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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]
| Team | Body | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDA Brakes / Rinkin Racing | Nissan Altima | 1 |  James Duckworth | 1 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 2–4 | |||
| Dr Ink Tattoo Removal | Ford Mustang | 2 | Ben Walsh | 1–2 |
| Travis Sharpe | 3 | |||
| Townsville Auto Group | Nissan Altima | 3 | Madison Dunston | 1 |
| Toyota Aurion | 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 |
| Joshua Anderson | 4 | |||
| Fraser Racing | Nissan Altima | 39 | Luke Fraser | 1 |
| Sean Rose Motorsport | Holden Cruze | 39 | Joel Heinrich | 2 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 56 | Sean Rose | 1–2 | |
| Fleurieu Milk Company | Holden Cruze | 40 | Troy Dontas | 1 |
| Ross Haven Marine Racing | Ford Mustang | 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 |
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 | |
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| 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 | |||
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| 3 | R1 |  Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 5–7 May | James Duckworth | |||
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| 4 | R1 |  Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | 7–9 July | ||||
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| 5 | R1 |  Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 18–20 August | ||||
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| 6 | R1 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Gold Coast, Queensland | 20–22 October | ||||
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| 7 | R1 | Newcastle Street Circuit | Newcastle, New South Wales | 24–26 November | ||||
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| Pos. | Driver | ADE | SYM | BAR | TOW | SMP | SUR | NEW | Pts. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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