Contested over 200 laps on the two-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 15th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 35.857 seconds and a speed of 200.798 mph (323.153 km/h).

[13] Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 36.474 seconds and a speed of 197.401 mph (317.686 km/h).

There were reports early on of trash bags circulating in the air, with one landing on the front stretch and bringing out a caution on the seventh lap.

Unlike the first stage, Truex beat Larson off pit road to maintain the lead.

He added that restarts are realistically "the only times you can pass, so everyone was racing hard, and I got into the wall.

It killed our day.”[20] On the following restart with 10 to go, a domino-effect stack-up rounding Turns 1 and 2 resulted in Danica Patrick being hit exiting Turn 2, sliding down the apron and slamming the inside wall on the backstretch, therefore bringing out the eighth and final caution.

Jamie Little, Chris Neville and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race.

Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Steve Post reported from pit lane during the race.