NASCAR 2017 Race 27: Chicagoland "Turtle" 400 Schedule, Starting Order and Picks

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Race 1 of the Chase.

SATURDAY, September 16

ON TRACK
11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, CNBC (Results) (Canada: TSN GO)
12:35 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN (Follow live) (Canada: TSN GO)
2-2:50 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN (Follow live) (Canada: TSN 5)
3:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series TheHouse.com 300 (200 laps, 300 miles), NBCSN (Follow live) (Canada: TSN 5)

PRESS PASS (Watch live)
6 p.m.: Post-NASCAR XFINITY Series race

SUNDAY, September 17

ON TRACK
3 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles), NBCSN (Follow live) (Canada: TSN 4)

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Starting Order:


Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin
Martin Truex, Jr
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keslowski
Kyle Larson
Joey Logano
Chase Elliott
Austin Dillon
Matt Kenseth
Clint Bowyer
Ryan Blaney
Daniel Suarez
Jimmie Johnson
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr
Ryan Newman
Kurt Busch
Chris Buescher
Jamie McMurray
Dale Earnhardt, Jr
Aric Almirola
Danica Patrick
Ty Dillon
Erik Jones
Kasey Kahne
Trevor Bayne
Landon Cassill
Paul Menard
AJ Allendinger
Michael McDowell
David Ragan
Matt DiBenedetto
Corey Lajoie
Reed Sorenson
Cole Whitt
Gray Gaulding
Jeffery Earnhardt
Timmy Hill
Ray Black, Jr
Brett Moffitt


Bold are in the Chase.

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For the playoffs, all playoff points for the 16 qualifiers from the regular season carry over, and continue though the chase. Same point value, 1 point per stage, 5 points for a win, except for the final race(Homestead, Race 10), where the last 4 race for the highest position. 4 drivers are eliminated at Dover(Race 3 of the Chase), Kansas(Race 6) and Phoenix(Race 9).

[dara]

I'll go with Kyle Busch for the win, over Martin Truex, then Jimmie Johnson.

[dara]

Congrats to Martin Truex, Jr, with the win and a stage, followed by Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick. Kyle Busch gets the first stage.

Playoff standings later...

[crazed 9.6]

thnx dara

:)

[dara]

Playoff standings:


Martin Truex Jr (2102)
Kyle Larson (-27)
Kevin Harvick (-35)
Brad Keselowski (-41)
Kyle Busch (-41)
Chase Elliott (-43)
Denny Hamlin (-44)
Jimmie Johnson (-56)
Matt Kenseth (-63)
Ryan Blaney (-68)
Jamie McMurray (-71)
Austin Dillon (-76)
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Kurt Busch (-76)
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr (-80)
Kasey Kahne (-81)
Ryan Newman (-83)