AJ Allmendinger won the Pole Award for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race with a lap of 15117 seconds, 126930 mph
This is his fifth pole in 475 NASCAR Cup Series races
This is his first pole and 10th top-10 start in 2025
This is his first pole in 27 races at Bristol Motor Speedway
Ryan Blaney (second) posted his 13th top-10 start of 2025 and his 12th in 18 races at Bristol Motor Speedway
Austin Cindric (third) posted his second top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway It is his 14th in 29 races this season
Shane Van Gisbergen (28th) was the fastest qualifying rookie
Drivers Entered: 39
Laps Scheduled: 500
Margin of Victory: 0.343 Seconds
Time of Race: 3 Hours 48 Minutes 10 Seconds
Average Speed: 69.686
Cautions: 14 for 137 laps
Lead Changes: 36
Green Flag Passes: 3,873 (10.7 passes per green flag lap)
Homestead, Florida -
November 19, 2017 :
A 'Thank You' message for Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AXALTA Chevrolet, is displayed on a flag towed by a pickup truck during pre-race ceremonies for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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