Philips Cup Series (Season 9)

The ninth season for the Philips Cup Series will be hosted by Robbert Pieete on his YouTube channel, Tasmandutch. It began with the Red Bull Shootout exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway on February 4th, 2017. The first points race was the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 12th, 2017. The final race will be the Famous Last Words 600, held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Race Schedule
The race schedule consisted of 36 races, two less than the previous year. Kyalami returns to the schedule and replaces Zandvoort. Rockingham returns to the schedule and replaces Grand Detour's race date. Grand Detour is moved to the race before The Chase, replacing Atlanta. Irwindale replaces Buffalo Downs and the Mudwinter Classic moves to Volusia, one race after and combined into one event, rather than a sprint and main. Twin Ring Motegi's race date is pushed back, replacing Richmond on the schedule. Watkins Glen returns to the schedule as a single-race event. Delaware and the Nurburgring are added to the schedule. Willow Springs is moved into the Chase, Monza is dropped from the schedule, and Cayuga replaces Bristol.