The 2017 Pure Michigan 400, was a
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race
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held on August 13, 2017 at
Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than approximately south of the village of Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track ...
in
Brooklyn, Michigan
Brooklyn is a village in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,206 at the 2010 census. It is located in the Irish Hills region of southern Michigan, just north of U.S. Route 12 along M-50. The village is located w ...
. Contested over 202 laps extended from 200 laps due to an
overtime finish, on the D-shaped oval, it was the 23rd race of the
2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
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season.
Report
Background
![MIS front stretch from infield](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/MIS_front_stretch_from_infield.JPG)
Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a moderate-banked D-shaped
speedway
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located off
U.S. Highway 12 on more than approximately south of the village of
Brooklyn
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, in the scenic
Irish Hills
Irish Hills is an area of land located roughly in southeastern Jackson County and northwest Lenawee County in Southeast Michigan. It was named after the numerous Irish immigrants who settled there from 1830 until 1850.
Today it is known thro ...
area of southeastern
Michigan
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. The track is used primarily for
NASCAR
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events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to
Texas World Speedway
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, and was used as the basis of
Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by
International Speedway Corporation
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(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 and corner entry speeds are anywhere from after the 2012 repaving of the track.
Entry list
First practice
Ryan Blaney
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was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 35.365 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying
Brad Keselowski
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scored the pole for the race with a time of 35.451 and a speed of .
Qualifying results
Practice (post-qualifying)
Second practice
Kyle Larson
Kyle Miyata Larson (born July 31, 1992) is an American professional auto racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports. Larson is the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champi ...
was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 35.550 seconds and a speed of .
Final practice
Brad Keselowski
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was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 35.845 seconds and a speed of .
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
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scored his fourth career victory and third win in a row at Michigan.
Race results
Stage results
Stage 1
''Laps:'' 60
Stage 2
''Laps:'' 60
Final stage results
Stage 3
''Laps:'' 82
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:
Media
Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side.
Leigh Diffey
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,
Jeff Burton
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and
Steve Letarte
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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
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reported from pit lane during the race.
Radio
Motor Racing Network
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had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
*
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
*
. – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
References
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NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway