2017 Ford EcoBoost 400

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Race 36 of 36 in the2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The 2017 Ford EcoBoost 400 program cover. Artwork byGuy Harvey.
Date	November 19, 2017 (2017-11-19)
Location	Homestead-Miami Speedway inHomestead, Florida
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Weather	Temperatures hovering around 71.9 °F (22.2 °C); wind speeds up to 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)[11]
Average speed	131.900 miles per hour (212.272 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	31.038
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing
Laps	145
Winner
No. 78	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Rick Allen,Jeff Burton andSteve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth announcers	Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle andRusty Wallace
Turn announcers	Dave Moody (1 & 2) andMike Bagley (3 & 4)

The2017 Ford EcoBoost 400 was aMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Seriesrace that was held on November 19, 2017, atHomestead-Miami Speedway inHomestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 36th and final race of the2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, and was also the final race for theChevrolet SS which debuted at the2013 Daytona 500, as its replacement for2018 would be theCamaro ZL1.

This race marks the final cup start forDale Earnhardt Jr.^{[citation needed]}

Homestead-Miami Speedway is amotor racing track located inHomestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, includingNASCAR, theVerizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-AmRolex Sports Car Series and theChampionship Cup Series.

From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: theCup Series, theXfinity Series, and theCamping World Truck Series.Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the namesFord EcoBoost 400,Ford EcoBoost 300, andFord EcoBoost 200, respectively. The weekend itself was marketed asFord Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series held its season-ending races at Homestead from 1995 until 2020, when it was moved toPhoenix Raceway, along with NASCAR's other two series.

Kyle Busch was the first of the four drivers to clinch a spot in the Championship 4, winning the first race of the Round of 8 atMartinsville.^[12]

Kevin Harvick clinched the second spot in the Championship 4, winning the second race of the Round of 8 atTexas.^[13]

Martin Truex Jr. clinched the third spot in the Championship 4 after theTexas race based on points.^[14]

Brad Keselowski clinched the final spot based on points after thePhoenix race.^[15]

Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 31.269 seconds and a speed of 172.695 mph (277.926 km/h).^[16]

Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 31.038 and a speed of 173.980 mph (279.994 km/h).^[17]

Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 31.555 seconds and a speed of 171.130 mph (275.407 km/h).^[18]

Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 31.543 seconds and a speed of 171.195 mph (275.512 km/h).^[19]

• Note: Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, and Brad Keselowski were not eligible for stage points because of their participation in the Championship 4.

Stage 1Laps: 80

Stage 2Laps: 80

Stage 3Laps: 107

With the win at Miami, Truex is the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion. While Busch finished 2nd in the championship. Harvick finished 3rd in the championship, and Keselowski finished 4th of the Championship 4.

• Lead changes: 4 among different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 5 for 26
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 2 minutes, 11 seconds
• Average speed: 131.900 miles per hour (212.272 km/h)

NBC covered the race on the television side.Rick Allen,Jeff Burton andSteve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race.Dave Burns,Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider andKelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race. While the race itself aired on NBC,NBCSN airedNBCSN NASCAR Hot Pass, a simultaneous live feed dedicated to each of the Championship drivers, with commentary byLeigh Diffey andDale Jarrett.^[20] Also, three different angles from in-car cameras and a track map tracked the driver's position and changes throughout the field.

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast onSirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 2 1 Martin Truex Jr. 5,040 2 Kyle Busch 5,035 (−5) 2 3 Kevin Harvick 5,033 (−7) 4 Brad Keselowski 5,030 (−10) 5 Chase Elliott 2,377 (−2,663) 6 Denny Hamlin 2,353 (−2,687) 7 Matt Kenseth 2,344 (−2,696) 1 8 Kyle Larson 2,320 (−2,720) 1 9 Ryan Blaney 2,305 (−2,735) 10 Jimmie Johnson 2,260 (−2,780) 2 11 Austin Dillon 2,224 (−2,816) 12 Jamie McMurray 2,224 (−2,816) 2 13 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2,222 (−2,818) 1 14 Kurt Busch 2,217 (−2,823) 1 15 Kasey Kahne 2,198 (−2,842) 16 Ryan Newman 2,196 (−2,844) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 1,292 2 Ford 1,254 (−38) 3 Chevrolet 1,247 (−45) Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

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