2017 Bank of America 500
# 2017 Bank of America 500

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**

| No. | 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 | Chevrolet |
| Official 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).

| 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

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).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.306 | 28.205 | 28.184 |
| 2 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.312 | 28.241 | 28.200 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.039 | 28.133 | 28.214 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.345 | 28.334 | 28.281 |
| 5 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.135 | 28.202 | 28.334 |
| 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 28.355 | 28.336 | 28.338 |
| 7 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.235 | 28.306 | 28.360 |
| 8 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.243 | 28.271 | 28.367 |
| 9 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.341 | 28.294 | 28.388 |
| 10 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.384 | 28.273 | 28.411 |
| 11 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.186 | 28.421 | 28.449 |
| 12 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.399 | 28.392 | 28.539 |
| 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.439 | 28.421 | — |
| 14 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.210 | 28.449 | — |
| 15 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 28.216 | 28.465 | — |
| 16 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 28.218 | 28.484 | — |
| 17 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 28.503 | 28.496 | — |
| 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.232 | 28.540 | — |
| 19 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 28.396 | 28.541 | — |
| 20 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.425 | 28.546 | — |
| 21 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 28.293 | 28.586 | — |
| 22 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.520 | 28.812 | — |
| 23 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.379 | 28.833 | — |
| 24 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 28.423 | 29.088 | — |
| 25 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.538 | — | — |
| 26 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.572 | — | — |
| 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon (R) | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 28.661 | — | — |
| 28 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 28.765 | — | — |
| 29 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 28.843 | — | — |
| 30 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 28.871 | — | — |
| 31 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 28.900 | — | — |
| 32 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.986 | — | — |
| 33 | 51 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 29.286 | — | — |
| 34 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.327 | — | — |
| 35 | 55 | Gray Gaulding (R) | Premium Motorsports | Toyota | 29.501 | — | — |
| 36 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.602 | — | — |
| 37 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 29.807 | — | — |
| 38 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 0.000 | — | — |
| 39 | 23 | Corey LaJoie (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 0.000 | — | — |
| 40 | 83 | Brett Moffitt (i) | BK Racing | Toyota | 0.000 | — | — |
| Official qualifying results ||||||||

## Practice (post-qualifying)

Both practice sessions for Saturday were canceled due to rain.

## Race

### 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: 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.

NBC :

| 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 Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

PRN :

| 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

| | 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 ||||
| | Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Toyota | 1,066 |
| | 2 | Chevrolet | 1,055 (–11) |
| | 3 | Ford | 1,041 (–25) |
| Official manufacturers' standings ||||
