2017B NASA RallyCross Challenge Season

The 2017B NASA RallyCross Challenge season will be the thirteenth season of the championship. After a sensational move to Area 52 Racing, Cody Erdmann returns to the series to defend his second Drivers' championship.

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.

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.
 * Lester then leaves V2RT following contact between himself and team owner Victor Vallee at Indianapolis. Vallee and V2RT withdraw from the season while Lester moves over to Revolution Racing to replace Dylan Smith.

2017B Drivers' Championship
Points are awarded to the top 16 finishers.


 * 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 spot 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 GPfor failing to take two jokers.
 * N4 - Victor Vallee was dropped from fourth in the final to sixth, after intentionally wrecking Josh Mertz.

2017B Manufacturers' Championship
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