2017 Bank of America 500


The 2017 Bank of America 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 8, 2017, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 337 laps, extended from 334 laps due to an overtime finish on the intermediate speedway, it was the 30th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 12.
Furniture Row Racing's Martin Truex Jr. won his sixth race of the season, leading the final 57 laps of the race to progress to the Round of 8.

Practice

First practice

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.113 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying

Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.184 and a speed of.

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage 1
Laps: 90
Stage 2
Laps: 90

Final stage results

Stage 3
Laps: 154

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 14 among 8 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 10 for 44 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 38 minutes
  • Average speed:

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen and Dale Jarrett called the race from the regular booth. Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte called the race from NBC's Stock Car Smarts Booth. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider, and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

Radio

The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on SiriusXM's NASCAR Radio channel.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
  • Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.