2017 Food City 500
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| Race 8 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | April 24, 2017 | ||
| Location | Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km) |
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| Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (429 km) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Chip Ganassi Racing | ||
| Time | N/A | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini | ||
| Turn Announcers | Rob Albright (Backstretch) | ||
The 2017 Food City 500 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race scheduled to be on April 23, 2017, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 miles (0.858 km) concrete short track, it will be the eighth race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
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.
Erik Jones was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 15.009 seconds and a speed of 127.843 mph (205.743 km/h).
Qualifying for Friday was cancelled due to rain and Kyle Larson, the point leader, was awarded the pole as a result.
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 14.890 seconds and a speed of 128.865 mph (207.388 km/h).
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 14.925 and a speed of 128.563 mph (206.902 km/h).
Stage 1 Laps: 125
Stage 2 Laps: 125
Laps: 250
Fox Sports will cover their 17th race at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, five-time Bristol winner Jeff Gordon and 12-time Bristol winner – and all-time Bristol race winner – Darrell Waltrip will have the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Chris Neville, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum will handle the pit road duties for the television side.
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