2017 AAA Texas 500
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Date
November 5, 2017
Location
Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
1.5 miles (2.4 km)
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 34 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 The 2017 AAA Texas 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr., featuring his first ever win. "It All Started Here." | |||
| Date | November 5, 2017 | ||
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (801.6 km) | ||
| Average speed | 143.234 miles per hour (230.513 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart–Haas Racing | ||
| Time | 26.877 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | |
| Laps | 107 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Dale Jarrett, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||
| 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) | ||
The 2017 AAA Texas 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race which was held on November 5, 2017, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, eighth race of the Playoffs, and second race of the Round of 8.
- Daniel Hemric filled in for Menard for Qualifying, First and Second Practices as Menard and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their second child that week.
First practice
Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.009 seconds and a speed of 199.933 mph (321.761 km/h).[11]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 27.009 | 199.933 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.109 | 199.196 |
| 3 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 27.111 | 199.181 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Kurt Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.877 and a speed of 200.915 mph (323.341 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 27.099 | 27.047 | 26.877 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.181 | 27.010 | 26.917 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 27.016 | 27.015 | 26.949 |
| 4 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 27.142 | 26.997 | 26.956 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.221 | 27.090 | 26.966 |
| 6 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.355 | 27.133 | 27.055 |
| 7 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 27.362 | 27.064 | 27.077 |
| 8 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 27.321 | 27.138 | 27.084 |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.427 | 27.158 | 27.173 |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 27.164 | 27.159 | 27.207 |
| 11 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 27.332 | 27.228 | 27.253 |
| 12 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 27.499 | 27.301 | 27.262 |
| 13 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 27.451 | 27.315 | — |
| 14 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 27.547 | 27.322 | — |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.497 | 27.337 | — |
| 16 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 27.403 | 27.346 | — |
| 17 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.460 | 27.350 | — |
| 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 27.521 | 27.374 | — |
| 19 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.474 | 27.397 | — |
| 20 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 27.598 | 27.477 | — |
| 21 | 27 | Daniel Hemric (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.554 | 27.520 | — |
| 22 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 27.644 | 27.601 | — |
| 23 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 27.643 | 27.807 | — |
| 24 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 27.509 | 27.810 | — |
| 25 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.671 | — | — |
| 26 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 27.725 | — | — |
| 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon (R) | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 27.846 | — | — |
| 28 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 27.849 | — | — |
| 29 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.143 | — | — |
| 30 | 7 | Joey Gase (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.717 | — | — |
| 31 | 51 | Ray Black Jr. (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 28.861 | — | — |
| 32 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 28.876 | — | — |
| 33 | 66 | David Starr (i) | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.704 | — | — |
| 34 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — | — |
| 35 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0.000 | — | — |
| 36 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 0.000 | — | — |
| 37 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 0.000 | — | — |
| 38 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — | — |
| 39 | 23 | Corey LaJoie (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 0.000 | — | — |
| 40 | 83 | Gray Gaulding (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 0.000 | — | — |
| Official qualifying results | |||||||
Practice (post-qualifying)
Second practice
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.159 seconds and a speed of 191.768 mph (308.621 km/h).[13]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 28.159 | 191.768 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.256 | 191.110 |
| 3 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 28.262 | 191.069 |
| Official second practice results | ||||||
Final practice
Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.203 seconds and a speed of 191.469 mph (308.139 km/h).[14]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.203 | 191.469 |
| 2 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 28.293 | 190.860 |
| 3 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 28.318 | 190.691 |
| Official final practice results | ||||||
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage 1 Laps: 85
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage 2 Laps: 85
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final stage results
Stage 3 Laps: 164
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 334 | 59 |
| 2 | 7 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 334 | 51 |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 334 | 47 |
| 4 | 35 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 334 | 40 |
| 5 | 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 334 | 32 |
| 6 | 8 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 334 | 42 |
| 7 | 36 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 334 | 30 |
| 8 | 34 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 334 | 35 |
| 9 | 1 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 334 | 38 |
| 10 | 4 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 334 | 34 |
| 11 | 19 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 334 | 26 |
| 12 | 12 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 334 | 25 |
| 13 | 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 334 | 27 |
| 14 | 6 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 334 | 24 |
| 15 | 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 334 | 22 |
| 16 | 16 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 334 | 21 |
| 17 | 14 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 333 | 20 |
| 18 | 13 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 333 | 19 |
| 19 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 333 | 18 |
| 20 | 25 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 333 | 17 |
| 21 | 23 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 333 | 16 |
| 22 | 26 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 333 | 15 |
| 23 | 21 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 332 | 14 |
| 24 | 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon (R) | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 332 | 13 |
| 25 | 28 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 332 | 12 |
| 26 | 22 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 331 | 11 |
| 27 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 331 | 10 |
| 28 | 37 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 330 | 9 |
| 29 | 29 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 330 | 8 |
| 30 | 24 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 329 | 7 |
| 31 | 38 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 6 |
| 32 | 30 | 7 | Joey Gase (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 322 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 322 | 4 |
| 34 | 31 | 51 | Ray Black Jr. (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 305 | 0 |
| 35 | 17 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 304 | 2 |
| 36 | 20 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 303 | 1 |
| 37 | 11 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 282 | 18 |
| 38 | 33 | 66 | David Starr (i) | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 237 | 0 |
| 39 | 39 | 23 | Corey LaJoie (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 227 | 1 |
| 40 | 40 | 83 | Gray Gaulding (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 159 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 13 among different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8 for 40
- Red flags: 1 for 10 minutes and 29 seconds
- Time of race: 3 hours, 29 minutes, 52 seconds
- Average speed: 143.234 miles per hour (230.513 km/h)
