2017 Atlantic Championship

2017 Atlantic Championship Series season
2017 Atlantic Championship Series season
Season
Races	14
Start date	April 29
End date	October 8
Awards
Drivers' champion	Peter Portante
	← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Atlantic Championship Series season was the fourth season of the revived Atlantic Championship. The series is organized by Formula Race Promotions. Sanctioning for the 2017 season has passed from SCCA Pro Racing to the United States Auto Club.^[1] American Peter Portante won the championship by a comfortable 96 point margin over Atlantics veteran David Grant. Portante won nine of the fourteen races, David Grant won three and his brother Keith Grant won an additional two. The series raced on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course for the only time in its history.

Race calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver
1	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	April 29	David Grant	Peter Portante	Keith Grant
2	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	April 30	David Grant	David Grant	Peter Portante
3	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	May 12	Peter Portante	David Grant	Peter Portante
4	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	May 13	Keith Grant	David Grant	Peter Portante
5	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	June 10	Peter Portante	Peter Portante	Peter Portante
6	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	June 11	Peter Portante	Keith Grant	Peter Portante
7	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	July 1	Anthony Martin	Peter Portante	Peter Portante
8	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	July 2	David Grant	David Grant	David Grant
9	Pittsburgh International Race Complex	Wampum, Pennsylvania	July 29	Keith Grant	Peter Portante	Keith Grant
10	Pittsburgh International Race Complex	Wampum, Pennsylvania	July 30	David Grant	David Grant	David Grant
11	Summit Point Motorsports Park	Summit Point, West Virginia	August 26	Peter Portante	Peter Portante	Peter Portante
12	Summit Point Motorsports Park	Summit Point, West Virginia	August 27	Peter Portante	David Grant	David Grant
13	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	October 7	Peter Portante	Bruce Hamilton	Peter Portante
14	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	October 8		Peter Portante	Peter Portante

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References

^ "USAC to Sanction Atlantic, F2000, F1600 Championships". Atlantic Championship Series. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
^ "2017 Atlantic Championship Schedule". Atlantic Championship Series. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

[1] "USAC to Sanction Atlantic, F2000, F1600 Championships". Atlantic Championship Series. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

[2] "2017 Atlantic Championship Schedule". Atlantic Championship Series. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

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