2017 ISM Connect 300

The 2017 ISM Connect 300 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 24, 2017, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 300 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 28th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, second race of the Playoffs and second race of the Round of 16.

2017 ISM Connect 300
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 28 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date September 24, 2017 (2017-09-24)
Location New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire
Course Permanent racing facility
1.058 mi (1.703 km)
Distance 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.9 km)
Average speed 108.958 miles per hour (175.351 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 28.203
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 187
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Mark Garrow, Jim Noble and Jeff Hammond
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

On March 8, 2017 it was announced that the fall NHMS date would move to Las Vegas Motor Speedway starting in 2018.

Report

Background

New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.

The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

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
23Corey LaJoie (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
51Cody WareRick Ware RacingChevrolet
55Gray Gaulding (R)Premium MotorsportsToyota
72Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet
77Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota
78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota
83Brett Moffitt (i)BK RacingToyota
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingChevrolet
Official entry list

First practice

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.065 seconds and a speed of 135.714 mph (218.411 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.065135.714
2 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.142135.342
3 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.172135.198
Official first practice results

Qualifying

Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.203 and a speed of 135.049 mph (217.340 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2 R3
1 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.30928.39528.203
2 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.52428.28728.232
3 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.55828.27628.263
4 21Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord28.59228.26528.272
5 78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota28.60528.38328.384
6 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord28.55228.42328.401
7 41Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord28.62228.42028.427
8 77Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota28.55528.46728.430
9 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.58128.32428.431
10 20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.65328.40828.490
11 1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.50228.41628.492
12 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.50228.49628.857
13 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord28.72328.547
14 24Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.71028.561
15 88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.54928.566
16 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord28.58828.590
17 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.72928.609
18 31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.62828.636
19 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.62928.675
20 47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet28.74728.687
21 38David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord28.70128.687
22 37Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet28.74728.747
23 6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord28.74028.794
24 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord28.75328.936
25 19Daniel Suárez (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota28.753
26 32Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord28.766
27 10Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingFord28.771
28 34Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord28.840
29 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.894
30 13Ty Dillon (R)Germain RacingChevrolet28.920
31 95Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingChevrolet28.924
32 72Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet29.092
33 23Corey LaJoie (R)BK RacingToyota29.107
34 55Gray Gaulding (R)Premium MotorsportsToyota29.257
35 15Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet29.317
36 83Brett Moffitt (i)BK RacingToyota29.364
37 33Jeffrey EarnhardtCircle Sport – The Motorsports GroupChevrolet29.886
38 51Cody WareRick Ware RacingChevrolet30.560
39 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord0.000
Official qualifying results

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.727 and a speed of 132.586 mph (213.376 km/h).[13]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.727132.586
2 21Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord28.742132.517
3 78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota28.745132.503
Official second practice results

Final practice

Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.932 and a speed of 131.647 mph (211.865 km/h).[14]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota28.932131.647
2 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord28.935131.633
3 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.961131.515
Official final practice results

Race

Kyle Busch won the race from the pole position.

Stage results

Stage 1 Laps: 75

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
178Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota10
242Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet9
318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
477Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota7
521Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord6
620Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5
72Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord4
848Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3
911Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
104Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Official stage one results

Stage 2 Laps: 75

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
220Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
32Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord8
477Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota7
542Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet6
678Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota5
748Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
921Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord2
101Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

Stage 3 Laps: 150

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30058
2242Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30050
31020Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30048
4132Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord30045
5578Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota30047
6877Erik Jones (R)Furniture Row RacingToyota30045
71614Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord30030
82519Daniel Suárez (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota30029
9421Ryan BlaneyWood Brothers RacingFord30036
103922Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord30027
111424Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30026
12311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30030
131831Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30024
141248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30030
152417Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord30022
16111Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30022
172047A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet30020
182710Danica PatrickStewart-Haas RacingFord30019
19173Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30018
201927Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30017
212237Chris BuescherJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet29916
223013Ty Dillon (R)Germain RacingChevrolet29815
233195Michael McDowellLeavine Family RacingChevrolet29814
24236Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord29813
252834Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord29812
262943Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord29711
273323Corey LaJoie (R)BK RacingToyota29710
283515Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet2979
292138David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord2968
303272Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet2967
312632Matt DiBenedettoGo Fas RacingFord2956
323683Brett Moffitt (i)BK RacingToyota2940
333455Gray Gaulding (R)Premium MotorsportsToyota2934
341588Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2893
3595Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2892
3664Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord1482
37741Kurt BuschStewart-Haas RacingFord1481
383733Jeffrey EarnhardtCircle Sport – The Motorsports GroupChevrolet1431
393851Cody WareRick Ware RacingChevrolet741
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 3 among different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 6 for 32
  • Red flags: 1 for 13 minutes and 1 second
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 54 minutes and 47 seconds
  • Average speed: 108.958 miles per hour (175.351 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton – the all-time wins leader at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with four wins – and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

NBCSN
Booth announcersPit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast

Radio

The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

PRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Mark Garrow
Announcer: Jim Noble
Announcer: Jeff Hammond
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

References

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