Race Lineup
The official 2017 Tales of the Turtles 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Chicagoland Speedway.
Tales of the Turtles 400
Sunday, September 17th, 2017
Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 267
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 145.401
- Cautions: 4 for 21 laps
- Lead Changes: 12
- Green Flag Passes: 1,968 (8.0 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 187.963 | 28.729 | 0.000 | Skittle Sweet Heat | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 186.168 | 29.006 | 0.277 | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 3 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 185.893 | 29.049 | 0.320 | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 185.656 | 29.086 | 0.357 | Jimmy John's | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 185.236 | 29.152 | 0.423 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 6 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 185.084 | 29.176 | 0.447 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 185.077 | 29.177 | 0.448 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 8 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 185.065 | 29.179 | 0.450 | NAPA Brakes | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 185.039 | 29.183 | 0.454 | DOW | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 10 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 184.024 | 29.344 | 0.615 | DeWalt Flexvolt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 11 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 183.949 | 29.356 | 0.627 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 12 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 185.147 | 29.166 | 0.437 | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 13 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 184.641 | 29.246 | 0.517 | Stanley | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 184.414 | 29.282 | 0.553 | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 15 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 184.326 | 29.296 | 0.567 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 16 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 184.281 | 29.303 | 0.574 | Cat D10 | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 17 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 183.874 | 29.368 | 0.639 | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 18 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 183.231 | 29.471 | 0.742 | Scott Products | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 182.970 | 29.513 | 0.784 | McDonald's / Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 182.914 | 29.522 | 0.793 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 21 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 182.729 | 29.552 | 0.823 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 22 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Ford | 182.648 | 29.565 | 0.836 | Aspen Dental | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 23 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 181.720 | 29.716 | 0.987 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 24 | 77 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 184.729 | 29.232 | 0.503 | 5-Hour Energy Extra Strength | Furniture Row Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 25 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 181.904 | 29.686 | 0.957 | Great Clips | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 26 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 181.671 | 29.724 | 0.995 | Performance Plus Motor Oil | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 27 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 181.659 | 29.726 | 0.997 | CSX Play it Safe | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 28 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 181.415 | 29.766 | 1.037 | Moen / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Matt Borland |
| 29 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 181.366 | 29.774 | 1.045 | Kroger ClickList | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 30 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 181.336 | 29.779 | 1.050 | Devour Frozen Meals | Leavine Family Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 31 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 180.729 | 29.879 | 1.150 | Camping World / Good Sam | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 32 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 179.647 | 30.059 | 1.330 | Incredible Bank / Ninja Turtles Sam… | Go Fas Racing | Gene Nead |
| 33 | 23 | Corey Lajoie | Toyota | 179.235 | 30.128 | 1.399 | Jewel Osco | Bk Racing | Randy Cox |
| 34 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 176.730 | 30.555 | 1.826 | Low T Centers | Premium Motorsports | Tommy Baldwin |
| 35 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 176.551 | 30.586 | 1.857 | TriStar Motorsports | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 36 | 55 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 176.424 | 30.608 | 1.879 | Twin Peaks Restaurant | Premium Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 37 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 175.222 | 30.818 | 2.089 | Hulu | Circle Sport | Eddie Pardue |
| 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Chevrolet | 174.261 | 30.988 | 2.259 | U.S. Chrome | Motorsports Business Management | George Church |
| 39 | 51 | Ray Black II | Chevrolet | 170.218 | 31.724 | 2.995 | Rick Ware Racing | Rick Ware Racing | |
| 40 | 83 | Brett Moffitt | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 28.729 | JAS Expedited Trucking | Bk Racing | TBA |