The 2017 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, was a

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race held on August 19, 2017 at

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. Contested over 500 laps on the short track, it was the 24th race of the

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season.

Report

Background

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short track venue located in

. 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

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-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

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was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 14.848 seconds and a speed of .

Final practice

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was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 14.926 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

Erik Jones scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.981 and a speed of .

Qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage 1 ''Laps:'' 125 Stage 2 ''Laps:'' 125

Final stage results

Stage 3 ''Laps:'' 250

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:

Media

Television

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covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 2008 race winner

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and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns,

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, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

Radio

The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings *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.

References

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Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race The Bass Pro Shops Night Race is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car racing, stock car race held at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. It is one of two NASCAR Cup Series races held at Bristol, the other being the Food City 500. From 1978 to ...

NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway