NASCAR: Bank of America 500 qualifying results – Denny Hamlin on pole
By Asher Fair
In the fourth playoff race of the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series season and the first race of the Round of 12, Denny Hamlin will start on pole at Charlotte.
For the first time in 30 races so far this 2017 NASCAR Cup Series season, Denny Hamlin will start from the pole position for Sunday’s Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Bank of America 500 is the 30th of 36 races this Cup Series season, the fourth of 10 playoff races and the first of three Round of 12 races. Hamlin currently sits in 7th place in the championship standings as the Round of 12 begins.
Hamlin has won two races so far this season, both in the regular season. He won Joe Gibbs Racing’s first race of the season at New Hampshire before winning at Darlington in the penultimate race of the regular season after recovering from missing the pit lane late in the race..
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Ever since Hamlin’s win at New Hampshire, the Joe Gibbs Racing team has been scorching hot, winning five of the 11 races that have followed, including the last two at New Hampshire and Dover with Kyle Busch, who has become the co-favorite along with Martin Truex Jr. to win this season’s championship.
Here are the full qualifying results for Sunday’s Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
NOTE: Italics denote playoff drivers in the Round of 12.
- Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
- Matt Kenseth, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
- Kevin Harvick, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
- Kyle Busch, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
- Clint Bowyer, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
- Brad Keselowski, Ford, Team Penske
- Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
- Kurt Busch, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
- Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
- Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
- Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
- Danica Patrick, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
- Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
- Daniel Suarez, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
- Ryan Blaney, Ford, Wood Brothers Racing
- Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, Leavine Family Racing
- Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, Furniture Row Racing
- Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
- A.J. Allmendinger, Chevrolet, JTG-Daugherty Racing
- Paul Menard, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
- Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, JTG-Daugherty Racing
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
- Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
- Aric Almirola, Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports
- Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
- Trevor Bayne, Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
- Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, Germain Racing
- Joey Logano, Ford, Team Penske
- Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, Go Fas Racing
- Landon Cassill, Ford, Front Row Motorsports
- David Ragan, Ford, Front Row Motorsports
- Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, TriStar Motorsports
- BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, Rick Ware Racing
- Reed Sorenson, Toyota, Premium Motorsports
- Gray Gaulding, Toyota, Premium Motorsports
- Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, MBM Motorsports
- Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, TMG-Circle Sport Racing
- Erik Jones, Toyota, Furniture Row Racing
- Corey LaJoie, Toyota, BK Racing
- Brett Moffitt, Toyota, BK Racing
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The Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway will air live this Sunday, October 8th, 2017 at 2:00 on NBC Sports Network. However, do note that there has been discussion about potentially moving the race up an hour or so due to possible storms.