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.

2017 Trans-Am Series
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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 will be contested for the first time ever.

Schedule changes

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

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

Main Championship

[1]

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 Cliff Ebben Ford Mustang Dillon Machavern Ford Mustang Mark Boden Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang
2 Homestead-Miami Speedway April 9 Ernie Francis, Jr. Ford Mustang Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro Randy Kinsland Chevrolet Corvette Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang
3 Road Atlanta May 13 Ernie Francis, Jr. Ford Mustang Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang Randy Kinsland Chevrolet Corvette Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang
4 Motor City 100 June 3 Ernie Francis, Jr. Ford Mustang Not held
June 4 Not held Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro Not held
5 Indianapolis Motor Speedway June 18 Ernie Francis, Jr. Ford Mustang Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro Mark Boden Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Andrew Entwistle Ford Mustang
6 Brainerd International Raceway July 2 Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Corvette Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang Tim Kezman Porsche 911 GT3 Cup JR Pesek Ford Mustang
7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course August 12 Ernie Francis, Jr. Ford Mustang Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang Mark Boden Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang
8 Road America August 26 Ernie Francis, Jr. Ford Mustang Sheldon Creed Dodge Challenger Jason Daskalos Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang
9 Watkins Glen International September 10 Andy Lally Chevrolet Camaro Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang Tim Kezman Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang
10 Virginia International Raceway September 24 Ernie Francis, Jr. Ford Mustang Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro Cindi Lux Dodge Viper ACR–X Steven Davison Aston Martin Vantage GT4
11 New Jersey Motorsports Park October 8 Ernie Francis, Jr. Ford Mustang Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro Neal Walker Porsche 991.2 Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang
12 Circuit of the Americas November 4 Ernie Francis, Jr. Ford Mustang Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro Jason Daskalos Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro
13 Daytona International Speedway November 11 Ernie Francis, Jr. Ford Mustang Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang Tim Kezman Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 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 Tomy Drissi Chevrolet Corvette Brad McAllister Ford Mustang Tyler McQuarrie Lamborghini Gallardo No entries
2 Auto Club Speedway April 30 Tomy Drissi Chevrolet Corvette Justin Napoleon Chevrolet Camaro William Brinkop Chevrolet Corvette Guy Dreier Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4
3 Portland International Raceway July 30 Greg Pickett Ford Mustang Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro Steve Streimer Dodge Viper ACR–X Tim Brown Ford Mustang GT4
4 Circuit of the Americas November 4 Tomy Drissi Chevrolet Corvette Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro No entries Guy Dreier Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4

Driver standings (Main championship)

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

TA2
Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 Gar Robinson Chevrolet Camaro 13 341
2 Tony Buffomante Ford Mustang 13 304
3 Shane Lewis Chevrolet Camaro 13 299
4 Cameron Lawrence Chevrolet Camaro 11 210
5 Tom Sheehan Chevrolet Camaro 13 193
6 Keith Prociuk Chevrolet Camaro 13 190
7 Dillon Machavern Ford Mustang 8 151
8 Lawrence Loshak Chevrolet Camaro 8 146
9 Matt Parent Ford Mustang 10 140
10 Elias Anderson Ford Mustang 8 112
11 Ray Neveau Chevrolet Camaro 11 111
12 Doug Peterson Chevrolet Camaro 8 105
13 Raphael Matos Chevrolet Camaro 5 95
14 Scott Lagasse, Jr. Chevrolet Camaro 6 92
15 Sheldon Creed Dodge Challenger 4 92
16 Curt Vogt Ford Mustang 6 88
17 Tim Gray Ford Mustang 7 83
18 Louis-Phillippe Montour Chevrolet Camaro 5 75
19 Adam Andretti Chevrolet Camaro/Dodge Challenger 8 66
20 Jordan Bernloehr Dodge Challenger 4 66
21 Phil Lasco Chevrolet Camaro 5 62
22 Joe Atwell Chevrolet Camaro 5 61
23 Carlo Falcone Ford Mustang 4 55
24 Mitch Marvosh Ford Mustang 7 55
25 Harry Steenbakkers Chevrolet Camaro 3 52
26 Kyle Marcelli Chevrolet Camaro 3 50
27 Roberto Sabato Ford Mustang 4 50
28 Bob Lima Chevrolet Camaro 3 45
29 Bruce Nesbitt Ford Mustang 3 44
30 Peter Klutt Dodge Challenger 3 41
31 Justin Haley Ford Mustang 2 38
32 Phillip Di Pippo Chevrolet Camaro 3 36
33 Moses Smith Chevrolet Camaro 2 34
34 Jason Hart Dodge Challenger 2 33
35 Maurice Hull Ford Mustang 2 28
36 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet Camaro 1 37
37 Sam LeComte Chevrolet Camaro 3 23
38 Joe Stevens Dodge Challenger 1 21
39 Chris Pedersen Chevrolet Camaro 3 21
40 Shannon Ivey Dodge Challenger 1 18
41 Bobby Kennedy Ford Mustang 1 18
42 Jaques Lazier Chevrolet Camaro 2 18
42 Aaron Quine Chevrolet Camaro 1 17
43 Ron Keith Chevrolet Camaro 1 16
45 Steve Kent, Jr. Chevrolet Camaro 1 15
46 Kevin Poitras Ford Mustang 1 11
47 Steve Burns Chevrolet Camaro 1 9
48 Alex Mayer Chevrolet Camaro 1 7
49 Carl Wingo Ford Mustang 1 7
50 Tyler Thielmann Ford Mustang 1 7
51 Tom West Chevrolet Camaro 1 5
52 AJ Henriksen Chevrolet Camaro 1 4
53 Andy Lee Dodge Challenger 1 3
– Steven Goldman Ford Mustang 0 –
– Tony Ave Chevrolet Camaro 0 –
– Matt Tifft Chevrolet Camaro 0 –

TA3
Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 Mark Boden Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 11 283
2 Tim Kezman Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 11 273
3 Tom Herb Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 10 211
4 Conor Flynn Porsche 997 7 163
5 Kyle Kinsland Chevrolet Corvette 7 140
6 Cindi Lux Dodge Viper 5 129
7 Dirk Leuenberger Dodge Viper 5 106
8 Milton Grant Porsche 997 5 101
9 Jason Daskalos Dodge Viper 2 68
10 Lee Saunders Dodge Viper 2 57
11 Craig Conway Porsche 997 3 55
12 Jason Berkeley Chevrolet Corvette 3 53
13 Ramin Abdolvahabi Porsche 997 3 43
14 Don McMillon Chevrolet Corvette 2 38
15 Dave Ricci Chevrolet Camaro 2 36
16 Neal Walker Porsche 991 1 32
17 Presten Calvert Porsche 911 GT3/Chevrolet Corvette 2 31
18 Marko Radisic Ferrari 458 Challenge 2 27
19 John Buttermore Chevrolet Corvette 1 21
20 Larry Bailey Chevrolet Corvette 1 20
21 Andrew Aquilante Chevrolet Corvette 1 20
22 Steven Davison Aston Martin Vantage GT4 1 18
23 Aaron Pierce Chevrolet Corvette 2 17
24 Fernando Seferlis Aston Martin Vantage GT4 1 13
25 Kurt Fazekas Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 1 12
– Larry Funk BMW M3 0 –

TA4
Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 Brian Kleeman Ford Mustang 11 336
2 Todd Napieralski Chevrolet Camaro 11 297
3 JR Pesek Ford Mustang 8 190
4 Chris Outzen Ford Mustang 8 184
5 Steven Davison Aston Martin Vantage GT4 8 168
6 Andrew Entwistle Ford Mustang 4 89
7 Mel Shaw Chevrolet Camaro 4 69
8 James Pesek Ford Mustang 3 59
9 Joe Bogetich Chevrolet Camaro 3 53
10 Bill Baten Chevrolet Camaro 2 40
11 Shane Lewis Ford Mustang 1 35
12 Ramin Abdolvahabi Aston Martin Vantage GT4 1 29
13 Mike Geldart Ford Mustang 1 28
14 Guy Dreier Maserati GranTurismo GT4 1 28
15 Fernando Seferlis Chevrolet Camaro 1 20

Driver standings (West Coast championship)

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

TA2
Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 Shane Lewis Ford Mustang 4 130
2 Bob McAllister Ford Mustang 4 108
3 Justin Napoleon Chevrolet Camaro 4 95
4 Joe Napoleon Chevrolet Camaro 4 78
5 Chris Cook Chevrolet Camaro 3 71
6 David Smith Chevrolet Camaro 2 40
7 Thomas Merrill Ford Mustang 1 27
– Lou Gigliotti Chevrolet Camaro 0 –

TA3
Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 Oli Thordarson Chevrolet Corvette 3 87
2 Tyler McQuarrie Lamborghini Gallardo 1 35
2 Bill Brinkop Chevrolet Corvette 1 35
2 Steve Streimer Dodge Viper 1 35
5 Guy Dreier Maserati GranTurismo GT4 1 14

TA4
Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1 Guy Dreier Maserati GranTurismo GT4 3 87
2 Tim Brown Ford Mustang 1 3

References
  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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