# 2017 Federated Auto Parts 400

The 2017 Federated Auto Parts 400, was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 9, 2017 at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 403 laps—extended from 400 laps due to an overtime finish, on the .75-mile (1.21 km) D-shaped short track, it was the 26th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, and the final race of the regular season before the playoffs.

## Report
### Background

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 Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race and two USAC sprint car races.

#### Entry list

| 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 |
| 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 | Derrike Cope | 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 | Gray Gaulding (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 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota |
| 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota |
| 83 | Corey LaJoie (R) | BK Racing | Toyota |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official 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 120.897 mph (194.565 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.333 | 120.897 |
| 2 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 22.333 | 120.897 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.421 | 120.423 |
| Official first practice results |||||||

### Final practice

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.456 seconds and a speed of 120.235 mph (193.499 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 22.456 | 120.235 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 22.461 | 120.208 |
| 3 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.514 | 119.925 |
| Official final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Matt Kenseth scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.055 and a speed of 122.421 mph (197.018 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 21.893 | 21.961 | 22.055 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.001 | 22.079 | 22.081 |
| 3 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 21.947 | 21.945 | 22.083 |
| 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 21.884 | 22.043 | 22.130 |
| 5 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 22.030 | 21.943 | 22.134 |
| 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 21.962 | 22.153 | 22.179 |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 21.946 | 22.070 | 22.217 |
| 8 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 21.937 | 22.138 | 22.221 |
| 9 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.151 | 22.125 | 22.227 |
| 10 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 22.164 | 22.089 | 22.251 |
| 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 22.113 | 22.087 | 22.291 |
| 12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 21.909 | 22.128 | 22.325 |
| 13 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 22.040 | 22.154 | — |
| 14 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 22.059 | 22.172 | — |
| 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 22.141 | 22.181 | — |
| 16 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 21.941 | 22.181 | — |
| 17 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.153 | 22.209 | — |
| 18 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 21.989 | 22.212 | — |
| 19 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 22.046 | 22.277 | — |
| 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.944 | 22.287 | — |
| 21 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.171 | 22.302 | — |
| 22 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 22.143 | 22.352 | — |
| 23 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 22.139 | 22.424 | — |
| 24 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 22.092 | 22.465 | — |
| 25 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 22.194 | — | — |
| 26 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 22.201 | — | — |
| 27 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 22.204 | — | — |
| 28 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 22.242 | — | — |
| 29 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 22.242 | — | — |
| 30 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 22.248 | — | — |
| 31 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 22.266 | — | — |
| 32 | 13 | Ty Dillon (R) | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 22.294 | — | — |
| 33 | 83 | Corey LaJoie (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 22.363 | — | — |
| 34 | 23 | Gray Gaulding (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 22.466 | — | — |
| 35 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.468 | — | — |
| 36 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.477 | — | — |
| 37 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 22.554 | — | — |
| 38 | 15 | Derrike Cope | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.850 | — | — |
| 39 | 51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 23.090 | — | — |
| Official qualifying results ||||||||

## Race
### Race results
#### Stage results

Stage 1 Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage 2 Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final stage results

Stage 3 Laps: 204
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 404 | 54 |
| 2 | 12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 404 | 47 |
| 3 | 27 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 404 | 36 |
| 4 | 3 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 404 | 37 |
| 5 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 404 | 32 |
| 6 | 10 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 404 | 43 |
| 7 | 16 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 404 | 30 |
| 8 | 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 404 | 29 |
| 9 | 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 404 | 39 |
| 10 | 9 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 404 | 29 |
| 11 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 404 | 32 |
| 12 | 17 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 404 | 25 |
| 13 | 21 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 404 | 28 |
| 14 | 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 404 | 23 |
| 15 | 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 404 | 25 |
| 16 | 28 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 404 | 21 |
| 17 | 23 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 404 | 20 |
| 18 | 14 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 404 | 19 |
| 19 | 8 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 404 | 18 |
| 20 | 5 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 403 | 33 |
| 21 | 31 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 403 | 16 |
| 22 | 32 | 13 | Ty Dillon (R) | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 403 | 15 |
| 23 | 19 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 403 | 14 |
| 24 | 13 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 403 | 21 |
| 25 | 18 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 402 | 12 |
| 26 | 22 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 402 | 11 |
| 27 | 29 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 402 | 10 |
| 28 | 26 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 402 | 9 |
| 29 | 33 | 83 | Corey LaJoie (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 400 | 8 |
| 30 | 36 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 7 |
| 31 | 25 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 400 | 6 |
| 32 | 24 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 5 |
| 33 | 35 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 396 | 4 |
| 34 | 37 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 395 | 3 |
| 35 | 34 | 23 | Gray Gaulding (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 393 | 2 |
| 36 | 38 | 15 | Derrike Cope | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 388 | 1 |
| 37 | 39 | 51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 |
| 38 | 1 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 257 | 17 |
| 39 | 30 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 33 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### 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: 99.417 miles per hour (159.996 km/h)

## Media
### Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 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.
NBCSN :
| 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

The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
MRN :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Kurt Becker Announcer: Rusty Wallace | Backstretch: Dave Moody | Alex Hayden Winston Kelley Steve Post |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2,053 |
| 1 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 2,033 (–20) |
| 1 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 2,029 (–24) |
| 2 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 2,019 (–34) |
| 5 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 2,017 (–36) |
| 2 | 6 | Kevin Harvick | 2,015 (–38) |
| 2 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 2,013 (–40) |
| 10 | 8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2,010 (–43) |
| 3 | 9 | Ryan Blaney | 2,008 (–45) |
| 3 | 10 | Chase Elliott | 2,006 (–47) |
| 5 | 11 | Ryan Newman | 2,005 (–48) |
| 1 | 12 | Kurt Busch | 2,005 (–48) |
| 8 | 13 | Kasey Kahne | 2,005 (–48) |
| 5 | 14 | Austin Dillon | 2,005 (–48) |
| 7 | 15 | Matt Kenseth | 2,005 (–48) |
| 7 | 16 | Jamie McMurray | 2,003 (–50) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| | Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Chevrolet | 918 |
| 1 | 2 | Toyota | 911 (–7) |
| | 3 | Ford | 909 (–9) |
| Official manufacturers' standings ||||