Motor car race
The 2017 Can-Am 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on November 12, 2017, at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona . Contested over 312 laps on the one mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the 35th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, ninth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 8. Matt Kenseth recorded his 39th Series and final win in his Circle K Toyota Camry .
Report
Background
Phoenix International Raceway , the track where the race was held.Phoenix International Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona . It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix . 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 .
The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.
Phoenix International Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth and penultimate track on the schedule.
Entry list
First practice
Chase Elliott was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 26.207 seconds and a speed of 137.368 mph (221.072 km/h).[ 11]
Qualifying
Ryan Blaney scored the pole position.Ryan Blaney scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.098 and a speed of 137.942 mph (221.996 km/h).[ 12]
Qualifying results
Second practice
Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 26.800 seconds and a speed of 134.328 mph (216.180 km/h).[ 13]
Final practice
Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.672 seconds and a speed of 134.973 mph (217.218 km/h).[ 14]
Race
Stage 1
Start
Ryan Blaney led the field to the green flag at 2:37 p.m., He led a total of 11 laps, Chase Elliott took the lead on lap 11 and led 14 laps, Denny Hamlin took the lead on lap 26 and led only one lap, Chase Elliott regained the lead on lap 27 and led only one lap, Hamlin regained the lead on lap 28 and led 40 laps. The first caution of the race flew on lap 77 for the conclusion of the first stage.
Stage 2
The race restarted on lap 84 and it remained green for 67 laps.
Final stage
Matt Kenseth won the race.The race restarted on lap 159 and it remained green for 71 laps. Denny Hamlin led on lap 228, with Matt Kenseth 2.5 seconds behind.
The race restarted on lap 236 and the fourth caution of the race flew on lap 239 for debris in turn 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the free pass under caution.
The race restarted on lap 244 and it remained green for 9 laps.
The race restarted on lap 259 and the sixth caution of the race flew three laps later for a single-car wreck in turn 3 by Cole Whitt , Kasey Kahne won the free pass under caution.
The race restarted on lap 266 and it remained green for 10 laps, The seventh caution of the race flew on lap 276 for Hamlin cutting a tire down after a few laps earlier he and Elliott slammed into the wall.
The race restarted on lap 282, Elliott was aggressive to get the lead from Kenseth with 29 to go but Kenseth fought back and took the lead with 10 laps to go and drove on to score his first victory in 52 races since 2016 in New Hampshire . With Kenseth's win Brad Keselowski was the final driver to advance to the Championship Four.
Post race
"I don't know what to say except thank the Lord," an emotional Kenseth said after climbing out of his car. "It's been an amazing journey. Just got one race left and everybody dreams of going out a winner. We won today. Nobody can take that away from us."[ 15]
Race results
Stage results
Stage 1
Laps: 75
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
10
2
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
24
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
20
Matt Kenseth
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
77
Erik Jones (R)
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
4
8
78
Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
3
9
31
Ryan Newman
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage 2
Laps: 75
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
20
Matt Kenseth
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
77
Erik Jones (R)
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
8
4
78
Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
7
5
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
6
6
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
5
7
1
Jamie McMurray
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
31
Ryan Newman
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
24
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final stage results
Stage 3
Laps: 162
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
7
20
Matt Kenseth
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
312
56
2
4
24
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
312
45
3
5
78
Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
312
44
4
11
77
Erik Jones (R)
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
312
45
5
6
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
312
43
6
13
1
Jamie McMurray
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
312
35
7
8
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
312
41
8
27
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
312
29
9
22
43
Aric Almirola
Richard Petty Motorsports
Ford
312
28
10
14
88
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
312
27
11
29
13
Ty Dillon (R)
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
312
26
12
9
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
312
25
13
20
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
312
25
14
21
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
312
23
15
19
27
Paul Menard
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
312
22
16
16
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
312
21
17
1
21
Ryan Blaney
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
312
20
18
10
19
Daniel Suárez (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
312
19
19
17
5
Kasey Kahne
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
311
18
20
18
31
Ryan Newman
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
311
22
21
15
41
Kurt Busch
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
310
16
22
28
95
Michael McDowell
Leavine Family Racing
Chevrolet
309
15
23
23
47
A. J. Allmendinger
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
309
14
24
32
34
Landon Cassill
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
309
13
25
24
10
Danica Patrick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
309
12
26
37
15
D. J. Kennington
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
307
11
27
30
32
Matt DiBenedetto
Go Fas Racing
Ford
306
10
28
36
66
David Starr (i)
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
305
0
29
38
33
Jeffrey Earnhardt
Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group
Chevrolet
305
8
30
35
7
Joey Gase (i)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
304
0
31
33
23
Corey LaJoie (R)
BK Racing
Toyota
304
6
32
40
00
Derrike Cope
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
302
5
33
26
38
David Ragan
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
301
4
34
39
51
Kyle Weatherman
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
294
3
35
2
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
275
21
36
34
72
Cole Whitt
TriStar Motorsports
Chevrolet
258
1
37
31
37
Chris Buescher
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
247
1
38
25
6
Trevor Bayne
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
226
1
39
12
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
148
2
40
3
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
104
11
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 5 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 7 for 41
Red flags: 1 for 5 minutes and 3 seconds
Time of race: 2 hours, 57 minutes, 23 seconds
Average speed: 105.534 miles per hour (169.841 km/h)
Television
NBC covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen , two–time Phoenix winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns , Parker Kligerman , Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio .
MRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Kyle RickeyTurns 3 & 4: Buddy LongAlex Hayden
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Kevin Harvick
5,000
2
Kyle Busch
5,000 (−0)
3
Martin Truex Jr.
5,000 (−0)
4
Brad Keselowski
5,000 (−0)
5
Chase Elliott
2,338 (−2,662)
6
Denny Hamlin
2,321 (−2,679)
7
Matt Kenseth
2,311 (−2,689)
8
Ryan Blaney
2,297 (−2,703)
9
Kyle Larson
2,266 (−2,734)
10
Jimmie Johnson
2,250 (−2,750)
11
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
2,200 (−2,800)
12
Jamie McMurray
2,200 (−2,800)
13
Austin Dillon
2,198 (−2,802)
14
Kasey Kahne
2,194 (−2,806)
15
Kurt Busch
2,193 (−2,807)
16
Ryan Newman
2,169 (−2,831)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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