2017 NASCAR Cup Series

2017 NASCAR Cup Series season
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The 2017 NASCAR Cup Series will be the 69th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 46th modern-era Cup series season. The season will begin at Daytona International Speedway with the Sprint Unlimited, the Can-Am Duel and the Daytona 500. The season will end with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The series will have a new title sponsor since Sprint Nextel will not renew their contract after the 2016 season. The season also marks the third season of a new television contract. During the season, races will be broadcast in the United States by Fox Sports and NBC Sports.

Signed teams and drivers

Chartered teams

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Race driver	Crew chief
Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	1	TBA	TBA
		42	Kyle Larson	TBA
	Germain Racing	13	Casey Mears	TBA
	Hendrick Motorsports	5	Kasey Kahne	TBA
		24	Chase Elliott	TBA
		48	Jimmie Johnson	Chad Knaus
		88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	TBA
	HScott Motorsports	15	TBA	TBA
		46	TBA	TBA
	JTG Daugherty Racing	47	A. J. Allmendinger	TBA
	Circle Sport Leavine Family Racing	95	TBA	TBA
	Richard Childress Racing	3	Austin Dillon	Slugger Labbe
		27	TBA	TBA
		31	TBA	TBA
	Tommy Baldwin Racing	7	TBA	Tommy Baldwin, Jr.
Ford	Front Row Motorsports	34	TBA	TBA
		38	TBA	TBA
	Go FAS Racing	32	TBA	TBA
	Richard Petty Motorsports	43	TBA	TBA
		44	TBA	TBA
	Roush Fenway Racing	6	Trevor Bayne	TBA
		16	TBA	TBA
		17	TBA	TBA
	Stewart-Haas Racing	4	Kevin Harvick	TBA
		10	Danica Patrick	TBA
		14	Clint Bowyer	TBA
		41	Kurt Busch	TBA
	Team Penske	2	Brad Keselowski	Paul Wolfe
		22	Joey Logano	TBA
Toyota	BK Racing	23	TBA	TBA
		83	TBA	TBA
	Furniture Row Racing	78	TBA	TBA
	Joe Gibbs Racing	11	TBA	TBA
		18	Kyle Busch	TBA
		19	Carl Edwards	TBA
		20	TBA	TBA
Source: [1]

Changes

Driver changes

Clint Bowyer will leave HScott Motorsports to drive for Stewart-Haas Racing in the No. 14 car as Tony Stewart will retire at the conclusion of the 2016 season.^[2]

Manufacturer changes

• Stewart-Haas Racing will switch to Ford from Chevrolet. As part of the transition, Roush-Yates will provide engines to the team.^[3]

Schedule

The final calendar – comprising 36 races, as well as exhibition races, which are the Sprint Unlimited, Can-Am Duel qualifying duel races for the Daytona 500 and the Sprint All-Star Race – was released on May 5, 2016.^[4]

Key changes from 2016 include:

• The Daytona 500 is held one week later.
• The Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway will move from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon.
• The AAA 400 Drive for Autism will move after the Coca-Cola 600 before the Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400.
• Bristol and Michigan swap their August race dates.
• Talladega and Kansas swap their October race dates.

No	Race Title	Track	Date
	Sprint Unlimited	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 18
	Can-Am Duel		February 23
1	Daytona 500		February 26
2	Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton	March 5
3	Kobalt 400	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas	March 12
4	Good Sam 500	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale	March 19
5	Auto Club 400	Auto Club Speedway, Fontana	March 26
6	STP 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	April 2
7	Duck Commander 500	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth	April 9
8	Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	April 23
9	Toyota Owners 400	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	April 30
10	GEICO 500	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln	May 7
11	Go Bowling 400	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City	May 13
	Sprint Showdown	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	May 19
	NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race		May 20
12	Coca-Cola 600		May 28
13	AAA 400 Drive for Autism	Dover International Speedway, Dover	June 4
14	Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond	June 11
15	FireKeepers Casino 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	June 18
16	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma	June 25
17	Coke Zero 400	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 1
18	Quaker State 400	Kentucky Speedway, Sparta	July 8
19	New Hampshire 301	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon	July 16
20	Brickyard 400	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway	July 23
21	Pennsylvania 400	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond	July 30
22	Cheez-It 355 at The Glen	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen	August 6
23	Pure Michigan 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	August 13
24	Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	August 19
25	Bojangles' Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	September 3
26	Federated Auto Parts 400	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	September 9
Chase for the Sprint Cup
Round of 16
27	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400	Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet	September 17
28	New England 300	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon	September 24
29	Dover 400	Dover International Speedway, Dover	October 1
Round of 12
30	Bank of America 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	October 7
31	Alabama 500	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln	October 15
32	Hollywood Casino 400	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City	October 22
Round of 8
33	Goody's Fast Relief 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	October 29
34	AAA Texas 500	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth	November 5
35	Can-Am 500	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale	November 12
Championship 4
36	Ford 400	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead	November 19

References

1. "2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Team / Driver Chart". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
2. Jensen, Tom (September 30, 2015). "Stewart to retire from Cup after '16, Bowyer named replacement". Fox Sports. Kannapolis, North Carolina: Fox Sports Interactive Media. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
3. James, Brant (February 24, 2016). "Stewart-Haas Racing leaving Chevrolet for Ford in 2017". USA Today. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
4. "NASCAR Announces 2017 National Series Schedules". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group. May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.