| 2017C NASA RallyCross season
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| NASA RallyCross Challenge
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| Season
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| Races
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10
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| Start date
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October 3, 2017
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| End date
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December 12, 2017
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| Awards
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| Drivers' champion
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22px Josh Mertz
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| Constructors' Champion
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22px Red Bull Subaru MRT
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| Privateers' Champion
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22px Casey Lester
Lester Racing
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| Manufacturers' Cup
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22px Subaru
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| Nations' Cup
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22px Germany
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| Tires' Cup
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22px Bridgestone
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| Chronology
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| Previous season
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Next season
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| 2017B
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2018A
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The 2017C NASA RallyCross Challenge season was the fourteenth season of the championship. Philip Kraus returned as the defending Drivers' Champion, but was unable to defend his title. His teammate, Josh Mertz, beat Kraus at the final race of the season in Croft to overhaul the Canadian and win his fifth championship.
Background
After two seasons of high downforce, low drag cars with a six speed gearbox, the regulations changed. Dubbed "Gen-3", the new cars were heavier, had four speed gearboxes, and had faster top speed.
2017C Schedule
| Round
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Grand Prix
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Circuit
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Location
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| 1
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Dutch RallyCross GP
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Valkenswaard Circuit
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22px Valkenswaard, NED
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| 2
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Canadian RallyCross GP
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St. Eustache Speedway
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22px St. Eustache, CAN
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| 3
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Wisconsin RallyCross GP
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The Milwaukee Mile
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22px West Allis, WI, USA
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| 4
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Lakewood RallyCross GP South
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NASA Proving Grounds - South
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22px Lakewood, CO, USA
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| 5
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Cañon City RallyCross GP
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Negus Circuit
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22px Cañon City, CO, USA
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| 6
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Lakewood RX GP North
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NASA Proving Grounds - North
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22px Lakewood, CO, USA
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| 7
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Irwindale RallyCross GP
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Irwindale Speedway
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22px Irwindale, CA, USA
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| 8
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Seattle RallyCross GP
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Seattle Speedpark
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22px Seattle, WA, USA
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| 9
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Vancouver RallyCross GP
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Bent Twig Raceway
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22px Vancouver, BC, CAN
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| 10
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British RallyCross GP
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Croft Circuit
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22px North Yorkshire, GBR
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Calendar Changes
- NASA returns to the longtime opening round of Croft for 2017C, after one season at Lydden Hill. The venue was scheduled to host the opening round, but customs issues caused Croft to be placed as the season finale.
- After experimenting with "roval" rounds in Milwaukee, Indianapolis, and Seattle, NASA will return to Milwaukee and Seattle.
- After poor track layouts, Indianapolis and Austin have been dropped.
- The series will return to Irwindale for 2017C.
- The series will also return to having three Colorado rounds, with Pikes Peak joining the schedule.
- The series will visit the South course of the NASA Proving Grounds, per the alternating agreement with the Lakewood circuit.
- The week before the series was to visit Pikes Peak, the venue cancelled the event. The series subsequently visited the North course of the NASA Proving Grounds in nearby Lakewood.
- Evergreen Speedway's round of the Championship has been discontinued after one event. A purpose built track was constructed to host the Seattle round of the championship.
2017C Drivers and Teams
SuperCars Entry List
Team and Driver Changes
- After a poor season, Dylan Livengood leaves MRT and returns to Revolution Racing.
- Philip Kraus leaves Area 52 Racing and moves to Red Bull Subaru MRT.
- Cody Erdmann announced his indefinite retirement from NASA RallyCross before the season.
- Casey Lester returns to privateer competition after a two-season absence, being the odd man out at Revolution Racing with Livengood's return. He once again pilots a Mitsubishi.
- Victor Vallee rejoins the series after his suspension was lifted. He recruited rookie Noah Carmichael to pilot the second Honda, renumbered #76.
- Dylan Livengood renumbered his usual #51 to the #97 at Proving Grounds North to pay tribute to his friend Makayla Grote after her tragic death on November 17th.
Events & Results
Championship Standings
| Championship leader table
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| Race
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Championship leader
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Lead
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| 22px Valkenswaard
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22px Chris Wetz
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2
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| 22px St. Eustache
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22px Josh Mertz
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1
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| 22px Milwaukee
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22px Philip Kraus
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4
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| 22px NPVG South
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8
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| 22px Negus
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6
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| 22px NPVG North
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1
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| 22px Irwindale
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4
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| 22px Seattle
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1
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| 22px Bent Twig
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1
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| 22px Croft
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22px Josh Mertz
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3
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2017C Drivers' Championship
Points are awarded to the top 16 finishers.
| Position
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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9th
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10th
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11th
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12th
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13th
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14th
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15th
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16th
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QF Win
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SF Win
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| Points
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20
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17
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15
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13
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12
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11
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10
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9
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8
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7
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6
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5
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4
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3
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2
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1
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2
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1
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| Pos.
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Driver
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Cup
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Team
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NED
22px
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CAN
22px
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MIL
22px
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PVGS
22px
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NEG
22px
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PVGN
22px
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IRW
22px
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SEA
22px
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BTW
22px
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GBR
22px
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Pts
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| 1
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22px Josh Mertz
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C
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22px Red Bull Subaru MRT
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31
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1B
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32
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3A
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11
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11
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3A
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11
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2
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11
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192
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| 2
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22px Philip Kraus
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C
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22px Red Bull Subaru MRT
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2A
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21
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11
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11
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2A
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32
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22
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22
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32
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2A
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189
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| 3
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22px Chris Wetz
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C
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22px Revolution Racing
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12
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42
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2A
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2B
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3LCQ
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2A
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11
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4A
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6A
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5LCQ
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166
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| 4
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22px Dylan Livengood
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C
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22px Revolution Racing
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4B
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3A
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4B
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5LCQ
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42
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5B
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6B
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5B
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4B
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6B
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135
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| 5
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22px Casey Lester
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P
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22px Lester Racing
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5LCQ
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5LCQ
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5LCQ
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62
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6
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9
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5
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6
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7
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8
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110
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| 6
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22px Victor Vallee
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C
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22px V2 Racing Technologies
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4
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5B
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6LCQ
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4LCQ
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3LCQ
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5LCQ
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3
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92
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| 7
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22px Jacob Krause
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P
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22px Team Razer Enterprises
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6
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6
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8
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7
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8
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8
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8
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8
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9
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85
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| 8
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22px Brenden Berg
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P
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22px Berg RallySport
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4
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7
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9
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12
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42
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68
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| 9
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22px Noah Carmichael
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C
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22px V2 Racing Technologies
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7
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8
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7
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9
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7
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9
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7
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65
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| 10
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22px Alan Ballachino
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P
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22px AB Racing
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6
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11
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| Pos.
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Driver
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Cup
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Team
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NED
22px
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CAN
22px
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MIL
22px
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PVGS
22px
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NEG
22px
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PVGN
22px
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IRW
22px
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SEA
22px
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BTW
22px
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GBR
22px
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Pts
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| Colour |
Result
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| Gold |
Winner
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| Silver |
2nd place
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| Bronze |
3rd place
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| Green |
Made Final, Points Finish
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| Red |
Made Final, Non-Points Finish
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| Blue |
Missed final, Points Finish
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| Purple |
Missed final, Non-Points Finish
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| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
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| Light blue
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Practiced only (PO)
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| White |
Did not start (DNS)
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| Blank
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Withdrew entry before the event (WD)
Suspended (SUS)
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| Icon
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Championship
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| C
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Constructors
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| P
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Privateers
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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
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2017C Manufacturers' Championship
2017C Constructors' Championship
| Pos.
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Constructor
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No.
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NED
22px
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CAN
22px
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MIL
22px
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PVGS
22px
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NEG
22px
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PVGN
22px
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IRW
22px
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SEA
22px
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BTW
22px
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GBR
22px
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Pts
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| 1
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22px Red Bull Subaru MRT
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1
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2A
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21
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11
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11
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2A
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32
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22
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22
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22
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2A
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386
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| 2
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31
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1B
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32
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3A
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11
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11
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3A
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11
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1
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11
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| 2
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22px Revolution Racing
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23
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12
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42
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2A
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2B
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3B
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2A
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11
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4A
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5A
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4LCQ
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305
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| 51
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4B
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3A
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4B
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5LCQ
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42
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5B
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4B
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3B
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5B
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| 97
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4B
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| 3
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22px V2 Racing Technologies
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24
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4
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5B
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5LCQ
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4LCQ
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3LCQ
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4LCQ
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3
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171
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| 76
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6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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6
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| Pos.
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Constructor
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No.
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NED
22px
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CAN
22px
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MIL
22px
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PVGS
22px
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NEG
22px
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PVGN
22px
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IRW
22px
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SEA
22px
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BTW
22px
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GBR
22px
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Pts
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| Colour |
Result
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| Gold |
Winner
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| Silver |
2nd place
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| Bronze |
3rd place
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| Green |
Made Final, Points Finish
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| Red |
Made Final, Non-Points Finish
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| Blue |
Missed final, Points Finish
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| Purple |
Missed final, Non-Points Finish
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| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
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| Light blue
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Practiced only (PO)
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| White |
Did not start (DNS)
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| Blank
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Withdrew entry before the event (WD)
Suspended (SUS)
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2017C Privateers' Cup
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