2017 AAA Texas 500 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 199.933 mph (321.761 km/h) .[ 11]
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 27.111 199.181
Official first practice results
Qualifying
Kurt Busch won the pole position, setting a new track record.Kurt Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.877 and a speed of 200.915 mph (323.341 km/h) .[ 12]
Qualifying results
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
1
41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 27.099 27.047 26.877
2
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.181 27.010 26.917
3
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 27.016 27.015 26.949
4
77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 27.142 26.997 26.956
5
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.221 27.090 26.966
6
19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.355 27.133 27.055
7
78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 27.362 27.064 27.077
8
21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 27.321 27.138 27.084
9
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.427 27.158 27.173
10
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 27.164 27.159 27.207
11
42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.332 27.228 27.253
12
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.499 27.301 27.262
13
1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.451 27.315 —
14
10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 27.547 27.322 —
15
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.497 27.337 —
16
47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 27.403 27.346 —
17
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.460 27.350 —
18
43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 27.521 27.374 —
19
5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.474 27.397 —
20
14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 27.598 27.477 —
21
27 Daniel Hemric (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.554 27.520 —
22
34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 27.644 27.601 —
23
95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 27.643 27.807 —
24
38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 27.509 27.810 —
25
31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.671 — —
26
37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 27.725 — —
27
13 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 27.846 — —
28
32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 27.849 — —
29
72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 28.143 — —
30
7 Joey Gase (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 28.717 — —
31
51 Ray Black Jr. (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 28.861 — —
32
33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 28.876 — —
33
66 David Starr (i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 29.704 — —
34
24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 — —
35
20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0.000 — —
36
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 0.000 — —
37
6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 0.000 — —
38
15 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 — —
39
23 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 0.000 — —
40
83 Gray Gaulding (R) BK Racing Toyota 0.000 — —
Official qualifying results
Second practice
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.159 seconds and a speed of 191.768 mph (308.621 km/h) .[ 13]
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 28.262 191.069
Official 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 191.469 mph (308.139 km/h) .[ 14]
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 28.318 190.691
Official final practice results
Race
Race results
Kevin Harvick won the race.Stage results
Stage 1
Laps: 85
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 10
2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 9
3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 7
5 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 6
6 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 5
7 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 3
9 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage one results
Stage 2
Laps: 85
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 10
2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 9
3 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 8
4 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 7
5 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 4
8 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 2
10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results
Final stage results
Stage 3
Laps: 164
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 334 59
2 7 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 334 51
3 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 47
4 35 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 40
5 10 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 334 32
6 8 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 334 42
7 36 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 334 30
8 34 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 35
9 1 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 334 38
10 4 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 334 34
11 19 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 26
12 12 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 334 25
13 15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 27
14 6 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 24
15 18 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 334 22
16 16 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 334 21
17 14 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 333 20
18 13 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 333 19
19 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 333 18
20 25 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 333 17
21 23 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 333 16
22 26 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 333 15
23 21 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 332 14
24 27 13 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 332 13
25 28 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 332 12
26 22 34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 331 11
27 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 331 10
28 37 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 330 9
29 29 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 330 8
30 24 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 329 7
31 38 15 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 325 6
32 30 7 Joey Gase (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 322 0
33 32 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 322 4
34 31 51 Ray Black Jr. (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 305 0
35 17 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 304 2
36 20 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 303 1
37 11 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 282 18
38 33 66 David Starr (i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 237 0
39 39 23 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 227 1
40 40 83 Gray Gaulding (R) BK Racing Toyota 159 1
Official 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: 143.234 miles per hour (230.513 km/h)
Radio
PRN 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 RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Wendy Venturini Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat PattersonBrad Gillie
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Martin Truex Jr. 4,168
2
Kyle Busch 4,118 (−50)
3
Kevin Harvick 4,112 (−56)
4
Brad Keselowski 4,111 (−57)
5
Denny Hamlin 4,092 (−76)
6
Ryan Blaney 4,089 (−79)
7
Chase Elliott 4,062 (−106)
8
Jimmie Johnson 4,060 (−108)
9
Kyle Larson 2,255 (−1,913)
10
Matt Kenseth 2,255 (−1,913)
11
Kurt Busch 2,177 (−1,991)
12
Kasey Kahne 2,176 (−1,992)
13
Austin Dillon 2,175 (−1,993)
14
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2,171 (−1,997)
15
Jamie McMurray 2,165 (−2,003)
16
Ryan Newman 2,147 (−2,021)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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