The 2017 Can-Am 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on November 12, 2017, at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.

Phoenix International Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval.

Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

[13] Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.672 seconds and a speed of 134.973 mph (217.218 km/h).

Rick Allen, two–time Phoenix winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race.

Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.