The 2017 Tales of the Turtles 400, was a

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race held on September 17, 2017, at

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. Contested over 267 laps on the intermediate speedway, was the 27th race of the

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season, first race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 16.

Report

Background

Chicagoland Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in

, southwest of

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. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts

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racing including the opening event in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by

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and located adjacent to

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Entry list

First practice

Kyle Busch Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing and part-t ...

was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.325 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.729 and a speed of .

Qualifying results

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Martin Truex Jr. Martin Lee Truex Jr. (born June 29, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 19 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. He is the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Serie ...

was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 29.892 seconds and a speed of .

Final practice

was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.958 seconds and a speed of .

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage 1 ''Laps:'' 80 Stage 2 ''Laps:'' 80

Final stage results

Stage 3 ''Laps:'' 107

Race statistics

* Lead changes: 7 among different drivers * Cautions/Laps: 4 for 21 * Red flags: 0 * Time of race: 2 hours, 45 minutes and 16 seconds * Average speed:

Media

Television

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covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen,

Jeff Burton Jeffrey Tyler Burton (born June 29, 1967), nicknamed The Mayor, is an American former professional stock car racing driver and current racing commentator. He scored 21 career victories in the NASCAR Cup Series, including two Coca-Cola 600s in ...

and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns,

Parker Kligerman Parker L. Kligerman (born August 8, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro for Big Machine Racing. Kligerman is a former development driver ...

, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

Radio

The Motor Racing Network 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.

References

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