 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 35.586 | 202.327 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 35.655 | 201.935 |
| Official first practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

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).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 36.201 | 35.456 | 35.451 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 35.959 | 35.590 | 35.457 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 35.948 | 35.525 | 35.505 |
| 4 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 36.157 | 35.722 | 35.542 |
| 5 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35.769 | 35.592 | 35.568 |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 36.039 | 35.649 | 35.644 |
| 7 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 36.215 | 35.688 | 35.664 |
| 8 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 35.957 | 35.609 | 35.678 |
| 9 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 35.808 | 35.543 | 35.685 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 36.029 | 35.613 | 35.697 |
| 11 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 36.169 | 35.728 | 35.714 |
| 12 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 35.699 | 35.447 | 35.779 |
| 13 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 36.005 | 35.774 | — |
| 14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 35.971 | 35.849 | — |
| 15 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 36.226 | 35.891 | — |
| 16 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 36.264 | 35.916 | — |
| 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 36.307 | 35.945 | — |
| 18 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 36.319 | 35.954 | — |
| 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 36.325 | 35.968 | — |
| 20 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 36.242 | 36.081 | — |
| 21 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 36.302 | 36.115 | — |
| 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 36.156 | 36.122 | — |
| 23 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 36.131 | 36.126 | — |
| 24 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 36.347 | 36.243 | — |
| 25 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 36.408 | — | — |
| 26 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 36.438 | — | — |
| 27 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 36.465 | — | — |
| 28 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 36.550 | — | — |
| 29 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 36.617 | — | — |
| 30 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 36.761 | — | — |
| 31 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 36.892 | — | — |
| 32 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 36.901 | — | — |
| 33 | 13 | Ty Dillon (R) | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 36.965 | — | — |
| 34 | 23 | Corey LaJoie (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 37.015 | — | — |
| 35 | 83 | Brett Moffitt (i) | BK Racing | Toyota | 37.070 | — | — |
| 36 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 37.810 | — | — |
| 37 | 15 | Derrike Cope | Premium Motorsports | Toyota | 38.271 | — | — |
| 38 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 38.468 | — | — |
| 39 | 51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 38.710 | — | — |
| 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).

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 35.550 | 202.532 |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 35.585 | 202.332 |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35.589 | 202.310 |
| 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).

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 35.845 | 200.865 |
| 2 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 35.969 | 200.172 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 36.048 | 199.734 |
| Official final practice results |||||||

## Race

A red flag happened late in the race with one lap to go, the race restarted in overtime with two laps to go, Kyle Larson scored his fourth career victory and third win in a row at Michigan.

### Race results

**Stage results**

Stage 1 Laps: 60

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||

Stage 2 Laps: 60

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final stage results

Stage 3 Laps: 82

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 202 | 45 |
| 2 | 13 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 202 | 52 |
| 3 | 8 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 202 | 47 |
| 4 | 25 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 202 | 33 |
| 5 | 21 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 202 | 32 |
| 6 | 20 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 202 | 31 |
| 7 | 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 202 | 30 |
| 8 | 5 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 202 | 37 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 202 | 32 |
| 10 | 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 202 | 32 |
| 11 | 15 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 202 | 26 |
| 12 | 24 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 202 | 25 |
| 13 | 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 202 | 41 |
| 14 | 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 202 | 23 |
| 15 | 12 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 202 | 27 |
| 16 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 202 | 23 |
| 17 | 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 202 | 39 |
| 18 | 14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 202 | 19 |
| 19 | 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 202 | 18 |
| 20 | 29 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 202 | 17 |
| 21 | 33 | 13 | Ty Dillon (R) | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 202 | 16 |
| 22 | 18 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 202 | 15 |
| 23 | 11 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 202 | 14 |
| 24 | 4 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 202 | 17 |
| 25 | 32 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 12 |
| 26 | 27 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 200 | 11 |
| 27 | 26 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 10 |
| 28 | 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 14 |
| 29 | 31 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 8 |
| 30 | 28 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 7 |
| 31 | 34 | 23 | Corey LaJoie (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 199 | 6 |
| 32 | 35 | 83 | Brett Moffitt (i) | BK Racing | Toyota | 198 | 0 |
| 33 | 38 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 4 |
| 34 | 30 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 3 |
| 35 | 36 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 196 | 2 |
| 36 | 39 | 51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 |
| 37 | 16 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 138 | 7 |
| 38 | 23 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 138 | 1 |
| 39 | 37 | 15 | Derrike Cope | Premium Motorsports | Toyota | 107 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 7 among different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 5 for 28
* Red flags: 1 for 5 minutes and 39 seconds
* Time of race: 2 hours, 40 minutes and 38 seconds
* Average speed: 150.903 miles per hour (242.855 km/h)

## Media

### Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race Diffey subbed for Rick Allen, who was covering the IAAF World Championships in London. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

NBCSN :

| Booth announcers | Pit 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 Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

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: Kurt Becker | Alex Hayden Winston Kelley Kim Coon Steve Post |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 933 |
| 1 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 804 (–129) |
| 1 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 797 (–136) |
| | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 787 (–146) |
| 1 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 720 (–213) |
| 1 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 710 (–223) |
| | 7 | Chase Elliott | 685 (–248) |
| | 8 | Jamie McMurray | 675 (–258) |
| | 9 | Matt Kenseth | 654 (–279) |
| | 10 | Clint Bowyer | 623 (–310) |
| | 11 | Jimmie Johnson | 592 (–341) |
| | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 592 (–341) |
| | 13 | Joey Logano | 556 (–377) |
| | 14 | Kurt Busch | 554 (–379) |
| 1 | 15 | Ryan Newman | 536 (–397) |
| 2 | 16 | Erik Jones | 524 (–409) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| | Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Chevrolet | 814 |
| 1 | 2 | Ford | 808 (–6) |
| | 3 | Toyota | 799 (–15) |
| Official manufacturers' standings ||||
