Race Lineup
The official 2017 Bojangles' Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Darlington Raceway.
Bojangles' Southern 500
Sunday, September 3rd, 2017
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 132.761
- Cautions: 8 for 38 laps
- Lead Changes: 20
- Green Flag Passes: 1,823 (5.5 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 177.730 | 27.669 | 0.000 | Busch Beer | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 2 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 177.077 | 27.771 | 0.102 | Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER BOATS | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 176.682 | 27.833 | 0.164 | M&M's Caramel | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 176.568 | 27.851 | 0.182 | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 5 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 176.422 | 27.874 | 0.205 | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 176.107 | 27.924 | 0.255 | Miller Genuine Draft | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 176.037 | 27.935 | 0.266 | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 176.006 | 27.940 | 0.271 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 175.918 | 27.954 | 0.285 | Sport Clips | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 10 | 77 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 175.403 | 28.036 | 0.367 | 5-Hour Energy Extra Strength | Furniture Row Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 11 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 175.372 | 28.041 | 0.372 | Circle K | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 12 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 175.022 | 28.097 | 0.428 | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 175.830 | 27.968 | 0.299 | American Ethanol | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 175.391 | 28.038 | 0.369 | Fifth Third Bank | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 15 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 175.328 | 28.048 | 0.379 | STP | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 16 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 175.291 | 28.054 | 0.385 | Carolina Ford Dealers | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 17 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 175.060 | 28.091 | 0.422 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 175.022 | 28.097 | 0.428 | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 19 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 174.948 | 28.109 | 0.440 | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 20 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 174.910 | 28.115 | 0.446 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 21 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 174.662 | 28.155 | 0.486 | Dutch Boy / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Matt Borland |
| 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 174.618 | 28.162 | 0.493 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 23 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 174.007 | 28.261 | 0.592 | Great Clips | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 24 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 173.712 | 28.309 | 0.640 | AdvoCare | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 25 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 174.804 | 28.132 | 0.463 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 26 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 174.718 | 28.146 | 0.477 | Camping World / Good Sam | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 27 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 174.556 | 28.172 | 0.503 | Cheerios | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 28 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 174.482 | 28.184 | 0.515 | Keen Parts / Corvetteparts.net | Go Fas Racing | Gene Nead |
| 29 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 173.761 | 28.301 | 0.632 | Kroger ClickList | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 30 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 173.705 | 28.310 | 0.641 | WRL General Contractors | Leavine Family Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 31 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 172.978 | 28.429 | 0.760 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 32 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 171.824 | 28.620 | 0.951 | Xchange of America | Premium Motorsports | Tommy Baldwin |
| 33 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Ford | 171.758 | 28.631 | 0.962 | Ford Credit | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 34 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 171.458 | 28.681 | 1.012 | TriStar Motorsports | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 35 | 23 | Corey Lajoie | Toyota | 171.441 | 28.684 | 1.015 | Dr Pepper | Bk Racing | Randy Cox |
| 36 | 83 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 170.958 | 28.765 | 1.096 | Champion Machinery | Bk Racing | Doug Richert |
| 37 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 170.301 | 28.876 | 1.207 | Hulu | Circle Sport | Eddie Pardue |
| 38 | 55 | Derrike Cope | Toyota | 167.425 | 29.372 | 1.703 | Mane 'n Tail | Premium Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 39 | 51 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 166.326 | 29.566 | 1.897 | Bubba Burger/Pray for Texas | Rick Ware Racing | Tony Furr |
| 40 | 66 | Carl Long | Chevrolet | 165.592 | 29.697 | 2.028 | CrashClaimsR.US | Motorsports Business Management | George Church |