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   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)

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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. López 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
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
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
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)

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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
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
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
Pos Driver Car Starts Points
1   Guy Dreier Maserati GranTurismo GT4 3 87
2   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