The 2017 Federated Auto Parts 400, was a

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race held on September 9, 2017 at Richmond Raceway in

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. Contested over 403 laps -- extended from 400 laps due to an overtime finish, on the D-shaped short track, it was the 26th race of the

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season, and the final race of the regular season before the playoffs.

Report

Background

Richmond International Raceway from stands

Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), ''D''-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside

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in Henrico County. It hosts the

and

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Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR

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race, an IndyCar Series race and two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

Matt Kenseth was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.333 seconds and a speed of .

Final practice

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was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.456 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

Matt Kenseth scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.055 and a speed of .

Qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage 1 ''Laps:'' 100 Stage 2 ''Laps:'' 100

Final stage results

Stage 3 ''Laps:'' 204

Race statistics

* Lead changes: 7 among different drivers * Cautions/Laps: 7 for 38 * Red flags: 0 * Time of race: 3 hours, 2 minutes and 52 seconds * Average speed:

Media

Television

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covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen,

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

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, 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 after Playoffs reset ;Manufacturers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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