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2017 Can-Am 500

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race number 35 of 36
Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
312 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (312.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:57:23 Average speed: 105.534 mph Pole speed: 137.942 mph	Cautions: 7 for 41 laps Margin of victory: 1.207 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 9
Green flag passes: 1,158 (4.3 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	7	20	Matt Kenseth	Circle K (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	312	running	62	56	5
2	4	24	Chase Elliott	Hooters (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	312	running	34	45	0
3	5	78	Martin Truex Jr	Auto-Owners Insurance (Barney Visser)	Toyota	312	running	0	44	0
4	11	77	Erik Jones	5-hour Energy Extra Strength (Barney Visser)	Toyota	312	running	0	45	0
5	6	4	Kevin Harvick	Busch Light (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	312	running	0	43	0
6	13	1	Jamie McMurray	Cessna (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	312	running	0	35	0
7	8	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's Caramel (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	312	running	0	41	0
8	27	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Robert Yates Tribute (Jack Roush)	Ford	312	running	0	29	0
9	22	43	Aric Almirola	U.S. Air Force (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	312	running	0	28	0
10	14	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Nationwide Insurance (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	312	running	0	27	0
11	29	13	Ty Dillon	GEICO Military (Germain Racing)	Chevrolet	312	running	0	26	0
12	9	22	Joey Logano	Shell / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Ford	312	running	0	25	0
13	20	14	Clint Bowyer	USA Network Damnation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	312	running	0	25	0
14	21	3	Austin Dillon	Realtree (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	312	running	0	23	0
15	19	27	Paul Menard	Duracell / Menards (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	312	running	0	22	0
16	16	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	312	running	0	21	0
17	1	21	Ryan Blaney	SKF / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Wood Brothers)	Ford	312	running	11	20	0
18	10	19	Daniel Suarez	Stanley Tools (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	312	running	0	19	0
19	17	5	Kasey Kahne	Farmers Insurance (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	311	running	0	18	0
20	18	31	Ryan Newman	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	311	running	0	22	0
21	15	41	Kurt Busch	Monster Energy / Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	310	running	0	16	0
22	28	95	Michael McDowell	Rohto Jolt Eyedrops (Leavine Family Racing)	Chevrolet	309	running	0	15	0
23	23	47	A.J. Allmendinger	Fry's ClickList / Hot Pockets / Dawn (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	309	running	0	14	0
24	32	34	Landon Cassill	Love's Travel Stops / Roller Bites (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	309	running	0	13	0
25	24	10	Danica Patrick	Code 3 Associates (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	309	running	0	12	0
26	37	15	D.J. Kennington	Northern Provincial Pipelines (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	307	running	0	11	0
27	30	32	Matt DiBenedetto	Can-Am / Kappa (Archie St. Hilaire)	Ford	306	running	0	10	0
28	36	66	David Starr	Eureka (Carl Long)	Toyota	305	running	0	0	0
29	38	33	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Hulu (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	305	running	0	8	0
30	35	7	Joey Gase	Eternal Fan (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	304	running	0	0	0
31	33	23	Corey LaJoie	Fresh Beards / Earthwater (BK Racing)	Toyota	303	running	0	6	0
32	40	00	Derrike Cope	StarCom Fiber / Ashurst American Honey (StarCom Racing)	Chevrolet	302	running	0	5	0
33	26	38	David Ragan	1000Bulbs.com (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	301	running	0	4	0
34	39	51	Kyle Weatherman	Prevagen (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	294	running	0	3	0
35	2	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	275	crash	193	21	1
36	34	72	Cole Whitt	TriStar Motorsports (Bryan Smith)	Chevrolet	258	crash	0	1	0
37	31	37	Chris Buescher	Clorox / Hellmann's / Hungry Jack (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	247	crash	0	1	0
38	25	6	Trevor Bayne	Ford EcoBoost (Jack Roush)	Ford	226	crash	0	1	0
39	12	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	148	crash	0	2	0
40	3	42	Kyle Larson	Refresh Your Car! (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	104	engine	12	11	1

Top 10 in Stage 1: #42, 11, 24, 20, 4, 18, 77, 78, 31, 48
Top 10 in Stage 2: #11, 20, 77, 78, 18, 4, 1, 31, 24, 14

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	17	unapproved tire change
Corey LaJoie	23	unapproved tire change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
WD	Gray Gaulding	83	Earthwater	BK Racing	Toyota

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	76	76
	77	83	7	end of stage 1	#43
	84	150	67
	151	158	8	#48 accident turn 4	#17
	159	229	71
	230	235	6	#6 accident turn 4	#19
	236	239	4
	240	243	4	debris turn 2	#88
	244	252	9
	253	258	6	#37,19 accident turn 3	#43
	259	261	3
	262	265	4	#72 accident turn 3	#5
	266	275	10
	276	281	6	#11 accident turn 3	#5
	282	312	31
Percent of race run under caution: 13.1% Average green flag run: 33.9 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ryan Blaney	1	11	11
Chase Elliott	12	25	14
Denny Hamlin	26	26	1
Chase Elliott	27	27	1
Denny Hamlin	28	67	40
Kyle Larson	68	79	12
Denny Hamlin	80	231	152
Matt Kenseth	232	283	52
Chase Elliott	284	302	19
Matt Kenseth	303	312	10

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
77	4	Erik Jones	312	164.507Erik Jones	41.127
18	5	Kyle Busch	312	206.158Kyle Busch	41.232
20	3	Matt Kenseth	312	123.978Matt Kenseth	41.326
1	4	Jamie McMurray	312	165.544Jamie McMurray	41.386
4	5	Kevin Harvick	312	209.412Kevin Harvick	41.882
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Martin Truex Jr	5000
1	Kyle Busch	5000	0
1	Brad Keselowski	5000	0
1	Kevin Harvick	5000	0
5	Chase Elliott	2353	-2647
6	Denny Hamlin	2321	-2679
7	Matt Kenseth	2311	-2689
8	Ryan Blaney	2297	-2703
9	Kyle Larson	2266	-2734
10	Jimmie Johnson	2250	-2750
11	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	2200	-2800
11	Jamie McMurray	2200	-2800
13	Austin Dillon	2198	-2802
14	Kasey Kahne	2194	-2806
15	Kurt Busch	2193	-2807
16	Ryan Newman	2169	-2831
17	Joey Logano	894	-4106
18	Erik Jones	847	-4153
19	Clint Bowyer	845	-4155
20	Daniel Suarez	774	-4226
21	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	656	-4344

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Martin Truex Jr	1426
2	Kyle Busch	1264	-162
3	Kevin Harvick	1228	-198
4	Kyle Larson	1170	-256
5	Brad Keselowski	1139	-287
6	Denny Hamlin	1124	-302
7	Chase Elliott	1098	-328
8	Matt Kenseth	1058	-368
9	Jamie McMurray	954	-472
10	Ryan Blaney	936	-490
11	Jimmie Johnson	915	-511
12	Joey Logano	894	-532
13	Kurt Busch	849	-577
14	Erik Jones	847	-579
15	Clint Bowyer	845	-581
16	Ryan Newman	804	-622
17	Daniel Suarez	774	-652
18	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	744	-682
19	Austin Dillon	682	-744
20	Kasey Kahne	678	-748