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.
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 7 Joey Gase (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 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 Ray Black Jr. (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 66 David Starr (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 Gray Gaulding (R) BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
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 .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 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 27.111 199.181Official first practice results
Qualifying
Kurt Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.877 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 141 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 27.099 27.047 26.877 211 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.181 27.010 26.917 34 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 27.016 27.015 26.949 477 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 27.142 26.997 26.956 518 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.221 27.090 26.966 619 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.355 27.133 27.055 778 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 27.362 27.064 27.077 821 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 27.321 27.138 27.084 948 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.427 27.158 27.173 102 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 27.164 27.159 27.207 1142 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.332 27.228 27.253 1217 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.499 27.301 27.262 131 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.451 27.315 — 1410 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 27.547 27.322 — 153 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.497 27.337 — 1647 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 27.403 27.346 — 1788 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.460 27.350 — 1843 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 27.521 27.374 — 195 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.474 27.397 — 2014 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 27.598 27.477 — 2127 Daniel Hemric (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.554 27.520 — 2234 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 27.644 27.601 — 2395 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 27.643 27.807 — 2438 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 27.509 27.810 — 2531 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.671 — — 2637 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 27.725 — — 2713 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 27.846 — — 2832 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 27.849 — — 2972 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 28.143 — — 307 Joey Gase (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 28.717 — — 3151 Ray Black Jr. (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 28.861 — — 3233 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 28.876 — — 3366 David Starr (i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 29.704 — — 3424 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 — — 3520 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0.000 — — 3622 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 0.000 — — 376 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 0.000 — — 3815 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 — — 3923 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 0.000 — — 4083 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 .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 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 28.262 191.069Official 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 .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 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 28.318 190.691Official final practice results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage 1 Laps: 85
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 102 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 93 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 75 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 66 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 57 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 39 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 210 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage one results
Stage 2 Laps: 85
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 102 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 93 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 84 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 75 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 48 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 210 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final stage results
Stage 3 Laps: 164
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 334 592 7 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 334 513 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 474 35 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 405 10 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 334 326 8 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 334 427 36 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 334 308 34 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 359 1 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 334 3810 4 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 334 3411 19 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 2612 12 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 334 2513 15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 2714 6 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 2415 18 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 334 2216 16 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 334 2117 14 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 333 2018 13 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 333 1919 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 333 1820 25 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 333 1721 23 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 333 1622 26 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 333 1523 21 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 332 1424 27 13 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 332 1325 28 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 332 1226 22 34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 331 1127 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 331 1028 37 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 330 929 29 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 330 830 24 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 329 731 38 15 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 325 632 30 7 Joey Gase (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 322 033 32 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 322 434 31 51 Ray Black Jr. (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 305 035 17 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 304 236 20 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 303 137 11 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 282 1838 33 66 David Starr (i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 237 039 39 23 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 227 140 40 83 Gray Gaulding (R) BK Racing Toyota 159 1Official 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:
Media
Television NBCSN covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen and Dale Jarrett had the call in the regular booth for the race. Two–time Texas winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the NBC's Stock Car Smarts Booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
NBCSNBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color Commentator Dale JarrettStock Car Smarts Booth Analyst: Jeff BurtonStock Car Smarts Booth Analyst: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsMarty SniderKelli Stavast
Radio PRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
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. 4,168 2 Kyle Busch 4,118 (−50) 1 3 Kevin Harvick 4,112 (−56) 1 4 Brad Keselowski 4,111 (−57) 2 5 Denny Hamlin 4,092 (−76) 6 Ryan Blaney 4,089 (−79) 1 7 Chase Elliott 4,062 (−106) 3 8 Jimmie Johnson 4,060 (−108) 9 Kyle Larson 2,255 (−1,913) 10 Matt Kenseth 2,255 (−1,913) 4 11 Kurt Busch 2,177 (−1,991) 1 12 Kasey Kahne 2,176 (−1,992) 1 13 Austin Dillon 2,175 (−1,993) 1 14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2,171 (−1,997) 1 15 Jamie McMurray 2,165 (−2,003) 16 Ryan Newman 2,147 (−2,021)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 1,212 2 Ford 1,189 (−23) 3 Chevrolet 1,178 (−34)Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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