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 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.
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 Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 15 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 55 Gray Gaulding (R) Premium Motorsports Toyota 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 83 Brett Moffitt (i) BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing ChevroletOfficial 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 .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 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 28.239 191.225Official first practice results
Qualifying
Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.184 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 111 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.306 28.205 28.184 220 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.312 28.241 28.200 34 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas RacingFord 28.039 28.133 28.214 418 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.345 28.334 28.281 514 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas RacingFord 28.135 28.202 28.334 62 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 28.355 28.336 28.338 724 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.235 28.306 28.360 841 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas RacingFord 28.243 28.271 28.367 95 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.341 28.294 28.388 1042 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.384 28.273 28.411 1131 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.186 28.421 28.449 1210 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas RacingFord 28.399 28.392 28.539 133 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.439 28.421 — 1419 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.210 28.449 — 1521 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.216 28.465 — 1695 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 28.218 28.484 — 1778 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 28.503 28.496 — 181 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.232 28.540 — 1947 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.396 28.541 — 2027 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.425 28.546 — 2137 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.293 28.586 — 2217 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.520 28.812 — 2388 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.379 28.833 — 2443 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.423 29.088 — 2548 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.538 — — 266 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.572 — — 2713 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 28.661 — — 2822 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.765 — — 2932 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 28.843 — — 3034 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.871 — — 3138 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.900 — — 3272 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 28.986 — — 3351 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 29.286 — — 3415 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 29.327 — — 3555 Gray Gaulding (R) Premium Motorsports Toyota 29.501 — — 3666 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 29.602 — — 3733 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 29.807 — — 3877 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 0.000 — — 3923 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 0.000 — — 4083 Brett Moffitt (i) BK Racing Toyota 0.000 — —Official qualifying results
Race
Race results Stage results
Stage 1 Laps: 90
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 102 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 84 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 75 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 39 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage 2 Laps: 90
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 102 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 75 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 66 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 210 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final stage results
Stage 3 Laps: 154
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 17 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 337 472 7 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 337 533 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 337 544 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 337 435 18 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 337 416 14 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 337 337 25 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 337 348 15 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 337 319 9 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 337 2810 10 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 337 3811 2 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 337 3812 23 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 337 2513 22 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 337 2414 26 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 337 2315 6 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 337 2216 13 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 337 2117 38 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 337 2018 21 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 337 1919 20 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 337 1820 19 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 337 1721 27 13 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 337 1622 8 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 337 2423 29 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 337 1424 24 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 337 1325 30 34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 336 1226 28 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 335 1127 5 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 335 1028 39 23 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 333 929 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 331 1430 37 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 330 731 34 15 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 330 632 33 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 326 033 36 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 326 034 32 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 295 335 16 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 293 236 35 55 Gray Gaulding (R) Premium Motorsports Toyota 267 137 31 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 263 138 12 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 263 139 40 83 Brett Moffitt (i) BK Racing Toyota 89 040 11 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 43 1Official 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:
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.
NBCBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color commentator Dale JarrettStock Car Smarts Booth analyst: Jeff BurtonStock Car Smarts Booth analyst: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsParker KligermanMarty SniderKelli Stavast
Radio The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on SiriusXM's NASCAR Radio channel.
PRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Wendy Venturini Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanJim NobleSteve Richards
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Martin Truex Jr. 3,106 1 2 Kyle Larson 3,072 (–34) 3 3 Kevin Harvick 3,069 (–37) 6 4 Chase Elliott 3,059 (–47) 2 5 Denny Hamlin 3,056 (–50) 4 6 Kyle Busch 3,055 (–51) 2 7 Jimmie Johnson 3,051 (–55) 4 8 Jamie McMurray 3,044 (–62) 2 9 Matt Kenseth 3,043 (–63) 6 10 Brad Keselowski 3,042 (–64) 2 11 Ryan Blaney 3,039 (–67) 4 12 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 3,034 (–72) 1 13 Austin Dillon 2,086 (–1,020) 1 14 Kasey Kahne 2,074 (–1,032) 1 15 Kurt Busch 2,068 (–1,038) 3 16 Ryan Newman 2,068 (–1,038)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 1,066 2 Chevrolet 1,055 (–11) 3 Ford 1,041 (–25)Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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