2017 First Data 500

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 33 of 36 in the2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date	October 29, 2017 (2017-10-29)
Location	Martinsville Speedway inRidgeway, Virginia
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	.526 miles (.847 km)
Distance	505 laps, 265.63 mi (427.49 km)
Scheduled distance	500 laps, 263 mi (423.5 km)
Average speed	74.902 miles per hour (120.543 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Joey Logano	Team Penske
Time	19.622
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	184
Winner
No. 18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	NBCSN
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 (Backstretch)

The2017 First Data 500 was aMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Seriesrace held on October 29, 2017, atMartinsville Speedway inRidgeway, Virginia. Contested over 505 laps—extended from 500 laps due to anovertime finish, on the .526 mile (.847 km) short track (extended from 500 laps), it was the 33rd race of the2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, seventh race of the Playoffs, and first race of the Round of 8.

Martinsville Speedway is anInternational Speedway Corporation-ownedNASCAR stock car racing track located inHenry County, inRidgeway, Virginia, just to the south ofMartinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCARMonster Energy Cup Series. The track was also one of the first pavedoval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 byH. Clay Earles. It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only NASCAR oval track on the entire NASCAR track circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways, then concrete to cover the turns.

Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 19.846 seconds and a speed of 95.415 mph (153.556 km/h).^[10]

Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 20.056 seconds and a speed of 94.416 mph (151.948 km/h).^[11]

Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.622 and a speed of 96.504 mph (155.308 km/h).^[12]

• Jimmie Johnson started from the rear after changing tires on the car following qualifying.^[13]

Joey Logano led the field to the green flag at 3:16 p.m,Ty Dillon andRicky Stenhouse Jr. wrecked in turn two on lap 37 to produce the first caution of the afternoon. NASCAR had planned to have a competition caution at lap 45 but chose to use the first true caution for the competition period.

The race restarted on lap 45 and it remained green for 18 laps, The second caution of the race flew on lap 63 whenDavid Ragan spun out in turn 4,Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the free pass under caution.

The race restarted on lap 69 and it remained green for 19 laps, Contact betweenDanica Patrick andA. J. Allmendinger sent his car sliding on lap 87, bringing out the race’s third caution.

The race restarted on lap 94.

Brad Keselowski, targeting Sunday’s race as a must-win, outran Kyle Busch by 1.1 seconds to win the race’s first stage on lap 130, Completing the top 10 wereJoey Logano,Jimmie Johnson,Martin Truex Jr.,Chase Elliott,Ryan Blaney,Kasey Kahne,Austin Dillon andDenny Hamlin. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 132 to complete stage one.

The race restarted on lap 140 and it remained green for 122 laps.

The race’s second stage ended with a tense battle for the lead betweenBrad Keselowski and arch-rivalKyle Busch. They bumped fenders with three laps remaining in the stage, Keselowski eventually winning the race to the finish line by 1.1 seconds. Following in the top 10 wereJoey Logano,Martin Truex Jr.,Chase Elliott,Ryan Blaney,Kevin Harvick,Matt Kenseth,Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson, The fifth caution of the race flew to complete stage two.

The race restarted on lap 272 and it remained green for 32 laps, The sixth caution of the race flew on lap 304 whenKyle Larson, who fell out of the playoffs last week atKansas Speedway, lost control of his car and crashed into the inside wall on the backstretch, Larson finished 37th, his second consecutive finish of 35th or worse.

The race restarted on lap 314 and the seventh caution of the race flew three laps later whenErik Jones spun out in turn 4,Ryan Newman won the free pass under caution.

The race restarted on lap 322 and it remained green for 40 laps, The eighth caution of the race flew on lap 362 whenLandon Cassill spun out in turn 4, There was no free pass under this caution.

The race restarted on lap 368 and it remained green for 91 laps, The ninth caution of the race flew on lap 459 for a single-car wreck in turn 2, ACarl Long crash brought the leaders to the pits for key stops.Chase Elliott’s crew returned his car to the track first. He was leading when Long’s wreck occurred. Elliott was followed out of the pits byBrad Keselowski,Joey Logano andKyle Busch.

The race restarted on lap 465 and it remained green for 28 laps, The tenth caution of the race flew on lap 493 whenJoey Logano spun out in turn 2,Chris Buescher won the free pass under caution.

The race restarted on lap 497 and the eleventh caution of the race flew on the final lap when race leaderBrad Keselowski chose the outside line with Elliott running on the inside. Elliott ran Keselowski's car up the race track to take the lead until Hamlin raced to his back bumper, made contact and spun Elliott into the wall and crashed, sending the race into overtime.

The race restarted with two laps to go,Kyle Busch overtookDenny Hamlin to win the Round of 8 opener at the 70-year-old, half-mile track in southwest Virginia.

Busch guaranteed himself a spot in the final four atHomestead-Miami Speedway with the victory and a chance to win his second championship. Busch won his first title in 2015.

Points leader Martin Truex Jr. finished second, followed byClint Bowyer, Brad Keselowski andKevin Harvick. The race ended under caution as a massive wreck broke out before Busch crossed the start-finish line that especially involving Harvick,Trevor Bayne, Hamlin, Blaney, Kenseth, Johnson,Suarez, Kahne, Ty Dillon,Paul Menard, Buescher,Kurt Busch,Danica Patrick, Cassill, andCole Whitt.Denny Hamlin finished seventh.^[14]

Stage 1Laps: 130

Stage 2Laps: 130

Stage 3Laps: 240

• Lead changes: 6 among different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 11 for 74
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 32 minutes, 47 seconds
• Average speed: 74.902 miles per hour (120.543 km/h)

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side.Rick Allen,Jeff Burton andSteve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race.Dave Burns, Marty Snider andKelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

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

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Martin Truex Jr. 4,117 2 Kyle Busch 4,100 (–17) 3 Brad Keselowski 4,079 (–38) 4 Kevin Harvick 4,053 (–64) 5 Jimmie Johnson 4,050 (–67) 1 6 Ryan Blaney 4,047 (–70) 1 7 Denny Hamlin 4,045 (–72) 8 Chase Elliott 4,027 (–90) 9 Kyle Larson 2,237 (–1,880) 10 Matt Kenseth 2,215 (–1,902) 1 11 Kasey Kahne 2,150 (–1,967) 2 12 Austin Dillon 2,148 (–1,969) 2 13 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2,146 (–1,971) 3 14 Jamie McMurray 2,146 (–1,971) 2 15 Kurt Busch 2,139 (–1,978) 16 Ryan Newman 2,130 (–1,987) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 1,177 1 2 Ford 1,150 (–27) 1 3 Chevrolet 1,149 (–28) Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

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