2017 GEICO 500

2017 GEICO 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 10 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date May 7, 2017 (2017-05-07)
Location Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 191 laps, 508.06 mi (817.64 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.64 km)
Average speed 145.669 miles per hour (234.432 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Roush Fenway Racing
Time 49.993
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 48
Winner
No. 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings 3.4/7 (Overnight)[9]
3.5/8 (Final)[10]
5.9 million viewers[10]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)

The 2017 GEICO 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 7, 2017, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 191 laps, extended from 188 laps due to overtime, on the 2.66 mile (4.28 km) superspeedway, it was the 10th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the race, his first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win, while Jamie McMurray finished second and Kyle Busch finished third.

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