2017 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge
# 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).

## 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.

## 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.

| 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 |
| Automatic Racing | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 09 | Max Bladon | 1 |
| Automatic Racing | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 09 | Chris Beaufait | 1 |
| Automatic Racing | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 09 | Charles Espenlaub | 9 |
| Automatic Racing | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 09 | Charles Putnam | 9 |
| Automatic Racing | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 99 | Al Carter | 1–2, 4, 9-10 |
| Automatic Racing | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 99 | Rob Ecklin Jr. | 1–3, 6, 8 |
| Automatic Racing | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 99 | Charles Espenlaub | 1, 7 |
| Automatic Racing | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 99 | Steven Phillips | 3-4, 6, 8-10 |
| Automatic Racing | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 | 99 | Charles Putman | 7 |
| VOLT Racing | McLaren 570S GT4 | 2 | Alan Brynjolfsson | 1 |
| VOLT Racing | McLaren 570S GT4 | 2 | Chris Hall | 1 |
| VOLT Racing | McLaren 570S GT4 4 Ford Mustang GT4 6 | 7 | Alan Brynjolfsson | All |
| VOLT Racing | McLaren 570S GT4 4 Ford Mustang GT4 6 | 7 | Chris Hall | All |
| TRG-AMR | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 3 | Craig Lyons | 1–3, 6-7, 9 |
| TRG-AMR | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 3 | Kris Wilson | 1–3, 6-7, 9 |
| TRG-AMR | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 71 | Brandon Davis | 9 |
| TRG-AMR | Aston Martin Vantage GT4 | 71 | Gregory Milzcik | 9 |
| Team TGM | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 4 | Ted Giovanis | 1–5 |
| Team TGM | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 4 | Guy Cosmo | 1–3, 7–10 |
| Team TGM | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 4 | Hugh Plumb | 1, 4–5, 7–10 |
| Team TGM | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 46 | Ted Giovanis | 1, 3–5 |
| Team TGM | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 46 | Hugh Plumb | 1, 3 |
| Team TGM | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 46 | Guy Cosmo | 1, 4–5 |
| GMG Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 11 | Matthew Halliday | 1 |
| GMG Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 11 | Elias Sabo | 1 |
| GMG Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 11 | James Sofronas | 1 |
| GMG Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 88 | Andy Lee | 1 |
| GMG Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 88 | Alec Udell | 1 |
| GMG Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 88 | Carter Yeung | 1 |
| Bodymotion Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 12 | Cameron Cassels | All |
| Bodymotion Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 12 | Trent Hindman | All |
| Motorsport USA | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 14 | Memo Gidley | 9 |
| Motorsport USA | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 14 | Cavan O’Keefe | 9 |
| Motorsport USA | Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 | 14 | Mike McAleenan | 9 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 15 | Jade Buford | 1 |
| Multimatic Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 15 | Scott Maxwell | 1 |
| Mühlner Motorsports America | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 21 | Cameron Lawrence | 1–6 |
| Mühlner Motorsports America | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 21 | Kyle Marcelli | 1 |
| Mühlner Motorsports America | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 21 | Chuck Quinton | 2-6 |
| Mühlner Motorsports America | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 21 | Moritz Kranz | 7 |
| Mühlner Motorsports America | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 21 | Gabriele Piana | 7 |
| RS1 | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 28 | Dillon Machavern | All |
| RS1 | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 28 | Dylan Murcott | All |
| CJ Wilson Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 33 | Till Bechtolsheimer | All |
| CJ Wilson Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 33 | Marc Miller | All |
| CJ Wilson Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 35 | Damien Faulkner | All |
| CJ Wilson Racing | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 35 | Russell Ward | All |
| BGB Motorsports | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 38 | James Cox | 1–2 |
| BGB Motorsports | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 38 | John Tecce | 1–2 |
| Stevenson Motorsports | Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R | 57 | Matt Bell | 3–8 |
| Stevenson Motorsports | Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R | 57 | Robin Liddell | 3–8 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 59 | Dean Martin | 1–8 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 59 | Jack Roush Jr. | 1–4, 6–10 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 59 | Cameron Maugeri | 1 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 59 | Scott Maxwell | 5, 9–10 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 59 | Nate Stacy | 9 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 60 | Jade Buford | 2 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 60 | Scott Maxwell | 2 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 60 | Nate Stacy | 10 |
| KohR Motorsports | Ford Mustang GT4 | 60 | Parker Chase | 10 |
| Motorsports In Action | McLaren 570S GT4 | 68 | Rod Randall | 1–4, 7–8 |
| Motorsports In Action | McLaren 570S GT4 | 68 | Kenny Wilden | 1–4, 7–8 |
| Motorsports In Action | McLaren 570S GT4 | 69 | Chris Green | All |
| Motorsports In Action | McLaren 570S GT4 | 69 | Jesse Lazare | All |
| C360R | McLaren 570S GT4 | 681 | Mathew Keegan | 5-6 |
| C360R | McLaren 570S GT4 | 681 | Nico Rondet | 5-6 |
| C360R | McLaren 570S GT4 | 76 | Paul Holton | All |
| C360R | McLaren 570S GT4 | 76 | Matt Plumb | All |
| C360R | McLaren 570S GT4 | 77 | Mathew Keegan | 1–4, 7–10 |
| C360R | McLaren 570S GT4 | 77 | Nico Rondet | 1–4, 7–10 |

### Street Tuner

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

## Race results

Bold indicates overall winner.

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