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Snapshot: Chicagoland

RELATED: Complete Sunday schedule | Chicagoland starting lineup

 

Race day info


What:
15th annual myAFibRisk.com 400

Where: Chicagoland Speedway, 1.5-mile oval in Joliet, Illinois. | Learn more about the track 

Green flag time: 3:16 p.m. ET (NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Forecast: Sunny, high of 71 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service.

National anthem: By tenor Jim Cornelison (@Anthem_Singer), longtime singer of "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks.

Grand marshals: Billie Jean King, 39-time Grand Slam champion in women's tennis; Jerry West, 14-time NBA All-Star.

Distance: 267 laps, 400.5 miles.

Pit road speed: 45 mph.

Caution car speed: 55 mph.

Fuel window: 54 laps.

On the front row


(no qualifying speed; starting lineup determined by NASCAR Rule Book, based on speeds in first practice)

1. Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4 Chevrolet.

2. Joey Logano, Team Penske No. 22 Ford.

 

RELATED: See the full lineup

Fastest in practice


First practice:
Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4 Chevrolet (188.317 mph). | Results

Second practice: Martin Truex Jr., Furniture Row Racing No. 78 Chevrolet (183.312 mph). | Results

Final practice: Martin Truex Jr., Furniture Row Racing No. 78 Chevrolet (184.849 mph). | Results

Key story lines


1. Jeff Gordon opens postseason with longevity record in sight

2. What teams, drivers learned from Chase's new format in Year 1

3. NASCAR officials add camera, official dedicated to restart enforcement

4. Finding balance, Logano looking 'at the big picture in life'

Former winners in the field


Tony Stewart
(3); Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski (2); Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman (1).

They said it


"The best I know how to deal with things is to speak with your performance and with your car. I am not the wittiest guy out there so I decided to just drive the car and shut up. You just block it out and you drive your car." -- Joey Logano, on defending series champion Kevin Harvick's pre-Chase gamesmanship.