# 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

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 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 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 4 | Motor City 100 | June 4 | Not held | Not held | Gar Robinson | Chevrolet Camaro | Not held | Not held | Not held | 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

| 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 | 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 | 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. 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 |

### 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 |