2016 AAA Texas 500

February 2025 NAS AAA Texas 500 2016 Sprint Cup Series schedule http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site October 31, 2016 January 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160207123034/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf February 7, 2016 deadTexas Motor Speedway http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/texas-motor-speedway.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 31, 2016 January 3, 2013 October 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151030043513/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/texas-motor-speedway.html deadEntry List http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7206&StatType=Entry+List MRN.com Motor Racing Network October 31, 2016 October 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161101102036/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7206&StatType=Entry+List November 1, 2016 deadFirst Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/11/AAA-Texas-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 4, 2016 November 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161105032508/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/11/AAA-Texas-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 5, 2016 deadQualifying Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/11/AAA-Texas-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 4, 2016 November 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161105160931/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/11/AAA-Texas-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx November 5, 2016 deadSecond Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/11/AAA-Texas-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 5, 2016 November 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161106122520/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/11/AAA-Texas-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 6, 2016 deadFinal Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/11/AAA-Texas-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 5, 2016 November 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161106122903/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/11/AAA-Texas-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 6, 2016 deadAAA Texas 500 Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=7206&YearID=45&StatType=Race+Results MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 7, 2016 November 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161107161117/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=7206&YearID=45&StatType=Race+Results November 7, 2016 deadPoints standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/34tms2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site November 7, 2016 November 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161107220929/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/34tms2016racereport.pdf November 7, 2016 deadManufacturer standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/34tms2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site November 7, 2016 November 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161107220929/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/34tms2016racereport.pdf November 7, 2016 dead 2016 11 06 2016 34 36 2016 AAA Texas 500.png Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas 1.5 2.414 293 439.5 707.307 334 501 806.281 134.541 mph km/h Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing 28.081 Joey Logano Team Penske 178 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing NBCSN Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte PRN Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) The 2016 AAA Texas 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on November 6, 2016, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 293 laps on the 1.5 mi km off on intermediate quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, eighth race of the Chase and second race of the Round of 8. Shortened from 334 laps due to rain, the race was won by Carl Edwards for Joe Gibbs Racing, taking his 28th Cup Series victory. Entry list No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord7Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet10Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord23David RaganBK RacingToyota24Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Joey Gase (i)Go FAS RacingFord34Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord38Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord41Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord44Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord46Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsToyota78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota83Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota88Alex Bowman (i) Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet93Ryan Ellis (i) BK RacingToyota95Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevroletOfficial entry list First practice Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.455 and a speed of 196.685 mph km/h on.Utter Jim Harvick quickest in opening Cup practice, Kyle Busch wrecks http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/harvick-quickest-in-opening-cup-practice-kyle-busch-wrecks-846734/?tp=20&s=1 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network November 4, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas November 4, 2016 Kyle Busch went to a backup car after hitting the wall exiting turn 4 on his first lap in practice.Scott David Kyle Busch finds trouble in pursuit of another NASCAR title https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article112660963.html November 5, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company November 4, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas He said afterwards that he "got into Turn 3 and the car felt good. It loaded really well, but we got back into the throttle and got to the bumps and it bottomed me out a little bit. It got me up the track. From there the whole car just kind of came off the track. I couldn't get it checked up or slowed down in time before it slapped the wall. Speeds are really high here at Texas and when you lose that grip, it happens in a hurry and it got away from me. I wish I would have taken it a little easier but I wasn't even trying that hard to be honest so it was a shock that it happened."Weaver Matt Kyle Busch slams the wall in opening NASCAR Sprint Cup practice at Texas http://autoweek.com/article/nascar-sprint-cup/kyle-busch-slams-wall-opening-nascar-sprint-cup-practice-texas November 5, 2016 Autoweek Crain Communications November 4, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.455 196.685 2 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.512 196.278 3 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.561 195.929Official first practice results Second practice Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.645 and a speed of 188.515 mph km/h on.Utter Jim Ryan Blaney fastest in Saturday morning Cup practice http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/ryan-blaney-fastest-in-saturday-morning-cup-practice-846953/?tp=20&s=1 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network November 5, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas November 5, 2016 PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH121Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord28.645188.515247A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet28.646188.508317Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord28.747187.846Official second practice results Final practice Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.319 and a speed of 190.685 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee Keselowski tops final practice at Texas http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/keselowski-tops-final-practice-at-texas-846978/?tp=20&s=1 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network November 5, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas November 5, 2016 PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH12Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord28.319190.685278Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota28.453189.787318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.458189.753Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|Austin Dillon scored the pole position. Austin Dillon scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.081 and a speed of 192.301 mph km/h on.Hawkins Stephen Out of Chase, Dillon on pole for Sprint Cup race in Texas http://racing.ap.org/article/out-chase-dillon-pole-sprint-cup-race-texas November 4, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports November 4, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas https://web.archive.org/web/20161105160943/http://racing.ap.org/article/out-chase-dillon-pole-sprint-cup-race-texas November 5, 2016 dead He said afterwards that he couldn't "be happier for RCR and everybody back at the shop. A lot of hard work and effort goes on. We missed the Chase by just two feet. We want to prove that we can win a race by the end of this year. This is big for us. I thought I messed up the lap, truthfully. I got a lot of good speed off of (Turn) 2, but Turn 3 I turned in and missed my corner, but it worked out. Proud of these guys and everybody back home."Spencer Reid Dillon wins pole at Texas, Logano lines up second http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/11/4/nascar-sprint-cup-series-texas-motor-speedway-coors-light-pole-qualifying.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Wire Service November 5, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas November 4, 2016 Joey Logano, who qualified second, said he "didn’t think it would be anywhere close to the pole" after he "got done with that last run," and that he "didn’t have a very good run in (turn) 2 at all; I missed the bottom. And then realizing how close you were to the pole afterward is the most frustrating part of it, especially after last week.Lunkenheimer Beth Austin Dillon Edges Joey Logano for AAA Texas 500 Pole https://frontstretch.com/2016/11/04/austin-dillon-edges-joey-logano-for-aaa-texas-500-pole/ Frontstretch.com Frontstretch November 5, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas November 4, 2016 Kyle Busch's crew chief Adam Stevens, who took the No. 18 car to the garage for a water leak after advancing into the second round, said he thought the leak was "a byproduct of pounding the fence before we even completed a lap in practice. In our hurry to change the motor and all the drivetrain afterwards, apparently we didn't get the lower radiator hose completely clamped on the water neck out of the block and proceeded to dump all the water out of it on pit road after our first run. We’re going to start 24th and get after them from there.”Bedgood Summer Austin Dillon Earns Pole Position at Texas Motor Speedway http://kickinthetires.net/index.php/2016/11/04/austin-dillon-earns-pole-position-at-texas-motor-speedway/ KickinTheTires.net Kickin' The Tires November 5, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas November 4, 2016 November 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161105224204/http://kickinthetires.net/index.php/2016/11/04/austin-dillon-earns-pole-position-at-texas-motor-speedway/ dead After a crash during Saturday's Xfinity Series race, Matt DiBenedetto entered concussion protocol and was not cleared to run the Sprint Cup race. His substitute in the No. 83 was Jeffrey Earnhardt. Chase Elliott experienced flu-like symptoms during the weekend. Justin Allgaier was named as his standby. Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2 R3 Best time in Round 3 13 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.960 27.979 28.081 222 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 27.797 27.982 28.087 34 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.855 27.826 28.099 42 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 28.095 28.231 28.106 542 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.952 28.237 28.131 627 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.007 28.020 28.195 720 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.062 28.208 28.216 821 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.027 28.202 28.232 919 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.977 27.844 28.274 1041 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.981 28.173 28.340 1124 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.863 28.093 28.357 1278 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 27.941 28.163 28.487 1313 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 28.118 28.238 1447 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.055 28.244 151 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.138 28.265 1688 Alex Bowman (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.132 28.288 1711 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.957 28.298 1831 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.012 28.335 1948 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.071 28.493 2017 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.243 28.542 2143 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.121 28.623 2210 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.134 28.742 2314 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.090 281.286 2418 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.827 0.000 2516 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.251 266 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.308 2715 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.312 2895 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 28.343 2944 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.372 3034 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.374 315 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.389 327 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 28.435 3383 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 28.436 3438 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.561 3593 Ryan Ellis (i) BK Racing Toyota 28.648 3623 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 28.778 3746 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.903 3855 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 29.316 3932 Joey Gase (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 29.660 4030 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 29.877 Official qualifying results Race First half thumb|Carl Edwards won the race. The start of the race was delayed for nearly six hours due to rain.Fraley Gerry How Carl Edwards earned a spot in the championship round of NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup at Texas Motor Speedway http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/other-sports/motorsports/2016/11/06/carl-edwards-outlasts-martin-truex-jr-joey-logano-win-rain-shortened-aaa-texas-500-tms November 9, 2016 The Dallas Morning News A. H. Belo Corporation November 7, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas November 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161110113326/http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/other-sports/motorsports/2016/11/06/carl-edwards-outlasts-martin-truex-jr-joey-logano-win-rain-shortened-aaa-texas-500-tms dead The aged surface compounded the drying time.Scott David NASCAR: Carl Edwards wins rain-shortened Texas race, advances to Chase finals https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article113002858.html November 9, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company November 7, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas Austin Dillon led the field to the green flag at 7:56 p.m. under yellow flag conditions as the track surface was still not completely dry. The race went green at lap 7. Dillon was no match for Joey Logano who beat him on the restart to take the lead. The second caution of the race flew on lap 29. It was a scheduled competition caution. The race restarted on lap 34. Green flag stops started on lap 73. Logano pitted from the lead on lap 76 and handed it to Dillon. He pitted the next lap and gave the lead to Denny Hamlin. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to Kyle Busch who pitted the same lap on the next trip by, and the lead cycled back to Logano. The third caution flew on lap 109 for Brian Scott spinning out in turn 4. The race restarted on lap 116. Debris on the backstretch, a piece of hose, brought out the fourth caution on lap 117. The piece of debris punched a hole through the front bumper of Busch's car.Christie Toby Kyle Busch Salvages Top-Five Finish After Rough Week at Texas http://motorsportstribune.com/kyle-busch-salvages-top-five-finish-after-rough-week-at-texas/ MotorsportsTribune.com Tribute Racing November 9, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas November 7, 2016 The race restarted on lap 121. The fifth caution flew on lap 143 for Paul Menard spinning in turn 3. Adding to his drama, a tire appeared to "explode" in his stall when it was something related to the inner liner. “When a car spins it generally flat spots the tires, which is exactly what happened here,” said Greg Stucker, Goodyear's director of race tire sales. “It flat spotted both front (tires). The damage that was done to the left front as he drove around the race track looked like it partially unseated the inner liner. So it was actually the inner liner that let go on pit road. It wasn't the tire itself. The tire was already down.”McFadin Daniel Paul Menard crew member unharmed after ‘fluke’ tire incident in pits http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/11/06/paul-menard-crew-member-unharmed-after-fluke-tire-incident-in-pits/ NASCARTalk.com NBC Sports November 9, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas November 6, 2016 Second half The race restarted on lap 149. Green flag stops commenced on lap 188. Logano pitted on lap 189 and the lead cycled to Martin Truex Jr. He and Edwards were fighting for the lead when both decided to pit on lap 224 and Chase Elliott took over the lead. He pitted the following lap and the lead cycled back to Truex. The sixth caution flew with 80 laps to go for David Ragan turning Dillon in turn 3. Edwards exited pit road first.Davison Drew Texas win has Carl Edwards dancing in the rain http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/texas-motor-speedway/article113000258.html November 9, 2016 Fort Worth Star-Telegram The McClatchy Company November 6, 2016 The race restarted with 74 to go. A three-car wreck on the frontstretch involving Dillon, Casey Mears and Scott brought out the seventh caution with 72 to go.Shelton Joseph Strong run cut short for pole winner Dillon http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=116948 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties November 9, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas November 7, 2016 Dillon said afterwards that Harvick "sucked down on my door tighter than anybody had all night. He knew how tight he was at my door, that’s why I slid up in front of him. He didn’t check (up). He had the opportunity to. He didn’t like it that the silver spoon kid was outrunning him tonight, so we’ll be alright. We’ve got two weeks left. We just want to come out and win a race.”Utter Jim Dillon: Harvick didn't like "the 'silver spoon' kid outrunning him tonight" http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dillon-harvick-didn-t-like-the-silver-spoon-kid-outrunning-him-tonight-847196/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network November 9, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas November 7, 2016 Harvick said after the race that "there was no intent there. I like racing with Austin. I like everything that they do. There was no reason [to hit him]. I was running seventh [or] sixth. He slid up and got loose and I hit the back of him."Pockrass Bob Austin Dillon: Kevin Harvick didn't like 'the silver spoon kid outrunning him' http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/17989891/kevin-harvick-silver-spoon-kid-outrunning-him ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures November 9, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas November 7, 2016 The race restarted with 64 to go. Rain brought out the eighth caution with 45 to go. The race was red-flagged with 41 to go, declared official a few minutes later and Edwards was declared the winner. It would end up being the final win of his career, before he abruptly retired following the season.Hawkins Stephen Edwards wins rain-shortened Texas race for Chase finale spot http://racing.ap.org/article/edwards-wins-rain-shortened-texas-race-chase-finale-spot November 6, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports November 6, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas https://web.archive.org/web/20161108145623/http://www.racing.ap.org/article/edwards-wins-rain-shortened-texas-race-chase-finale-spot November 8, 2016 dead Post-race Driver comments Edwards said in victory lane that he "actually enjoyed [the race]. Obviously this is what we had to do. The guys got me off pit road first and that's what won it for me. We've got a shot at the championship at Homestead and that's all we wanted."James Brant Carl Edwards beats the rain at Texas, clinches spot in Chase final https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/11/06/carl-edwards-wins-texas-chase-sprint-cup-race/93409726/ November 9, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company November 6, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas Logano, who led a race high of 178 laps, said to come "that close to winning and [leading] the most laps, second stings. That's our goal every week, is to win. Anything short of that is a failure. I feel like we were so close to that today. But ultimately, we did gain some points. We're in right now. We were out going into this race. So, you know, we did the best we could as far as leading laps and getting that bonus point, or those two bonus points with the most laps led as well. But we didn't get the win part. That would have been nice."Cain Holly Logano on runner-up: 'Anything short of (a win) is a failure' http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/11/6/joey-logano-second-place-finish-texas-motor-speedway-sprint-cup-series-chase.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 9, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas November 7, 2016 Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 293 44 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 293 41 3 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 293 39 4 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 293 38 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 293 37 6 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 293 35 7 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 293 34 8 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 293 33 9 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 293 33 10 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 293 31 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 293 30 12 21 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 293 29 13 88 Alex Bowman (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 293 0 14 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 293 27 15 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 293 26 16 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 293 25 17 47 A. 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Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 293 24 18 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 292 23 19 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 292 22 20 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 292 21 21 34 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 292 20 22 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 292 19 23 95 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 291 18 24 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 291 17 25 15 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 291 16 26 7 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 291 15 27 44 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 291 14 28 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 290 13 29 38 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 290 12 30 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 289 11 31 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 288 10 32 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 287 9 33 23 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 287 8 34 83 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) BK Racing Toyota 285 7 35 55 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 285 6 36 32 Joey Gase (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 280 0 37 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 262 5 38 93 Ryan Ellis (i) BK Racing Toyota 261 0 39 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 260 2 40 30 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 257 1Official race results Race summary Lead changes: 12 among 8 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 8 for 37 laps Red flags: 1 Time of race: 3 hours, 16 minutes and 0 seconds Average speed: 134.541 mph km/h Media Television NBCSN covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, two-time Texas winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth, while Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast handled pit road. NBCSNBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor commentator: Jeff BurtonColor commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsMike MassaroMarty SniderKelli Stavast Radio PRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. PRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Wendy Venturini Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanJim NobleSteve Richards Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Jimmie Johnson 4,074 10px 3 2 Joey Logano 4,074 (–0) 10px 1 3 Kyle Busch 4,074 (–0) 10px 1 4 Matt Kenseth 4,073 (–1) 10px 3 5 Denny Hamlin 4,072 (–2) 10px 6 Kevin Harvick 4,056 (–18) 10px 1 7 Carl Edwards 4,049 (–25) 10px 2 8 Kurt Busch 4,040 (–34) 10px 9 Martin Truex Jr. 2,265 (–1,809) 10px 10 Brad Keselowski 2,234 (–1,840) 10px 1 11 Chase Elliott 2,223 (–1,851) 10px 1 12 Kyle Larson 2,209 (–1,865) 10px 2 13 Austin Dillon 2,192 (–1,882) 10px 14 Tony Stewart 2,166 (–1,908) 10px 15 Jamie McMurray 2,165 (–1,909) 10px 16 Chris Buescher 2,143 (–1,931)Official driver's standings Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Toyota 1,403 10px 2 Chevrolet 1,374 (–29) 10px 3 Ford 1,307 (–96) Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. 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