Race details | |||
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Race 9 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
Date | April 30, 2017 | ||
Location | Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 0.75 mi (1.2 km) |
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Distance | 400 laps, 300 mi (480 km) | ||
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 | Mike Bagley (Backstretch) |
The 2017 Toyota Owners 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 30, 2017, at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.75 mile (1.2 km) asphalt short track, it was the ninth race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
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 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.
Stage 1 Laps: 100
Stage 2 Laps: 100
Laps: 200
Fox Sports covered their 17th race at the Richmond International Raceway. Mike Joy, two-time Richmond winner Jeff Gordon and six-time Richmond winner Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.
MRN will have the radio call for the race which will also be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and six-time Richmond winner Rusty Wallace will call the race in the booth when the field is racing down the frontstretch. Mike Bagley will call the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field is racing down the backstretch. Kim Coon, Alex Hayden and Steve Post will work pit road for the radio side.