Race Lineup
The official 2017 GEICO 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.
GEICO 500
Sunday, May 7th, 2017
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Laps Actual: 191 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 145.669
- Cautions: 8 for 33 laps
- Lead Changes: 26
- Green Flag Passes: 16,440 (104.1 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 191.547 | 49.993 | 0.000 | Fifth Third Bank | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 2 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 190.780 | 50.194 | 0.201 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 190.427 | 50.287 | 0.294 | Fitzgerald Glider Kits | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 190.177 | 50.353 | 0.360 | Circle K | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 5 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 190.155 | 50.359 | 0.366 | AdvoCare | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 190.023 | 50.394 | 0.401 | Jimmy John's | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 7 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 190.011 | 50.397 | 0.404 | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 8 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 189.921 | 50.421 | 0.428 | Unsponsored | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 9 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 189.643 | 50.495 | 0.502 | Valvoline / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Matt Borland |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 189.582 | 50.511 | 0.518 | Skittles Red, White & Blue | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 189.470 | 50.541 | 0.548 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 189.077 | 50.646 | 0.653 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 13 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 189.350 | 50.573 | 0.580 | Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Boats | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 14 | 77 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 189.313 | 50.583 | 0.590 | ToyotaCare | Furniture Row Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 15 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 189.286 | 50.590 | 0.597 | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 16 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 189.256 | 50.598 | 0.605 | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 17 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 189.036 | 50.657 | 0.664 | Haas-Automation Demo Days | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 18 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 189.036 | 50.657 | 0.664 | Dow Intellifresh | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 19 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 189.021 | 50.661 | 0.668 | UniFirst | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 20 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 188.961 | 50.677 | 0.684 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 21 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 188.448 | 50.815 | 0.822 | Share an Ice Cold Coke | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 22 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 188.345 | 50.843 | 0.850 | Fresh From Florida | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 23 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 188.219 | 50.877 | 0.884 | McDonald's $1 Any Size Soft Dr… | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 24 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 187.901 | 50.963 | 0.970 | Winn-Dixie | Leavine Family Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 25 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 187.883 | 50.968 | 0.975 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 26 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 187.794 | 50.992 | 0.999 | EJ Wade Foundation | Go Fas Racing | Gene Nead |
| 27 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 187.776 | 50.997 | 1.004 | Kroger Clicklist | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 28 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 187.416 | 51.095 | 1.102 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 29 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 187.405 | 51.098 | 1.105 | Camping World / Good Sam | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 30 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 187.361 | 51.110 | 1.117 | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 31 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Ford | 186.995 | 51.210 | 1.217 | Aspen Dental | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 32 | 175 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 186.155 | 51.441 | 1.448 | Beard Oil Distributing | Beard Oil Motorsports | Darren Shaw |
| 33 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 186.119 | 51.451 | 1.458 | Xchange of America | Premium Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 34 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 186.047 | 51.471 | 1.478 | Bush's Beans | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 35 | 7 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | 185.895 | 51.513 | 1.520 | Golden Corral | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Kenneth Davis |
| 36 | 83 | Corey Lajoie | Toyota | 185.144 | 51.722 | 1.729 | Dustless Blasting | Bk Racing | Randy Cox |
| 37 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 184.172 | 51.995 | 2.002 | SunFrog.com | Bk Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 38 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 183.807 | 52.098 | 2.105 | RTIC Coolers | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 39 | 15 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 183.353 | 52.227 | 2.234 | Sparks Energy | Premium Motorsports | Mark Hillman |
| 40 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 182.699 | 52.414 | 2.421 | Unsponsored | Circle Sport | Pat Tryson |