The 1997 ARDC AMSCAR Sedan Series was an Australian touring car series[1] and was run for cars eligible to V8 Supercar specifications, although the series was not sanctioned by AVESCO. It began on 22 June 1997 at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 7 December at Eastern Creek Raceway after four rounds.
The series was run by the Australian Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) over the two circuits operated by the club in Sydney, Australia. It was the last such series to bear the AMSCAR name having been last run previously during the 1994 season. The series itself dated back to the Amaroo Park-based Sun-7 Chesterfield Series of the 1970s.
The 1997 series can be seen as the immediate fore-runner for today's Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, acting as a second tier series for touring cars contested by privately owned and funded touring car teams, known colloquially as 'privateers'.
Teams and drivers
editThe following drivers and teams competed in the 1997 AMSCAR series. The series consisted of four rounds.
Results and standings
editRace calendar
editThe 1997 AMSCAR season consisted of 4 rounds.
| Rd. | Race title | Circuit | City / state | Date | Winner | Team | Report |
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| 1 |  Eastern Creek
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Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 21–22 Jun | Allan McCarthy | West Coast Racing | |
| 2 | Amaroo Park
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Amaroo Park | Sydney, New South Wales | 19–20 Jul | Mal Rose | Mal Rose Racing | |
| 3 | Eastern Creek
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Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 30–31 Aug | Mal Rose | Mal Rose Racing | |
| 4 | Eastern Creek
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Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 6–7 Dec | Mick Donaher | Clive Wiseman Racing |
Drivers Championship
editPoints were allocated 18–14–11–9–7–5–4–3–2–1 according to top ten race position in each race with three races being held per round.
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References
edit- ^ Brian Golding, Welcome, Program, Eastern Creek, 22 June 1997
- ^ "Australian Racing Drivers Club 22/06/1997 ARDC AMSCAR Sedan Series Round 1". National Software. 22 June 1997. Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
- ^ "Australian Racing Drivers Club 20/07/1997 1997 BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Meeting". National Software. 20 July 1997. Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
- ^ "Australian Racing Drivers Club 31/08/1997 State Open Meeting Eastern Creek". National Software. 31 August 1997. Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
- ^ "Australian Racing Drivers Club 07/12/1997 ARDC AMSCAR Sedan Series Round 4". National Software. 7 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2008.