| 2017 Alabama 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 31 of 36 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | Not Disclosed | Race Date: | Oct 15, 2017 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .210 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 47Min 52Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 30 Among / 16 Drivers | Average Speed: | 131.677 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 47 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Brad Keselowski B. Keselowski | Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Ford | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Paul Wolfe | Crew Chief: | Greg Ives | |||||
| Laps Led: | 7 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 190.544 MPH | |||||
| Official 2017 Alabama 500 Results |
|---|
| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running |  | 59 | 188 | 7 |
| 2 | 27 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Caterpillar | Running |  | 35 | 188 | 3 |
| 3 | 10 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Liberty National | Running | | 36 | 188 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Running | | 42 | 188 | 59 |
| 5 | 26 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Running | | 32 | 188 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Running |  | 32 | 188 | 4 |
| 7 | 1 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Mountain Dew | Running | | 30 | 188 | 7 |
| 8 | 11 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Running | | 30 | 188 | 5 |
| 9 | 39 | 83 | Gray Gaulding (R) | Dustless Blasting | Running | | 28 | 188 | 0 |
| 10 | 33 | 38 | David Ragan | Juice Batteries | Running | | 27 | 188 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 13 | Ty Dillon (R) | GEICO | Running | | 26 | 188 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 27 | Paul Menard | Knauf / Menards | Running | | 25 | 188 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 42 | Kyle Larson | First Data | Running | | 24 | 187 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Flexvolt | Running | | 23 | 187 | 7 |
| 15 | 14 | 19 | Daniel Suarez (R) | Camping World | Accident | | 22 | 184 | 11 |
| 16 | 2 | 24 | Chase Elliott | NAPA | Accident | | 28 | 182 | 26 |
| 17 | 28 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Bush's Chili Beans | Accident | | 20 | 182 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Accident | | 37 | 177 | 27 |
| 19 | 35 | 75 | Brendan Gaughan (I) | Beard Motorsports | Accident | | 0 | 177 | 6 |
| 20 | 22 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light Outdoors | Accident | | 20 | 176 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Aspen Dental | Accident | | 16 | 175 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger Click List | Accident | | 15 | 172 | 1 |
| 23 | 21 | 78 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats | Accident | | 14 | 171 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Parked | | 23 | 171 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy / Haas Automation | Accident | | 21 | 171 | 3 |
| 26 | 5 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | SunnyD | Accident | | 18 | 171 | 6 |
| 27 | 16 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Caramel | Accident | | 12 | 171 | 4 |
| 28 | 30 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Love's Travel Stops/ CSX Play It Safe | Accident | | 9 | 171 | 0 |
| 29 | 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | American Ethanol | Accident | | 13 | 171 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 95 | Michael McDowell | K-LOVE Radio | Accident | | 11 | 171 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Can-Am / Wholey | Parked | | 6 | 171 | 12 |
| 32 | 37 | 23 | Joey Gase (I) | Dr Pepper | Accident | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 33 | 40 | 55 | D.J. Kennington | Dirt And Rock | Accident | | 4 | 164 | 0 |
| 34 | 38 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Accident | | 3 | 155 | 0 |
| 35 | 7 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Haas Automation | Accident | | 15 | 155 | 0 |
| 36 | 23 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | 5-hour Energy Extra Strength | Accident | | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| 37 | 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | CESSNA | Accident | | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| 38 | 34 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Hulu | Accident | | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| 39 | 36 | 15 | Mark Thompson | Phoenix Air | Accident | | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 40 | 31 | 7 | Justin Marks | Golden Corral / Katerra | Accident | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
