The 2017 Tales of the Turtles 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 17, 2017, at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. Contested over 267 laps on the intermediate speedway, it was the 27th race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the first race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 16.
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.325 seconds and a speed of .
Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 29.892 seconds and a speed of .
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.958 seconds and a speed of .
Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.729 and a speed of .
Stage 1 Laps: 80
Stage 2 Laps: 80
Stage 3 Laps: 107
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race in the booth. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider, and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.