2017 Bank of America 500

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 30 of 36 in the2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The 2017 Bank of America 500 program cover, featuring a tribute toDale Earnhardt Jr. Artwork was made by former NASCAR artistSam Bass. "Dreams"
Date	October 8, 2017 (2017-10-08)
Location	Charlotte Motor Speedway inConcord, North Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Distance	337 laps, 505.5 mi (808.8 km)
Scheduled distance	334 laps, 501 mi (801.6 km)
Average speed	139.128 miles per hour (223.905 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	28.184
Most laps led
Driver	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps	149
Winner
No. 78	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
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 Bank of America 500 was aMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Seriesrace that was held on October 8, 2017, atCharlotte Motor Speedway inConcord, North Carolina. Contested over 337 laps—extended from 334 laps due to anovertime finish, on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 30th race of the2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, fourth race of the Playoffs, and first race of the Round of 12.

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a motorsports complex located inConcord, North Carolina,United States. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km)quad-oval track that hostsNASCAR racing including the prestigiousCoca-Cola 600 onMemorial Day weekend, theSprint All-Star Race, and theBank of America 500. The speedway was built in 1959 byBruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in theCharlotte area. The track is owned and operated bySpeedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI) withMarcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.

The 2,000 acres (810 ha) complex also features a state-of-the-art quarter mile (0.40 km)drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway. It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States and hostsNHRA events. Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including theWorld of Outlaws finals among other popular racing events.

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.113 seconds and a speed of 192.082 mph (309.126 km/h).^[9]

Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.184 and a speed of 191.598 mph (308.347 km/h).^[10]

Both practice sessions for Saturday were canceled due to rain.^[11]

Stage 1Laps: 90

Stage 2Laps: 90

Stage 3Laps: 154

• Lead changes: 8 among different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 10 for 44
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 38 minutes and 0 seconds
• Average speed: 139.128 miles per hour (223.905 km/h)

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side.Rick Allen andDale Jarrett had the call in the regular booth for the race.Jeff Burton andSteve Letarte had the call in the NBC's Stock Car Smarts Booth for the race.Dave Burns,Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider andKelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

ThePerformance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Martin Truex Jr. 3,106 1 2 Kyle Larson 3,072 (–34) 3 3 Kevin Harvick 3,069 (–37) 6 4 Chase Elliott 3,059 (–47) 2 5 Denny Hamlin 3,056 (–50) 4 6 Kyle Busch 3,055 (–51) 2 7 Jimmie Johnson 3,051 (–55) 4 8 Jamie McMurray 3,044 (–62) 2 9 Matt Kenseth 3,043 (–63) 6 10 Brad Keselowski 3,042 (–64) 2 11 Ryan Blaney 3,039 (–67) 4 12 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 3,034 (–72) 1 13 Austin Dillon 2,086 (–1,020) 1 14 Kasey Kahne 2,074 (–1,032) 1 15 Kurt Busch 2,068 (–1,038) 3 16 Ryan Newman 2,068 (–1,038) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 1,066 2 Chevrolet 1,055 (–11) 3 Ford 1,041 (–25) Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

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