2017 Bank of America 500
Motor car race
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The 2017 Bank of America 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 8, 2017, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 337 laps, extended from 334 laps due to an overtime finish on the 1.5 miles (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 30th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 12.
Date
October 8, 2017
Location
Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
1.5 miles (2.414 km)
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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| Race 30 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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The 2017 Bank of America 500 program cover, featuring a tribute to Dale Earnhardt Jr. Artwork was made by former NASCAR artist Sam Bass. "Dreams" | |||
| Date | October 8, 2017 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 337 laps, 505.5 mi (813.523 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
| Average speed | 139.128 miles per hour (223.905 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 28.184 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 149 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| 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) | ||
Furniture Row Racing's Martin Truex Jr. won his sixth race of the season, leading the final 57 laps of the race to progress to the Round of 8.
Entry list
Practice
First practice
Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.113 seconds and a speed of 192.082 mph (309.126 km/h).[9]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.113 | 192.082 |
| 2 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.207 | 191.442 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 28.239 | 191.225 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
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Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.184 and a speed of 191.598 mph (308.347 km/h).[10]
Qualifying results
Race
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Race results
Stage results
Stage 1 Laps: 90
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage 2 Laps: 90
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final stage results
Stage 3 Laps: 154
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 337 | 47 |
| 2 | 7 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 337 | 53 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 337 | 54 |
| 4 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 337 | 43 |
| 5 | 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 337 | 41 |
| 6 | 14 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 337 | 33 |
| 7 | 25 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 337 | 34 |
| 8 | 15 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 337 | 31 |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 337 | 28 |
| 10 | 10 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 337 | 38 |
| 11 | 2 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 337 | 38 |
| 12 | 23 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 337 | 25 |
| 13 | 22 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 337 | 24 |
| 14 | 26 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 337 | 23 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 337 | 22 |
| 16 | 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 337 | 21 |
| 17 | 38 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 337 | 20 |
| 18 | 21 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 337 | 19 |
| 19 | 20 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 337 | 18 |
| 20 | 19 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 337 | 17 |
| 21 | 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon (R) | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 337 | 16 |
| 22 | 8 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 337 | 24 |
| 23 | 29 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 337 | 14 |
| 24 | 24 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 337 | 13 |
| 25 | 30 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 336 | 12 |
| 26 | 28 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 335 | 11 |
| 27 | 5 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 335 | 10 |
| 28 | 39 | 23 | Corey LaJoie (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 333 | 9 |
| 29 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 331 | 14 |
| 30 | 37 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 330 | 7 |
| 31 | 34 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 330 | 6 |
| 32 | 33 | 51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 |
| 33 | 36 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 |
| 34 | 32 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 295 | 3 |
| 35 | 16 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 2 |
| 36 | 35 | 55 | Gray Gaulding (R) | Premium Motorsports | Toyota | 267 | 1 |
| 37 | 31 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 263 | 1 |
| 38 | 12 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 263 | 1 |
| 39 | 40 | 83 | Brett Moffitt (i) | BK Racing | Toyota | 89 | 0 |
| 40 | 11 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 43 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 14 among 8 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 10 for 44 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 38 minutes
- Average speed: 139.128 miles per hour (223.905 km/h)
Media
Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen and Dale Jarrett called the race from the regular booth. Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte called the race from NBC's Stock Car Smarts Booth. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider, and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
| NBC | |
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color commentator Dale Jarrett Stock Car Smarts Booth analyst: Jeff Burton Stock Car Smarts Booth analyst: Steve Letarte | Dave Burns Parker Kligerman Marty Snider Kelli Stavast |
Radio
The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on SiriusXM's NASCAR Radio channel.
| PRN | ||
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| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow Announcer: Wendy Venturini | Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Jim Noble Steve Richards |
Standings after the race
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