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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-subheader"> Race 31 of 36 in the <a href="/wiki/2017_Monster_Energy_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series">2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-image"> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Alabama_500.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8a/Alabama_500.jpg" decoding="async" width="117" height="145" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="145" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Date</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> October 15, 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-10-15</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Location</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data location"> <a href="/wiki/Talladega_Superspeedway" title="Talladega Superspeedway">Talladega Superspeedway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Alabama" title="Lincoln, Alabama">Lincoln, Alabama</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Permanent racing facility<br />2.66 mi (4.28 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.64 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Average speed</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 131.677 miles per hour (211.914 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">Pole position</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a></span></li></ul></div></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Time</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 50.256</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Most laps led</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Laps</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 59</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Winner</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><span style="font-weight:normal;white-space:nowrap;">No. 2</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Television in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_NBC" title="NASCAR on NBC">NBC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Rick_Allen_(sportscaster)" title="Rick Allen (sportscaster)">Rick Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Letarte" title="Steve Letarte">Steve Letarte</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Radio in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Radio</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Motor_Racing_Network" title="Motor Racing Network">MRN</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Booth Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and <a href="/wiki/Rusty_Wallace" title="Rusty Wallace">Rusty Wallace</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Turn Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Moody_(sportscaster)" title="Dave Moody (sportscaster)">Dave Moody</a> (1 & 2), <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bagley" title="Mike Bagley">Mike Bagley</a> (Backstretch) and Dillon Welch (3 & 4)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Motor car race</div> <p>The <b>2017 Alabama 500</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Monster_Energy_NASCAR_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series">Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series</a> <a href="/wiki/Alabama_500" class="mw-redirect" title="Alabama 500">race</a> held on October 15, 2017, at <a href="/wiki/Talladega_Superspeedway" title="Talladega Superspeedway">Talladega Superspeedway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Alabama" title="Lincoln, Alabama">Lincoln, Alabama</a>. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile (4.2 km) superspeedway, it was the 31st race of the <a href="/wiki/2017_Monster_Energy_NASCAR_Cup_Series" title="2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series">2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series</a> season, the fifth race of the Playoffs, and second race of the Round of 12. <a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> won the first stage and the race, while <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> finished second and <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a> finished third. <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Blaney" title="Ryan Blaney">Ryan Blaney</a> won the second stage. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Report">Report</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Report"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TalladegaSuperspeedway2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/TalladegaSuperspeedway2.jpg/220px-TalladegaSuperspeedway2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/TalladegaSuperspeedway2.jpg/330px-TalladegaSuperspeedway2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/TalladegaSuperspeedway2.jpg/440px-TalladegaSuperspeedway2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1932" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Talladega_Superspeedway" title="Talladega Superspeedway">Talladega Superspeedway</a>, the track where the race was held.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Talladega Superspeedway</b>, originally known as <b>Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS)</b>, is a <a href="/wiki/Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Motorsports">motorsports</a> complex located north of <a href="/wiki/Talladega,_Alabama" title="Talladega, Alabama">Talladega, Alabama</a>. It is located on the former <a href="/wiki/Anniston_Air_Force_Base" title="Anniston Air Force Base">Anniston Air Force Base</a> in the small city of <a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Alabama" title="Lincoln, Alabama">Lincoln</a>. The track is a <a href="/wiki/Tri-oval" title="Tri-oval">tri-oval</a> and was constructed in the 1960s by the <a href="/wiki/International_Speedway_Corporation" title="International Speedway Corporation">International Speedway Corporation</a>, a business controlled by the <a href="/wiki/France_Family" class="mw-redirect" title="France Family">France Family</a>. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> series such as the <a href="/wiki/Sprint_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Sprint Cup Series">Sprint Cup Series</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xfinity_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Xfinity Series">Xfinity Series</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Camping_World_Truck_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Camping World Truck Series">Camping World Truck Series</a>. Talladega is the longest <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the <a href="/wiki/Daytona_International_Speedway" title="Daytona International Speedway">Daytona International Speedway</a>, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Entry_list">Entry list</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Entry list"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Manufacturer </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin_Dillon" title="Austin Dillon">Austin Dillon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_Marks" title="Justin Marks">Justin Marks</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premium_Motorsports" title="Premium Motorsports">Premium Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danica_Patrick" title="Danica Patrick">Danica Patrick</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ty_Dillon" title="Ty Dillon">Ty Dillon</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germain_Racing" title="Germain Racing">Germain Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Thompson_(racing_driver)" title="Mark Thompson (racing driver)">Mark Thompson</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premium_Motorsports" title="Premium Motorsports">Premium Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Stenhouse_Jr." title="Ricky Stenhouse Jr.">Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Su%C3%A1rez" title="Daniel Suárez">Daniel Suárez</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Blaney" title="Ryan Blaney">Ryan Blaney</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Gase" title="Joey Gase">Joey Gase</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BK_Racing" title="BK Racing">BK Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chase_Elliott" title="Chase Elliott">Chase Elliott</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>32</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_DiBenedetto" title="Matt DiBenedetto">Matt DiBenedetto</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Go_Fas_Racing" title="Go Fas Racing">Go Fas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>33</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Earnhardt" title="Jeffrey Earnhardt">Jeffrey Earnhardt</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Circle_Sport_%E2%80%93_The_Motorsports_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group">Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>34</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Landon_Cassill" title="Landon Cassill">Landon Cassill</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>37</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Buescher" title="Chris Buescher">Chris Buescher</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/JTG_Daugherty_Racing" title="JTG Daugherty Racing">JTG Daugherty Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>38</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>42</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Larson" title="Kyle Larson">Kyle Larson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>43</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aric_Almirola" title="Aric Almirola">Aric Almirola</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty_Motorsports" title="Richard Petty Motorsports">Richard Petty Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>47</td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/JTG_Daugherty_Racing" title="JTG Daugherty Racing">JTG Daugherty Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>48</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>55</td> <td><a href="/wiki/D._J._Kennington" title="D. J. Kennington">D. J. Kennington</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premium_Motorsports" title="Premium Motorsports">Premium Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>72</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cole_Whitt" title="Cole Whitt">Cole Whitt</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TriStar_Motorsports" title="TriStar Motorsports">TriStar Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>75</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Gaughan" title="Brendan Gaughan">Brendan Gaughan</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beard_Motorsports" title="Beard Motorsports">Beard Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>77</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erik_Jones" title="Erik Jones">Erik Jones</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Furniture_Row_Racing" title="Furniture Row Racing">Furniture Row Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>78</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Furniture_Row_Racing" title="Furniture Row Racing">Furniture Row Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>83</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gray_Gaulding" title="Gray Gaulding">Gray Gaulding</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BK_Racing" title="BK Racing">BK Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>88</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>95</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_McDowell_(racing_driver)" title="Michael McDowell (racing driver)">Michael McDowell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leavine_Family_Racing" title="Leavine Family Racing">Leavine Family Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171010005354/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/31tss2017entry.pdf">Official entry list</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Practice">Practice</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Practice"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_practice">First practice</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: First practice"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 48.398 seconds and a speed of 197.859 mph (318.423 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During practice, <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> spun in turn 4 after cutting down a left-rear tire from debris.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Time </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="MPH">Speed</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>48.398</td> <td>197.859 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>48.411</td> <td>197.806 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Blaney" title="Ryan Blaney">Ryan Blaney</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>48.413</td> <td>197.798 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171014083317/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/31tss2017prac1.pdf">Official first practice results</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_practice">Final practice</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Final practice"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a> was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 50.078 seconds and a speed of 191.222 mph (307.742 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Time </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="MPH">Speed</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>50.078</td> <td>191.222 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>88</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>50.118</td> <td>191.069 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>50.332</td> <td>190.257 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171014034518/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/31tss2017prac2.pdf">Official final practice results</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualifying">Qualifying</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dale_earnhardt_jr._(37727816616).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Dale_earnhardt_jr._%2837727816616%29.jpg/220px-Dale_earnhardt_jr._%2837727816616%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Dale_earnhardt_jr._%2837727816616%29.jpg/330px-Dale_earnhardt_jr._%2837727816616%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Dale_earnhardt_jr._%2837727816616%29.jpg/440px-Dale_earnhardt_jr._%2837727816616%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="556" data-file-height="744" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> scored the pole position.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> scored the pole for the race with a time of 50.256 and a speed of 190.544 mph (306.651 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Qualifying_results">Qualifying results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Qualifying results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Best time in Round 1">R1</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Best time in Round 2">R2</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>88</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td><b>50.299</b></td> <td><b>50.256</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chase_Elliott" title="Chase Elliott">Chase Elliott</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>50.356</td> <td>50.291 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>50.354</td> <td>50.301 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>50.376</td> <td>50.329 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Stenhouse_Jr." title="Ricky Stenhouse Jr.">Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>50.447</td> <td>50.355 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>50.410</td> <td>50.360 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>50.461</td> <td>50.459 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>48</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>50.514</td> <td>50.460 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Blaney" title="Ryan Blaney">Ryan Blaney</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>50.486</td> <td>50.488 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>50.501</td> <td>50.491 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>50.570</td> <td>50.501 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>42</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Larson" title="Kyle Larson">Kyle Larson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>50.621</td> <td>50.602 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danica_Patrick" title="Danica Patrick">Danica Patrick</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>50.640</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Su%C3%A1rez" title="Daniel Suárez">Daniel Suárez</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>50.678</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>50.715</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>50.725</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>50.725</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin_Dillon" title="Austin Dillon">Austin Dillon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>50.746</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td>20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>50.757</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>50.767</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <td>78</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Furniture_Row_Racing" title="Furniture Row Racing">Furniture Row Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>50.788</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>50.828</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>23 </th> <td>77</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erik_Jones" title="Erik Jones">Erik Jones</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Furniture_Row_Racing" title="Furniture Row Racing">Furniture Row Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>50.863</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>24 </th> <td>47</td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/JTG_Daugherty_Racing" title="JTG Daugherty Racing">JTG Daugherty Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>50.875</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>25 </th> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ty_Dillon" title="Ty Dillon">Ty Dillon</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germain_Racing" title="Germain Racing">Germain Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>50.877</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>26 </th> <td>43</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aric_Almirola" title="Aric Almirola">Aric Almirola</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty_Motorsports" title="Richard Petty Motorsports">Richard Petty Motorsports</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>50.932</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>27 </th> <td>31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>50.957</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>28 </th> <td>37</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Buescher" title="Chris Buescher">Chris Buescher</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/JTG_Daugherty_Racing" title="JTG Daugherty Racing">JTG Daugherty Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>50.966</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>29 </th> <td>95</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_McDowell_(racing_driver)" title="Michael McDowell (racing driver)">Michael McDowell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leavine_Family_Racing" title="Leavine Family Racing">Leavine Family Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>51.040</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>30 </th> <td>34</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Landon_Cassill" title="Landon Cassill">Landon Cassill</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>51.098</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>31 </th> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_Marks" title="Justin Marks">Justin Marks</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premium_Motorsports" title="Premium Motorsports">Premium Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>51.101</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>32 </th> <td>32</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_DiBenedetto" title="Matt DiBenedetto">Matt DiBenedetto</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Go_Fas_Racing" title="Go Fas Racing">Go Fas Racing</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>51.168</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>33 </th> <td>38</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>51.321</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>34 </th> <td>33</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Earnhardt" title="Jeffrey Earnhardt">Jeffrey Earnhardt</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Circle_Sport_%E2%80%93_The_Motorsports_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group">Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>51.434</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>35 </th> <td>75</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Gaughan" title="Brendan Gaughan">Brendan Gaughan</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beard_Motorsports" title="Beard Motorsports">Beard Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>51.652</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>36 </th> <td>15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Thompson_(racing_driver)" title="Mark Thompson (racing driver)">Mark Thompson</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premium_Motorsports" title="Premium Motorsports">Premium Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>51.787</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>37 </th> <td>23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Gase" title="Joey Gase">Joey Gase</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BK_Racing" title="BK Racing">BK Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>51.928</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>38 </th> <td>72</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cole_Whitt" title="Cole Whitt">Cole Whitt</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TriStar_Motorsports" title="TriStar Motorsports">TriStar Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>51.935</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>39 </th> <td>83</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gray_Gaulding" title="Gray Gaulding">Gray Gaulding</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BK_Racing" title="BK Racing">BK Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>52.379</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>40 </th> <td>55</td> <td><a href="/wiki/D._J._Kennington" title="D. J. Kennington">D. J. Kennington</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premium_Motorsports" title="Premium Motorsports">Premium Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>52.484</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171015095020/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/31tss2017qualresults.pdf">Official qualifying results</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race">Race</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stage_1">Stage 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Stage 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Start">Start</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Start"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> led the field to the green flag at 2:19 p.m., <a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a> took the lead on lap 1 and led 19 laps, The first caution of the race flew on lap 27 for a multi-car wreck in the frontstretch, as several drivers tried to drop onto pit road for stops. <a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a>, a playoff driver, was in the heart of the accident as he tried to pit from the track's second lane. McMurray spun and sailed up the track, where he was hit hard by <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Earnhardt" title="Jeffrey Earnhardt">Jeffrey Earnhardt</a>, Others involved in the wreck were <a href="/wiki/Mark_Thompson_(racing_driver)" title="Mark Thompson (racing driver)">Mark Thompson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Buescher" title="Chris Buescher">Chris Buescher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Erik_Jones" title="Erik Jones">Erik Jones</a>. Busch, whose car received minor damage, blamed the crash on <a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a>, who admitted he made a mistake. </p><p>The race restarted on lap 37 and it remained green for 15 laps, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a> whacked the outside wall to bring out the day's second caution on lap 52, starting a round of pit stops. During the stops, Earnhardt was penalized for speeding on pit road. Menard's accident occurred near the end of the first stage. </p><p>The race restarted on lap 55, and <a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> finished first, followed by <a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Blaney" title="Ryan Blaney">Ryan Blaney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Stenhouse_Jr." title="Ricky Stenhouse Jr.">Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a>, The third caution of the race flew on lap 57 for conclusion of the first stage. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stage_2">Stage 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Stage 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The race restarted on lap 62, Seven-time and reigning series champion <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> wound up in crowded traffic while trying to pit on lap 67. Johnson was bumped by <a href="/wiki/Ty_Dillon" title="Ty Dillon">Ty Dillon</a> and that contact pushed Johnson into <a href="/wiki/Danica_Patrick" title="Danica Patrick">Danica Patrick</a>. Johnson's car received right rear fender damage. </p><p>Debris on the track brought out the fourth caution of the race on lap 82. </p><p>The race restarted on lap 88. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Blaney" title="Ryan Blaney">Ryan Blaney</a>, racing to stay in the playoffs, edged <a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> to win the race's second stage. Following were <a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chase_Elliott" title="Chase Elliott">Chase Elliott</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a>, The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 112 for conclusion of the second stage. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_stage">Final stage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Final stage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brad_keselowski_(37727818176).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Brad_keselowski_%2837727818176%29.jpg/220px-Brad_keselowski_%2837727818176%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="314" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Brad_keselowski_%2837727818176%29.jpg/330px-Brad_keselowski_%2837727818176%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Brad_keselowski_%2837727818176%29.jpg/440px-Brad_keselowski_%2837727818176%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1166" data-file-height="1664" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> won the race.</figcaption></figure> <p>The race restarted on lap 116 and it remained green for 37 laps. The last 40 laps of the race were marred by a series of crashes that significantly thinned out the size of the field. On Lap 153, an apparent blown tire sent <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a>'s car sliding into the outside wall near turn 3, producing the race's sixth caution. <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> bumped into <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Su%C3%A1rez" title="Daniel Suárez">Daniel Suárez</a> in traffic near the accident, but neither car suffered major damage. </p><p>The race restarted on lap 156 and the seventh caution of the race flew two laps later for a multi-car wreck at the back of the field in turn 1. <a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aric_Almirola" title="Aric Almirola">Aric Almirola</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cole_Whitt" title="Cole Whitt">Cole Whitt</a> were involved. Bowyer, angry at his team because of a slow pit stop that dropped him deep into the field, where he was swept into the accident, got out of his car on pit road and climbed on his pit wagon to complain to the team. </p><p>The race restarted on lap 160 and the eighth caution flew six laps later for a three-car wreck in the backstretch involving <a href="/wiki/D._J._Kennington" title="D. J. Kennington">D. J. Kennington</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joey_Gase" title="Joey Gase">Joey Gase</a>. </p><p>The race restarted on lap 171 and the ninth caution flew two laps later as “The Big One” ensued in turn 3. It started when <a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a> tried to go four wide and clipped <a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a>, causing Ragan to spin into <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> and collect an additional 16 cars including <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Austin_Dillon" title="Austin Dillon">Austin Dillon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Landon_Cassill" title="Landon Cassill">Landon Cassill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_DiBenedetto" title="Matt DiBenedetto">Matt DiBenedetto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danica_Patrick" title="Danica Patrick">Danica Patrick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ty_Dillon" title="Ty Dillon">Ty Dillon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Stenhouse_Jr." title="Ricky Stenhouse Jr.">Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Gaughan" title="Brendan Gaughan">Brendan Gaughan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Michael_McDowell_(racing_driver)" title="Michael McDowell (racing driver)">Michael McDowell</a>. A lengthy red flag was brought out to allow for cleanup. </p><p>The race restarted on lap 176. The tenth caution of the race flew on lap 177 for a smaller Big One in turn 3, as <a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Blaney" title="Ryan Blaney">Ryan Blaney</a> started a multi-car crash that also collected <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Gaughan" title="Brendan Gaughan">Brendan Gaughan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a>. Earnhardt and <a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> barely avoided the crash, which resulted in a second red flag for cleanup. </p><p>The race restarted on lap 181 and with only a handful of drivers left in the final laps to decide the race winner, more were eliminated with six laps to go when <a href="/wiki/Chase_Elliott" title="Chase Elliott">Chase Elliott</a> and <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Suarez" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel Suarez">Daniel Suarez</a> crashed while racing for the lead. <a href="/wiki/Chris_Buescher" title="Chris Buescher">Chris Buescher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Larson" title="Kyle Larson">Kyle Larson</a> also were collected, which produced the eleventh caution of the race, and a third red flag. </p><p>The race restarted on a three lap shootout. Keselowski passed <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> on the last lap in turn 3 to win the race, with Newman finishing second, <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a> finishing third, and Logano finishing fourth. <a href="/wiki/Aric_Almirola" title="Aric Almirola">Aric Almirola</a> crashed after finishing fifth. <a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a>, Earnhardt, <a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gray_Gaulding" title="Gray Gaulding">Gray Gaulding</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a> rounded out the top ten.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thanks to all of the crashes in the last 40 laps, only 14 cars were running at the finish (with all but Kenseth running on the lead lap), the lowest number of cars to finish at Talladega since 1986, and the most number of cautions at 11 since the spring 2004 race. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Post_race">Post race</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Post race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"The right front was an inch and a half low, and I couldn't really push anybody or get some runs going, and nobody wanted to push me 'cause they could see I was struggling a little bit," Earnhardt said. "But we got lucky and missed a lot of wrecks there. It's real hard to get up there and keep that track position. These plate races get harder and harder to win, and congratulations to Brad." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Race_results">Race results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Race results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Stage_results">Stage results</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Stage results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Stage 1</b> <i>Laps:</i> 55 </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car Number">No</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Points </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>Brad Keselowski</td> <td>Team Penske</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>22</td> <td>Joey Logano</td> <td>Team Penske</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ryan Blaney</td> <td>Wood Brothers Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>48</td> <td>Jimmie Johnson</td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>14</td> <td>Clint Bowyer</td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>95</td> <td>Michael McDowell</td> <td>Leavine Family Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>41</td> <td>Kurt Busch</td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>6</td> <td>Trevor Bayne</td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>5</td> <td>Kasey Kahne</td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190129104200/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/31tss2017racereport.pdf">Official stage one results</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Stage 2</b> <i>Laps:</i> 55 </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car Number">No</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Points </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ryan Blaney</td> <td>Wood Brothers Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>Brad Keselowski</td> <td>Team Penske</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>14</td> <td>Clint Bowyer</td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>24</td> <td>Chase Elliott</td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>41</td> <td>Kurt Busch</td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>Austin Dillon</td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>48</td> <td>Jimmie Johnson</td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>4</td> <td>Kevin Harvick</td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>18</td> <td>Kyle Busch</td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>11</td> <td>Denny Hamlin</td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190129104200/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/31tss2017racereport.pdf">Official stage two results</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_stage_results">Final stage results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Final stage results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Stage 3</b> <i>Laps:</i> 78 </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Grid </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car Number">No</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Laps </th> <th>Points </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>Brad Keselowski</td> <td>Team Penske</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>188</td> <td>59 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>27</td> <td>31</td> <td>Ryan Newman</td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> <td>Trevor Bayne</td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>188</td> <td>36 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>22</td> <td>Joey Logano</td> <td>Team Penske</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>188</td> <td>42 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>26</td> <td>43</td> <td>Aric Almirola</td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>188</td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>15</td> <td>11</td> <td>Denny Hamlin</td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>188</td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>88</td> <td>Dale Earnhardt Jr.</td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>11</td> <td>5</td> <td>Kasey Kahne</td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>39</td> <td>83</td> <td>Gray Gaulding <b>(R)</b></td> <td>BK Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>188</td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>33</td> <td>38</td> <td>David Ragan</td> <td>Front Row Motorsports</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>188</td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>25</td> <td>13</td> <td>Ty Dillon <b>(R)</b></td> <td>Germain Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>20</td> <td>27</td> <td>Paul Menard</td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>12</td> <td>42</td> <td>Kyle Larson</td> <td>Chip Ganassi Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>19</td> <td>20</td> <td>Matt Kenseth</td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>187</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>14</td> <td>19</td> <td>Daniel Suárez <b>(R)</b></td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>184</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>2</td> <td>24</td> <td>Chase Elliott</td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>182</td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>28</td> <td>37</td> <td>Chris Buescher</td> <td>JTG Daugherty Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>182</td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>9</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ryan Blaney</td> <td>Wood Brothers Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>177</td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>35</td> <td>75</td> <td>Brendan Gaughan <b>(i)</b></td> <td>Beard Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>177</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>22</td> <td>4</td> <td>Kevin Harvick</td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>176</td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>13</td> <td>10</td> <td>Danica Patrick</td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>175</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>24</td> <td>47</td> <td>A. J. Allmendinger</td> <td>JTG Daugherty Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>172</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>21</td> <td>78</td> <td>Martin Truex Jr.</td> <td>Furniture Row Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>171</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>8</td> <td>48</td> <td>Jimmie Johnson</td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>171</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>4</td> <td>41</td> <td>Kurt Busch</td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>171</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>5</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>171</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>16</td> <td>18</td> <td>Kyle Busch</td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>171</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>30</td> <td>34</td> <td>Landon Cassill</td> <td>Front Row Motorsports</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>171</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>18</td> <td>3</td> <td>Austin Dillon</td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>171</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>29</td> <td>95</td> <td>Michael McDowell</td> <td>Leavine Family Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>171</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>32</td> <td>32</td> <td>Matt DiBenedetto</td> <td>Go Fas Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>171</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>32</td> <td>37</td> <td>23</td> <td>Joey Gase <b>(i)</b></td> <td>BK Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>164</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>33</td> <td>40</td> <td>55</td> <td>D. J. Kennington</td> <td>Premium Motorsports</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>164</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>34</td> <td>38</td> <td>72</td> <td>Cole Whitt</td> <td>TriStar Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>155</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>35</td> <td>7</td> <td>14</td> <td>Clint Bowyer</td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>155</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <td>36</td> <td>23</td> <td>77</td> <td>Erik Jones <b>(R)</b></td> <td>Furniture Row Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>26</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>37</td> <td>17</td> <td>1</td> <td>Jamie McMurray</td> <td>Chip Ganassi Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>25</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>38</td> <td>34</td> <td>33</td> <td>Jeffrey Earnhardt</td> <td>Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>25</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>39</td> <td>36</td> <td>15</td> <td>Mark Thompson <b>(i)</b></td> <td>Premium Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>25</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>40</td> <td>31</td> <td>7</td> <td>Justin Marks <b>(i)</b></td> <td>Premium Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>17</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="8"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190129104200/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/31tss2017racereport.pdf">Official race results</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Race_statistics">Race statistics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Race statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Lead changes: 16 among different drivers</li> <li>Cautions/Laps: 11 for 47</li> <li>Red flags: 3 for 35 minutes and 30 seconds</li> <li>Time of race: 3 hours, 47 minutes, 52 seconds</li> <li>Average speed: 131.677 miles per hour (211.914 km/h)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_NBC" title="NASCAR on NBC">NBC Sports</a> covered the race on the television side. <a href="/wiki/Rick_Allen_(television_announcer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rick Allen (television announcer)">Rick Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Letarte" title="Steve Letarte">Steve Letarte</a> had the call in the booth for the race. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Burns_(sportscaster)" title="Dave Burns (sportscaster)">Dave Burns</a>, Marty Snider and <a href="/wiki/Kelli_Stavast" title="Kelli Stavast">Kelli Stavast</a> reported from pit lane during the race. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_NBC" title="NASCAR on NBC">NBC</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Booth announcers</th> <th>Pit reporters </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Lap-by-lap:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rick_Allen_(television_announcer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rick Allen (television announcer)">Rick Allen</a><br /><b>Color-commentator:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a><br /><b>Color-commentator:</b> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Letarte" title="Steve Letarte">Steve Letarte</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Burns_(sportscaster)" title="Dave Burns (sportscaster)">Dave Burns</a><br />Marty Snider<br /><a href="/wiki/Kelli_Stavast" title="Kelli Stavast">Kelli Stavast</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio">Radio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Motor_Racing_Network" title="Motor Racing Network">MRN</a> will cover the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on <a href="/wiki/Sirius_XM_NASCAR_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Sirius XM NASCAR Radio">Sirius XM NASCAR Radio</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Motor_Racing_Network" title="Motor Racing Network">MRN</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Booth announcers</th> <th>Turn announcers</th> <th>Pit reporters </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Lead announcer:</b> Joe Moore<br /><b>Announcer:</b> Jeff Striegle<br /><b>Announcer:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rusty_Wallace" title="Rusty Wallace">Rusty Wallace</a></td> <td><b>Turns 1 & 2:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Moody_(sportscaster)" title="Dave Moody (sportscaster)">Dave Moody</a><br /><b>Backstretch:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bagley" title="Mike Bagley">Mike Bagley</a><br /><b>Turns 3 & 4:</b> Dan Hubbard</td> <td>Alex Hayden<br />Dillon Welch<br />Kim Coon<br />Steve Post </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Standings_after_the_race">Standings after the race</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Alabama_500&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Standings after the race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Drivers' Championship standings</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th>Pos </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Points </th></tr> <tr style="background:#D4AF37;"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,120 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#D4AF37;"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1uparrow_green.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/10px-1uparrow_green.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/15px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Kyle_Larson" title="Kyle Larson">Kyle Larson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,096 (–24) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#D4AF37;"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1downarrow_red.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/10px-1downarrow_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/15px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/20px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,089 (–31) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#D4AF37;"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,088 (–32) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#D4AF37;"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1downarrow_red.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/10px-1downarrow_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/15px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/20px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chase_Elliott" title="Chase Elliott">Chase Elliott</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,087 (–33) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#D4AF37;"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1uparrow_green.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/10px-1uparrow_green.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/15px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/20px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Blaney" title="Ryan Blaney">Ryan Blaney</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,076 (–44) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#D4AF37;"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1downarrow_red.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/10px-1downarrow_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/15px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/20px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,074 (–46) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#D4AF37;"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1downarrow_red.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/10px-1downarrow_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/15px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/20px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,067 (–53) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#D4AF37;"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1downarrow_red.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/10px-1downarrow_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/15px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/20px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,066 (–54) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#D4AF37;"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1uparrow_green.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/10px-1uparrow_green.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/15px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/20px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Stenhouse_Jr." title="Ricky Stenhouse Jr.">Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,052 (–68) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#D4AF37;"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1downarrow_red.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/10px-1downarrow_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/15px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/20px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3,045 (–75) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1uparrow_green.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/10px-1uparrow_green.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/15px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/20px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2,104 (–1,016) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1uparrow_green.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/10px-1uparrow_green.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/15px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/20px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2,103 (–1,017) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1downarrow_red.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/10px-1downarrow_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/15px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/20px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin_Dillon" title="Austin Dillon">Austin Dillon</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2,099 (–1,021) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1downarrow_red.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/10px-1downarrow_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/15px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/20px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2,089 (–1,031) </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th colspan="9"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190129104200/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/31tss2017racereport.pdf">Official driver's standings</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Manufacturers' Championship standings</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th>Pos </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Points </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1,097 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1,090 (–7) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td><a 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play announcers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Diffey" title="Leigh Diffey">Leigh Diffey</a> (Cup in 2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Allen_(sportscaster)" title="Rick Allen (sportscaster)">Rick Allen</a> (Cup & Xfinity in 2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Bagley" title="Mike Bagley">Mike Bagley</a> (radio-style broadcasts only)</li> <li>Dillon Welch (radio-style broadcasts only)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Burns_(sportscaster)" title="Dave Burns (sportscaster)">Dave Burns</a> (sub)</li> <li>Charlie Krall (ARCA only)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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Yocum">Matt Yocum</a> (sub)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Marty Snider</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Daugherty_(basketball)" title="Brad Daugherty (basketball)">Brad Daugherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Jarrett" title="Dale Jarrett">Dale Jarrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> (3 Cup Series races in 2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Petty" title="Kyle Petty">Kyle Petty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Hinchcliffe" title="James Hinchcliffe">James Hinchcliffe</a> (alternate for Cup)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Roving reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parker_Kligerman" title="Parker Kligerman">Parker Kligerman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rutledge_Wood" title="Rutledge Wood">Rutledge Wood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play announcers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Bestwick" title="Allen Bestwick">Allen Bestwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Weber" title="Bill Weber">Bill Weber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sheheen" title="Ralph Sheheen">Ralph Sheheen</a> (sub)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wally_Dallenbach_Jr." title="Wally Dallenbach Jr.">Wally Dallenbach Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs" title="Joe Gibbs">Joe Gibbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_McReynolds" title="Brandon McReynolds">Brandon McReynolds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Parsons" title="Benny Parsons">Benny Parsons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Stoddard" title="Frank Stoddard">Frank Stoddard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Wallace_(racing_driver)" title="Mike Wallace (racing driver)">Mike Wallace</a></li> <li>Adam Mackey (ARCA only)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pit reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Bestwick" title="Allen Bestwick">Allen Bestwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ato_Boldon" title="Ato Boldon">Ato Boldon</a> (roving)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Czarniak" title="Lindsay Czarniak">Lindsay Czarniak</a> (sub)</li> <li>Heather DeBeaux (sub)</li> <li>Alex Hayden (sub)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Massaro" title="Mike Massaro">Mike Massaro</a></li> <li>Jim Noble (sub)</li> <li>Jessie Punch (ARCA only)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorsey_Schroeder" title="Dorsey Schroeder">Dorsey Schroeder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sheheen" title="Ralph Sheheen">Ralph Sheheen</a> (sub)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelli_Stavast" title="Kelli Stavast">Kelli Stavast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Weber" title="Bill Weber">Bill Weber</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jac_Collinsworth" title="Jac Collinsworth">Jac Collinsworth</a></li> <li>Carolyn Manno</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danielle_Trotta" title="Danielle Trotta">Danielle Trotta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krista_Voda" title="Krista Voda">Krista Voda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Weber" title="Bill Weber">Bill Weber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Williams" title="Brian Williams">Brian Williams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Evernham" title="Ray Evernham">Ray Evernham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Iwuji" title="Jesse Iwuji">Jesse Iwuji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Stoddard" title="Frank Stoddard">Frank Stoddard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Guest commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Carmichael" title="Ricky Carmichael">Ricky Carmichael</a> (color commentator and studio analyst)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landon_Cassill" title="Landon Cassill">Landon Cassill</a> (sub pit reporter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Costas" title="Bob Costas">Bob Costas</a> (studio host)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a> (guest color commentator)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Gaughan" title="Brendan Gaughan">Brendan Gaughan</a> (sub pit reporter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ned_Jarrett" title="Ned Jarrett">Ned Jarrett</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a> (guest color commentator)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Paisley" title="Brad Paisley">Brad Paisley</a> (studio analyst)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Squier" title="Ken Squier">Ken Squier</a> (play-by-play)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a> (studio host)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Daytona_500_broadcasters" title="List of Daytona 500 broadcasters">Daytona 500</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_Daytona_500" title="2002 Daytona 500">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Daytona_500" title="2004 Daytona 500">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Daytona_500" title="2006 Daytona 500">2006</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Theme songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Fuel_(Metallica_song)" title="Fuel (Metallica song)">Fuel</a>" (2001–2003, NBC and TNT)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bringing_Back_the_Sunshine" title="Bringing Back the Sunshine">Bringing Back the Sunshine</a>" (2015–2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Runnin%27_Down_a_Dream" title="Runnin' Down a Dream">Runnin' Down a Dream</a>" (2018–2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_on_NBC_broadcasters" title="List of NASCAR on NBC broadcasters">List of NASCAR on NBC broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daytona_500_broadcasters" class="mw-redirect" title="Daytona 500 broadcasters">Daytona 500 broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_television_and_radio" title="NASCAR on television and radio">NASCAR on television and radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_broadcasters" title="List of NASCAR broadcasters">List of NASCAR broadcasters</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sportsworld_(American_TV_series)" title="Sportsworld (American TV series)">SportsWorld</a></i> (1979–1981, 1983–1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_TNT" title="NASCAR on TNT">NASCAR on TNT</a></i> (2001–2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_USA" title="NASCAR on USA">NASCAR on USA</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_The_CW" title="NASCAR on The CW">NASCAR on The CW</a></i> (2024 collaboration for Xfinity Series)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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