Race Lineup
The official 2017 AAA Texas 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Texas Motor Speedway.
AAA Texas 500
Sunday, November 5th, 2017
Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 334
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 143.234
- Cautions: 8 for 40 laps
- Lead Changes: 27
- Green Flag Passes: 2,391 (8.1 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 200.915 | 26.877 | 0.000 | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 200.617 | 26.917 | 0.040 | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 200.378 | 26.949 | 0.072 | Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 4 | 77 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 200.326 | 26.956 | 0.079 | Sport Clips | Furniture Row Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 200.252 | 26.966 | 0.089 | M&M's Caramel | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 6 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 199.593 | 27.055 | 0.178 | Stanley | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 7 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 199.431 | 27.077 | 0.200 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 8 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 199.380 | 27.084 | 0.207 | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 198.727 | 27.173 | 0.296 | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 198.478 | 27.207 | 0.330 | Wurth | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 11 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 198.143 | 27.253 | 0.376 | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 12 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 198.078 | 27.262 | 0.385 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 13 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 197.694 | 27.315 | 0.438 | Cessna | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 14 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Ford | 197.643 | 27.322 | 0.445 | Aspen Dental $10M for Veterans | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 197.534 | 27.337 | 0.460 | Winter in PyeongChang | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 16 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 197.469 | 27.346 | 0.469 | Kroger ClickList | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 17 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 197.441 | 27.350 | 0.473 | Unsponsored | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 197.267 | 27.374 | 0.497 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 19 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 197.102 | 27.397 | 0.520 | Great Clips / Justice League | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 20 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 196.528 | 27.477 | 0.600 | Rush Truck Centers / Mobil Delvac 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 21 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 196.221 | 27.520 | 0.643 | Atlas / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Matt Borland |
| 22 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 195.645 | 27.601 | 0.724 | Love's Travel Stops / SpeedCo | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 23 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 194.196 | 27.807 | 0.930 | Rohto Jolt Eye Drops | Leavine Family Racing | Jon Leonard |
| 24 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 194.175 | 27.810 | 0.933 | TheHouse.com | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 25 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 195.150 | 27.671 | 0.794 | Grainger | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 26 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 194.770 | 27.725 | 0.848 | Bush's Chili Beans | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 193.924 | 27.846 | 0.969 | GEICO Military | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 28 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 193.903 | 27.849 | 0.972 | Can-Am / Kappa | Go Fas Racing | Gene Nead |
| 29 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 191.877 | 28.143 | 1.266 | TriStar Motorsports | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 30 | 7 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 188.042 | 28.717 | 1.840 | DonateLifeTexas.org | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin |
| 31 | 51 | Ray Black II | Chevrolet | 187.104 | 28.861 | 1.984 | Scuba Life | Rick Ware Racing | Jonas Bell |
| 32 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 187.007 | 28.876 | 1.999 | Hulu | Circle Sport | Eddie Pardue |
| 33 | 66 | David Starr | Chevrolet | 181.794 | 29.704 | 2.827 | Moore Freight Service | Motorsports Business Management | George Church |
| 34 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 26.877 | Hooters | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 35 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 26.877 | XFINITY Team USA | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 36 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 26.877 | AAA | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 37 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 26.877 | AdvoCare | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 38 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 26.877 | Low T Centers | Premium Motorsports | Tommy Baldwin |
| 39 | 23 | Corey Lajoie | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 26.877 | Dr Pepper | Bk Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 40 | 83 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 26.877 | Earthwater | Bk Racing | Doug Richert |