Race 2 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date
March 4, 2017 (2017-03-04)
Location
Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance
325 laps, 500.5 mi (806 km)
Average speed
140.898 mph (226.753 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Time
29.118
Most laps led
Driver
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps
293
Winner
No. 2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network
Fox
Announcers
Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip
Nielsen Ratings
3.6/7 (Overnight)[10] 3.8/7 (Final)[11] 6.6 million viewers[11]
Radio in the United States
Radio
PRN
Booth Announcers
Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini
Turn Announcers
Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)
Motor car race
The 2017 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 5, 2017, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 325 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway, it was the second race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, and the 2,500th race in the history of the Cup Series. The race was won by the #2 Ford Fusion driven by Brad Keselowski for Team Penske.
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