2017 AAA Texas 500
The 2017 AAA Texas 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race which was held on November 5, 2017, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, eighth race of the Playoffs, and second race of the Round of 8. Report. Background. Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas . The track measures around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway. First practice. Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.009 seconds and a speed of . Qualifying. Kurt Busch scored the pole for the  race with a time of 26.877 and a speed of . Practice (post-qualifying). Second practice. Kurt Busch was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.159 seconds and a speed of . Final practice. Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.203 seconds and a speed of . Race. Race results. Stage results. Stage 1 "Laps:" 85 Stage 2 "Laps:" 85 Final stage results. Stage 3 "Laps:" 164 Media. Television. NBCSN covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen and Dale Jarrett had the call in the regular booth for  the race. Two–time Texas winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the NBC's Stock Car Smarts Booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race. Radio. PRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.