2017 Aussie Racing Car Series

The 2017 Aussie Racing Car Series is an Australian motor racing series. The category is made up of Silhouette racing cars which use Yamaha FJ1300 engines and Kumho Tyres.^[1] James Duckworth is the defending champion.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Team	Body	No.	Driver	Rounds
RDA Brakes / Rinkin Racing	Nissan Altima	1	James Duckworth	1
RDA Brakes / Rinkin Racing	Chevrolet Camaro	1	James Duckworth	2–4
Dr Ink Tattoo Removal	Ford Mustang	2	Ben Walsh	1–2
Dr Ink Tattoo Removal	Ford Mustang	2	Travis Sharpe	3
Townsville Auto Group	Nissan Altima	3	Madison Dunston	1
Townsville Auto Group	Toyota Aurion	3	Madison Dunston	2, 4
Variety Group	Chevrolet Camaro	4	Brendon Tucker	1–4
Pitstop Karting	Holden Commodore	5	Dale Dunston	4
Silkate Group	Nissan Altima	6	Ian Chivas	2–4
Dutton Motor Sport	Chevrolet Camaro	8	Cobi Rontaunay	1, 4
Ruthie Racer Racing	Ford Coupe	9	Ruth Bowler	1–3
Advantage Motorsport	Chevrolet Camaro	11	Leigh Bowler	1–4
Colac Windscreens	Chevrolet Camaro	13	Ross Higgins	1–2
Lustre Bar Melbourne	Nissan Altima	15	Emma Clark	1–4
Financial Destiny Racing	Holden Commodore	23	Todd O'Brien	1
Motorsport 25	Chevrolet Camaro	25	Reece Chapman	1–4
Oknalux Window and Doors	Toyota Aurion	26	Layton Barker	1
Axil Coffee Rosters	Toyota Aurion	26	David Makin	4
Motorcare Auto Solutions	Toyota Aurion	27	Sam Milton	1
Barbouts Racing	Nissan Altima	34	Alexander Barbouts	3
Perenso	Chevrolet Camaro	36	Darren Chamberlin	2
Perenso	Chevrolet Camaro	36	Joshua Anderson	4
Fraser Racing	Nissan Altima	39	Luke Fraser	1
Sean Rose Motorsport	Holden Cruze	39	Joel Heinrich	2
Sean Rose Motorsport	Chevrolet Camaro	56	Sean Rose	1–2
Fleurieu Milk Company	Holden Cruze	40	Troy Dontas	1
Ross Haven Marine Racing	Ford Mustang	40	Troy Dontas	4
Charlotte Poynting Racing	Chevrolet Camaro	52	Charlotte Poynting	1–3
Hynes Racing	Nissan Altima	57	Bill Hynes	3
			Robby Gordon	11^[3]
			Sheldon Creed	12^[3]
PZ Racing	Ford Falcon	58	Glenn Boyd	1
Erina Fair Medical Centre	Ford Mustang	61	Peter Carr	4
Uebergang Transport	Chevrolet Camaro	63	Adam Uebergang	1
Western Sydney Motorsport	Ford Mustang	64	Craig Woods	1–4
		68	Blake Sciberras	1–4
		72	Craig Thompson	1–3
		78	Grant Thompson	1–3
Nissan Financial Services	Chevrolet Camaro	71	Michael Rinkin	1–3
KKP Motorsport	Chevrolet Camaro	75	Kel Treseder	1–4
Spray Booth Services Australia	Holden Commodore	77	Sam Chester	1–3
Hertz	Chevrolet Camaro	88	Chris Stevenson	1–4
Cure for MND Foundation	Nissan Altima	96	Jeff Watters	1–3
National Fire and Safety	Chevrolet Camaro	98	Jaie Robson	1–4
Aussie Racing Cars	Ford Mustang	100	Kent Quinn	3
ACE Construction Group	Toyota Aurion	111	Adam Casuccio	1
Multi Services Solutions	Nissan Altima	222	Scott O'Keefe	1

Race calendar

The series was contested over seven rounds with four races at each round.^[4]

Round		Circuit	City / State	Date	Pole Poisiton	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	2 March	Kel Treseder	Kel Treseder	James Duckworth	RDA Brakes / Rinkin Racing
	R2			3 March		Ben Walsh	Craig Woods	Western Sydney Motorsport
	R3			4 March		Kel Treseder	Kel Treseder	KKP Motorsport
	R4			5 March		Kel Treseder	James Duckworth	RDA Brakes / Rinkin Racing
2	R1	Symmons Plains Raceway	Launceston, Tasmania	7–9 April	Kel Treseder
	R2
	R3
	R4
3	R1	Barbagallo Raceway	Perth, Western Australia	5–7 May	James Duckworth
	R2
	R3
	R4
4	R1	Townsville Street Circuit	Townsville, Queensland	7–9 July
	R2
	R3
	R4
5	R1	Sydney Motorsport Park	Eastern Creek, New South Wales	18–20 August
	R2
	R3
	R4
6	R1	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Gold Coast, Queensland	20–22 October
	R2
	R3
	R4
7	R1	Newcastle Street Circuit	Newcastle, New South Wales	24–26 November
	R2
	R3
	R4

Series standings

Pos.	Driver	ADE				Pts.
1	James Duckworth	1	2	6	1	249
2	Craig Woods	2	1	5	5	242
3	Blake Sciberras	6	3	4	3	241
4	Luke Fraser	7	11	3	2	235
5	Brendon Tucker	4	7	12	8	221
6	Chris Stevenson	8	6	11	7	221
7	Adam Casuccio	5	9	10	11	214
8	Jeff Watters	10	10	13	10	207
9	Kel Treseder	25	4	1	12	206
10	Reece Chapman	13	12	7	15	198
11	Sam Milton	9	Ret	15	9	189
12	Jaie Robson	27	Ret	8	4	187
13	Charlotte Poynting	12	16	17	14	187
14	Adam Uebergang	Ret	27	9	6	182
15	Scott O'Keefe	14	13	16	18	181
16	Cobi Rotaunay	3	8	14	Ret	175
17	Craig Thompson	Ret	14	18	13	174
18	Michael Rinkin	11	19	19	20	171
19	Ben Walsh	26	5	2	29	169
20	Leigh Bowler	15	15	Ret	16	167
21	Sam Chester	17	23	20	17	166
22	Glenn Boyd	16	18	23	23	157
23	Emma Clark	20	20	22	21	156
24	Bill Hynes	18	17	24	25	151
25	Ross Higgins	23	22	27	22	144
26	Ruth Bowler	21	21	29	24	141
27	Grant Thompson	Ret	Ret	25	19	137
28	Madison Dunston	19	Ret	26	26	128
29	Layton Barker	24	26	28	27	128
30	Todd O'Brien	22	25	30	28	127
31	Troy Dontas	Ret	24	21	Ret	122

Notes

The top 3 finisher of Race 1 of Round 1 at the Adelaide Street Circuit (Kel Treseder, Ben Walsh, Jaie Robson) were each awarded 28 seconds time penalties for indiscretions behind the safety car and therefore finished 25th-27th respectively. James Duckworth was awarded the win.^[5]
James Duckworth, Brendon Tucker and Sam Chester were each awarded 5 seconds penalties in Race 2 of Round 1.^[5] Duckworth's position went unchanged whilst Tucker and Chester fell from 6th to 7th and 22nd to 23rd respectively.
Kel Treseder was awarded a 22 seconds penalty in Race 4 of Round 1 for contact with Craig Woods.^[6] He fell from 1st to 12th giving James Duckworth the win.
Kel Treseder set a new lap record for Aussie Racing Cars at the Adelaide Street Circuit during Race 3 beating Paul Kemal record set in 2006 in a Ford Falcon.^[7] He later broke his own record in Race 4.

References

^ http://www.aussieracingcars.com.au/about/about-the-cars, Aussie Racing Cars, 6/03/2017
^ http://www.aussieracingcars.com.au/news/aussie-racing-cars-round-one-2017-clipsal-500, Aussie Racing Cars, 6/03/2017
^ ^a ^b Herrero, Daniel (7 May 2017). "Gordon, Creed to make ARC debuts in Perth". Speedcafe. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
^ http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/SportingRegulations/2017%20Aussie%20Racing%20Car%20Series%20Sporting%20and%20Technical%20Regulations%20-%20Version%201.pdf Archived 2017-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, 2017 Aussie Racing Car Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, 6/03/2017
^ ^a ^b https://www.facebook.com/AussieRacingCars/posts/10155015048774144:0, Aussie Racing Cars Facebook Page, 6/03/2017 ^{[user-generated source]}
^ https://www.facebook.com/AussieRacingCars/photos/a.238143529143.136007.206521299143/10155022590324144/?type=3&theater, Aussie Racing Cars Facebook Page, 6/03/2017
^ http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638791482/object_248848.85W/Result?34^{[permanent dead link‍]}, Natsoft Race Results, 6/03/2017

[1] ttp://www.aussieracingcars.com.au/about/about-the-cars, Aussie Racing Cars, 6/03/2017

[2] ttp://www.aussieracingcars.com.au/news/aussie-racing-cars-round-one-2017-clipsal-500, Aussie Racing Cars, 6/03/2017

[Creed_Gordon-3] Herrero, Daniel (7 May 2017). "Gordon, Creed to make ARC debuts in Perth". Speedcafe. Retrieved 19 March 2022.

[4] ttp://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/SportingRegulations/2017%20Aussie%20Racing%20Car%20Series%20Sporting%20and%20Technical%20Regulations%20-%20Version%201.pdf Archived 2017-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, 2017 Aussie Racing Car Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, 6/03/2017

[facebook_10155015048774144-5] ttps://www.facebook.com/AussieRacingCars/posts/10155015048774144:0, Aussie Racing Cars Facebook Page, 6/03/2017 ^{[user-generated source]}

[6] ttps://www.facebook.com/AussieRacingCars/photos/a.238143529143.136007.206521299143/10155022590324144/?type=3&theater, Aussie Racing Cars Facebook Page, 6/03/2017

[7] ttp://racing.natsoft.com.au/638791482/object_248848.85W/Result?34^{[permanent dead link‍]}, Natsoft Race Results, 6/03/2017

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