 It was his first podium of the 2017 season.At Pocono, Rossi earned his third career podium by finishing third despite encountering a problem with his car's fuel-mixture knob.On September 1, Rossi confirmed that he would remain with Andretti through at least the 2019 season; despite having signed a multi-year extension after 2016, Rossi had been considering a move to Schmidt Peterson Motorsports due to his loyalty to Honda, but re-signed with Andretti once the team confirmed they would continue using Honda engines in the future.