2017 Charlotte Motor Speedway starting lineup for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event on October 7th, 2017
The grid is set for today’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth will lead the field to green.
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View the full 2017 Charlotte Motor Speedway starting lineup below.
“The bottom’s obviously the preferred groove, in qualifying. So you really didn’t have to worry about the PJ1 or anything,” Denny Hamlin told Claire B Lang via Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
Hamlin continued, “This is an opportunity for us. With him [Martin Truex Jr] starting mid pack.”
I’m pretty optimistic,” the polesitter concluded.
For the first time, in a long time, Martin Truex Jr is outside the top 10. Truex will start 17th on Sunday.
Additionally, the starting time has been moved forward for Sunday’s race at Charlotte. The Bank of America 500 will begin at 1:10 PM.
Charlotte Motor Speedway Starting Lineup
NASCAR Cup Series – October 7th 2017
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Kyle Busch
5. Clint Bowyer
6. Brad Keselowski
7. Chase Elliott
8. Kurt Busch
9. Kasey Kahne
10. Kyle Larson
11. Ryan Newman
12. Danica Patrick
13. Austin Dillon
14. Daniel Suarez
15. Ryan Blaney
16. Michael McDowell
17. Martin Truex Jr
18. Jamie McMurray
19. AJ Allmendinger
20. Paul Menard
21. Chris Buescher
22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
23. Dale Earnhardt Jr
24. Aric Almirola
25. Jimmie Johnson
26. Trevor Bayne
27. Ty Dillon
28. Joey Logano
29. Matt DiBenedetto
30. Landon Cassill
31. David Ragan
32. Cole Whitt
33. BJ McLeod
34. Reed Sorenson
35. Gray Gaulding
36. Timmy Hill
37. Jeffrey Earnhardt
38. Erik Jones
39. Corey LaJoie
40. Brett Moffitt
