# 2017 Australian V8 Touring Car Series

The 2017 Australian V8 Touring Car Series (commercially known as the 2017 Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series) was the tenth running of the Australian V8 Touring Car Series, the third tier of Australian touring car racing. The five-round, fifteen-race series began on 21 April at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and concluded on 29 October at Sydney Motorsport Park.

## Entries

| Team | Car | Class | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Page Brothers Jayco | Holden Commodore VE | K | 2 | Steven Page | 1, 4 |
| JCH Electrical | Ford Falcon BF | K | 5 | Jason Heck | 3 |
| A.N.T. Racing | Ford Falcon BF | K | 6 | Tony Evangelou | 2 |
| Poll Performance | Holden Commodore VE | K | 7 | Jim Pollicina | All |
| Poll Performance | Holden Commodore VE | K | 23 | Michael Caine | All |
| Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford Falcon BA | C | 9 | Thomas Randle | 3 |
| Anderson Motorsport | Ford Falcon FG | K | 11 | Michael Anderson | All |
| Century 21 Hazelbrook | Ford Falcon BF | K | 12 | Chris Delfsma | 1, 3, 5 |
| Image Racing | Ford Falcon FG | C | 14 | Josh Smith | 1-3 |
| Image Racing | Ford Falcon FG | C | 49 | Jordan Boys | 1-4 |
| Image Racing | Ford Falcon BA | K | 16 | Leigh Moran | 1 |
| Stapleton Motorsport | Ford Falcon EL | H | 17 | Troy Stapleton | 1-2 |
| TF Maintenance | Ford Falcon BF | K | 17 | Jason Foley | 5 |
| Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore VE | C | 21 | Jack Smith | All |
| Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon BF | C | 30 | Aaron Seton | 2-3 |
| McDonald Motorsport | Holden Commodore VP | H | 33 | Jamie McDonald | 5 |
| Nandi Kiss Racing | Holden Commodore VE | K | 36 | Nandi Kiss | 3, 5 |
| Eggleston Motorsport | Holden Commodore VE | C | 38 | Tyler Greenbury | All |
| Challenge Motorsport | Ford Falcon FG | K | 39 | Chris Smerdon | All |
| Mac Motorsport | Ford Falcon BF | K | 41 | Mark Primmer | 1 |
| Mac Motorsport | Ford Falcon BF | K | 69 | Jon McCorkindale | All |
| Premium Shower Screens and Robes | Holden Commodore VY | K | 46 | David Wright | 2 |
| Neill Motorsport | Holden Commodore VS | H | 55 | Bradley Neill | All |
| Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VE | K | 66 | Jack Sipp | 1 |
| Paul Morris Motorsport | Ford Falcon FG | C | 67 | Anton de Pasquale | 3 |
| Garry Hills Racing | Holden Commodore VE | K | 76 | Garry Hills | 1, 4 |
| Protrack Automotive Performance | Holden Commodore VE | K | 77 | Gary Collins | 2, 4-5 |
| WakeUp! Backpackers | Holden Commodore VZ | K | 88 | Warren Millett | 1-2, 5 |
| Custom Garage | Ford Falcon EL | H | 111 | Andy Cantrell | 5 |
| Emery Motorsport | Holden Commodore VE | C | 888 | Geoff Emery | 1 |
| Icon | Class |
| C | Championship class |
| K | Kumho Cup |
| H | Heritage class |

## Calendar and results
### Overview

| Round | Circuit | City / state | Date | Pole position | Winning driver | Winning team | Round winner |
| 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | April 22 | Michael Anderson | Tyler Greenbury | Eggleston Motorsport | Jordan Boys |
| 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | April 23 | | Tyler Greenbury | Eggleston Motorsport | Jordan Boys |
| 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | April 23 | | Jordan Boys | Image Racing | Jordan Boys |
| 2 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | May 20 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Brad Jones Racing | Jack Smith |
| 2 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | May 21 | | Tyler Greenbury | Eggleston Motorsport | Jack Smith |
| 2 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | May 21 | | Jack Smith | Brad Jones Racing | Jack Smith |
| 3 | Queensland Raceway | Willowbank, Queensland | July 29 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Brad Jones Racing | Jack Smith |
| 3 | Queensland Raceway | Willowbank, Queensland | July 30 | | Jack Smith | Brad Jones Racing | Jack Smith |
| 3 | Queensland Raceway | Willowbank, Queensland | July 30 | | Jack Smith | Brad Jones Racing | Jack Smith |
| 4 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | September 9 | Jack Smith | Tyler Greenbury | Eggleston Motorsport | Jon McCorkindale |
| 4 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | September 10 | | Jon McCorkindale | Mac Motorsport | Jon McCorkindale |
| 4 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | September 10 | | Michael Anderson | Anderson Motorsport | Jon McCorkindale |
| 5 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | October 28 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | Brad Jones Racing | Jack Smith |
| 5 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | October 29 | | Jack Smith | Brad Jones Racing | Jack Smith |
| 5 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | October 29 | | Jack Smith | Brad Jones Racing | Jack Smith |

### Series standings

| Session | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Qualifying | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Races 1 & 2 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Race 3 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 41 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Pos. | Driver | Class | PHI | PHI | PHI | WIN | WIN | WIN | QLD | QLD | QLD | PHI | PHI | PHI | SMP | SMP | SMP | Pen. | Pts. |
| Pos. | Driver | Class | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pen. | Pts. |
| 1 | Jack Smith | C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 594 |
| 2 | Tyler Greenbury | C | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 454 |
| 3 | Michael Anderson | K | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | 444 |
| 4 | Jon McCorkindale | K | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | DNS | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | | 407 |
| 5 | Jim Pollicina | K | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | 306 |
| 6 | Jordan Boys | C | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Ret | 8 | Ret | | | | | 298 |
| = | Michael Caine | K | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | | 298 |
| 8 | Chris Smerdon | K | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | | 280 |
| 9 | Josh Smith | C | 6 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | 208 |
| 10 | Anton de Pasquale | C | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | 119 |
| 11 | Warren Millett | K | 16 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | 9 | 6 | 12 | | 107 |
| 12 | Geoff Emery | C | 2 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 101 |
| 13 | Gary Collins | K | | | | 12 | 10 | 11 | | | | 9 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 11 | | 98 |
| 14 | Bradley Neill | H | Ret | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 12 | 13 | 13 | | 97 |
| 15 | Thomas Randle | C | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | 87 |
| 16 | Nandi Kiss | K | | | | | | | 13 | 14 | 13 | | | | 11 | 7 | 8 | | 77 |
| 17 | Steven Page | K | DNS | DNS | 17 | | | | | | | 8 | 7 | 5 | | | | | 73 |
| 18 | Aaron Seton | C | | | | Ret | DNS | DNS | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | 63 |
| 19 | Chris Delfsma | K | 13 | 14 | 11 | | | | 14 | 15 | 14 | | | | Ret | DNS | DNS | | 53 |
| 20 | Troy Stapleton | H | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 52 |
| 21 | David Wright | K | | | | 11 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 46 |
| 22 | Garry Hills | K | 12 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | 45 |
| 23 | Tony Evangelou | K | | | | 10 | 14 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 44 |
| 24 | Jack Sipp | K | 11 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 |
| 25 | Andy Cantrell | H | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 12 | 10 | | 41 |
| 26 | Jason Heck | K | | | | | | | 12 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | 33 |
| 27 | Jason Foley | K | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 11 | 9 | | 30 |
| 28 | Jamie McDonald | H | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 14 | 14 | | 26 |
| 29 | Mark Primmer | K | 14 | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 30 | Leigh Moran | K | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
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