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 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
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 vehicle1Sebring International RacewayMarch 5 Cliff EbbenFord Mustang Dillon MachavernFord Mustang Mark BodenPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Brian KleemanFord Mustang2Homestead-Miami SpeedwayApril 9 Ernie Francis Jr.Ford Mustang Gar RobinsonChevrolet Camaro Randy KinslandChevrolet Corvette Brian KleemanFord Mustang3Road AtlantaMay 13 Ernie Francis Jr.Ford Mustang Tony BuffomanteFord Mustang Randy KinslandChevrolet Corvette Brian KleemanFord Mustang4Motor City 100June 3 Ernie Francis Jr.Ford Mustang Not heldJune 4 Not held Gar RobinsonChevrolet Camaro Not held5Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayJune 18 Ernie Francis Jr.Ford Mustang Gar RobinsonChevrolet Camaro Mark BodenPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Andrew EntwistleFord Mustang6Brainerd International RacewayJuly 2 Cameron LawrenceChevrolet Corvette Tony BuffomanteFord Mustang Tim KezmanPorsche 911 GT3 Cup JR PesekFord Mustang7Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseAugust 12 Ernie Francis Jr.Ford Mustang Tony BuffomanteFord Mustang Mark BodenPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Brian KleemanFord Mustang8Road AmericaAugust 26 Ernie Francis Jr.Ford Mustang Sheldon CreedDodge Challenger Jason DaskalosDodge Viper Competition Coupe Brian KleemanFord Mustang9Watkins Glen InternationalSeptember 10 Andy LallyChevrolet Camaro Tony BuffomanteFord Mustang Tim KezmanPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Brian KleemanFord Mustang10Virginia International RacewaySeptember 24 Ernie Francis Jr.Ford Mustang Gar RobinsonChevrolet Camaro Cindi Lux Dodge Viper ACR–X Steven DavisonAston Martin Vantage GT411New Jersey Motorsports ParkOctober 8 Ernie Francis Jr.Ford Mustang Gar RobinsonChevrolet Camaro Neal WalkerPorsche 991.2 Brian KleemanFord Mustang12Circuit of the AmericasNovember 4 Ernie Francis Jr.Ford Mustang Shane LewisChevrolet Camaro Jason DaskalosDodge Viper Competition Coupe Shane LewisChevrolet Camaro13Daytona International SpeedwayNovember 11 Ernie Francis Jr.Ford Mustang Tony BuffomanteFord Mustang Tim KezmanPorsche 911 GT3 Cup Todd NapieralskiChevrolet Camaro
West Coast Championship
Trans Am West Coast Schedule Amended, Trans-Am Series, November 21, 2016, Retrieved 2017-03-15 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 vehicle1Willow Springs International Motorsports ParkMarch 26 Tomy DrissiChevrolet Corvette Brad McAllisterFord Mustang Tyler McQuarrieLamborghini Gallardo No entries2Auto Club SpeedwayApril 30 Tomy DrissiChevrolet Corvette Justin NapoleonChevrolet Camaro William BrinkopChevrolet Corvette Guy DreierMaserati GranTurismo MC GT43Portland International RacewayJuly 30 Greg PickettFord Mustang Shane LewisChevrolet Camaro Steve StreimerDodge Viper ACR–X Tim BrownFord Mustang GT44Circuit of the AmericasNovember 4 Tomy DrissiChevrolet Corvette Shane LewisChevrolet Camaro No entries Guy DreierMaserati GranTurismo MC GT4
Driver standings (Main championship) TA PosDriverCarStartsPoints1 Ernie Francis Jr.Ford Mustang133862 Vincent AllegrettaChevrolet Corvette132883 Amy RumanChevrolet Corvette132534 Simon GreggChevrolet Corvette132535 Kerry HittCadillac CTS-V132166 Tomy DrissiChevrolet Corvette/Ford Mustang91697 Jeff HinkleDodge Challenger81178 Cliff EbbenFord Mustang51109 David PintaricCadillac CTS-V610510 Richard GrantChevrolet Corvette710411 John BaucomFord Mustang59512 Tim RubrightFord Mustang58413 Mary WrightChevrolet Corvette57814 Jim McAleeseChevrolet Corvette/Chevrolet Camaro47515 Paul FixChevrolet Corvette/Ford Mustang37316 R. J. LópezChevrolet Corvette26217 Lawrence LepurageChevrolet Corvette46018 Henry GilbertChevrolet Corvette35419 Daniel Urrutia Jr.Chevrolet Corvette35120 Steve BurnsFord Mustang34921 Claudio BurtinChevrolet Corvette54722 Martin RaggingerChevrolet Camaro24623 Cameron LawrenceChevrolet Corvette24524 Justin MarksFord Mustang23825 Joseph FredaChevrolet Corvette23826 Stanton BarrettFord Mustang/Chevrolet Corvette23727 Blaise CsidaChevrolet Corvette23728 Andy LallyChevrolet Camaro13429 Lawrence LoshakChevrolet Camaro13130 Steve Kent Jr.Chevrolet Corvette23031 Shane LewisChevrolet Corvette12632 Jed CophamChevrolet Corvette12333 Tony AveChevrolet Corvette11834 Denny LamersFord Mustang11735 David RuehlowChevrolet Corvette11636 Chris DysonCadillac CTS-V11437 Keith GrantChevrolet Corvette1638 AJ HenriksenChevrolet Corvette10
TA2 PosDriverCarStartsPoints1 Gar RobinsonChevrolet Camaro133412 Tony BuffomanteFord Mustang133043 Shane LewisChevrolet Camaro132994 Cameron LawrenceChevrolet Camaro112105 Tom SheehanChevrolet Camaro131936 Keith ProciukChevrolet Camaro131907 Dillon MachavernFord Mustang81518 Lawrence LoshakChevrolet Camaro81469 Matt ParentFord Mustang1014010 Elias AndersonFord Mustang811211 Ray NeveauChevrolet Camaro1111112 Doug PetersonChevrolet Camaro810513 Raphael MatosChevrolet Camaro59514 Scott Lagasse Jr.Chevrolet Camaro69215 Sheldon CreedDodge Challenger49216 Curt VogtFord Mustang68817 Tim GrayFord Mustang78318 Louis-Phillippe MontourChevrolet Camaro57519 Adam AndrettiChevrolet Camaro/Dodge Challenger86620 Jordan BernloehrDodge Challenger46621 Phil LascoChevrolet Camaro56222 Joe AtwellChevrolet Camaro56123 Carlo FalconeFord Mustang45524 Mitch MarvoshFord Mustang75525 Harry SteenbakkersChevrolet Camaro35226 Kyle MarcelliChevrolet Camaro35027 Roberto SabatoFord Mustang45028 Bob LimaChevrolet Camaro34529 Bruce NesbittFord Mustang34430 Peter KluttDodge Challenger34131 Justin HaleyFord Mustang23832 Phillip Di PippoChevrolet Camaro33633 Moses SmithChevrolet Camaro23434 Jason HartDodge Challenger23335 Maurice HullFord Mustang22836 Josh BilickiChevrolet Camaro13737 Sam LeComteChevrolet Camaro32338 Joe StevensDodge Challenger12139 Chris PedersenChevrolet Camaro32140 Shannon IveyDodge Challenger11841 Bobby KennedyFord Mustang11842 Jaques LazierChevrolet Camaro21842 Aaron QuineChevrolet Camaro11743 Ron KeithChevrolet Camaro11645 Steve Kent Jr.Chevrolet Camaro11546 Kevin PoitrasFord Mustang11147 Steve BurnsChevrolet Camaro1948 Alex MayerChevrolet Camaro1749 Carl WingoFord Mustang1750 Tyler ThielmannFord Mustang1751 Tom WestChevrolet Camaro1552 AJ HenriksenChevrolet Camaro1453 Andy LeeDodge Challenger13– Steven GoldmanFord Mustang0–– Tony AveChevrolet Camaro0–– Matt TifftChevrolet Camaro0–
TA3 PosDriverCarStartsPoints1 Mark BodenPorsche 911 GT3 Cup112832 Tim KezmanPorsche 911 GT3 Cup112733 Tom HerbPorsche 911 GT3 Cup102114 Conor FlynnPorsche 99771635 Kyle KinslandChevrolet Corvette71406 Cindi LuxDodge Viper51297 Dirk LeuenbergerDodge Viper51068 Milton GrantPorsche 99751019 Jason DaskalosDodge Viper26810 Lee SaundersDodge Viper25711 Craig ConwayPorsche 99735512 Jason BerkeleyChevrolet Corvette35313 Ramin AbdolvahabiPorsche 99734314 Don McMillonChevrolet Corvette23815 Dave RicciChevrolet Camaro23616 Neal WalkerPorsche 99113217 Presten CalvertPorsche 911 GT3/Chevrolet Corvette23118 Marko RadisicFerrari 458 Challenge22719 John ButtermoreChevrolet Corvette12120 Larry BaileyChevrolet Corvette12021 Andrew AquilanteChevrolet Corvette12022 Steven DavisonAston Martin Vantage GT411823 Aaron PierceChevrolet Corvette21724 Fernando SeferlisAston Martin Vantage GT411325 Kurt FazekasPorsche 911 GT3 Cup112– Larry FunkBMW M30–
TA4 PosDriverCarStartsPoints1 Brian KleemanFord Mustang113362 Todd NapieralskiChevrolet Camaro112973 JR PesekFord Mustang81904 Chris OutzenFord Mustang81845 Steven DavisonAston Martin Vantage GT481686 Andrew EntwistleFord Mustang4897 Mel ShawChevrolet Camaro4698 James PesekFord Mustang3599 Joe BogetichChevrolet Camaro35310 Bill BatenChevrolet Camaro24011 Shane LewisFord Mustang13512 Ramin AbdolvahabiAston Martin Vantage GT412913 Mike GeldartFord Mustang12814 Guy DreierMaserati GranTurismo GT412815 Fernando SeferlisChevrolet Camaro120
Driver standings (West Coast championship) TA PosDriverCarStartsPoints1 Greg PickettFord Mustang41192 Tomy DrissiChevrolet Corvette31033 Richard WallChevrolet Corvette2524 Kyle KelleyChevrolet Corvette2485 Ken DavisChevrolet Corvette3336 Brian RichardsChevrolet Corvette1297 Adam CarollaChevrolet Corvette125
TA2 PosDriverCarStartsPoints1 Shane LewisFord Mustang41302 Bob McAllisterFord Mustang41083 Justin NapoleonChevrolet Camaro4954 Joe NapoleonChevrolet Camaro4785 Chris CookChevrolet Camaro3716 David SmithChevrolet Camaro2407 Thomas MerrillFord Mustang127– Lou GigliottiChevrolet Camaro0–
TA3 PosDriverCarStartsPoints1 Oli ThordarsonChevrolet Corvette3872 Tyler McQuarrieLamborghini Gallardo1352 Bill BrinkopChevrolet Corvette1352 Steve StreimerDodge Viper1355 Guy DreierMaserati GranTurismo GT4114
TA4 PosDriverCarStartsPoints1 Guy DreierMaserati GranTurismo GT43872 Tim BrownFord Mustang13
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