2017 Camping World 500

The 2017 Camping World 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 19, 2017, at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 314 laps, extended from 312 laps due to overtime, on the one-mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the fourth race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

2017 Camping World 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 4 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date March 19, 2017 (2017-03-19)
Location Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 314 laps, 314 mi (502.4 km)
Scheduled Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (499.2 km)
Average speed 104.271 miles per hour (167.808 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 26.216
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 114
Winner
No. 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dan Hubbard (1 & 2) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)

Report

Background

Phoenix International Raceway was the site of the fourth race of the season

Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord
10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
13Ty Dillon (R)Germain RacingChevrolet
14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet
17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Daniel Suárez (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
23Gray Gaulding (R)BK RacingToyota
24Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
32Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord
33Jeffrey EarnhardtCircle Sport – The Motorsports GroupChevrolet
34Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord
37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord
41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Timmy Hill (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
55Derrike CopePremium MotorsportsChevrolet
72Cole WhittTri-Star MotorsportsChevrolet
77Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota
78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota
83Corey LaJoie (R)BK RacingToyota
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingChevrolet
Official entry list

First practice

Chase Elliott was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 26.258 seconds and a speed of 137.101 mph (220.643 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 24Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.258137.101
2 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.379136.472
3 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord26.385136.441
Official first practice results

Qualifying

Joey Logano scored the pole position.

Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.216 and a speed of 137.321 mph (220.997 km/h).[12] He said after his run he believed he "had a pretty good (Turns) 1 and 2, I was able to hook the bottom. (Turns) 3 and 4 is where nothing went right. I didn’t think it was going to be quite good enough. I pushed as hard as I could. Sometimes you overdrive it a little bit and you can still make some speed. Proud of this team and proud of the all-Ford front row. That’s a pretty special deal.”[13]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2 R3
1 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord26.55226.26526.216
2 21Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord26.52326.32926.301
3 88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.56026.43226.319
4 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.33626.45226.344
5 1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.38026.41326.412
6 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord26.57326.48126.433
7 24Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.57426.36126.441
8 77Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota26.84526.45126.444
9 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.77926.49626.485
10 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.64726.46826.498
11 41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord26.66726.46126.502
12 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.65326.44126.530
13 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord26.86126.523
14 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.61026.544
15 13Ty Dillon (R)Germain RacingChevrolet26.84626.548
16 78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota26.65926.562
17 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.71726.587
18 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.69026.598
19 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.64326.634
20 47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet26.78726.663
21 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord26.61426.672
22 31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.56226.702
23 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord26.58526.772
24 6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord26.78826.787
25 95Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingChevrolet26.888
26 10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingFord26.908
27 19Daniel Suárez (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota26.913
28 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26.973
29 34Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord27.005
30 32Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord27.028
31 83Corey LaJoie (R)BK RacingToyota27.055
32 72Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet27.061
33 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet27.065
34 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord27.081
35 15Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet27.262
36 23Gray Gaulding (R)BK RacingToyota27.379
37 55Derrike CopePremium MotorsportsChevrolet27.860
38 33Jeffrey EarnhardtCircle Sport – The Motorsports GroupChevrolet28.118
39 51Timmy Hill (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet28.437
Official qualifying results

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Chase Elliott was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 26.475 seconds and a speed of 135.977 mph (218.834 km/h).[14]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 24Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.475135.977
2 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord26.575135.466
3 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.603135.323
Official second practice results

Final practice

Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.719 seconds and a speed of 134.736 mph (216.837 km/h).[15]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord26.719134.736
2 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.762134.519
3 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.786134.399
Official final practice results

Race

First stage

Joey Logano led the field to the green flag at 3:48 p.m. It remained caution-free until Corey LaJoie slammed the wall in the dogleg on the backstretch on lap 26, bringing out the first caution of the race.[16]

The race restarted on lap 33. The uneventful stage concluded on lap 75 when Logano took the stage victory and the second caution flew at its conclusion. Kurt Busch's team was changing a battery, sent him out to beat the pace car off pit road so as to not lose a lap. He was busted for speeding in the process and held a lap on pit road.[16]

Second stage

The race restarted on lap 86. Chase Elliott passed Logano going into Turn 1 on the restart to take the lead the following lap. The third caution flew on lap 118 when LaJoie slammed the wall in Turn 1. Aric Almirola and Logano restarted the race from the tail end of the field for speeding on pit road.[16]

The race restarted on lap 123. It went green the rest of the stage, Elliott scored the stage victory and the fourth caution flew to conclude the second stage.[16]

Final stage

Ryan Newman won the race.

The race restarted on lap 158. Matt Kenseth suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall in Turn 4, bringing out the fifth caution with 120 laps to go. Kyle Busch exited pit road with the race lead.[16]

The race restarted with 112 to go. The sixth caution flew with 106 to go when David Ragan cut his left-rear tire and spun out, collecting Gray Gaulding to his outside in Turn 1.[16]

The race restarted with 100 to go. Cole Whitt brought out the seventh caution with 55 to go when he slammed the wall in Turn 2. Ryan Blaney restarted the race from the tail end of the field for speeding on pit road.[16]

The race restarted with 51 to go. Busch had the race in check until Logano suffered a right-front tire blowout – stemming from brake problems – and slammed the wall in Turn 1, bringing out the eighth caution with six to go.[17] Ryan Newman chose not to pit and assumed the race lead along with Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Martin Truex Jr.. Kyle Larson exited pit road first among the cars that opted to pit.[18]

Overtime

Newman powered ahead of Larson on the final restart. Larson came down on Ricky Stenhouse Jr. to his inside and got loose.[19] This allowed Newman to drive on to victory.[20]

Driver comments

Newman said that this win was "sweet for so many reasons. I said that when I won the Brickyard. I said that when I won at Daytona. This has been the longest drought I’ve ever been in. … It’s just a hard‑fought race, a hard‑fought battle, a hard‑fought four years.”[21]

Stage results

Stage 1 Laps: 75

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord10
242Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet9
32Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord8
424Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
51Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet6
618Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5
721Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord4
848Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3
931Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2
1088Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1
Official stage one results

Stage 2 Laps: 75

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
124Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
242Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet9
318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
52Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord6
61Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet5
777Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota4
821Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord3
911Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
104Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage 3 Laps: 164

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
12231Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31442
2442Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet31453
3918Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31447
42117Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord31433
562Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord31446
6234Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord31432
72719Daniel Suárez (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota31430
8877Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota31433
91448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31438
101911Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31429
111678Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota31426
12724Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31442
131314Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord31424
14388Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31424
1551Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet31433
161513Ty Dillon (R)Germain RacingChevrolet31421
172843Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord31420
18173Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31419
19246Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord31418
20105Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31417
211827Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31416
222610Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingFord31415
23221Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord31421
242595Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingChevrolet31413
251141Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord31412
262047A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet31411
273337Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet31410
282934Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord3139
293032Matt DiBenedettoFas Lane RacingFord3138
303515Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet3127
31122Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord30716
323951Timmy Hill (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet3070
333755Derrike CopePremium MotorsportsChevrolet3074
343272Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet2563
353438David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord2042
363623Gray Gaulding (R)BK RacingToyota2011
371220Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1901
383183Corey LaJoie (R)BK RacingToyota1151
393833Jeffrey EarnhardtCircle Sport – The Motorsports GroupChevrolet91
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 8 among different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 45
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes and 41 seconds
  • Average speed: 104.271 miles per hour (167.808 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered their 13th race at the Phoenix International Raceway. Mike Joy, two-time Phoenix winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.

Fox
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color commentator: Darrell Waltrip
Jamie Little
Vince Welch
Matt Yocum

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race which also was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe Moore
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dan Hubbard
Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey
Alex Hayden
Glenn Jarrett
Steve Post

Standings after the race

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