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The2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series was the 69th season of professionalstock car racing in theUnited States, and the 46th modern-era Cup series season. The season began atDaytona International Speedway with theAdvance Auto Parts Clash, theCan-Am Duel qualifying races and the 59th running of theDaytona 500. The season ended with theFord EcoBoost 400 atHomestead-Miami Speedway.Jimmie Johnson entered the season as the defending champion, having won his record-tying seventh Cup championship that he shares withRichard Petty andDale Earnhardt.Martin Truex Jr. ofFurniture Row Racing won the championship, his first in the series.Toyota won the Manufacturers' Championship for the second year in a row.
This was the third season of a 10-year television contract withFox Sports andNBC Sports and the second of a five-year race sanctioning agreement with all tracks.
Monster Energy became the entitlement sponsor for the series in 2017 afterSprint Corporation decided not to remain as the sponsor. Sprint had been the title sponsor since 2004 when their partnerNextel replacedWinston after the 2003 season, but Sprint became the official sponsor for the2008 season after buying out Nextel in late 2005. Monster Energy became the third title sponsor for NASCAR's top series since it first established such a sponsorship in 1971.[1]
The 2017 season marked the final year for three full-time Cup Series drivers:Dale Earnhardt Jr.,[2]Matt Kenseth,[3] andDanica Patrick. It was also the last season forMichael Waltrip.[4] Additionally,Chevrolet retired theChevrolet SS, replacing it with theCamaro ZL1 in 2018.[5] It was announced thatTarget Corporation would end its NASCAR sponsorship withChip Ganassi Racing following the 2017 season.[6]
All 36 full-time teams in 2017 were chartered teams.
No non-chartered teams ran full schedule in 2017. Originally, BK Racing's No. 83 Toyota, Rick Ware Racing's No. 51 Chevrolet, and Premium Motorsports' No. 55 Chevrolet/Toyota planned to run full schedule. However, they skipped occasional races.
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Race driver | Crew chief | Round(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Beard Motorsports | 75 | Brendan Gaughan | Darren Shaw | 4 |
| Rick Ware Racing | 51 | Timmy Hill | Carlos Contreras1 Joe Lax8 Jeff Spraker1 Tony Furr15 Jonas Bell5 | 10 | |
| Cody Ware | 5 | ||||
| Josh Bilicki | 2 | ||||
| B. J. McLeod | 8 | ||||
| Ray Black Jr. | 3 | ||||
| Kyle Weatherman | 2 | ||||
| Tommy Baldwin Racing | 7 | Elliott Sadler | Kenneth Davis | 3 | |
| J. J. Yeley | 4 | ||||
| Premium Motorsports | Justin Marks | 1 | |||
| Hermie Sadler | 1 | ||||
| Joey Gase | 2 | ||||
| StarCom Racing | 00 | Derrike Cope | Tony Furr | 2 | |
| Toyota | BK Racing | 83 | Corey LaJoie(R) | Doug Richert21 Ryan Dubois3 Randy Cox8 Doug George1 | 16 |
| Ryan Sieg | 4 | ||||
| Stephen Leicht | 1 | ||||
| Brett Moffitt | 7 | ||||
| Gray Gaulding(R) | 4 | ||||
| Joey Gase | 1 | ||||
| Gaunt Brothers Racing | 96 | D. J. Kennington | Keith Hinkein1 Mike Ford1 | 2 | |
| Chevrolet12 Toyota1 | MBM Motorsports | 66 | Carl Long | George Church | 3 |
| Timmy Hill | 7 | ||||
| David Starr | 3 | ||||
| Chevrolet10 Toyota17 | Premium Motorsports | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Wayne Carroll19 Pat Tryson8 | 6 |
| Derrike Cope | 11 | ||||
| Tommy Regan | 1 | ||||
| Gray Gaulding(R) | 8 | ||||
| D. J. Kennington | 1 |
The 2017 season introduced major changes to the format of races and the points system in all three of NASCAR's national series, announced during a press conference on January 23, 2017. Most races are divided into three stages, with most races seeing the first two segments consisting of roughly a quarter distance with the third stage being half distance. The only points race exception is the Coca-Cola 600, which is split into 4 100-lap stages. A race is considered official after the completion of the second stage (equating roughly to the previous requirement of 50% of the scheduled distance under the previous format), meaning that the race can be halted with a winner during the third stage due to factors such as darkness or inclement weather. A competition caution is held at the end of each stage, during which drivers may optionally take a pit stop before the restart for the next stage. The pit stop at the end of each stage is optional and teams risk losing track position if they have a slow pit stop or if teams elect not to pit. Additionally, pit road is closed once the leader of the race crosses the start-finish-line with 2 laps to go in the stage.
The top 10 drivers at the end of the first and second stages receive championship points, awarded on a descending scale from 10 to 1.[44] The overall winner of each race following the final stage receives 40 points, and the remaining drivers are awarded points on a descending scale from 35 for a 2nd-place finish, to 2 for 35th, and 1 for 36th through 40th. The winner of each stage also receives a "playoff point", and the overall winner receives five.[44] For the first time since 1971, theCan-Am Duel qualifying races for the Daytona 500 became points-paying races; the top-ten finishers in each of the two races received points.[44]
Following the 26-race regular season, the 16 drivers with the most wins, with championship points as a tiebreaker, will qualify for the playoffs (re-branded from the "Chase for the Championship"). At this point the top 10 drivers on the championship points standings will be awarded additional playoff points; the regular-season champion will receive 15, second place will receive 10, and the remainder descending from 8 to 1. If a driver qualifies for the post-season, their championship points will be reset to 2000, and their banked playoff points will be added to this total. The playoffs will continue to use the existing multi-round elimination format; playoff points will be carried over through all but the final race of the season.[44]
NASCAR's executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O'Donnell stated that the new format was designed to "[put] a premium on every victory and every in-race position over the course of the season. Each point can eventually result in winning or losing a championship."[45][46]
On February 8, 2017, NASCAR announced a new Damaged Vehicle Policy, also taking effect in the 2017 season across all three national series. Cars may return to pit road for up to five minutes for minor repairs if they are involved in accidents, including repairing sheet metal, use of fasteners and/or tape to re-attach body panels, and reinforcing body panels. The five-minute interval begins when the car crosses the pit road commitment line, and ends once the car reaches minimum speed after exiting pit road; the car may return for another five-minute repair window if further repairs are still necessary.[47][48][49] If a car is not able to return to pit road unassisted, the car is immediately deemed retired from the race.
Crews may no longer replace vehicle body parts that are damaged via contact or accidents. If the damage was significant enough that the car must be taken to the garage, more than six crew members work on the car, or the five-minute time limit expires, the car was automatically disqualified and could not return to the race. If the driver commits a pit road infraction, 15 seconds are deducted from the repair time as a penalty. Mechanical or electrical failures not caused by an on-track incident are exempt from these rules; they may be repaired on pit road or in the garage with no time restrictions.[48][50]
Senior vice president of competition Scott Miller explained that the new rule was meant to improve safety, explaining that "It's more about crashed vehicles and all that is involved with that, from the crew guys to the drivers to dropping more debris on the track, which always happens. So there are exceptions for mechanical failures, those things can be rectified in the garage. That's going to be up to the series director's discretion to make those calls, but it's not going to be that difficult.[48] These rules severely restrict the ability for cars to return to the race multiple laps down in hopes of gaining minimal points.[51]
Besides the new points system and stage structure, other rule changes were announced over the off-season;[52]
Several vehicle safety changes would be mandatory for all races, including revised steering column mounting, and garage-only fuel couplers.[52] Anti-intrusion plating, escape hatches and toeboard foam would also be required on all restrictor plate races, but would be optional on all other races.[52]
NASCAR partnered withAmerican Medical Response to form a traveling medical team for the series.[54] Additionally, NASCAR expanded the concussion protocol which would see drivers involved in accidents undergo additional concussion testing before being allowed to return to the race track.[55]
The final calendar – comprising 36 races, as well as exhibition races, which are theAdvance Auto Parts Clash,Can-Am Duel qualifying duel races for theDaytona 500 and theAll-Star Race – was released on May 5, 2016. At the beginning of the 2017 season, Atlanta Motor Speedway would host NASCAR's 2,500th race, one week after the Daytona 500.[56]
Key changes from 2016 include:
Speedweeks 2017
Daytona Speedweeks started with theAdvance Auto Parts Clash. It was originally scheduled to take place on Saturday, but was postponed until Sunday due to rain. Defending winnerDenny Hamlin led the most laps. Multiple wrecks took out some of the field includingKurt Busch getting into the wall after contact withJimmie Johnson, Johnson would also get into the wall later on, andMartin Truex Jr. got into the wall after contact withKyle Larson. On the last lap,Brad Keselowski tried to make a pass on Hamlin, but Hamlin came down and got into Keselowski and the two wrecked.Joey Logano sneaked through to win.[58]
Chase Elliott won the pole for the Daytona 500 in qualifying. It was the second consecutive 500 pole for Elliott and the third consecutive for the No. 24 team. (Jeff Gordon won the pole in2015). It first time sinceKen Schrader in 1989 and 1990 that a driver won back-to-back Daytona 500 poles. Elliott's teammateDale Earnhardt Jr. qualified second.[59]
TheCan-Am Duels were held on Thursday. Chase Elliott started on the pole in the first duel.Reed Sorenson made contact withCorey LaJoie and hit the wall. On the restart, Elliott held offJamie McMurray to win. In the second Duel, Dale Earnhardt Jr. started on pole and led the most laps.Ryan Blaney and Jimmie Johnson made contact after both had tire problems. On the restart, Denny Hamlin took the lead from Earnhardt with two laps to go and held offClint Bowyer to win.Elliott Sadler,Brendan Gaughan,Corey LaJoie, andD. J. Kennington all qualified for the Daytona 500 whileReed Sorenson andTimmy Hill failed to qualify.[60]
Round 1:Daytona 500
Chase Elliott started the race on the pole. The race was plagued with a number of wrecks, with 35 of the 40 cars involved in wrecks during the race. The race also featured the debut of stage racing.Kyle Busch won Stage 1 of the race.Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead in stage two after pit stops and was leading when Kyle Busch had a tire go down. Busch spun and collectedErik Jones,Matt Kenseth, Earnhardt, andTy Dillon in a multicar wreck.Kevin Harvick won Stage 2 of the race. Toward the beginning of the third stage, a multicar wreck that started withJimmie Johnson that also involved Harvick,Danica Patrick,Denny Hamlin,Chris Buescher,Trevor Bayne, and other drivers. Another multicar wreck with 50 laps to go involvedJamie McMurray,Ryan Newman,Brad Keselowski,Landon Cassill, and other drivers. Elliott was leading the race as it headed into the closing laps. In the final few laps, the lead would shuffle, withKyle Larson taking the lead after passingMartin Truex Jr. On the final lap,Kurt Busch passed Larson for the lead and won the race, his first Daytona 500 win and the first Daytona 500 win for Stewart–Haas Racing.[61]
Round 2:Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
Kevin Harvick started on pole. Multiple drivers had tire problems and pit road speeding issues during the race. Drivers such asChase Elliott,Martin Truex Jr.,Dale Earnhardt Jr.,Jimmie Johnson, and other drivers had these problems during the race. Harvick dominated the race and won both Stage 1 and Stage 2. On the final round of pit stops, Harvick got caught for speeding on pit road and had to come back losing the lead.Brad Keselowski held offKyle Larson to get his first career win at Atlanta.[62]
Round 3:Kobalt 400
Brad Keselowski started on pole. Keselowski led the first 60 laps, butMartin Truex Jr. took the lead on pit road.Corey LaJoie andKevin Harvick crashed in different incidents in the first stage. Truex dominated the race by leading the most laps and winning Stage 1 and Stage 2. Keselowski took the lead from Truex with 24 laps to go. Keselowski had a power issue and it allowed Truex to regain the lead and hold offKyle Larson to win asKyle Busch was spun after contact withJoey Logano. Busch and Logano got into an altercation afterwards until Logano was pulled away.[63]
Round 4:Camping World 500
Joey Logano started on pole. In the first stage, Logano led most of the laps and had some opponents for the lead within the final laps of Stage 1. Logano,Kyle Larson,Chase Elliott,Jamie McMurray, andKyle Busch were all in a pack racing for the win, but Logano was able to hold on to win the stage. For the second stage, Logano started to pull away, however; he got three wide with Larson and Elliott and allowed Elliott to take the lead. Logano got a pit road speeding penalty and Elliott was able to hold off Larson to win the second stage. In the third and final stage, Elliott pulled away, but it was Kyle Busch eventually took the lead. Busch there on dominated the race, leading 114 laps, and was heading toward the win, but a caution came out with six laps to go when Logano had a flat tire and ran into the wall, setting up anovertime finish.Ryan Newman, who stayed out, pulled away from Larson to score the win for his only win withRichard Childress Racing, his first win since2013, and his last Cup Series win to date.[64]
Round 5:Auto Club 400
Kyle Larson started on pole.Denny Hamlin, who started second, could not get going and that held up his lane which causedBrad Keselowski to receive damage after running into the back of Hamlin. Keselowski made contact withJimmie Johnson, which sent him spinning bringing out the first caution. Larson andMartin Truex Jr. were the two dominant cars of the race with Larson winning Stage 1 and Truex winning Stage 2. Truex had the lead, but green-flag pit stops allowed Larson to regain the lead.Gray Gaulding spun bringing out the caution with 20 laps to go, but on the restart the caution would come out again afterMatt Kenseth hit the backstretch wall after getting hit in the back by Truex. On the restart,Ricky Stenhouse Jr. spun on the backstretch, which sent the race into overtime. Larson held off Keselowski, who made a comeback after his early spin, to get his second career win and also sweeping the weekend.[65]
Round 6:STP 500
Kyle Larson started on pole after qualifying was rained out on Friday. Larson led the first few laps, but began to fall back. Stage 1 was won byMartin Truex Jr. In the second stage,Kyle Busch led most of the laps, but a run-in withRicky Stenhouse Jr. allowedChase Elliott to pass Busch on the final lap. In the final stage, multiple drivers were involved in wrecks includingDale Earnhardt Jr.,Kurt Busch,Daniel Suárez, and others. The last 150 laps were a battle between Kyle Busch andBrad Keselowski. Keselowski was able to get around Busch and lead the final laps to get his second win of the season.[66]
Round 7:O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
Kevin Harvick started on pole. Harvick led early until he got passed byRyan Blaney on a restart for a caution for a wreck betweenGray Gaulding andJeffrey Earnhardt. Blaney then dominated the race, leading 148 laps and winning Stage 1 and Stage 2 however, trouble on pit road kept him from winning.Joey Logano used pit strategy to have the lead in the final laps.Jimmie Johnson took the lead from Logano with 16 laps to go and held off a hard chargingKyle Larson for his seventh career win at Texas.[67]
Round 8:Food City 500
Kyle Larson started on pole after qualifying was rained out. The race was postponed from Sunday afternoon to Monday afternoon because of rain. Larson dominated the race, leading 203 laps and winning Stage 1.Martin Truex Jr. won Stage 2. Several drivers had problems includingRyan Blaney having fuel pump problems,Brad Keselowski having multiple issues, and wrecks forDale Earnhardt Jr.,Kyle Busch,Danica Patrick, andErik Jones. Larson and Truex both received speeding penalties. Johnson held offClint Bowyer to get his second straight win and second at Bristol.[68]
Round 9:Toyota Owners 400
Matt Kenseth started on pole. A few laps into the race,Erik Jones crashed into the wall. Kenseth led every lap to win Stage 1. Kenseth led halfway into the second stage, but was passed byBrad Keselowski. Keselowski pulled away to win the second stage. In the final stage during green flag pit stops, teammatesJimmie Johnson andDale Earnhardt Jr. got together, putting Earnhardt into the wall. On the restart, Earnhardt had a tire go down and again got into the wall. On the restart, Logano took the lead from Keselowski, butRyan Blaney had a tire go down and got into the wall. Logano took the lead fromKyle Larson, and held off a hard charging Keselowski for his first win of the season and second at Richmond.[69] Days later, it was announced that Logano's win had been encumbered due to a penalty when it was discovered that the car had a higher rear-end suspension.[70]
Round 10:GEICO 500
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. started on pole. Stenhouse led early, but fell back after having trash on his grill. There were various different leaders throughout the race includingDenny Hamlin,Kyle Busch,Joey Logano,Brad Keselowski, and others.Kyle Larson got into the wall early as Keselowski won stage one and Hamlin won stage two after leading most of the stage.Ryan Blaney was involved in an accident after hitting the wall. There was a big wreck that involvedChase Elliott,A. J. Allmendinger, Logano,Kevin Harvick, Keselowski,Matt Kenseth, and others. On the restart,Landon Cassill had a tire go down and brought out the caution because he wasn't able to make it to pit road. On the restart,Ryan Newman got into the wall, sending the race to overtime. On the two-lap shootout, Stenhouse drove past Kyle Busch and held offJamie McMurray for his first career win and the first forRoush Fenway Racing since2014 and the first for the 17 team since Matt Kenseth in2012.[71]
Round 11:Go Bowling 400
Ryan Blaney started on pole for the first time in his career. Blaney led early and swapped the lead withKyle Busch andMartin Truex Jr. in the early stages. Busch won the first stage and Blaney won the second.Landon Cassill,Erik Jones,Corey Lajoie, andGray Gaulding all had trouble.Ryan Newman suffered a blown engine andPaul Menard andA. J. Allmendinger crashed together. In the late part of the race,Joey Logano had a tire go down and crashed intoDanica Patrick, causing Patrick to hit the wall extremely hard.Aric Almirola crashed head on into Logano and had to be cut from the car and taken to the hospital with a T5 Vertebra compression fracture in his back.Kurt Busch andJimmie Johnson got together on a restart. On the last restart, Truex held offBrad Keselowski for his second win of the season.[72]
Exhibition:Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race
In theMonster Energy Open,Clint Bowyer started on pole and led all 20 laps in stage one to transfer to the All-Star Race asRyan Blaney did the same in stage two to transfer. In the final stage,Landon Cassill took two tires, but spun on the restart. The battle for the win came down toChase Elliott,Daniel Suárez, andErik Jones. Jones attempted to make a pass as Elliott and Suárez were side by side for the lead, but got into the grass and destroyed the front end of his car. On the restart, Suárez pulled away from Elliott to win and transfer to the All-Star Race. Elliott also transferred by winning the fan vote.[73]
Kyle Larson started on pole and won the first two stages.Jimmie Johnson made a pass on Clint Bowyer and headed to the stage three win. Johnson, Larson,Kevin Harvick,Denny Hamlin,Kyle Busch,Brad Keselowski,Joey Logano,Jamie McMurray,Kurt Busch, and Chase Elliott were the ten drivers that advanced to the final ten lap stage. Keselowski stayed off pit road and led off the restart, but was passed by Kyle Busch and Busch held off a battle between Johnson and Larson to win the All-Star Race in his twelfth try.[74]
Round 12:Coca-Cola 600
Kevin Harvick started on pole. Harvick andKyle Busch traded the lead early.Jeffrey Earnhardt got oil on the track andChase Elliott got into it and slowed down and was from behind byBrad Keselowski. Kyle Busch led most of stage one and passedMartin Truex Jr. to claim the stage win. Truex pulled away on the restart, butMatt DiBenedetto crashed into the wall. After a delay due to thunderstorms, Truex won the second stage.Denny Hamlin got the lead off pit road and won the third stage. Fuel mileage played a factor asJimmie Johnson ran out of fuel with two laps to go and it allowedAustin Dillon to get his first career win and the first for the #3 sinceDale Earnhardt at Talladega in 2000.[75]
Round 13:AAA 400 Drive for Autism
Kyle Busch started on pole and led early, but had trouble during pit stops.Kurt Busch got loose and crashed intoBrad Keselowski, taking Keselowski out for the second straight week and later on Busch would wreck again. The race was dominated betweenKyle Larson andMartin Truex Jr. as Truex won both stages and Larson led the most laps.Jimmie Johnson also ran up front, but got into the wall and began to drop back, but was the leader during pit stops when a caution came out. On the ensuing pit stops,Ty Dillon got out before Johnson and led the field to green. Dillon led a lot of laps before being passed for the lead by Larson. Larson was heading to the win, butDavid Ragan got into the wall. In overtime, Johnson took the lead from Larson and was in front when a caution came out. Johnson got his third win of the year and his 11th career win at Dover. It was also the final time that Johnson reached victory lane in his career. He tiedCale Yarborough in stock car's most all-time winning list with 83 career wins.[76]
Round 14:Axalta presents the Pocono 400
Kyle Busch started on pole for the second straight race. Busch andErik Jones swapped the lead with Busch winning stage 1. Busch continued to lead, butKyle Larson had the lead as he won stage 2.Jimmie Johnson andJamie McMurray were involved in a two car accident near the end of stage 2 and both got into the wall hard and McMurray's car caught fire. Busch continued to lead before he pitted andBrad Keselowski had the lead and was heading to the win until he pitted right before a caution came out. Busch and Keselowski stayed out under the caution and Kyle Busch pulled away until he was passed for the lead byRyan Blaney. Blaney held offKevin Harvick to get his first career win and the first win forWood Brothers Racing since2011, and the 3rd first time winner of the season.[77]
Round 15:FireKeepers Casino 400
Kyle Larson started on pole. Larson led early untilMartin Truex Jr. got to the lead and won stage one. Larson got back in the lead, but Truex got the lead after pit stops and won stage two. In the final stage,Clint Bowyer got into the wall after having a tire go down.Ryan Blaney had a tire go down and caused a stack up which sawBubba Wallace get intoDaniel Suárez, who crashed intoDanica Patrick. On the restart, Larson drove away fromChase Elliott for his second win of the season.[78]
Round 16:Toyota/Save Mart 350
Kyle Larson started on pole and led early.Dale Earnhardt Jr. spun early and collectedDanica Patrick and polesitter Larson.Martin Truex Jr. got byA. J. Allmendinger and won stage one. Danica Patrick was involved in another incident when she spun and collectedRicky Stenhouse Jr.Jimmie Johnson got the lead off the caution and won stage two. In the final stage, bothDaniel Suárez andAustin Dillon spun.Brad Keselowski had the lead late until he finally had to pit. Truex began having engine problems and continued to run up front until his engine expired.Kevin Harvick took the lead and held off teammateClint Bowyer to win under caution afterKasey Kahne crashed into the wall for his first win of the season and his first career Sonoma win.[79]
Round 17:Coke Zero 400
Dale Earnhardt Jr. started on pole for possibly his final Daytona race of his career.Brad Keselowski led most of stage one.Cole Whitt andD. J. Kennington both spun early. Keselowski held off Earnhardt to win stage one.Denny Hamlin led most of stage two. Earnhardt Jr. had a tire go down and got two laps down.Jeffrey Earnhardt's engine expired early, taking him to the garage. The "Big One" happened that took outJoey Logano,Kyle Busch,Austin Dillon andMartin Truex Jr.Matt Kenseth won stage two after passing Hamlin for the lead. On a restart,Chase Elliott spun and collectedTrevor Bayne.Kevin Harvick spun and took Earnhardt Jr. out of the race. On the restart, Keselowski got into the wall, costing him from going back-to-back in the July Daytona race. Coming into the closing laps,Kyle Larson,Kurt Busch, and Kenseth got into a multi-car accident that brought out the red flag. On the restart,Erik Jones spun and collected Denny Hamlin, sending the race into overtime. On the restart,Ricky Stenhouse Jr. drove pastDavid Ragan and held offClint Bowyer for his second win of the season.[80]
Round 18:Quaker State 400
Kyle Busch started on pole after qualifying was rained out. Busch led early, butMartin Truex Jr. challenged him for the lead a few times and won Stage 1 and Stage 2.Brad Keselowski spun and collectedJimmie Johnson whileKasey Kahne crashed withTrevor Bayne in Stage 2. Truex dominated and led the most laps. With two laps remaining,Kurt Busch blew an engine and spilled oil on the track, sending the race to overtime. On the restart, Truex held ofKyle Larson to win under caution for his third win of the year afterDaniel Suárez,Matt Kenseth, andAustin Dillon crashed coming to the white flag.[81]
Round 19:Overton's 301
Martin Truex Jr. started the race on pole afterKyle Larson's qualifying time was disallowed for failing post-qualifying inspection.Erik Jones cut a tire and hit the wall early in the race. Truex Jr. won Stage 1 of the race. In Stage 2,Kyle Busch took the lead and won the stage.Joey Logano had a tire rub and a mechanical problem that sent him to the garage for several laps. Kyle Busch had two pit road speeding penalties late in the race. On the final restart,Denny Hamlin passedMatt Kenseth, who took two tires on the final pit stop while the other leaders took four tires. Hamlin would hold off Kyle Larson to win the race, his first win of the season as well as the first win of the season forJoe Gibbs Racing.[82]
Round 20:Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400
Kyle Busch started on pole. Busch led all of stage one to win after a wreck byCorey LaJoie, a red flag from thunderstorms, and a blown engine byChase Elliott. Busch continued to dominate and win stage two after a three car wreck withDavid Ragan,Jeffrey Earnhardt, andJ. J. Yeley and a wreck byDale Earnhardt Jr. On the restart after a caution for a wreck fromRicky Stenhouse Jr., Busch andMartin Truex Jr. got together and crashed, ending their respective days and ending Busch's chances of winning three consecutive Brickyard 400's.Matt Kenseth took the lead and led until he had to pit during green flag stops.Brad Keselowski andJimmie Johnson stayed out hoping for a caution. With 10 laps to go,Clint Bowyer andKurt Busch got together and collectedErik Jones andJamie McMurray. On the restart,Kyle Larson crashed and caught fire. On the next restart,Jimmie Johnson got three wide and got loose and crashed into the wall. There were two more wrecks that featuredRyan Blaney,Trevor Bayne,Michael McDowell,Aric Almirola, and others. On the final restart in overtime,Kasey Kahne took the lead from Keselowski and was leading when another big wreck took place after Kahne had passed the overtime line for his first win of the year and his first since2014.[83]
Round 21:Overton's 400
Kyle Busch started on pole. On the opening lap,Matt Kenseth spun and caused others to spin and took outAric Almirola. Busch would win Stage 1 after leading most of the laps. In Stage 2,Jimmie Johnson spun after contact withKasey Kahne.Kyle Larson andRyan Blaney both had problems.Martin Truex Jr. got to the lead, but pitted before the stage ending.Clint Bowyer took the lead and won Stage 2. Truex andDenny Hamlin battled for the lead, but it was Kyle Busch who was able to take the lead fromKevin Harvick and get his first win of the season and his first career win at Pocono.[84]
Round 22:I Love New York 355 at The Glen
Kyle Busch started on pole for the third consecutive race. Busch dominated to win Stage 1. In Stage 2,Chase Elliott ran up front until he had to pit giving the lead toDaniel Suárez and Suarez was able to hold offMartin Truex Jr. to get his first stage win. On the restart, Kyle Busch andBrad Keselowski got together and spun. Also,Landon Cassill had a tire go down which brought out the caution.Danica Patrick would spin after making contact with Kyle Busch. Even with the incident, Keselowski was able to get out front and was able to take the lead from Truex and pulled away as most of the field was trying to save fuel. With three laps to go, Keselowski had to come in for fuel, handing the lead toRyan Blaney, but Blaney ran out of fuel on the next lap give them to lead back to Truex. Truex was able to save enough fuel to hold off a hard-chargingMatt Kenseth for his fourth win of the season.[85]
Round 23:Pure Michigan 400
Brad Keselowski started on pole and immediately pulled away from the field and led all 60 laps to win stage 1. In stage 2, Keselowski led most of the laps.Martin Truex Jr. had to come in early on pit road for a problem and it ended up helping him stay out when everybody else pitted to get his 15th stage win of the season. On the restart,Kasey Kahne andDaniel Suárez made contact with him both of them into the wall. Multiple drivers includingDenny Hamlin andKyle Busch all tried to stay out to win the race on fuel mileage, but they had to pit when a caution came out afterJoey Logano had a tire go down. On the restart,Michael McDowell spun and made contact withPaul Menard which put oil down on the track and put the race under a red flag. After the red flag was lifted in overtime,Kyle Larson zoomed past Truex with fresh tires to take his third win of the season and his third consecutive race at Michigan.[86]
Round 24:Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Erik Jones won his first career pole. Jones started out leading a bunch of laps and battled withKyle Busch andKyle Larson at the end of Stage 1.Brad Keselowski andAric Almirola both had tire problems early and Kyle Busch was able to win Stage 1. In the second stage,Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had a tire go down andAustin Dillon spun and collectedJeffrey Earnhardt.Matt Kenseth, who stayed off pit road, was able to stay out front and win Stage 2. Erik Jones continued leading for most of the third stage, but Kyle Busch was able to get around both Kenseth and Jones and continue to lead and held off the dominant Jones for his second win of the season and also sweeping all three races in a weekend for the second time in his career.[87]
Round 25:Bojangles' Southern 500
Kevin Harvick started on pole. Harvick led early until he lost the lead after the first caution.Kyle Larson,Martin Truex Jr., andDenny Hamlin led the majority of the laps.Clint Bowyer had to exit the race early after mechanical issues.Ricky Stenhouse Jr.,Trevor Bayne,A. J. Allmendinger, and others were involved in incidents. Truex was able to win both the stages and had passedKurt Busch for the lead. In the final stint of the race, Denny Hamlin began closing the gap on the 78 due to fresher tires gained by running longer on his penultimate set (and despite losing time as he missed pit road coming in for his last stop). Hamlin brushed the wall and got intoLandon Cassill in the closing laps, but was able to take the lead after Truex had a tire go down, picking up both his second win of the season and his second at Darlington. Despite losing the race after winning both stages, Martin Truex Jr. clinched the 2017 Regular Season Championship after finishing 8th and leaving with a 107-point lead going into the final race.[88] Days later, it was announced that Hamlin's win had been encumbered due to a penalty when it was discovered that the car had a higher rear-end suspension.[89]
Round 26:Federated Auto Parts 400
Matt Kenseth started on pole.Landon Cassill got into the wall and Kenseth led most of Stage 1, but locked up the breaks and brought out a caution.Kyle Busch won Stage 1 by edging outKyle Larson.Martin Truex Jr. led most of the second stage and won the stage. In the final stage,Danica Patrick spun after contact withAustin Dillon. While under caution, Kenseth got intoClint Bowyer as the field stacked up due to an ambulance at the entry of pit road. Martin Truex Jr. had the lead, but a caution came out with three laps to go afterDerrick Cope got into the wall. In overtime, Truex got into the wall after contact withDenny Hamlin. Kyle Larson was able to hold offJoey Logano as the race ended under caution for his fourth win of the season.Chase Elliott,Jamie McMurray, and Kenseth gained the final three playoff spots.[90]
Round 27:Tales of the Turtles 400
Kyle Busch started on pole. Early in Stage 1,Martin Truex Jr.,Austin Dillon,Ricky Stenhouse Jr.,Matt DiBenedetto,Corey LaJoie, and others got speeding penalties as Busch dominated to win Stage 1. In the second stage, Busch began to fall back after pitting for a loose wheel and getting a penalty.Chase Elliott took the lead fromKevin Harvick and won Stage 2. In the final stage,Jamie McMurray andErik Jones spun and Martin Truex Jr. was able to get out front and pull away from Chase Elliott for his fifth win of the season and advancing to the "Round of 12."[91]
Round 28:ISM Connect 300
Kyle Busch started on pole for the second consecutive week and led early, but it wasMartin Truex Jr. who is able to get by to win stage 1. Coming to the end of the second stage, Truex had the lead, but on the last lapKevin Harvick got into the wall after contact withAustin Dillon and caused a big cloud of smoke and drivers including Truex,Kurt Busch,Dale Earnhardt Jr. andJeffrey Earnhardt all had trouble and Kyle Busch was able to sneak through and was credited for the Stage 2 victory. The final stage was mostly dominated by Kyle Busch as a caution would come out forKasey Kahne after he stopped on the racetrack after receiving a broken track bar. On the restart,David Ragan got into the wall and the caution again came out afterTrevor Bayne got into the wall. After the restart, Kyle Busch was able pull away and hold offKyle Larson for his third win of the season and moving to the next round of the playoffs. Also,Kyle Larson andBrad Keselowski advanced to the next round based on being more than 60 points over the cut line.[92]
Round 29:Apache Warrior 400
Martin Truex Jr. started on pole. Truex andKyle Larson traded the lead for most of Stage 1, but after a red flag caused byJeffrey Earnhardt spinning and hitting the barrels at the entrance to pit road,Brad Keselowski got out front to win the stage. Larson dominated and won the second stage, but had problems that cost him the lead.Chase Elliott took over the lead and dominated the remainder of the race, butKyle Busch got by Elliott coming to the white flag to score his second consecutive win and his fourth win of the season.Austin Dillon,Kasey Kahne,Ryan Newman, andKurt Busch were eliminated from the playoffs.[93]
Round 30:Bank of America 500
Denny Hamlin started on pole. Hamlin led to the competition caution andKevin Harvick took over. Harvick dominated the race by leading the most laps and winning both stages. A few incidents occurred includingRyan Newman hitting the wall withClint Bowyer andJoey Logano andKyle Busch hitting the wall while running near the front. On the final round of green flag pit stops,Martin Truex Jr. got out front.Danica Patrick andDavid Ragan got together for the caution. On the restart,Kurt Busch got intoKyle Larson, causing an overtime restart. On the restart, teammatesA. J. Allmendinger andChris Buescher wrecked as Truex held offChase Elliott for his sixth win of the season and advancing to the Round of 8.[94]
Round 31:Alabama 500
Dale Earnhardt Jr. started on pole for his final career Talladega race.Jamie McMurray andErik Jones got together trying to come to pit road and also collectedJeffrey Earnhardt.Joey Logano led early and dominated the race as teammateBrad Keselowski won the first stage. A wreck happened, butRyan Blaney was able to win the second stage. In the final stage, there were multiple multicar wrecks that took out several top contenders includingKevin Harvick,Clint Bowyer,Ricky Stenhouse Jr.,Kyle Busch,Daniel Suárez, Blaney,Chase Elliott,Kurt Busch,Kyle Larson,Jimmie Johnson, andMartin Truex Jr. On the restart, Keselowski made a last lap pass onRyan Newman to advance in the "Round of 8" for his third win of the season and fifth at Talladega. Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished his career at Talladega with a seventh-place finish.[95]
Round 32:Hollywood Casino 400
Martin Truex Jr. started on pole. Truex led early, but got a restart violation.Kyle Busch was able to win the first stage asKyle Larson blew an engine, taking him out of the playoffs.Denny Hamlin won the second stage on a one lap restart.Jimmie Johnson spun twice, but was able to recover. There was a big wreck that took outErik Jones,Jamie McMurray,Clint Bowyer,Daniel Suárez,Matt Kenseth, and others. Kenseth was disqualified for having too many crew members working on his car after the wreck, taking him out of the playoffs. Martin Truex Jr. was able to regain the lead and held offKurt Busch for his seventh win of the season. McMurray,Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kenseth, and Larson were eliminated from the playoffs.[96]
Round 33:First Data 500
Joey Logano started on pole. Logano led early as there was spins fromRicky Stenhouse Jr.,Ty Dillon,David Ragan, andA. J. Allmendinger.Brad Keselowski was able to win Stage 1 and won Stage 2 after battling withKyle Busch.Kyle Larson got into the wall, taking him out for the second consecutive race.Chase Elliott was out front for the majority of the last 120 laps. Towards the end, Logano spun after having a flat tire after a collision withKyle Busch. On the restart, Keselowski was leading, but Elliott moved Keselowski up the track to take the lead with 4 laps to go. Elliott was leading with less than 3 laps to go, but spun coming to 2 laps to go after contact withDenny Hamlin, sending the race to overtime. On the restart, Kyle Busch moved Hamlin up the track coming to the white flag to take the lead.Ryan Blaney got into Hamlin as they battled for 3rd and 4th in the final corner and both spun and caused a huge pile-up behind Kyle Busch who edgedMartin Truex Jr. for his fifth win of the season and second at Martinsville to punch his ticket to the "Championship 4" for α third consecutive year.[97]
Round 34:AAA Texas 500
Kurt Busch won the pole with a new track record.Kyle Busch andBrad Keselowski made contact early, cutting the tire of Keselowski's car and causing damage to Busch's car.Denny Hamlin and others led early asKevin Harvick won the first stage.Kyle Larson dominated the second stage to win. During the final stage,Daniel Suárez spun after contact withKasey Kahne.Dale Earnhardt Jr. was running well in his final Texas race until he suffered a broken hub and went to the garage. Larson made heavy contact with the wall, bringing out a red flag forseveral minutes. On the restart,Martin Truex Jr. took the lead from Hamlin, but ran into problems late in the race. Kevin Harvick took the lead from Truex and led the final nine laps for his second win of the season and first career win at Texas to clinch a "Championship 4" spot, while Truex Jr. clinched a spot based on points.[98]
Round 35:Can-Am 500
Ryan Blaney started on pole.Kyle Larson managed to pass Blaney to win Stage 1, though engine problems forced Larson out of the race for the fourth consecutive time.Jimmie Johnson blew a tire, causing severe damage to his car and forcing him out of the playoffs.Denny Hamlin took the lead and dominated the second stage, leading the most laps and winning Stage 2. Hamlin stayed out front for most of the first half of Stage 3, before having a problem on pit road which dropped him to 2nd behindMatt Kenseth. Playoff drivers Hamlin andChase Elliott were racing for the final spot in the "Championship 4" late when Elliott – still bitter over their altercation at Martinsville 2 weeks previously – drove Hamlin up the track and put him into the wall. Hamlin had a tire go down because of this contact and got into the wall, ending his Championship hopes. Elliot led into the closing laps, but was passed by Kenseth. Kenseth held off Elliott for his first win of the season, second at Phoenix, and final career win.Brad Keselowski clinched the final Championship 4 spot as Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, and Jimmie Johnson were eliminated from the playoffs.[99]
Round 36:Ford EcoBoost 400
Denny Hamlin started on pole.Kyle Larson dominated the race, leading the most laps and winning both stages.Joey Gase got into the wall andDanica Patrick, in her final full-time Cup race, crashed along withKasey Kahne.Martin Truex Jr. dominated the second half of the race and held offKyle Busch for his eighth win of the season and won his first MENCS championship.Dale Earnhardt Jr., in his final Cup start, finished 25th.[100]
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time.Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led.1 – Stage 1 winner.2 – Stage 2 winner.3 – Stage 3 winner.[N 1]1–10 - Regular season top 10 finishers.
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | KAN | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | CLT | TAL | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts. | Stage | Bonus | |||
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| D1 | D2 | 500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 7‡ | 13 | 8 | 1*12 | 11 | 42 | 161 | 8 | 82 | 10 | 35 | 1* | 3*2 | 312 | 6 | 612 | 37*1 | 34 | 1*12 | 3*1 | 33 | 3 | 1* | 22 | 21 | 812 | 20*2 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 3 | 1 | 5040 | – | 691 | ||
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 381 | 16 | 22 | 3* | 8 | 2* | 15 | 35 | 16 | 3* | 51 | 21 | 16 | 9*1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 122 | 34*12 | 1*1 | 71 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 91 | 15*1 | 1*2 | 1 | 29 | 27 | 10*1 | 1* | 19 | 7 | 2 | 5035 | – | 422 | ||
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 22*2 | 9*12 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 3*12 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5033 | – | 174 | ||
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 4* | 27 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 71 | 2 | 39 | 38 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 31*1 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17*1 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 101 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 412 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 5030 | – | 266 | ||
| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs cut-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | KAN | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | CLT | TAL | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts. | Stage | Bonus | |||
| D1 | D2 | 500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 122 | 10 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 38 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 2* | 2 | 16 | 4 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2377 | 95 | 67 | ||
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 17 | 38 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 112 | 23 | 53 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1* | 5 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 35*2 | 9 | 2353 | 89 | 335 | ||
| 7 | Matt Kenseth | 5 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 23*1 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 272 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 42 | 6 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2344 | 71 | 58 | ||
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1*1 | 17 | 2 | 6*1 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 2* | 72 | 1* | 26 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 33 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 14* | 1 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 37 | 372 | 401 | 3*12 | 2320 | 98 | 343 | ||
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | 20 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 25 | 12*12 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 24 | 32 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 182 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 2305 | 58 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 13 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 132 | 12 | 40 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 27 | 2260 | 42 | 1710 | ||
| 11 | Austin Dillon | 5 | 19 | 32 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 18 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 7 | 39 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2224 | 10 | 5 | ||
| 12 | Jamie McMurray | 2 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 38 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 2224 | 27 | 39 | ||
| 13 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 13 | 31 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 29 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 2222 | 14 | 10 | ||
| 14 | Kurt Busch | 3 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 8 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 2217 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 15 | Kasey Kahne | 14 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 38 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 17 | 35 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 38 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 2198 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 16 | Ryan Newman | 8 | 21 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 2196 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 17 | Joey Logano | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 311 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 37 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 37 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 4* | 21 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 930 | 160 | 1 | ||
| 18 | Clint Bowyer | 2 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 62 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 871 | 93 | 1 | ||
| 19 | Erik Jones(R) | 19 | 39 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 38 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2* | 5 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 863 | 162 | – | ||
| 20 | Daniel Suárez(R) | 11 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 37 | 15 | 38 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 34 | 777 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 21 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 6* | 37 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 12 | 37 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 668 | 44 | – | ||
| 22 | Trevor Bayne | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 27 | 23 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 28 | 38 | 19 | 660 | 20 | – | ||
| 23 | Paul Menard | 20 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 36 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 35 | 13 | 33 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 631 | 6 | – | ||
| 24 | Ty Dillon(R) | 10 | 30 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 36 | 13 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 26 | 593 | 5 | – | ||
| 25 | Chris Buescher | 16 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 37 | 20 | 564 | – | – | ||
| 26 | Michael McDowell | 12 | 15 | 29 | 18 | 24 | 33 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 35 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 542 | 11 | – | ||
| 27 | A. J. Allmendinger | 4‡ | 3 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 40 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 531 | 21 | – | ||
| 28 | Danica Patrick | 7 | 33 | 17 | 36 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 36 | 18 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 21 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 37 | 511 | 24 | – | ||
| 29 | Aric Almirola | 8 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 502 | – | – | |||||||||
| 30 | David Ragan | 11 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 31 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 38 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 17 | 447 | 9 | – | ||
| 31 | Landon Cassill | 15 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 25 | 35 | 21 | 39 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 382 | – | – | ||
| 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | 14 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 31 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 32 | 37 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 31 | 22 | 39 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 363 | – | – | ||
| 33 | Cole Whitt | 10 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 39 | 34 | 38 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 29 | 33 | 23 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 28 | 322 | – | – | ||
| 34 | Gray Gaulding(R) | 37 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 20 | 34 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 38 | 33 | 36 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 40 | Wth | 164 | – | – | |||||||||||
| 35 | Reed Sorenson | 21 | DNQ | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 33 | 40 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 38 | 39 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 39 | 31 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 150 | – | – | |||||||||
| 36 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 18 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 40 | 27 | 35 | 28 | 33 | 40 | 27 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 29 | 33 | 26 | 36 | 35 | 40 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 30 | 38 | 26 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 145 | – | – | ||||
| 37 | Derrike Cope | 36 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 39 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 39 | 32 | 36 | Wth | 40 | 32 | 42 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Michael Waltrip | 17 | 8 | 29 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | D. J. Kennington | 15 | 36 | DNQ | 38 | 33 | 26 | 17 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Billy Johnson | 22 | 15 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Boris Said | 29 | 30 | 15 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Gary Klutt | 31 | 6 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Cody Ware | 39 | 35 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 6 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Alon Day | 32 | 5 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Kyle Weatherman | 35 | 34 | 5 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Kevin O'Connell | 33 | 4 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Tommy Regan | 34 | 3 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Hermie Sadler | 34 | 3 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos. | Driver | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | MAR | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | KAN | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | CHI | NHA | DOV | CLT | TAL | KAN | MAR | TEX | PHO | HOM | Pts. | Stage | Bonus | |||
| D1 | D2 | 500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | Brendan Gaughan | 19 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Bubba Wallace | 26 | 19 | 15 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Corey LaJoie | 18 | 24 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 25 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 36 | 27 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 31 | 31 | |||||||||
| 52 | Timmy Hill | 21 | DNQ | 37 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 34 | Wth | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 14 | DNQ | 39 | 40 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Elliott Sadler | 16 | 20 | 17 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 54 | Ross Chastain | 20 | 38 | Wth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Joey Gase | 17 | 23 | 21 | 36 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 56 | Regan Smith | 22 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 57 | Ryan Sieg | 26 | 33 | 40 | 27 | 32 | Wth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | J. J. Yeley | 27 | 26 | 37 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 59 | David Starr | 38 | 28 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | B. J. McLeod | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 61 | Brett Moffitt | 32 | 32 | 37 | 32 | 33 | 39 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 62 | Carl Long | 31 | 33 | Wth | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 63 | Stephen Leicht | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | Ray Black Jr. | 40 | 34 | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | Josh Bilicki | 36 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | Mark Thompson | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | Justin Marks | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Hemric | QL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ –Allmendinger andTruex lost their Duel points for failing post-race inspection. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota | 16 | 1292 |
| 2 | Ford | 10 | 1254 |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 10 | 1247 |
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 3M Hard Charger Award | Kasey Kahne (Segment 1) Aric Almirola (Segment 2) |
| American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award | Kyle Larson |
| Coors Light Pole Award | Kyle Busch |
| Ingersoll Rand Power Move Award | Daniel Suárez |
| MAHLE Engine Builder Award | Toyota Racing Development |
| Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew | #19Joe Gibbs Racing (Q1) #22Team Penske (Q2) |
| MOOG Go the Extra Mile Award | Tony Gibson |
| Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap Award | Kyle Busch |
| NASCAR Rookie of the Year | Erik Jones |
| Most Popular Driver | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| Mobil 1 Driver of the Year | Kyle Larson |
