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2017 Alabama 500

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race number 31 of 36
Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:47:52 Average speed: 131.677 mph Pole speed: 190.544 mph	Cautions: 11 for 47 laps Margin of victory: .210 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 30
Green flag passes: 13,961 (99.0 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup results / 2017 standings

Playoff drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts	PPts
1	6	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite / #Cheers2DaleJr (Roger Penske)	Ford	188	running	7	59	6
2	27	31	Ryan Newman	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	running	3	35	0
3	10	6	Trevor Bayne	Liberty National (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	running	0	36	0
4	3	22	Joey Logano	Shell / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Ford	188	running	59	42	0
5	26	43	Aric Almirola	Smithfield (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	188	running	0	32	0
6	15	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	188	running	4	32	0
7	1	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Mountain Dew (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	running	7	30	0
8	11	5	Kasey Kahne	Farmers Insurance (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	running	5	30	0
9	39	83	Gray Gaulding	Dustless Blasting (BK Racing)	Toyota	188	running	0	28	0
10	33	38	David Ragan	Juice Batteries (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	188	running	0	27	0
11	25	13	Ty Dillon	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Chevrolet	188	running	0	26	0
12	20	27	Paul Menard	Knauf / Menards (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	running	0	25	0
13	12	42	Kyle Larson	First Data / CardConnect (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	187	running	0	24	0
14	19	20	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt FlexVolt (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	187	running	7	23	0
15	14	19	Daniel Suarez	Camping World (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	184	crash	11	22	0
16	2	24	Chase Elliott	NAPA Auto Parts (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	182	crash	26	28	0
17	28	37	Chris Buescher	Bush's Chili Beans / Kingsford / Scott (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	182	crash	0	20	0
18	9	21	Ryan Blaney	Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Wood Brothers)	Ford	177	crash	27	37	1
19	35	75	Brendan Gaughan	Beard Oil Distributing (Beard Motorsports)	Chevrolet	177	crash	6	0	0
20	22	4	Kevin Harvick	Busch Light Outdoors (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	176	crash	0	20	0
21	13	10	Danica Patrick	Aspen Dental (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	175	crash	0	16	0
22	24	47	A.J. Allmendinger	Kroger ClickList / Coffeemate / Hellmann's (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	172	crash	1	15	0
23	21	78	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Barney Visser)	Toyota	171	crash	0	14	0
24	8	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	171	parked	0	23	0
25	4	41	Kurt Busch	Monster Energy / Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	171	crash	3	21	0
26	5	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Sunny D (Jack Roush)	Ford	171	crash	6	18	0
27	16	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's Caramel (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	171	crash	4	12	0
28	30	34	Landon Cassill	Love's Travel Stops / CSX "Play It Safe" (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	171	crash	0	9	0
29	18	3	Austin Dillon	American Ethanol E15 (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	171	crash	0	13	0
30	29	95	Michael McDowell	K-LOVE Radio (Leavine Family Racing)	Chevrolet	171	crash	0	11	0
31	32	32	Matt DiBenedetto	Can-Am / Kappa (Archie St. Hilaire)	Ford	171	parked	12	6	0
32	37	23	Joey Gase	Dr. Pepper (BK Racing)	Toyota	164	crash	0	0	0
33	40	55	D.J. Kennington	Dirt and Rock (Jay Robinson)	Toyota	164	crash	0	4	0
34	38	72	Cole Whitt	RTIC Coolers (Bryan Smith)	Chevrolet	155	crash	0	3	0
35	7	14	Clint Bowyer	Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	155	crash	0	15	0
36	23	77	Erik Jones	5-hour Energy Extra Strength (Barney Visser)	Toyota	26	crash	0	1	0
37	17	1	Jamie McMurray	Cessna / Nicholas Air (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	25	crash	0	1	0
38	34	33	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Hulu (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	25	crash	0	1	0
39	36	15	Mark Thompson	Phoenix Air (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	25	crash	0	0	0
40	31	7	Justin Marks	Golden Corral / Katerra (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	16	crash	0	0	0

Top 10 in Stage 1: #2, 22, 21, 17, 14, 48, 95, 41, 6, 5
Top 10 in Stage 2: #21, 2, 14, 24, 3, 41, 48, 4, 18, 11

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Kevin Harvick	4	unapproved adjustments
Mark Thompson	15	unapproved adjustments
Kurt Busch	41	unapproved adjustments
D.J. Kennington	55	unapproved adjustments

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	26	26
	27	36	10	#1,15,18,33,77 accident frontstretch	none
	37	51	15
	52	54	3	#27 accident turn 3	none
	55	56	2
	57	61	5	end of stage 1	none
	62	81	20
	82	87	6	debris backstretch	#83
	88	111	24
	112	115	4	end of stage 2	#55
	116	152	37
	153	155	3	#6,19,41,88 accident turn 3	none
	156	156	1
	157	159	3	#14,43,47,72,83,95 accident turn 1	none
	160	165	6
	166	170	5	#23,55,83 accident turn 2	#83
	171	172	2
	173	176	4	#3,4,10,13,17,18,20,32,34,38,41,48,75,78,88,95 accident turn 3	#5
	177	178	2
	179	180	2	#4,6,21,22,75 accident turn 3	none
	181	183	3
	184	185	2	#5,19,24,37,42,88 accident turn 3	#20
	186	188	3
Percent of race run under caution: 25.0% Average green flag run: 11.8 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Joey Logano	1	13	13
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	14	20	7
Chase Elliott	21	25	5
Matt Kenseth	26	29	4
A.J. Allmendinger	30	30	1
Joey Logano	31	54	24
Brad Keselowski	55	57	3
Kasey Kahne	58	61	4
Matt Kenseth	62	63	2
Denny Hamlin	64	66	3
Matt Kenseth	67	67	1
Kasey Kahne	68	68	1
Brendan Gaughan	69	70	2
Matt DiBenedetto	71	82	12
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	83	88	6
Kurt Busch	89	91	3
Ryan Blaney	92	111	20
Ryan Newman	112	112	1
Brendan Gaughan	113	116	4
Denny Hamlin	117	117	1
Ryan Blaney	118	124	7
Chase Elliott	125	144	20
Kyle Busch	145	148	4
Joey Logano	149	170	22
Daniel Suarez	171	176	6
Chase Elliott	177	177	1
Daniel Suarez	178	182	5
Brad Keselowski	183	185	3
Ryan Newman	186	187	2
Brad Keselowski	188	188	1

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
11	7	Denny Hamlin	188	234.056Denny Hamlin	33.437
88	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	188	283.650Dale Earnhardt Jr.	35.456
5	10	Kasey Kahne	188	435.630Kasey Kahne	43.563
27	12	Paul Menard	188	548.926Paul Menard	45.744
2	7	Brad Keselowski	188	321.038Brad Keselowski	45.863
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Martin Truex Jr	3120
2	Brad Keselowski	3101	-19
3	Kyle Larson	3096	-24
4	Kevin Harvick	3089	-31
5	Denny Hamlin	3088	-32
6	Chase Elliott	3087	-33
7	Ryan Blaney	3076	-44
8	Jimmie Johnson	3074	-46
9	Kyle Busch	3067	-53
10	Matt Kenseth	3066	-54
11	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	3052	-68
12	Jamie McMurray	3045	-75
13	Kasey Kahne	2104	-1016
14	Ryan Newman	2103	-1017
15	Austin Dillon	2099	-1021
16	Kurt Busch	2089	-1031
17	Joey Logano	794	-2326
18	Clint Bowyer	775	-2345
19	Erik Jones	749	-2371
20	Daniel Suarez	708	-2412
21	Trevor Bayne	584	-2536

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Martin Truex Jr	1240
2	Kyle Larson	1139	-101
3	Kyle Busch	1104	-136
4	Kevin Harvick	1043	-197
5	Brad Keselowski	1001	-239
6	Denny Hamlin	975	-265
7	Chase Elliott	958	-282
8	Matt Kenseth	921	-319
9	Jamie McMurray	879	-361
10	Jimmie Johnson	838	-402
11	Joey Logano	794	-446
12	Ryan Blaney	792	-448
13	Clint Bowyer	775	-465
14	Erik Jones	749	-491
15	Kurt Busch	745	-495
16	Ryan Newman	738	-502
17	Daniel Suarez	708	-532
18	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	655	-585
19	Kasey Kahne	588	-652
20	Trevor Bayne	584	-656