2017 AAA Texas 500

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 34 of 36 in the2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The 2017 AAA Texas 500 program cover, featuringDale Earnhardt Jr., featuring his first ever win. "It All Started Here."
Date	November 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)
Location	Texas Motor Speedway inFort Worth, Texas
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Distance	334 laps, 501 mi (801.6 km)
Average speed	143.234 miles per hour (230.513 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kurt Busch	Stewart–Haas Racing
Time	26.877
Most laps led
Driver	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing
Laps	107
Winner
No. 4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart–Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network	NBCSN
Announcers	Rick Allen,Dale Jarrett,Jeff Burton andSteve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN
Booth announcers	Doug Rice, Mark Garrow andWendy Venturini
Turn announcers	Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The2017 AAA Texas 500 was aMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Seriesrace which was held on November 5, 2017, atTexas Motor Speedway inFort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, eighth race of the Playoffs, and second race of the Round of 8.

• Daniel Hemric filled in for Menard for Qualifying, First and Second Practices as Menard and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their second child that week.

Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.009 seconds and a speed of 199.933 mph (321.761 km/h).^[11]

Kurt Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.877 and a speed of 200.915 mph (323.341 km/h).^[12]

Kurt Busch was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.159 seconds and a speed of 191.768 mph (308.621 km/h).^[13]

Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.203 seconds and a speed of 191.469 mph (308.139 km/h).^[14]

Stage 1Laps: 85

Stage 2Laps: 85

Stage 3Laps: 164

• Lead changes: 13 among different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 8 for 40
• Red flags: 1 for 10 minutes and 29 seconds
• Time of race: 3 hours, 29 minutes, 52 seconds
• Average speed: 143.234 miles per hour (230.513 km/h)

NBCSN covered the race on the television side.Rick Allen andDale Jarrett had the call in the regular booth for the race. Two–time Texas winnerJeff Burton andSteve Letarte had the call in the NBC's Stock Car Smarts Booth for the race.Dave Burns, Marty Snider andKelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

PRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast onSirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Martin Truex Jr. 4,168 2 Kyle Busch 4,118 (−50) 1 3 Kevin Harvick 4,112 (−56) 1 4 Brad Keselowski 4,111 (−57) 2 5 Denny Hamlin 4,092 (−76) 6 Ryan Blaney 4,089 (−79) 1 7 Chase Elliott 4,062 (−106) 3 8 Jimmie Johnson 4,060 (−108) 9 Kyle Larson 2,255 (−1,913) 10 Matt Kenseth 2,255 (−1,913) 4 11 Kurt Busch 2,177 (−1,991) 1 12 Kasey Kahne 2,176 (−1,992) 1 13 Austin Dillon 2,175 (−1,993) 1 14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2,171 (−1,997) 1 15 Jamie McMurray 2,165 (−2,003) 16 Ryan Newman 2,147 (−2,021) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 1,212 2 Ford 1,189 (−23) 3 Chevrolet 1,178 (−34) Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

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