2017 Camping World 500
| Race details | |||
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| Race 4 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | March 19, 2017 | ||
| Location | Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) |
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| Distance | 314 laps, 314 mi (502.4 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 312 laps, 312 mi (499.2 km) | ||
| Average speed | 104.271 miles per hour (167.808 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Time | 26.216 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 114 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dan Hubbard (1 & 2) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) | ||
The 2017 Camping World 500 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 19, 2017, at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 314 laps, extended from 312 laps due to overtime, on the one-mile (1.6 km) oval, it will be the fourth race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. 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.
Chase Elliott was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 26.258 seconds and a speed of 137.101 mph (220.643 km/h).
Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.216 and a speed of 137.321 mph (220.997 km/h). He said after his run he believed he "had a pretty good (Turns) 1 and 2, I was able to hook the bottom. (Turns) 3 and 4 is where nothing went right. I didn’t think it was going to be quite good enough. I pushed as hard as I could. Sometimes you overdrive it a little bit and you can still make some speed. Proud of this team and proud of the all-Ford front row. That’s a pretty special deal.”
Chase Elliott was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 26.475 seconds and a speed of 135.977 mph (218.834 km/h).
Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.719 seconds and a speed of 134.736 mph (216.837 km/h).
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