2017 Bojangles' Southern 500
{{short description|Auto race held at Darlington, South Carolina, United States in 2017}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report
| Type = NASME
| Description =
| Race_Name = Bojangles' Southern 500
| Details ref = {{cite web|title=2017 schedule|url=http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/2017-NASCAR-Cup-Schedule|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=August 2, 2017|date=May 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204004251/http://www.jayski.com/news/pages/story/_/page/2017-NASCAR-Cup-Schedule|archive-date=February 4, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Darlington Raceway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/darlington-raceway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=August 2, 2017|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=April 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430210206/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/darlington-raceway.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=46&RaceID=7601&StatType=Entry+List|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=August 29, 2017|date=August 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830003600/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=46&RaceID=7601&StatType=Entry+List|archive-date=August 30, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=First Practice Results|url=http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2017/09/Bojangles-Southern-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=September 1, 2017|date=September 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902003450/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2017/09/Bojangles-Southern-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx|archive-date=September 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Final Practice Results|url=http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2017/09/Bojangles-Southern-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=September 1, 2017|date=September 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902051610/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2017/09/Bojangles-Southern-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx|archive-date=September 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Qualifying Results|url=http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2017/09/Bojangles-Southern-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=September 2, 2017|date=September 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903030655/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2017/09/Bojangles-Southern-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx|archive-date=September 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Bojangles' Southern 500 Results|url=http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=46&RaceID=7601&StatType=Race+Results|website=MRN.com|publisher=Motor Racing Network|access-date=September 3, 2017|date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904112420/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=46&RaceID=7601&StatType=Race+Results|archive-date=September 4, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/25dar2017racereport.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=September 5, 2017|date=September 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129022251/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/25dar2017racereport.pdf|archive-date=January 29, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Manufacturer standings|url=http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/25dar2017racereport.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=September 5, 2017|date=September 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129022251/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/25dar2017racereport.pdf|archive-date=January 29, 2019|url-status=dead}}
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2017|09|03}}
| Year = 2017
| Race_No = 25
| Season_No = 36
| Image =2017_Bojangles'_Southern_500_program_cover.png
| Caption =The 2017 Bojangles' Southern 500 program cover, featuring NASCAR legends Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Bill Elliott, and drivers who were racing in 2017, Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Ryan Blaney.
| Location = Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina
| Course_mi = 1.366
| Course_km = 2.198
| Distance_laps = 367
| Distance_mi = 501.322
| Distance_km = 806.666
| Weather =
| Avg = {{convert|132.761|mph|km/h}}
| Pole_Driver = Kevin Harvick
| Pole_Team = Stewart-Haas Racing
| Pole_Time = 27.669
| Most_Driver = Kyle Larson
Denny Hamlin
| Most_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing
| Most_laps = 124
| Car = 11
| First_Driver = Denny Hamlin
| First_Team = Joe Gibbs Racing
| Network = NBCSN
| Announcers = Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte
Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, and Dale Jarrett
| Ratings =
| Radio = MRN
| Booth_Ann = Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
| Turn_Ann = Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)
}}
The 2017 Bojangles' Southern 500, the 68th running of the event, was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 3, 2017 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the {{convert|1.366|mi|km|adj=on}} egg-shaped oval, it was the 25th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
=Background=
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
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==Entry list==
Practice
=First practice=
Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.415 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|173.064|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Spencer|first=Lee|title=Kyle Larson leads opening Southern 500 practice at Darlington|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-larson-southern-500-practice-darlington-947981/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=September 1, 2017|location=Darlington, South Carolina|date=September 1, 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |
| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |
|---|
| 1
| 42 || Kyle Larson || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet || 28.415 || 173.064 |
| 2
| 11 || Denny Hamlin || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 28.484 || 172.644 |
| 3
| 2 || Brad Keselowski || Team Penske || Ford || 28.494 || 172.584 |
| colspan="7"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170902010712/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/25dar2017prac1.pdf Official first practice results] |
=Final practice=
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.373 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|173.320|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Spencer|first=Lee|title=Kyle Busch spins, goes quickest in final practice at Darlington|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-kyle-busch-final-practice-darlington-948022/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=September 1, 2017|location=Darlington, South Carolina|date=September 1, 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |
| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time ! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}} |
|---|
| 1
| 18 || Kyle Busch || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 28.373 || 173.320 |
| 2
| 4 || Kevin Harvick || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 28.414 || 173.070 |
| 3
| 1 || Jamie McMurray || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet || 28.427 || 172.990 |
| colspan="7"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170902045308/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/25dar2017prac2.pdf Official final practice results] |
Qualifying
File:Kevin Harvick 2017 NASCAR Media Tour.jpg scored the pole position.]]
Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.669 and a speed of {{Convert|177.730|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite news|last=Iacobelli|first=Pete|title=Kevin Harvick takes pole for Southern 500 at Darlington|url=http://racing.ap.org/article/kevin-harvick-takes-pole-southern-500-darlington|access-date=September 2, 2017|work=Associated Press|agency=Associated Press|publisher=AP Sports|date=September 2, 2017|location=Darlington, South Carolina|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903032850/http://racing.ap.org/article/kevin-harvick-takes-pole-southern-500-darlington|archive-date=September 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}
=Qualifying results=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |
| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! {{Tooltip|R1|Best time in Round 1}} ! {{Tooltip|R2|Best time in Round 2}} ! {{Tooltip|R3|Best time in Round 3}} |
|---|
| 1
|4 ||Kevin Harvick ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||27.598 ||27.703 ||27.669 |
| 2
|78 ||Martin Truex Jr. ||Furniture Row Racing ||Toyota ||27.806 ||27.875 ||27.771 |
| 3
|18 ||Kyle Busch ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||27.884 ||27.796 ||27.833 |
| 4
|42 ||Kyle Larson ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||27.920 ||27.780 ||27.851 |
| 5
|1 ||Jamie McMurray ||Chip Ganassi Racing ||Chevrolet ||27.794 ||27.769 ||27.874 |
| 6
|2 ||Brad Keselowski ||Team Penske ||Ford ||27.932 ||27.811 ||27.924 |
| 7
|41 ||Kurt Busch ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||27.767 ||27.856 ||27.935 |
| 8
|22 ||Joey Logano ||Team Penske ||Ford ||27.874 ||27.892 ||27.940 |
| 9
|11 ||Denny Hamlin ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||27.985 ||27.824 ||27.954 |
| 10
|77 ||Erik Jones (R) ||Furniture Row Racing ||Toyota ||27.868 ||27.758 ||28.036 |
| 11
|20 ||Matt Kenseth ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||27.753 ||27.952 ||28.041 |
| 12
|21 ||Ryan Blaney ||Wood Brothers Racing ||Ford ||27.972 ||27.918 ||28.097 |
| 13
|3 ||Austin Dillon ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||27.816 ||27.968 || — |
| 14
|17 ||Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||27.852 ||28.038 || — |
| 15
|43 ||Aric Almirola ||Richard Petty Motorsports ||Ford ||27.989 ||28.048 || — |
| 16
|14 ||Clint Bowyer ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||28.032 ||28.054 || — |
| 17
|31 ||Ryan Newman ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||27.958 ||28.091 || — |
| 18
|48 ||Jimmie Johnson ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||27.996 ||28.097 || — |
| 19
|19 ||Daniel Suárez (R) ||Joe Gibbs Racing ||Toyota ||28.041 ||28.109 || — |
| 20
|24 ||Chase Elliott ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||27.911 ||28.115 || — |
| 21
|27 ||Paul Menard ||Richard Childress Racing ||Chevrolet ||28.017 ||28.155 || — |
| 22
|88 ||Dale Earnhardt Jr. ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||28.054 ||28.162 || — |
| 23
|5 ||Kasey Kahne ||Hendrick Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||28.000 ||28.261 || — |
| 24
|6 ||Trevor Bayne ||Roush Fenway Racing ||Ford ||28.112 ||28.309 || — |
| 25
|13 ||Ty Dillon (R) ||Germain Racing ||Chevrolet ||28.132 || — || — |
| 26
|38 ||David Ragan ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||28.146 || — || — |
| 27
|37 ||Chris Buescher ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||28.172 || — || — |
| 28
|32 ||Matt DiBenedetto ||Go Fas Racing ||Ford ||28.184 || — || — |
| 29
|47 ||A. J. Allmendinger ||JTG Daugherty Racing ||Chevrolet ||28.301 || — || — |
| 30
|95 ||Michael McDowell ||Leavine Family Racing ||Chevrolet ||28.310 || — || — |
| 31
|34 ||Landon Cassill ||Front Row Motorsports ||Ford ||28.429 || — || — |
| 32
|15 ||Reed Sorenson ||Premium Motorsports ||Toyota ||28.620 || — || — |
| 33
|10 ||Danica Patrick ||Stewart-Haas Racing ||Ford ||28.631 || — || — |
| 34
|72 ||Cole Whitt ||TriStar Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||28.681 || — || — |
| 35
|23 ||Corey LaJoie (R) ||BK Racing ||Toyota ||28.684 || — || — |
| 36
|83 ||Gray Gaulding (R) ||BK Racing ||Toyota ||28.765 || — || — |
| 37
|33 ||Jeffrey Earnhardt ||Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group ||Chevrolet ||28.876 || — || — |
| 38
|55 ||Derrike Cope ||Premium Motorsports ||Toyota ||29.372 || — || — |
| 39
|51 ||Cody Ware ||Rick Ware Racing ||Chevrolet ||29.566 || — || — |
| 40
|66 ||Carl Long (i) ||MBM Motorsports ||Chevrolet ||29.697 || — || — |
| colspan="8"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170903031422/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/25dar2017qualresults.pdf Official qualifying results] |
Race
File:Denny hamlin (36013277502).jpg won the race.]]
=Race results=
==Stage results==
Stage 1
Laps: 100
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| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| colspan="6"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190129022251/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/25dar2017racereport.pdf Official stage one results] |
Stage 2
Laps: 100
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| Pos
! {{Tooltip|No|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| colspan="6"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190129022251/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/25dar2017racereport.pdf Official stage two results] |
=Final stage results=
Stage 3
Laps: 167
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| Pos
! Grid ! {{Tooltip|No|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Laps ! Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin† | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 367 | 32 |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 367 | 43 |
| 3 | 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 367 | 38 |
| 4 | 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 36 |
| 5 | 10 | 77 | Erik Jones (R) | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 367 | 37 |
| 6 | 11 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 367 | 32 |
| 7 | 17 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 30 |
| 8 | 2 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 367 | 49 |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 366 | 43 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | 34 |
| 11 | 20 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 366 | 26 |
| 12 | 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 366 | 25 |
| 13 | 25 | 13 | Ty Dillon (R) | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | 24 |
| 14 | 4 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | 39 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 366 | 33 |
| 16 | 21 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | 21 |
| 17 | 27 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | 20 |
| 18 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 366 | 22 |
| 19 | 30 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | 18 |
| 20 | 15 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 365 | 17 |
| 21 | 31 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 365 | 16 |
| 22 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 365 | 15 |
| 23 | 34 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 364 | 14 |
| 24 | 23 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 364 | 13 |
| 25 | 26 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 363 | 12 |
| 26 | 33 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 363 | 11 |
| 27 | 28 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 362 | 10 |
| 28 | 35 | 23 | Corey LaJoie (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 360 | 9 |
| 29 | 14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 358 | 8 |
| 30 | 37 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | 356 | 7 |
| 31 | 12 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 356 | 6 |
| 32 | 38 | 55 | Derrike Cope | Premium Motorsports | Toyota | 351 | 5 |
| 33 | 40 | 66 | Carl Long (i) | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 350 | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 340 | 3 |
| 35 | 24 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 336 | 2 |
| 36 | 36 | 83 | Gray Gaulding (R) | BK Racing | Toyota | 202 | 1 |
| 37 | 39 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 144 | 1 |
| 38 | 19 | 19 | Daniel Suárez (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 125 | 1 |
| 39 | 32 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Toyota | 104 | 1 |
| 40 | 16 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 18 | 1 |
| colspan="8"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190129022251/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/25dar2017racereport.pdf Official race results] |
† Denny Hamlin was penalized 25 points and the win is encumbered due to a rear suspension infraction post-race.{{cite web|url=https://racer.com/2017/09/06/hamlin-s-darlington-wins-encumbered-ives-suspended/|title=Hamlin's Darlington wins encumbered; Ives suspended|work=racer.com|access-date=24 January 2024|date=6 September 2017|first=Kelly|last=Crandall|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124175640/https://racer.com/2017/09/06/hamlin-s-darlington-wins-encumbered-ives-suspended/|archive-date=24 January 2024|url-status=live}}
=Race statistics=
- Lead changes: 8 among different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8 for 38
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 46 minutes and 34 seconds
- Average speed: {{convert|132.761|mph|km/h}}
Media
=Television=
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, two–time Darlington winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. As part of the throwback weekend, Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett and Dale Jarrett also called a portion of the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" | |
| colspan="2"|NBCSN | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen and Ken Squier Color-commentator: Jeff Burton and Ned Jarrett Color-commentator: Steve Letarte and Dale Jarrett | Dave Burns Marty Snider Kelli Stavast |
=Radio=
The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside of turn when the field raced through turns 1 and 2, and Mike Bagley had the call of the race atop of the Darlington Raceway Club outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" | ||
| colspan="3"|MRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Joe Moore Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley | Alex Hayden Winston Kelley Steve Post |
Standings after the race
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;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Martin Truex Jr. | style="text-align:center;"| 1,000 |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kyle Busch | style="text-align:center;"| 893 (–107) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kyle Larson | style="text-align:center;"| 884 (–116) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kevin Harvick | style="text-align:center;"| 867 (–133) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Denny Hamlin | style="text-align:center;"| 810 (–190) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Brad Keselowski | style="text-align:center;"| 761 (–239) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 737 (–263) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 735 (–265) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 734 (–266) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Jimmie Johnson | style="text-align:center;"| 653 (–347) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="text-align:center;"| 643 (–357) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Ryan Blaney | style="text-align:center;"| 629 (–371) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 13 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kurt Busch | style="text-align:center;"| 624 (–376) |
| align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 14 | style="text-align:center;"| 611 (–389) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 | style="text-align:center;"| 605 (–395) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 16 | style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Ryan Newman | style="text-align:center;"| 604 (–396) |
| class="sortbottom"
!colspan="9"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190129022251/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/25dar2017racereport.pdf Official driver's standings] |
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;Manufacturers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! Pos
! Manufacturer ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Toyota | style="text-align:center;"| 879 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 878 (–1) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Ford | style="text-align:center;"| 874 (–5) |
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!colspan="9"|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190129022251/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2017/pdfs/25dar2017racereport.pdf Official manufacturers' standings] |
- Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
- . – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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