2017 Trans-Am Series

The 2017 Trans-Am Series was the 49th running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series, and consisted of 13 races. The Detroit race was for TA and TA2 only, and the Circuit of the Americas race was a shared race.

The rules set from the end of the 2016 season featured four classes: TA, TA2, TA3, and TA4 was retained for 2017.

A separate "West Coast" championship with 3 races separate from the main championship and one round shared with the main championship, the race at Circuit of the Americas was contested for the first time ever.

Schedule changes

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The New Jersey Motorsports Park and Watkins Glen races moved from the spring to the fall while Homestead-Miami Speedway moved from the fall to the Spring. NOLA Motorsports Park was dropped from the schedule, while the series ran at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course for the first time, sharing a weekend with the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association.

Television

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The following events were televised on CBS Sports Network on a tape-delay basis:

  • Detroit
  • Indianapolis
  • Brainerd
  • Mid Ohio
  • Road America
  • Circuit of the Americas

Calendar and results

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Main Championship

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Round Circuit Date TA Winning driver TA Winning vehicle TA2 Winning driver TA2 Winning vehicle TA3 Winning driver TA3 Winning vehicle TA4 Winning driver TA4 Winning vehicle
1 Sebring International Raceway March 5 United States Cliff Ebben Ford Mustang United States Dillon Machavern Ford Mustang United States Mark Boden Porsche 911 GT3 Cup United States Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang
2 Homestead-Miami Speedway April 9 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang United States Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro United States Randy Kinsland Chevrolet Corvette United States Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang
3 Road Atlanta May 13 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang United States Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang United States Randy Kinsland Chevrolet Corvette United States Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang
4 Motor City 100 June 3 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang Not held
June 4 Not held United States Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro Not held
5 Indianapolis Motor Speedway June 18 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang United States Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro United States Mark Boden Porsche 911 GT3 Cup United States Andrew Entwistle Ford Mustang
6 Brainerd International Raceway July 2 United States Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Corvette United States Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang United States Tim Kezman Porsche 911 GT3 Cup United States JR Pesek Ford Mustang
7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course August 12 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang United States Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang United States Mark Boden Porsche 911 GT3 Cup United States Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang
8 Road America August 26 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang United States Sheldon Creed Dodge Challenger United States Jason Daskalos Dodge Viper Competition Coupe United States Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang
9 Watkins Glen International September 10 United States Andy Lally Chevrolet Camaro United States Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang United States Tim Kezman Porsche 911 GT3 Cup United States Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang
10 Virginia International Raceway September 24 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang United States Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro United States Cindi Lux Dodge Viper ACR–X United States Steven Davison Aston Martin Vantage GT4
11 New Jersey Motorsports Park October 8 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang United States Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro United States Neal Walker Porsche 991.2 United States Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang
12 Circuit of the Americas November 4 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang United States Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro United States Jason Daskalos Dodge Viper Competition Coupe United States Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro
13 Daytona International Speedway November 11 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang United States Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang United States Tim Kezman Porsche 911 GT3 Cup United States Todd Napieralski Chevrolet Camaro

West Coast Championship

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Round Circuit Date TA Winning driver TA Winning vehicle TA2 Winning driver TA2 Winning vehicle TA3 Winning driver TA3 Winning vehicle TA4 Winning driver TA4 Winning vehicle
1 Willow Springs International Motorsports Park March 26 United States Tomy Drissi Chevrolet Corvette United States Brad McAllister Ford Mustang United States Tyler McQuarrie Lamborghini Gallardo No entries
2 Auto Club Speedway April 30 United States Tomy Drissi Chevrolet Corvette United States Justin Napoleon Chevrolet Camaro United States William Brinkop Chevrolet Corvette United States Guy Dreier Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4
3 Portland International Raceway July 30 United States Greg Pickett Ford Mustang United States Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro United States Steve Streimer Dodge Viper ACR–X United States Tim Brown Ford Mustang GT4
4 Circuit of the Americas November 4 United States Tomy Drissi Chevrolet Corvette United States Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro No entries United States Guy Dreier Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4

Driver standings (Main championship)

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TA

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Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Ernie Francis Jr. Ford Mustang 13 386
2 United States Vincent Allegretta Chevrolet Corvette 13 288
3 United States Amy Ruman Chevrolet Corvette 13 253
4 United States Simon Gregg Chevrolet Corvette 13 253
5 United States Kerry Hitt Cadillac CTS-V 13 216
6 United States Tomy Drissi Chevrolet Corvette/Ford Mustang 9 169
7 United States Jeff Hinkle Dodge Challenger 8 117
8 United States Cliff Ebben Ford Mustang 5 110
9 United States David Pintaric Cadillac CTS-V 6 105
10 United States Richard Grant Chevrolet Corvette 7 104
11 United States John Baucom Ford Mustang 5 95
12 United States Tim Rubright Ford Mustang 5 84
13 United States Mary Wright Chevrolet Corvette 5 78
14 United States Jim McAleese Chevrolet Corvette/Chevrolet Camaro 4 75
15 United States Paul Fix Chevrolet Corvette/Ford Mustang 3 73
16 Dominican Republic R. J. López Chevrolet Corvette 2 62
17 United States Lawrence Lepurage Chevrolet Corvette 4 60
18 United States Henry Gilbert Chevrolet Corvette 3 54
19 United States Daniel Urrutia Jr. Chevrolet Corvette 3 51
20 United States Steve Burns Ford Mustang 3 49
21 Argentina Claudio Burtin Chevrolet Corvette 5 47
22 Austria Martin Ragginger Chevrolet Camaro 2 46
23 United States Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Corvette 2 45
24 United States Justin Marks Ford Mustang 2 38
25 United States Joseph Freda Chevrolet Corvette 2 38
26 United States Stanton Barrett Ford Mustang/Chevrolet Corvette 2 37
27 Canada Blaise Csida Chevrolet Corvette 2 37
28 United States Andy Lally Chevrolet Camaro 1 34
29 United States Lawrence Loshak Chevrolet Camaro 1 31
30 United States Steve Kent Jr. Chevrolet Corvette 2 30
31 United States Shane Lewis Chevrolet Corvette 1 26
32 United States Jed Copham Chevrolet Corvette 1 23
33 United States Tony Ave Chevrolet Corvette 1 18
34 United States Denny Lamers Ford Mustang 1 17
35 United States David Ruehlow Chevrolet Corvette 1 16
36 United States Chris Dyson Cadillac CTS-V 1 14
37 United States Keith Grant Chevrolet Corvette 1 6
38 United States AJ Henriksen Chevrolet Corvette 1 0

TA2

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Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro 13 341
2 United States Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang 13 304
3 United States Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro 13 299
4 United States Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro 11 210
5 United States Tom Sheehan Chevrolet Camaro 13 193
6 United States Keith Prociuk Chevrolet Camaro 13 190
7 United States Dillon Machavern Ford Mustang 8 151
8 United States Lawrence Loshak Chevrolet Camaro 8 146
9 United States Matt Parent Ford Mustang 10 140
10 United States Elias Anderson Ford Mustang 8 112
11 United States Ray Neveau Chevrolet Camaro 11 111
12 United States Doug Peterson Chevrolet Camaro 8 105
13 Brazil Raphael Matos Chevrolet Camaro 5 95
14 United States Scott Lagasse Jr. Chevrolet Camaro 6 92
15 United States Sheldon Creed Dodge Challenger 4 92
16 United States Curt Vogt Ford Mustang 6 88
17 United States Tim Gray Ford Mustang 7 83
18 Canada Louis-Phillippe Montour Chevrolet Camaro 5 75
19 United States Adam Andretti Chevrolet Camaro/Dodge Challenger 8 66
20 United States Jordan Bernloehr Dodge Challenger 4 66
21 United States Phil Lasco Chevrolet Camaro 5 62
22 United States Joe Atwell Chevrolet Camaro 5 61
23 Antigua and Barbuda Carlo Falcone Ford Mustang 4 55
24 United States Mitch Marvosh Ford Mustang 7 55
25 Canada Harry Steenbakkers Chevrolet Camaro 3 52
26 Canada Kyle Marcelli Chevrolet Camaro 3 50
27 Canada Roberto Sabato Ford Mustang 4 50
28 United States Bob Lima Chevrolet Camaro 3 45
29 United States Bruce Nesbitt Ford Mustang 3 44
30 Canada Peter Klutt Dodge Challenger 3 41
31 United States Justin Haley Ford Mustang 2 38
32 United States Phillip Di Pippo Chevrolet Camaro 3 36
33 United States Moses Smith Chevrolet Camaro 2 34
34 United States Jason Hart Dodge Challenger 2 33
35 United States Maurice Hull Ford Mustang 2 28
36 United States Josh Bilicki Chevrolet Camaro 1 37
37 United States Sam LeComte Chevrolet Camaro 3 23
38 United States Joe Stevens Dodge Challenger 1 21
39 United States Chris Pedersen Chevrolet Camaro 3 21
40 United States Shannon Ivey Dodge Challenger 1 18
41 United States Bobby Kennedy Ford Mustang 1 18
42 United States Jaques Lazier Chevrolet Camaro 2 18
42 United States Aaron Quine Chevrolet Camaro 1 17
43 United States Ron Keith Chevrolet Camaro 1 16
45 United States Steve Kent Jr. Chevrolet Camaro 1 15
46 Canada Kevin Poitras Ford Mustang 1 11
47 United States Steve Burns Chevrolet Camaro 1 9
48 United States Alex Mayer Chevrolet Camaro 1 7
49 United States Carl Wingo Ford Mustang 1 7
50 United States Tyler Thielmann Ford Mustang 1 7
51 United States Tom West Chevrolet Camaro 1 5
52 United States AJ Henriksen Chevrolet Camaro 1 4
53 United States Andy Lee Dodge Challenger 1 3
– United States Steven Goldman Ford Mustang 0 –
– United States Tony Ave Chevrolet Camaro 0 –
– United States Matt Tifft Chevrolet Camaro 0 –

TA3

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Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Mark Boden Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 11 283
2 United States Tim Kezman Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 11 273
3 United States Tom Herb Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 10 211
4 United States Conor Flynn Porsche 997 7 163
5 United States Kyle Kinsland Chevrolet Corvette 7 140
6 United States Cindi Lux Dodge Viper 5 129
7 United States Dirk Leuenberger Dodge Viper 5 106
8 United States Milton Grant Porsche 997 5 101
9 United States Jason Daskalos Dodge Viper 2 68
10 United States Lee Saunders Dodge Viper 2 57
11 United States Craig Conway Porsche 997 3 55
12 United States Jason Berkeley Chevrolet Corvette 3 53
13 United States Ramin Abdolvahabi Porsche 997 3 43
14 United States Don McMillon Chevrolet Corvette 2 38
15 United States Dave Ricci Chevrolet Camaro 2 36
16 United States Neal Walker Porsche 991 1 32
17 United States Presten Calvert Porsche 911 GT3/Chevrolet Corvette 2 31
18 Serbia Marko Radisic Ferrari 458 Challenge 2 27
19 United States John Buttermore Chevrolet Corvette 1 21
20 United States Larry Bailey Chevrolet Corvette 1 20
21 United States Andrew Aquilante Chevrolet Corvette 1 20
22 United States Steven Davison Aston Martin Vantage GT4 1 18
23 United States Aaron Pierce Chevrolet Corvette 2 17
24 Panama Fernando Seferlis Aston Martin Vantage GT4 1 13
25 United States Kurt Fazekas Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 1 12
– United States Larry Funk BMW M3 0 –

TA4

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Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang 11 336
2 United States Todd Napieralski Chevrolet Camaro 11 297
3 United States JR Pesek Ford Mustang 8 190
4 United States Chris Outzen Ford Mustang 8 184
5 United States Steven Davison Aston Martin Vantage GT4 8 168
6 United States Andrew Entwistle Ford Mustang 4 89
7 United States Mel Shaw Chevrolet Camaro 4 69
8 United States James Pesek Ford Mustang 3 59
9 United States Joe Bogetich Chevrolet Camaro 3 53
10 United States Bill Baten Chevrolet Camaro 2 40
11 United States Shane Lewis Ford Mustang 1 35
12 United States Ramin Abdolvahabi Aston Martin Vantage GT4 1 29
13 United States Mike Geldart Ford Mustang 1 28
14 United States Guy Dreier Maserati GranTurismo GT4 1 28
15 Panama Fernando Seferlis Chevrolet Camaro 1 20

Driver standings (West Coast championship)

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TA

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Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Greg Pickett Ford Mustang 4 119
2 United States Tomy Drissi Chevrolet Corvette 3 103
3 United States Richard Wall Chevrolet Corvette 2 52
4 United States Kyle Kelley Chevrolet Corvette 2 48
5 United States Ken Davis Chevrolet Corvette 3 33
6 Canada Brian Richards Chevrolet Corvette 1 29
7 United States Adam Carolla Chevrolet Corvette 1 25

TA2

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Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Shane Lewis Ford Mustang 4 130
2 United States Bob McAllister Ford Mustang 4 108
3 United States Justin Napoleon Chevrolet Camaro 4 95
4 United States Joe Napoleon Chevrolet Camaro 4 78
5 United States Chris Cook Chevrolet Camaro 3 71
6 United States David Smith Chevrolet Camaro 2 40
7 United States Thomas Merrill Ford Mustang 1 27
– United States Lou Gigliotti Chevrolet Camaro 0 –

TA3

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Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Oli Thordarson Chevrolet Corvette 3 87
2 United States Tyler McQuarrie Lamborghini Gallardo 1 35
2 United States Bill Brinkop Chevrolet Corvette 1 35
2 United States Steve Streimer Dodge Viper 1 35
5 United States Guy Dreier Maserati GranTurismo GT4 1 14

TA4

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Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 United States Guy Dreier Maserati GranTurismo GT4 3 87
2 Canada Tim Brown Ford Mustang 1 3

References

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  1. ^ Erickson, Keith (June 5, 2017). "Trans Am Series Points Standings" (PDF). Trans Am Series.
  2. ^ Trans Am West Coast Schedule Amended, Trans-Am Series, November 21, 2016, Retrieved 2017-03-15
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