2017 Bank of America 500

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 30 of 36 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
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 (2017-10-08)
Location	Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	337 laps, 505.5 mi (808.8 km)
Scheduled Distance	334 laps, 501 mi (801.6 km)
Average speed	139.128 miles per hour (223.905 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Denny Hamlin	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)

The 2017 Bank of America 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was 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 mile (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 30th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, fourth race of the Playoffs, and first race of the Round of 12.

Report

Background

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad-oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, the Sprint All-Star Race, and the Bank of America 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.

The 2,000 acres (810 ha) complex also features a state-of-the-art quarter mile (0.40 km) drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway. It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States and hosts NHRA events. Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including the World of Outlaws finals among other popular racing events.

Entry list

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]

Qualifying

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

Practice (post-qualifying)

Both practice sessions for Saturday were canceled due to rain.^[11]

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage 1 Laps: 90

Stage 2 Laps: 90

Final stage results

Stage 3 Laps: 154

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 8 among different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 10 for 44
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 38 minutes and 0 seconds
• 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 had the call in the regular booth for the race. Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the NBC's Stock Car Smarts Booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

Radio

The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

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.