2017B NASA RallyCross Challenge Season

2017B NASA RallyCross season
NASA RallyCross Challenge
Season
Races	10
Start date	June 13, 2017
End date	August 22, 2017
Awards
Drivers' champion	22px Philip Kraus
Constructors' Champion	22px Red Bull Subaru MRT
Privateers' Champion	22px Doug DeNise DeNise Racing
Manufacturers' Cup	22px Citroën
Nations' Cup	22px Canada
Chronology
Previous season	Next season
2017A	2017C

The 2017B NASA RallyCross Challenge season was the thirteenth season of the championship. After a sensational move to Area 52 Racing, Cody Erdmann was unable to win his third consecutive championship. Despite not starting the first event in Lydden Hill, Philip Kraus won his first championship in his second full season in NASA competition after a fierce battle with both Josh Mertz and Chris Wetz. The Canadian won four out of ten races, with Wetz winning three, Mertz winning two, and Erdmann winning at Area 52 Racing's home race in Milwaukee.

2017B Schedule

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Location
1	British RallyCross GP	Lydden Hill	22px Wooten,Kent, GBR
2	Dutch RallyCross GP	Valkenswaard Circuit	22px Valkenswaard, NED
3	Canadian RallyCross GP	St. Eustache Speedway	22px St. Eustache, CAN
4	Wisconsin RallyCross GP	The Milwaukee Mile	22px West Allis, WI, USA
5	Indiana RallyCross GP	Lucas Oil Raceway	22px Indianapolis, IN, USA
6	Texas RallyCross GP	Circuit of the Americas	22px Austin, TX, USA
7	Cañon City RallyCross GP	Negus Circuit	22px Canon City, CO, USA
8	Lakewood RallyCross GP	NASA Proving Grounds South	22px Lakewood, CO, USA
9	Seattle RallyCross GP	Evergreen Speedway	22px Seattle, WA, USA
10	Vancouver RallyCross GP	Bent Twig Raceway	22px Vancouver, BC, CAN

Calendar Changes

• NASA returns to Great Britain for the first time since 2015B. The series will run at Lydden Hill.
• To cut costs, the overseas rounds in Germany, Spain, and Japan have been dropped.
• Domestic races in Long Island and Watkins Glen were dropped along with the international races.
• The series will visit the midwest for the first time, with a round in Wisconsin, and Indiana. The series will run modified versions of the Milwaukee Mile, and Lucas Oil Raceway, respectively.
• The series will vist the northwest as well, with Seattle joining Vancouver at the end of the championship.
• Circuit of the Americas will see Rallycross for the first time since 2014.
• The series will visit the North course of the NASA Proving Grounds, per the alternating agreement with the Lakewood circuit.

2017B Drivers and Teams

SuperCars Entry List

NASA RallyCross SuperCar entries eligible to score constructor points
Manufacturer	Constructor	Tire	No.	Driver	Rds
Citroën (Citroën C4 RX)	22px Area 52 Racing	Template:Pirelli	1	22px Cody Erdmann	1-6
			19	22px Philip Kraus	All
Ford (Ford Focus RX)	22px East Coast Autosport	Template:Firestone	76	22px Noah Carmichael	1-2, 7-8
Honda (Honda Civic)	22px Honda Monster V2RT	Template:Firestone	24	22px Victor Vallee	1-7
			42	22px Casey Lester	1-5
Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)	22px Revolution Racing	Template:Hoosier	22	22px Casey Lester	6-10
			23	22px Chris Wetz	All
Subaru (Subaru Impreza WRX STi)	22px Red Bull Subaru MRT	Template:Bridgestone	51	22px Dylan Livengood	All
			81	22px Josh Mertz	All
NASA RallyCross SuperCar entries eligible to score privateer points
Ford (Ford Focus RX)	22px Iceberg MSE	Template:Hercules	91	22px Brenden Berg	1-5, 9-10
Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)	22px 779 Racing	Template:Yokohama	77	22px Zack Johnson	All
			79	22px Spencer Gilmour	5
Subaru (Subaru Impreza WRX STi)	22px Nicholson Enterprises	Template:Michelin	92	22px Brandon Nicholson	6
	22px Red Bull Subaru MRT	Template:Bridgestone	27	22px Tristan Hagenstein	10
Volkswagen (Volkswagen Polo RX)	22px DeNise Autosport	Template:Michelin	10	22px Doug DeNise	All

Team and Driver Changes

• Cody Erdmann will take the #1 to his own squad, Area 52 Racing. He will partner Philip Kraus. Casey Lester leaves the American squad after one season.
• MRT is left to find a second car after the departure of Cody Erdmann, and the retirement of Tristan Hagenstein.
• Dylan Livengood leaves Revolution Racing, citing performance issues as to why the Canadian leaves his own squad. He later announced his intention to join his friend and rival, Josh Mertz at MRT.
• V2RT signs Casey Lester, who left Area 52 Racing, and expands to a works team for Honda, switching from Michelin tires to Firestone tires.

Events & Results

Rd.	Race	Seeding	Quarter Final 1	Quarter Final 2	Semi Final A	Semi Final B	LCQ	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Winning Manu	Private Winner
1	22px Lydden Hill	22px Josh Mertz	22px Josh Mertz	22px Chris Wetz	22px Cody Erdmann	22px Victor Vallee	22px Dylan Livengood	22px Josh Mertz	22px Red Bull Subaru MRT	22px Subaru	22px Brenden Berg
2	22px Valkenswaard	22px Chris Wetz	22px Victor Vallee	22px Philip Kraus	22px Josh Mertz	22px Chris Wetz	22px Dylan Livengood	22px Chris Wetz	22px Revolution Racing	22px Mitsubishi	22px Brenden Berg
3	22px St. Eustache	22px Josh Mertz	22px Josh Mertz	22px Victor Vallee	22px Philip Kraus	22px Doug DeNise	22px Chris Wetz	22px Philip Kraus	22px Area 52 Racing	22px Citroën	22px Doug DeNise
4	22px Milwaukee	22px Cody Erdmann	22px Josh Mertz	22px Philip Kraus	22px Cody Erdmann	22px Dylan Livengood	22px Chris Wetz	22px Cody Erdmann	22px Area 52 Racing	22px Citroën	22px Doug DeNise
5	22px Indianapolis	22px Josh Mertz	22px Chris Wetz	22px Philip Kraus	22px Victor Vallee	22px Dylan Livengood	22px Josh Mertz	22px Philip Kraus	22px Area 52 Racing	22px Citroën	22px Spencer Gilmour
6	22px Austin	22px Chris Wetz	22px Josh Mertz	22px Philip Kraus	22px Chris Wetz	22px Victor Vallee	22px Casey Lester	22px Josh Mertz	22px Red Bull Subaru MRT	22px Subaru	22px Doug DeNise
7	22px Negus	22px Josh Mertz	22px Philip Kraus	22px Dylan Livengood	22px Josh Mertz	22px Chris Wetz	22px Victor Vallee	22px Philip Kraus	22px Area 52 Racing	22px Citroën	22px Doug DeNise
8	22px NPVG North	22px Chris Wetz	22px Chris Wetz	22px Philip Kraus	22px Josh Mertz	22px Casey Lester	22px Dylan Livengood	22px Philip Kraus	22px Area 52 Racing	22px Citroën	22px Doug DeNise
9	22px Seattle	22px Brenden Berg	22px Philip Kraus	22px Josh Mertz	22px Chris Wetz	22px Brenden Berg	22px Dylan Livengood	22px Chris Wetz	22px Revolution Racing	22px Mitsubishi	22px Doug DeNise
10	22px Bent Twig	22px Josh Mertz	22px Josh Mertz	22px Philip Kraus	22px Brenden Berg	22px Chris Wetz	22px Dylan Livengood	22px Chris Wetz	22px Revolution Racing	22px Mitsubishi	22px Doug DeNise

Championship Standings

Championship leader table
Race	Championship leader	Lead
22px Lydden Hill	22px Josh Mertz	3
22px Valkenswaard	22px Chris Wetz	2
22px St. Eustache		6
22px Milwaukee		2
22px Indianapolis		1
22px Austin	22px Philip Kraus	2
22px Negus		6
22px NPVG North		10
22px Seattle		8
22px Bent Twig

2017B Drivers' Championship

Points are awarded to the top 16 finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	QF Win	SF Win
Points	20	17	15	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	2	1

Pos. Driver Cup Team GBR 22px NED 22px CAN 22px MIL 22px IND 22px AUS 22px NEG 22px PVGN 22px SEA 22px BTW 22px  Pts  1 22px Philip Kraus C 22px Area 52 Racing 10 22 1A 22 12 22 11 12 31 32 185 2 22px Chris Wetz C 22px Revolution Racing 22 1B 2LCQ 4LCQ 21 4A 3B 31 1A 1B 178 3 22px Josh Mertz C 22px Red Bull Subaru MRT 11 3A 61 31 3LCQ 11 2A 2A 22N6 61 173 4 22px Dylan Livengood C 22px Red Bull Subaru MRT 5LCQN1 4LCQ 4 5B 4B 6 52 4LCQ 5LCQ 5LCQ 127 5 22px Doug DeNise P 22px DeNise Autosport 11 8 5B 7 11 7 4 7 4 4 103 6 22px Casey Lester C 22px Honda Monster V2RT 8 7 10 9 8 94 C 22px Revolution Racing 5LCQ 7 6 B 8 8 7 22px Zack Johnson P 22px 779 Racing 9 10 8 8 7 9 7 8 7 9 88 8 22px Victor Vallee C 22px Monster Honda V2RT 3BN2 61N3 32 6 6AN4 3B DSQLCQ N5 85 9 22px Brenden Berg P 22px Iceberg MSE 6 5N3 7 10 11 6B 7A 69 10 22px Cody Erdmann C 22px Area 52 Racing 4AN2 11 11 1A 9 10 62 11 22px Noah Carmichael C 22px East Coast Autosport 7 9 6 5 41 12 22px Tristan Hagenstein P 22px Red Bull Subaru MRT 2 17 13 22px Spencer Gilmour P 22px 779 Racing 5 12 13 22px Brandon Nicholson P 22px Nicholson Enterprises 8 9 14 22px Andrew Odom P 22px Odoma Autosport 9 8 Pos. Driver Cup Team GBR 22px NED 22px CAN 22px MIL 22px IND 22px AUS 22px NEG 22px PVGN 22px SEA 22px BTW 22px  Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Made Final, Points Finish Red Made Final, Non-Points Finish Blue Missed final, Points Finish Purple Missed final, Non-Points Finish Black Disqualified (DSQ) Light blue Practiced only (PO) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Suspended (SUS) Icon Championship C Constructors P Privateers Bold – Fastest time in seeding 1 2 – Winner of Quarterfinal 1, 2, or 3 A B – Winner of Semifinal A or B LCQ – Winner of the Last Chance Qualifier

• N1 - Tristan Hagenstein substituted for Dylan Livengood at the British Grand Prix due to a medical emergency. All points and results were recorded as Livengood.
  
• N2 - Cody Erdmann was penalized one position for not announcing contact with Victor Vallee over the radio, which prevented Race Control from reviewing the contact until after the race.
• N3 - Victor Vallee and Brenden Berg were both penalized and sent to the back of the final of the Dutch GP for failing to take two jokers.
• N4 - Victor Vallee was dropped from fourth in the final to sixth, after intentionally wrecking Josh Mertz.
• N5 - Victor Vallee was disqualified from the Cañon City GP for spinning Josh Mertz, and intentionally wrecking Dylan Livengood after exiting the penalty box.
• N6 - Josh Mertz was penalized one position for avoidable contact with Philip Kraus.

2017B Manufacturers' Championship

Pos. Manufacturer GBR 22px NED 22px CAN 22px MIL 22px IND 22px AUS 22px NEG 22px PVGN 22px SEA 22px BTW 22px  Pts  1 22px Citroën 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 194 2 22px Mitsubishi 2 1 2 4 2 4 3 3 1 1 178 3 22px Subaru 1 3 4 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 177 4 22px Volkswagen 11 8 5 7 10 7 4 7 4 4 103 5 22px Honda 3 6 3 6 6 3 DSQ 85 6 22px Ford 6 5 7 10 11 6 5 6 82 Pos. Manufacturer GBR 22px NED 22px CAN 22px MIL 22px IND 22px AUS 22px NEG 22px PVGN 22px SEA 22px BTW 22px  Pts  2017B Constructors' Championship Pos. Constructor No. GBR 22px NED 22px CAN 22px MIL 22px IND 22px AUS 22px NEG 22px PVGN 22px SEA 22px BTW 22px  Pts  1 22px Red Bull Subaru MRT 51 5LCQ 4LCQ 4 5B 4B 6 42 4LCQ 4LCQ 3LCQ 308 81 11 3A 51 31 3LCQ 11 2A 2A 22 41 2 22px Area 52 Racing 1 4A DNS DNS 1A DNS DNS 263 19 DNS 22 1A 22 12 22 11 12 31 22 3 22px Revolution Racing 22 5LCQ 7 6B DNS DNS 237 23 22 1B 2LCQ 4LCQ 21 4A 3B 31 1A 1B 4 22px Honda Monster V2RT 24 3B 51 32 6 5A 3B DSQLCQ 140 42 7 6 DNS 7 6 5 22px East Coast Autosport 76 6 7 5 5 45 Pos. Constructor No. GBR 22px NED 22px CAN 22px MIL 22px IND 22px AUS 22px NEG 22px PVGN 22px SEA 22px BTW 22px  Pts  Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Made Final, Points Finish Red Made Final, Non-Points Finish Blue Missed final, Points Finish Purple Missed final, Non-Points Finish Black Disqualified (DSQ) Light blue Practiced only (PO) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Suspended (SUS) 2017B Privateers' Cup Pos. Driver Team GBR 22px NED 22px CAN 22px MIL 22px IND 22px AUS 22px NEG 22px PVGN 22px SEA 22px BTW 22px  Pts  1 22px Doug DeNise DeNise Autosport 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 185 2 22px Zack Johnson 779 Racing 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 4 158 3 22px Brenden Berg Iceberg MSE 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 118 4 22px Tristan Hagenstein Red Bull Subaru MRT 1 20 5 22px Spencer Gilmour 779 Racing 1 20 6 22px Brandon Nicholson Nicholson Enterprises 2 17 7 22px Andrew Odom Odoma Autosport 4 13 Pos. Driver Team GBR 22px NED 22px CAN 22px MIL 22px IND 22px AUS 22px NEG 22px PVGN 22px SEA 22px BTW 22px  Pts