The 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will be the 23rd season of the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America. The season will begin with the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2017 and end with the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 17. Johnny Sauter enters as the defending champion.
NASCAR Next driver Noah Gragson will drive the No. 18 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the 2017 season, replacing William Byron. Gragson competed in the 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West where he finished 5th and 3rd, respectively, in the points standings and drove two races for KBM in 2016 at Phoenix and Homestead.
After having driven a partial schedule in 2016, Austin Cindric will drive full-time for Brad Keselowski Racing in 2017.
Kaz Grala is promoted to a full-time ride with GMS Racing to pilot the No. 33 Chevrolet, replacing Ben Kennedy. Grala competed the No. 33 and No. 24 trucks part-time last season with the same team.
2016 K&N Pro Series East champion Justin Haley will drive the No. 24 for GMS Racing, starting at Martinsville due to age restrictions. Scott Lagasse Jr. will drive the truck for Daytona.
Kyle Busch along with young drivers Myatt Snider, Harrison Burton, and K&N West Champion Todd Gilliland will share the No. 51 Truck for 2017, replacing Cody Coughlin and Daniel Suarez. Gilliand competed in the K&N Pro Series West for Billy McAnally Racing where he secured his first championship in 2016. Burton competed in the K&N Pro Series East for HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks and drove one race for KBM in 2016 at Martinsville.
Justin Fontaine will drive AM Racing's second truck part-time. Fontaine drove one race for the team in 2016 at Phoenix.
As a part of Ford Performance's driver development program, Chase Briscoe will drive for Brad Keselowski Racing in 2017. Briscoe won the 2016 ARCA Racing Series championship.
Spencer Boyd and Cody Ware will share driving duties for Rick Ware Racing in 2017.
Joe Nemechek will return to the truck series part-time driving the No. 87 for his team NEMCO Motorsports.
After having driven a partial schedule for Kyle Busch Motorsports and Athenian Motorsports in 2016, Cody Coughlin will drive the No. 13 full-time for ThorSport Racing in 2017, replacing Cameron Hayley.
Grant Enfinger will drive a truck full-time for ThorSport Racing, replacing Rico Abreu. Enfinger drove a partial schedule for GMS Racing in 2016.
After driving full-time for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Season, Regan Smith will return to the Truck Series driving the No. 92 RBR Enterprises Ford part-time. Smith's last Truck start was in 2008, in the Cool City Customs 200 at the Michigan International Speedway.
Parker Kligerman will drive the No. 75 Truck for Henderson Motorsports, sharing driving duties with Caleb Holman. Kligerman drove the No.92 RBR Enterprises Ford part-time last season.
J. J. Yeley will return to the Truck Series, driving the No.22 AM Racing Toyota at the NextEra Energy Resources 250. Austin Wayne Self, who will drive for this team the rest of the season, also will drive the No. 32 at the opener.
Wendell Chavous will attempt to run for the Rookie of the Year honors in the 2017 season. He will drive the No.49 Chevrolet for Premium Motorsports. Chavous's last start was in 2015.
T. J. Bell will return to the Truck Series, driving part-time the No.45 Chevrolet for Niece Motorsports starting at Daytona.
After running part-time for Red Horse Racing and scoring a win in the 2016 season, Brett Moffitt will return to this team, driving the No. 7 (renumbered from 11) at least for the first two races.
Korbin Forrister will return to drive full-time in the 2017 season. He will be driving the No.5 Toyota for Wauters Motorsports.
Todd Peck will drive the new No.83 Chevy for the new Copp Motorsports team at Daytona.
Terry Jones will drive the No.30 Ford for Rette-Jones Racing at Daytona.
JR Motorsports announced on January 3 that it would suspend its Truck Series team. Cole Custer drove the truck full-time in 2016. The team later sold six trucks and their No. 00 owners points to Halmar Friesen Racing.
Rick Ware Racing announced that it would return to the Truck Series full-time in 2017, having purchased the owners points of SS-Green Light Racing's No. 07 truck.
Athenian Motorsports announced on January 10 that it would cease operations due to the retirement of driver John Wes Townley.
Hattori Racing Enterprises expands from part-time to full-time with Ryan Truex returning to the team and renumbered from No. 81 to No. 16.
NEMCO Motorsports will expand to a two truck team with Joe Nemechek driving the No. 87 Chevrolet Silverado part-time.
Martins Motorsports announced on February 9 a partnership with Brandonbilt Motorsports for the 2017 season. Brandon Brown will drive the No.44 Chevrolet at Daytona.
After running full-time between the 2015 and 2016 seasons, GMS Racing's No.23 Chevrolet will run part-time. Spencer Gallagher, Chase Elliott and other drivers will share the driving.
Contreras Motorsports has sold their assets to Copp Motorsports who now runs the No.83 Chevrolet.
On October 26, NASCAR announced that drivers with more than five years of full-time racing on the Cup level may drive a maximum of seven Camping World Truck Series races. They are also ineligible to drive in the final eight races of the season. Exceptions will be given to drivers with more than five years of full-time racing on the Cup level if they declared to run points in Truck Series.
On February 8, 2017, NASCAR announced a new damaged vehicle policy for all three national series. Body panels can no longer be replaced after a wreck, and a team has five minutes on pit road to fix the damage before they are eliminated.
The season's schedule comprises 23 races, and was released on May 5, 2016. FS1 will televise every race in the United States except the Fred's 250, which will air on Fox.
Driver standings
Points are awarded to drivers in the three national series in the final stage by adding the total amount of segment points earned with the points earned in the final stage. Team owners only got the points earned in the final stage.
Points awarded in the first two stages:
Points awarded in the final stage:
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or 2015 Owner's points. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner.
(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
