2017 Lucious Fox Night Race at Bristol

The 2017 Lucious Fox Night Race presented by Bass Pro Shops, was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 19, 2017 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the short track, it was the 24th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
==Report==
===Background===
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
====Entry list====
 	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer 	Sponsor
1 	Jamie McMurray 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	McDonald's/Cessna
2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	Ford 	Autotrader
3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	Dow Energy & Water
4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	Busch Beer
5 	Kasey Kahne 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Rated Red: Road to Race Day
6 	Trevor Bayne 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	Ford EcoBoost
7 	J. J. Yeley (i) 	Tommy Baldwin Racing 	Chevrolet 	TBR
10 	Danica Patrick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	One Cure
11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	FedEx Ground
13 	Ty Dillon (R) 	Germain Racing 	Chevrolet 	Geico
14 	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	Rush Truck Centers
15 	Reed Sorenson 	Premium Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Low T Centers
17 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	Fastenal
18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	M&M's Caramel
19 	Daniel Suárez (R) 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	Irwin/Lenox
20 	Matt Kenseth 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	DEWALT
21 	Ryan Blaney 	Wood Brothers Racing 	Ford 	Motorcraft/Quick Lane
22 	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	Shell/Pennzoil
23 	Joey Gase (i) 	BK Racing 	Toyota 	Best Home Furnishings
24 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	NAPA Auto Parts
27 	Paul Menard 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	Knauf/Menards
31 	Ryan Newman 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	Caterpillar
32 	Matt DiBenedetto 	Go Fas Racing 	Ford 	E.J. Wade Construction
33 	Jeffrey Earnhardt 	Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group	Chevrolet 	hulu
34 	Landon Cassill 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford 	Love's Travel Stops
37 	Chris Buescher 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet 	Bush's Grillin' Beans
38 	David Ragan 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford 	Juice Battery
41 	Kurt Busch 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	Monster Energy/Haas Automation
42 	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	Huggies Little Movers
43 	Aric Almirola 	Richard Petty Motorsports 	Ford 	Smithfield
47 	A. J. Allmendinger 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet 	Kroger ClickList
48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Lowe's
51 	B. J. McLeod (i) 	Rick Ware Racing 	Chevrolet 	NEX Transportation
55 	Gray Gaulding (R) 	Premium Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Twin Peaks Restaurants
66 	Timmy Hill (i) 	MBM Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	MBM
72 	Cole Whitt 	TriStar Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Bad Boy Mowers
77 	Erik Jones (R) 	Furniture Row Racing 	Toyota 	5-hour ENERGY
78 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Furniture Row Racing 	Toyota 	Bass Pro Shops/Ducks Unlimited
83 	Corey LaJoie (R) 	BK Racing 	Toyota 	HMS Motorsport
88 	Dale Earnhardt Jr. 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	Axalta/Ducks Unlimited
95 	Michael McDowell 	Leavine Family Racing 	Chevrolet 	Wipes.com
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==Practice==
===First practice===
Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 14.848 seconds and a speed of .
Pos 	 	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer 	Time 	
1 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	14.848 	129.230
2 	18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	14.849 	129.221
3 	5 	Kasey Kahne 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	14.881 	128.943
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===Final practice===
Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 14.926 seconds and a speed of .
Pos 	 	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer 	Time 	
1 	21 	Ryan Blaney 	Wood Brothers Racing 	Ford 	14.926 	128.554
2 	42 	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	14.983 	128.065
3 	31 	Ryan Newman 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	15.016 	127.784
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==Qualifying==
Erik Jones scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.981 and a speed of .
===Qualifying results===
Pos 	 	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer 	 	 	
1 	77 	Erik Jones (R) 	Furniture Row Racing 	Toyota 	14.959 	14.980 	14.981
2 	42 	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	15.028 	15.025 	14.984
3 	5 	Kasey Kahne 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	14.970 	15.059 	15.005
4 	24 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	14.888 	15.007 	15.031
5 	20 	Matt Kenseth 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	14.966 	14.940 	15.042
6 	78 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Furniture Row Racing 	Toyota 	14.954 	15.082 	15.046
7 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	14.850 	14.917 	15.062
8 	22 	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	15.018 	14.982 	15.108
9 	14 	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	15.135 	15.023 	15.117
10 	21 	Ryan Blaney 	Wood Brothers Racing 	Ford 	14.974 	15.019 	15.126
11 	1 	Jamie McMurray 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	14.919 	15.053 	15.225
12 	19 	Daniel Suárez (R) 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	15.000 	15.001 	15.244
13 	31 	Ryan Newman 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	15.049 	15.100 	—
14 	17 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	15.010 	15.108 	—
15 	37 	Chris Buescher 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet 	15.147 	15.120 	—
16 	3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	15.137 	15.121 	—
17 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	Ford 	15.010 	15.133 	—
18 	18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	14.769 	15.143 	—
19 	38 	David Ragan 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford 	15.180 	15.146 	—
20 	6 	Trevor Bayne 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	15.079 	15.179 	—
21 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	15.137 	15.181 	—
22 	13 	Ty Dillon (R) 	Germain Racing 	Chevrolet 	15.092 	15.230 	—
23 	47 	A. J. Allmendinger 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet 	15.156 	15.337 	—
24 	10 	Danica Patrick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	15.183 	15.403 	—
25 	41 	Kurt Busch 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	15.194 	— 	—
26 	95 	Michael McDowell 	Leavine Family Racing 	Chevrolet 	15.212 	— 	—
27 	27 	Paul Menard 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	15.255 	— 	—
28 	43 	Aric Almirola 	Richard Petty Motorsports 	Ford 	15.255 	— 	—
29 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	15.259 	— 	—
30 	7 	J. J. Yeley (i) 	Tommy Baldwin Racing 	Chevrolet 	15.282 	— 	—
31 	88 	Dale Earnhardt Jr. 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	15.287 	— 	—
32 	72 	Cole Whitt 	TriStar Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	15.329 	— 	—
33 	34 	Landon Cassill 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford 	15.376 	— 	—
34 	32 	Matt DiBenedetto 	Go Fas Racing 	Ford 	15.406 	— 	—
35 	83 	Corey LaJoie (R) 	BK Racing 	Toyota 	15.453 	— 	—
36 	51 	B. J. McLeod (i) 	Rick Ware Racing 	Chevrolet 	15.503 	— 	—
37 	55 	Gray Gaulding (R) 	Premium Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	15.531 	— 	—
38 	33 	Jeffrey Earnhardt 	Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group	Chevrolet 	15.554 	— 	—
39 	15 	Reed Sorenson 	Premium Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	15.623 	— 	—
40 	23 	Joey Gase (R) 	BK Racing 	Toyota 	15.777 	— 	—
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41 	66 	Timmy Hill (i) 	MBM Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	15.725 	— 	—
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==Race==
===Race results===
====Stage results====
Stage 1
Laps: 125
Pos 	 	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer 	Points
1 	18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	10
2 	77 	Erik Jones (R) 	Furniture Row Racing 	Toyota 	9
3 	42 	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	8
4 	24 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	7
5 	20 	Matt Kenseth 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	6
6 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	5
7 	21 	Ryan Blaney 	Wood Brothers Racing 	Ford 	4
8 	22 	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	3
9 	78 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Furniture Row Racing 	Toyota 	2
10 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	1
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Stage 2
Laps: 125
Pos 	 	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer 	Points
1 	20 	Matt Kenseth 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	10
2 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	9
3 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	8
4 	31 	Ryan Newman 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	7
5 	77 	Erik Jones (R) 	Furniture Row Racing 	Toyota 	6
6 	42 	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	5
7 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	4
8 	18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	3
9 	27 	Paul Menard 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	2
10 	14 	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	1
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===Final stage results===
Laps: 250
Pos 	Grid 	 	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer 	Laps 	Points
1 	18 	18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	500 	53
2 	1 	77 	Erik Jones (R) 	Furniture Row Racing 	Toyota 	500 	50
3 	7 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	500 	43
4 	5 	20 	Matt Kenseth 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	500 	49
5 	25 	41 	Kurt Busch 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	500 	32
6 	13 	31 	Ryan Newman 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	500 	38
7 	20 	6 	Trevor Bayne 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	500 	30
8 	29 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	500 	37
9 	2 	42 	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	500 	41
10 	10 	21 	Ryan Blaney 	Wood Brothers Racing 	Ford 	500 	31
11 	21 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	36
12 	11 	1 	Jamie McMurray 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	500 	25
13 	8 	22 	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford 	500 	27
14 	14 	17 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	500 	23
15 	12 	19 	Daniel Suárez (R) 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	500 	22
16 	27 	27 	Paul Menard 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	499 	23
17 	19 	38 	David Ragan 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford 	499 	20
18 	4 	24 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	499 	26
19 	9 	14 	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	499 	19
20 	26 	95 	Michael McDowell 	Leavine Family Racing 	Chevrolet 	499 	17
21 	6 	78 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Furniture Row Racing 	Toyota 	499 	18
22 	23 	47 	A. J. Allmendinger 	JTG Daughtery Racing 	Chevrolet 	498 	15
23 	31 	88 	Dale Earnhardt Jr. 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	497 	14
24 	3 	5 	Kasey Kahne 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	497 	13
25 	24 	10 	Danica Patrick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	496 	12
26 	34 	32 	Matt DiBenedetto 	Go Fas Racing 	Ford 	496 	11
27 	15 	37 	Chris Buescher 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	Chevrolet 	496 	10
28 	35 	83 	Corey LaJoie (R) 	BK Racing 	Toyota 	495 	9
29 	17 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske 	Ford 	493 	8
30 	30 	7 	J. J. Yeley (i) 	Tommy Baldwin Racing 	Chevrolet 	493 	0
31 	37 	55 	Gray Gaulding (R) 	Premium Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	488 	6
32 	36 	51 	B. J. McLeod (i) 	Rick Ware Racing 	Chevrolet 	482 	0
33 	32 	72 	Cole Whitt 	TriStar Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	480 	4
34 	40 	23 	Joey Gase (i) 	BK Racing 	Toyota 	476 	0
35 	33 	34 	Landon Cassill 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford 	412 	2
36 	22 	13 	Ty Dillon (R) 	Germain Racing 	Chevrolet 	394 	1
37 	28 	43 	Aric Almirola 	Richard Petty Motorsports 	Ford 	390 	1
38 	39 	15 	Reed Sorenson 	Premium Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	352 	1
39 	16 	3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	230 	1
40 	38 	33 	Jeffrey Earnhardt 	Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group	Chevrolet 	225 	1
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===Race statistics===
* Lead changes: 6 among different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 8 for 53
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 2 hours, 46 minutes and 37 seconds
* Average speed: 200mph
==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.
NBC 	NBC
Booth announcers 	Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte	Dave BurnsParker KligermanMarty SniderKelli Stavast
===Radio===
The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
PRN 	PRN 	PRN
Booth announcers 	Turn announcers 	Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Wendy Venturini	Backstretch: Rob Albright	Brad GillieBrett McMillanJim NobleSteve Richards
==Standings after the race==
;Drivers' Championship standings
 	Pos 	Driver 	Points 	 	 	 	 	
 	1 	Martin Truex Jr. 	951 	 	 	 	 	
1 	2 	Kyle Busch 	850 (–101) 	 	 	 	 	
1 	3 	Kyle Larson 	845 (–106) 	 	 	 	 	
 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	824 (–127) 	 	 	 	 	
1 	5 	Denny Hamlin 	753 (–198) 	 	 	 	 	
1 	6 	Brad Keselowski 	728 (–223) 	 	 	 	 	
 	7 	Chase Elliott 	711 (–240) 	 	 	 	 	
1 	8 	Matt Kenseth 	703 (–248) 	 	 	 	 	
1 	9 	Jamie McMurray 	700 (–251) 	 	 	 	 	
 	10 	Clint Bowyer 	642 (–309) 	 	 	 	 	
 	11 	Jimmie Johnson 	628 (–323) 	 	 	 	 	
 	12 	Ryan Blaney 	623 (–328) 	 	 	 	 	
1 	13 	Kurt Busch 	586 (–365) 	 	 	 	 	
1 	14 	Joey Logano 	583 (–368) 	 	 	 	 	
 	15 	Ryan Newman 	574 (–377) 	 	 	 	 	
 	16 	Erik Jones 	574 (–377) 	 	 	 	 	
Official driver's standings	Official driver's standings	Official driver's standings	Official driver's standings	Official driver's standings	Official driver's standings	Official driver's standings	Official driver's standings	Official driver's standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
 	Pos 	Manufacturer 	Points 	 	 	 	 	
 	1 	Chevrolet 	845 	 	 	 	 	
 	2 	Ford 	840 (–5) 	 	 	 	 	
 	3 	Toyota 	839 (–6) 	 	 	 	 	
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*Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
*. – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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