2017 NASCAR Cup Series (Simpsonverse)

The 2017 NASCAR Sprint 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.

The 2017 season was the final season of several full time Cup Series drivers; 2003 champion and two-time Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth, who parted ways with Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of the season and was unable to secure a full-time ride for 2018, announced his hiatus from Cup Series competition. Kenseth would return the following season to drive for Roush Fenway Racing part time.

Towards the end of the season, Danica Patrick announced that 2017 would be the end of her career in motorsports, which included a seven year stint in NASCAR. During the off-season, it was announced that Patrick would compete in the 2018 Daytona 500 and the 2018 Indianapolis 500 in a pair of final races dubbed the "Danica Double" to finish off her career.

It also marked the last season for road-course ringer Boris Said and two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip. It was also the last season Chevrolet fielded the Chevrolet SS, replacing it with the Camaro ZL1 starting in 2018.

Schedule
The final calendar – comprising 36 races, as well as exhibition races, which are the Advance Auto Parts Clash, Can-Am Duel qualifying duel races for the Daytona 500 and the All-Star Race – was released on May 5, 2016.