2017 Bojangles' Southern 500
The 2017 Bojangles' Southern 500, the 61st 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 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 25th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
Kevin Harvick scored the pole position.
Denny Hamlin won the race.
2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series was the 69th season of professional stock car racing in the United States, and the 46th modern-era Cup series season. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the Advance Auto Parts Clash, the Can-Am Duel qualifying races and the 59th running of the Daytona 500. The season ended with the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Jimmie Johnson entered the season as the defending champion, having won his record-tying seventh Cup championship that he shares with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. Martin Truex Jr. of Furniture Row Racing won the championship, his first in the series. Toyota won the Manufacturers' Championship for the second year in a row.
Martin Truex Jr., the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion and 2017 regular season champion
Kyle Busch finished 5 points behind Martin Truex Jr., in second place.
Kevin Harvick finished 7 points behind Martin Truex Jr., in third place.
Brad Keselowski finished 10 points behind Martin Truex Jr., in fourth place.