The2017 Brickyard 400(branded as theBrantley GilbertBig Machine Brickyard 400for sponsorship reasons) is aMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Seriesrace held on July 23, 2017 atIndianapolis Motor SpeedwayinSpeedway, Indiana.It the 24th running of theBrickyard 400,Contested over 167 laps extended from 160 laps due to anovertime finish,on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Seriesseason. This wasKasey Kahne's final win in NASCAR.[10]

2017 Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 20 of 36 in the2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The 2017 Brickyard 400 program cover.
The 2017 Brickyard 400 program cover.
Date July 23, 2017(2017-07-23)
Location Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayinSpeedway, Indiana
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 167 laps, 417.5 mi (671.9 km)
Scheduled Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed 114.384 miles per hour (184.083 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 48.051
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 87
Winner
No. 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen,Jeff BurtonandSteve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio IndyCar Radio Network
Booth Announcers Doug Rice, Pat Patterson andJeff Hammond
Turn Announcers Mark Jaynes (1), Nick Yeoman (2), Jake Query (3) and Chris Denari (4)

This marked the firstBrickyard 400without 5-time Brickyard 400 winnerJeff Gordonon the starting grid, and also the first not to feature 2-time Brickyard 400 winnerTony Stewartsince the1998 edition.

Also this marks the final Brickyard 400 start forDale Earnhardt Jr.

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Background

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway,the track where the race was held

TheIndianapolis Motor Speedway,located inSpeedway, Indiana,(anenclavesuburb ofIndianapolis) in the United States, is the home of theIndianapolis 500and theBrickyard 400.It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west ofDowntown Indianapolis.

Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanentseating capacityestimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is thehighest-capacity sports venue in the world.

Considered relatively flat by American standards, the track is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km), nearly rectangular oval with dimensions that have remained essentially unchanged since its inception: four 0.25-mile (0.40 km) turns, two 0.625-mile long (1.006 km) straightaways between the fourth and first turns and the second and third turns, and two.125-mile (0.201 km) short straightaways – termed "short chutes" – between the first and second, and third and fourth turns.

Entry list

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No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford
7 J. J. Yeley(i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
10 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
13 Ty Dillon(R) Germain Racing Chevrolet
14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Joey Gase(i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Daniel Suárez(R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Corey LaJoie(R) BK Racing Toyota
24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford
33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet
34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford
37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 B. J. McLeod(i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
55 Gray Gaulding(R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
66 Timmy Hill(i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet
72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Erik Jones(R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota
78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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Denny Hamlinwas the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 48.022 seconds and a speed of 187.414 mph (301.614 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.022 187.414
2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 48.502 185.559
3 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.596 185.200
Official first practice results

Final practice

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Erik Joneswas the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 48.425 seconds and a speed of 185.854 mph (299.103 km/h).[12]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 77 Erik Jones(R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 48.425 185.854
2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 48.433 185.824
3 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 48.435 185.816
Official final practice results

Qualifying

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Kyle Buschscored the pole position.

Kyle Buschscored the pole for the race with a time of 48.051 and a speed of 187.301 mph (301.432 km/h).[13]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2 R3
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.192 48.216 48.051
2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 48.235 48.357 48.301
3 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48.027 48.462 48.316
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.230 48.538 48.426
5 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.552 48.303 48.434
6 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 48.760 48.372 48.456
7 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 48.316 48.412 48.461
8 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.330 48.696 48.611
9 77 Erik Jones(R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 48.395 48.514 48.677
10 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 48.404 48.739 48.750
11 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 48.317 48.686 48.845
12 41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 48.595 48.733 48.871
13 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.233 48.760
14 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.678 48.789
15 19 Daniel Suárez(R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.743 48.793
16 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.481 48.844
17 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.768 48.991
18 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 48.781 49.020
19 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.949 49.036
20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.713 49.099
21 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 48.794 49.104
22 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 48.504 49.136
23 10 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 48.866 49.489
24 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 48.912 49.500
25 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 49.072
26 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 49.102
27 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 49.313
28 13 Ty Dillon(R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 49.343
29 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 49.427
30 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 49.674
31 34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 49.755
32 23 Corey LaJoie(R) BK Racing Toyota 50.166
33 7 J. J. Yeley(i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 50.421
34 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 50.620
35 51 B. J. McLeod(i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 51.051
36 55 Gray Gaulding(R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 51.178
37 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 51.398
38 66 Timmy Hill(i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 51.747
39 15 Joey Gase(i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 55.336
40 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

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First stage

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Kyle Buschled the field to the green flag at 2:46 p.m. The first caution of the race flew whenCorey LaJoiespun out and hit the wall in Turn 3. Minutes later, the race was red-flagged due to lightning in the area, as well as a downpour, that lasted 1 hour, 47 minutes and three seconds.

The race restarted on lap 18, The second caution flew on lap 31 for a scheduled competition caution. During that 13-lap run,Chase Elliottretired from the race with a failed engine.[14]

The race restarted on lap 35, it went green the remainder of the first stage, ending on lap 51, which was won by Busch. The third caution of the race flew to conclude stage one.

Second stage

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The race restarted on lap 56, Caution flew two laps later for a three-car wreck in Turn 1. It started whenJ. J. Yeleyspun exiting Turn 1.David Raganspun exiting Turn 1, veered down the track and slammed the inside wall.Jeffrey Earnhardtwas also collected.

The race restarted on lap 64, only for debris from Yeley's car to bring out the fifth caution of the race, on lap 72.Erik Jonestook the lead when Busch committed to pit road.

The race restarted on lap 76,Dale Earnhardt Jr.andTrevor Baynemade contact, and Earnhardt's car suffered radiator damage that resulted in the sixth caution of the race one lap later.[15]

The race restarted on lap 80,Ryan Blaneytook the lead from Jones going into Turn 1. Busch retook the lead on Lap 87 and won the second stage. That would bring out the seventh caution to conclude the stage.Martin Truex Jr.exited pit road with the race lead.

Final stage

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Kasey Kahnewon the race.

The final stage began under green on lap 106.Ricky Stenhouse Jr.andJimmie Johnsonmade contact exiting Turn 2 two laps later, sending Stenhouse down the track and into the inside wall, therefore bringing out an eighth caution.

The race restarted under green on lap 111, Truex got loose going into Turn 1, got into the left-rear corner of Busch, sending him spinning into the wall, therefore bringing out the ninth caution of the race.[16]Truex got swept around by side force and slammed the wall, and his car caught fire.[17]Both cars were out of the race, denying Kyle Busch's shot at a third consecutive victory at the Brickyard 400. This incident handed the race lead toMatt Kenseth.

The race restarted under green with 40 laps to go. Drivers started hitting pit road to make their final stop of the race with 31 to go. Kenseth pitted from the lead with 28 to go and Jones pitted the next lap, handing the lead toBrad Keselowski.

In the closing laps, the first three cars, Keselowski, Johnson andKasey Kahne,chose to gamble on fuel, but probably couldn't make it to the finish on fuel if there were no more cautions. Fourth placeTrevor Baynewas the highest placed car with enough fuel to make it to the end. This all went out the window with 11 to go whenClint Bowyergot loose and spun down the track, with help from Jones, slammed the inside wall and ricocheted back onto the racing surface into the path ofKurt Busch,who t-boned him, slammed the wall and came to a halt down the track, the tenth caution of the race flew for a multi-car wreck, Kahne pitted from third just as the wreck happened, which proved crucial for him as he inherited the lead. The race was red-flagged for the second time to ensue cleanup on the track, It was lifted after 20 minutes and 20 seconds.

Kahne held off Keselowski's charge into Turn 1 on the restart when the race went back to green with seven laps to go. When the field came back down the front stretch,Kyle Larsonslammed the outside wall, bringing out the 11th caution.[18]

The race restarted with two laps to go, Kahne and Keselowski raced side-by-side from the start/finish line through Turn 3. Heading down the backstretch, Johnson, with smoke billowing from his left-rear tire, got to the inside of the two to battle for the lead going into Turn 3, setting up the 12th caution of the race;[19]rounding the turn, Johnson spun out and hit the outside wall, sending the race into overtime.[20]

Overtime

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First attempt
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On the first attempt, the field didn't make it to the start/finish line before all the pushing and shoving caused a multi-car wreck, bringing out the 13th caution. Keselowski was ahead of Kahne when the caution flew and assumed the lead, The red flag was displayed for the third time to again ensue cleanup of the track, The red flag was lifted after 24 minutes and 16 seconds.

Second attempt
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At 8:53 PM, the second attempt at finishing the race began. Kahne got the advantage, jumped past Keselowski going into Turn 1 and set sail. Exiting Turn 2,Denny Hamlinsuffered a left-rear tire failure and spun towards the outside wall, getting clipped byPaul Menardin the process. The caution was not called at the time. Despite this wreck happening well before Kahne, the race leader, reached the pre-determined mark on the backstretch that designated an official restart under NASCAR'sgreen-white-checker finishrule that allowed NASCAR to end the race under caution, officials waited until he passed the line, then threw the caution to end the race.[21]This ended the race and secured victory for Kahne.[22]

Controversy came as a result of this finish, primarily over darkness issues. Because of the rain delay early in the race, and numerous cautions in the final stage, including two red flags, it was 8:54 PM, with official sunset at 9:05 PM. The track does not have lights. Some drivers asked if safety vehicles could turn on their headlights before the final restart (which was denied). Furthermore, after the incident, NASCAR found oil as a result of the incident, and questions arose if the track could have been cleaned up in time or the race would have been stopped for darkness with less than ten minutes of daylight available; at the November 2015 Martinsville race, the checkered flag waved at 5:23 PM, less than a minute before sunset.

NASCAR subsequently made a rule change eliminating the overtime line, and reverting to the 2010-15 green-white-checker rule with one change, eliminating the maximum number of attempts.

Race results

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Stage results

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Stage 1 Laps:50

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 9
3 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 8
4 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7
5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 6
6 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 4
8 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 3
9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage 2 Laps:50

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 9
3 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 8
4 77 Erik Jones(R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 7
5 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6
6 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 4
8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 2
10 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results

Final stage results

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Stage 3 Laps:67

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 19 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 167 40
2 11 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 167 37
3 8 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 167 34
4 7 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 167 43
5 14 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 167 42
6 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 167 44
7 15 19 Daniel Suárez(R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 167 30
8 27 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 167 29
9 26 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 167 28
10 39 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 167 27
11 23 10 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 167 26
12 34 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 167 25
13 29 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 167 24
14 37 66 Timmy Hill(i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 167 0
15 3 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 167 27
16 17 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 167 21
17 5 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 166 23
18 24 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 166 19
19 28 13 Ty Dillon(R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 165 18
20 22 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 162 17
21 20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 162 16
22 31 34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 162 15
23 10 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 162 30
24 35 55 Gray Gaulding(R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 162 13
25 38 15 Joey Gase(i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 162 0
26 36 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 162 11
27 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 158 12
28 25 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 154 12
29 12 41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 149 8
30 18 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 148 7
31 9 77 Erik Jones(R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 148 13
32 40 51 B. J. McLeod(i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 135 0
33 6 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 110 22
34 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 110 23
35 21 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 106 2
36 13 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 76 2
37 33 7 J. J. Yeley(i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 70 0
38 30 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 56 1
39 16 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 43 1
40 32 23 Corey LaJoie(R) BK Racing Toyota 9 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 7 among different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 14 for 55
  • Red flags: 3 for 2 hours, 31 minutes and 39 seconds
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 39 minutes and 0 seconds
  • Average speed: 114.384 miles per hour (184.083 km/h)

Media

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Television

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NBC Sportscovered the race on the television side.Rick Allen,Jeff BurtonandSteve Letartehad the call in the booth for the race.Dave Burns,Parker Kligerman,Marty Snider andKelli Stavastreported from pit lane during the race.

NBC
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap:Rick Allen
Color-commentator:Jeff Burton
Color-commentator:Steve Letarte
Dave Burns
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast

Radio

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Networkand thePerformance Racing Networkjointly co-produced the radio broadcast for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, and aired on IMS or PRN stations, depending on contractual obligations. The lead announcers and two pit reporters were PRN staff, while the turns and two pit reporters were from IMS.

PRN/IMS Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer:Doug Rice
Announcer:Pat Patterson
Announcer:Jeff Hammond
Turn 1:Mark Jaynes
Turn 2:Nick Yeoman
Turn 3:Jake Query
Turn 4:Chris Denari
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Kevin Lee
Michael Young

Standings after the race

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References

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