2017 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge

The 2017 Continental Tire SportsCar Championship is the eighteenth season of the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge and the fourth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).

2017 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge
Previous: 2016 Next: 2018

Classes

The class structure remains unchanged from 2016. However, cars homologated to the FIA-certified Group GT4 regulations are eligible to race in the GS category alongside original GS cars.[1]

Schedule

The schedule remains unchanged, aside from the dates at Circuit of the Americas and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca switching. Additionally, there are a pair of four-hour endurance races at Daytona International Speedway and Laguna Seca. All other races are approximately two hours in length.[2]

Rnd Race Circuit Location Date Duration
1 BMW Endurance Challenge Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 27 4 Hours
2 Sebring 120 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 17 2 Hours
3 Circuit of the Americas 120 Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas May 6 2 Hours
4 Continental Tire 120 at The Glen Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York July 1 2 Hours
5 Canadian Tire Motorsports Park 120 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario July 8 2 Hours
6 Lime Rock Park 120 Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 22 2 Hours
7 Road America 120 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 6 2 Hours
8 Biscuitville Grand Prix VIRginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 26 2 Hours
9 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca 240 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California September 23 4 Hours
10 Fox Factory 120 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 6 2 Hours

Entry list

Grand Sport
Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Automatic Racing Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 09 Ramin Abdolvahabi 1
Max Bladon 1
Chris Beaufait 1
Charles Espenlaub 9
Charles Putnam 9
99 Al Carter 1–2, 4, 9-10
Rob Ecklin Jr. 1–3, 6, 8
Charles Espenlaub 1, 7
Steven Phillips 3-4, 6, 8-10
Charles Putman 7
VOLT Racing McLaren 570S GT4 2 Alan Brynjolfsson 1
Chris Hall 1
McLaren 570S GT4 4
Ford Mustang GT4 6		 7 Alan Brynjolfsson All
Chris Hall All
TRG-AMR[3] Aston Martin Vantage GT4 3 Craig Lyons 1–3, 6-7, 9
Kris Wilson 1–3, 6-7, 9
71 Brandon Davis 9
Gregory Milzcik 9
Team TGM Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 4 Ted Giovanis 1–5
Guy Cosmo 1–3, 7–10
Hugh Plumb 1, 4–5, 7–10
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 46 Ted Giovanis 1, 3–5
Hugh Plumb 1, 3
Guy Cosmo 1, 4–5
GMG Racing[4] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 11 Matthew Halliday 1
Elias Sabo 1
James Sofronas 1
88 Andy Lee 1
Alec Udell 1
Carter Yeung 1
Bodymotion Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 12 Cameron Cassels All
Trent Hindman All
Motorsport USA[5] Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 14 Memo Gidley 9
Cavan O’Keefe 9
Mike McAleenan 9
Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 15 Jade Buford 1
Scott Maxwell 1
Mühlner Motorsports America Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 21 Cameron Lawrence 1–6
Kyle Marcelli 1
Chuck Quinton 2-6
Moritz Kranz 7
Gabriele Piana 7
RS1 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 28 Dillon Machavern All
Dylan Murcott All
CJ Wilson Racing[6] Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport 33 Till Bechtolsheimer All
Marc Miller All
35 Damien Faulkner All
Russell Ward All
BGB Motorsports Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 38 James Cox 1–2
John Tecce 1–2
Stevenson Motorsports[7] Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R 57 Matt Bell 3–8
Robin Liddell 3–8
KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 59 Dean Martin 1–8
Jack Roush Jr. 1–4, 6–10
Cameron Maugeri 1
Scott Maxwell 5, 9–10
Nate Stacy 9
60 Jade Buford 2
Scott Maxwell 2
Nate Stacy 10
Parker Chase 10
Motorsports In Action McLaren 570S GT4 68 Rod Randall 1–4, 7–8
Kenny Wilden 1–4, 7–8
69 Chris Green All
Jesse Lazare All
C360R[8] McLaren 570S GT4 681 Mathew Keegan 5-6
Nico Rondet 5-6
76 Paul Holton All
Matt Plumb All
77 Mathew Keegan 1–4, 7–10
Nico Rondet 1–4, 7–10

Street Tuner
Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Rebel Rock Racing Porsche Cayman 6 Trevor Knight 1
Shane Lewis 1
8 Dion von Moltke 1
David Roberts 1
22 Leh Keen 1
Kris Wright 1
RS1 Porsche Cayman 17 Nick Galante All
Spencer Pumpelly All
18 Connor Bloum All
Aurora Straus All
Nick Longhi 1
Freedom Autosport Mazda MX-5 25 Stevan McAleer All
Chad McCumbee All
26 Andrew Carbonell All
Liam Dwyer All
27 Britt Casey Jr. All
Robby Foley 1–3
Matthew Fassnacht 4, 6
Mark Drennan 5, 9
Tom Long 7–8, 10
Bodymotion Racing Porsche Cayman 31 Devin Jones 1–6, 8–10
Drake Kemper All
Colin Thompson 7
Murillo Racing Mazda MX-5 34 Christopher Stone 2, 4–10
Christian Szymczak 2, 4–10
Porsche Cayman 43 Christopher Stone 1
Christian Szymczak 1
56 Eric Foss All
Jeff Mosing 1–8
Justin Piscitell 9–10
65 Brent Mosing 1–6, 8–10
Tim Probert All
Justin Piscitell 1, 7, 9
Strategic Wealth Racing Porsche Cayman 36 Matthew Dicken 4
Corey Lewis 4
MINI JCW Team Mini JCW 37 Mike LaMarra 1–3, 5–10
James Vance 1–3, 5–10
52 Mark Pombo 1–2, 4, 6, 9–10
Nate Norenberg 1, 3, 5–9
Jared Salinsky 2, 4–5, 10
Tyler Stone 3, 8
Chris Miller 7
73 Derek Jones All
Mat Pombo All
Goldcrest Motorsports Porsche Cayman 39 Angus Rogers 10
Curt Swearingen 10
CRG-I Do Borrow Nissan Altima 44 Sarah Cattaneo All
Owen Trinkler All
Team Octane Mini JCW 47 Adam Isman 4-5
Alain Lauziere 4
Cavan O'Keefe 5
JDC-Miller Motorsports BMW 228i 54 Michael Johnson All
Stephen Simpson All
Kensai/DXDT Racing Porsche Cayman 65 David Askew 4–5, 8
Aaron Povoledo 4–5, 8
Riley Racing Mazda MX-5 66 AJ Riley 4, 6
Jameson Riley 4, 6
C360R[9] Audi S3 75 Roy Block All
Pierre Kleinubing All
BimmerWorld Racing BMW 328i (F30) 81 Ari Balogh All
Greg Liefooghe All
84 James Clay All
Tyler Cooke All
Tyler Clary 1

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd Circuit GS Winning Car ST Winning Team
GS Winning Drivers ST Winning Drivers
1 Daytona #12 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport #73 MINI Cooper
Cameron Cassels
Trent Hindman		 Derek Jones
Mat Pombo
2 Sebring #60 Ford Mustang #17 Porsche Cayman
Jade Buford
Scott Maxwell		 Nick Galante
Spencer Pumpelly
3 Austin #76 McLaren 570S GT4 #56 Porsche Cayman
Paul Holton
Matt Plumb		 Eric Foss
Jeff Mosing
4 Watkins Glen #59 Ford Mustang #73 MINI Cooper
Dean Martin
Jack Roush Jr.		 Derek Jones
Mat Pombo
5 Mosport #57 Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R #56 Porsche Cayman
Matt Bell
Robin Liddell		 Eric Foss
Jeff Mosing
6 Lime Rock #57 Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R #25 Mazda MX-5
Matt Bell
Robin Liddell		 Stevan McAleer
Chad McCumbee
7 Road America #59 Ford Mustang #25 Mazda MX-5
Dean Martin
Jack Roush Jr.		 Stevan McAleer
Chad McCumbee
8 Virginia #28 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR #44 Nissan Altima
Dillon Machavern
Dylan Murcott		 Sarah Cattaneo
Owen Trinkler
9 Laguna Seca #99 Aston Martin Vantage GT4 #75 Audi S3
Al Carter
Steven Phillips		 Roy Block
Pierre Kleinubing
10 Road Atlanta #69 McLaren 570S GT4 #44 Nissan Altima
Chris Green
Jesse Lazare		 Sarah Cattaneo
Owen Trinkler

References
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