2017 AAA Texas 500

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

Entry list

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

First practice

Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.009 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

Kurt Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.877 and a speed of .

Qualifying results

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Kurt Busch was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.159 seconds and a speed of .

Final practice

Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.203 seconds and a speed of .

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage 1 Laps: 85

Stage 2 Laps: 85

Final stage results

Stage 3 Laps: 164

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 13 among different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 8 for 40
• Red flags: 1 for 10 minutes and 29 seconds
• Time of race: 3 hours, 29 minutes, 52 seconds
• Average speed:

Media

Television

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

Radio

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

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings

• <small>Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.</small>

References