Race Lineup
The official 2017 Kobalt 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Kobalt 400
Sunday, March 12th, 2017
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
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- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 267
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 136.032
- Cautions: 6 for 34 laps
- Lead Changes: 14
- Green Flag Passes: 1,982 (8.5 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 193.680 | 27.881 | 0.000 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 2 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 193.458 | 27.913 | 0.032 | Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Boats | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 3 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 193.410 | 27.920 | 0.039 | Motorcraft | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 4 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 193.389 | 27.923 | 0.042 | DeWalt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 193.161 | 27.956 | 0.075 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 193.140 | 27.959 | 0.078 | Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 7 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 193.133 | 27.960 | 0.079 | Liftmaster | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 8 | 77 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 192.369 | 28.071 | 0.190 | 5-Hour Energy Extra Strength | Furniture Row Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 192.362 | 28.072 | 0.191 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 10 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 192.362 | 28.072 | 0.191 | Credit One Bank / Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 11 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 191.966 | 28.130 | 0.249 | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 12 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 191.042 | 28.266 | 0.385 | NAPA | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 13 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 192.623 | 28.034 | 0.153 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 192.431 | 28.062 | 0.181 | Valvoline / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Matt Borland |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 192.356 | 28.073 | 0.192 | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 192.267 | 28.086 | 0.205 | Kobalt | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 17 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 192.089 | 28.112 | 0.231 | Monster Energy / Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 192.068 | 28.115 | 0.234 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 19 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 191.700 | 28.169 | 0.288 | Mobil 1 AP | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 20 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 191.639 | 28.178 | 0.297 | Performance Plus Motor Oil | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 21 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 191.523 | 28.195 | 0.314 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 22 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 191.029 | 28.268 | 0.387 | Unsponsored | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 23 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 190.638 | 28.326 | 0.445 | Kroger Clicklist | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 24 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 188.864 | 28.592 | 0.711 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 25 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 190.570 | 28.336 | 0.455 | Natural Light | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 26 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 190.402 | 28.361 | 0.480 | WRL General Contractors | Leavine Family Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 27 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 190.208 | 28.390 | 0.509 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 28 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Ford | 189.954 | 28.428 | 0.547 | Aspen Dental | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 29 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 189.553 | 28.488 | 0.607 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 30 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 189.401 | 28.511 | 0.630 | Smithfield Foods | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 31 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 187.813 | 28.752 | 0.871 | Can-Am / Kappa | Go Fas Racing | Gene Nead |
| 32 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 186.716 | 28.921 | 1.040 | Juice Battery | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 33 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 185.752 | 29.071 | 1.190 | Florida Lottery | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 34 | 83 | Corey Lajoie | Toyota | 185.554 | 29.102 | 1.221 | JAS Expedited Trucking | Bk Racing | Doug Richert |
| 35 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 185.008 | 29.188 | 1.307 | Schluter Systems | Bk Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 36 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 182.624 | 29.569 | 1.688 | Little Joes Autos / Curtis Key Plum… | Circle Sport | Pat Tryson |
| 37 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 180.301 | 29.950 | 2.069 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Mark Hillman |
| 38 | 55 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | 177.468 | 30.428 | 2.547 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 39 | 51 | Timmy Hill | Chevrolet | 174.876 | 30.879 | 2.998 | Unsponsored | Rick Ware Racing | Joe Lax |