Race Lineup
The official 2017 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Texas Motor Speedway.
O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
Sunday, April 9th, 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: 147.137
- Cautions: 8 for 35 laps
- Lead Changes: 16
- Green Flag Passes: 1,978 (6.6 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 198.405 | 27.217 | 0.000 | Jimmy John's | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 2 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 198.020 | 27.270 | 0.053 | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 198.020 | 27.270 | 0.053 | Haas-Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 197.759 | 27.306 | 0.089 | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 197.563 | 27.333 | 0.116 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 196.492 | 27.482 | 0.265 | Sherwin-Williams Emerald | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 7 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 196.421 | 27.492 | 0.275 | Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Boats | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 8 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 196.299 | 27.509 | 0.292 | Unsponsored | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 9 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 195.525 | 27.618 | 0.401 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 10 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 195.002 | 27.692 | 0.475 | Monster Energy / Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 11 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 194.517 | 27.761 | 0.544 | Ford EcoBoost | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 12 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 192.082 | 28.113 | 0.896 | Performance Plus Motor Oil | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 13 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 194.925 | 27.703 | 0.486 | WRL General Contractors | Leavine Family Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 14 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 194.847 | 27.714 | 0.497 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 15 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 194.707 | 27.734 | 0.517 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 16 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 194.377 | 27.781 | 0.564 | Kroger Clicklist | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Ernie Cope |
| 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 194.084 | 27.823 | 0.606 | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 193.861 | 27.855 | 0.638 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 19 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Ford | 193.715 | 27.876 | 0.659 | TaxAct | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 20 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 193.292 | 27.937 | 0.720 | Stanley | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 21 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 192.458 | 28.058 | 0.841 | Camping World / Good Sam | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 22 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 191.123 | 28.254 | 1.037 | Dutch Boy / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Matt Borland |
| 23 | 83 | Corey Lajoie | Toyota | 188.719 | 28.614 | 1.397 | Dustless Blasting | Bk Racing | Ryan Dubois |
| 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 193.251 | 27.943 | 0.726 | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 25 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 190.550 | 28.339 | 1.122 | Dow | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 26 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 190.335 | 28.371 | 1.154 | Can-Am / Kappa | Go Fas Racing | Gene Nead |
| 27 | 7 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 189.793 | 28.452 | 1.235 | Accell Construction, Inc. | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Kenneth Davis |
| 28 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 189.195 | 28.542 | 1.325 | RTIC Coolers | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 29 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 188.265 | 28.683 | 1.466 | Dr Pepper | Bk Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 30 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 188.186 | 28.695 | 1.478 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Mark Hillman |
| 31 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 182.852 | 29.532 | 2.315 | Little Joes Autos / Curtis Key Plum… | Circle Sport | Pat Tryson |
| 32 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 27.217 | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 33 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 27.217 | NAPA | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 34 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 27.217 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 35 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 27.217 | Farmers Insurance | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 36 | 77 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 27.217 | 5-Hour ENERGY Extra Strength | Furniture Row Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 37 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 27.217 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 38 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 27.217 | Scott Products | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 39 | 51 | Timmy Hill | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 27.217 | Unsponsored | Rick Ware Racing | Joe Lax |
| 40 | 55 | Derrike Cope | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 27.217 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |