Race Lineup
The official 2017 Quaker State 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Kentucky Speedway.
Quaker State 400
Saturday, July 8th, 2017
Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 267
- Laps Actual: 274 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 138.604
- Cautions: 9 for 39 laps
- Lead Changes: 9
- Green Flag Passes: 1,329 (5.7 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 190.282 | 28.379 | 0.000 | Snickers | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 2 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 190.194 | 28.392 | 0.013 | Furniture Row/Denver Mattress | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 3 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 189.740 | 28.460 | 0.081 | Circle K | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 4 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 189.713 | 28.464 | 0.085 | Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 189.687 | 28.468 | 0.089 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 6 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 189.560 | 28.487 | 0.108 | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 189.553 | 28.488 | 0.109 | Busch Light | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 189.321 | 28.523 | 0.144 | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 9 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 189.288 | 28.528 | 0.149 | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 189.215 | 28.539 | 0.160 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 189.109 | 28.555 | 0.176 | Shell Pennzoil/Autotrader | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 12 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 188.844 | 28.595 | 0.216 | NAPA | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 13 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 188.772 | 28.606 | 0.227 | Nationwide Children's Hospital | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 14 | 77 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 188.752 | 28.609 | 0.230 | SiriusXM | Furniture Row Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 15 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 188.686 | 28.619 | 0.240 | Monster Energy / Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 16 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 188.587 | 28.634 | 0.255 | Rush Truck Centers | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 17 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Ford | 188.442 | 28.656 | 0.277 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 18 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 188.311 | 28.676 | 0.297 | Fifth Third Bank | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 19 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 188.311 | 28.676 | 0.297 | Roush Performance | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 20 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Ford | 187.520 | 28.797 | 0.418 | Nature's Bakery/Feeding Americ… | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 21 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 186.265 | 28.991 | 0.612 | WRL General Contractors | Leavine Family Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 22 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 186.194 | 29.002 | 0.623 | Breyers | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 23 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 186.123 | 29.013 | 0.634 | Mountain Dew | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 24 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 185.899 | 29.048 | 0.669 | Sylvania/Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Matt Borland |
| 25 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 185.561 | 29.101 | 0.722 | Dow | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 26 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 185.382 | 29.129 | 0.750 | Dockside Logistics | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 184.799 | 29.221 | 0.842 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 28 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 184.754 | 29.228 | 0.849 | Kroger ClickList | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Ernie Cope |
| 29 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 184.634 | 29.247 | 0.868 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 30 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 183.880 | 29.367 | 0.988 | Unsponsored | Go Fas Racing | Gene Nead |
| 31 | 83 | Ryan Sieg | Toyota | 181.647 | 29.728 | 1.349 | JAS Trucking | Bk Racing | Doug Richert |
| 32 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 181.269 | 29.790 | 1.411 | RTIC Coolers | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 33 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 180.475 | 29.921 | 1.542 | Losers Bar & Grill | Premium Motorsports | Mark Hillman |
| 34 | Joey Gase | 179.623 | 30.063 | 1.684 | |||||
| 35 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 178.849 | 30.193 | 1.814 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 36 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 177.995 | 30.338 | 1.959 | Hulu | Circle Sport | Frankie Stoddard |
| 37 | 51 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 177.107 | 30.490 | 2.111 | Unsponsored | Rick Ware Racing | Tony Furr |
| 38 | Timmy Hill | 176.794 | 30.544 | 2.165 | |||||
| 39 | 55 | Gray Gaulding | Chevrolet | 176.453 | 30.603 | 2.224 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 40 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 28.379 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |