The 1997 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group 2D Sports Sedans.CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1997, pages 7-9 to 7-11 The championship, which was the thirteenth Australian Sports Sedan Championship,Records Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10 was won by Kerry Baily driving a Toyota Celica Supra.
Calendar The championship was contested over a three-round series with two races per round. Round Circuit State Date 1Auto Action, 23–29 May 1997 Winton Raceway Victoria 18 May 2 Calder ParkAuto Action, 18–24 July 1997, page 31 Victoria 22 June 3Auto Action, 8–14 August 1997, page 41 Oran Park New South Wales 3 August
Points system Championship points were awarded on a 21-19-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10 basis to the top ten finishers in each race.
Results PositionAustralian Sports Sedan Association results for the 1997 Australian Sports Sedan Championship Driver No. CarRace results – Retrieved from www.racetime.com.au in 2000 but no longer active Rd1 R1 Rd1 R2 Rd2 R1 Rd2 R2 Rd3 R1 Rd3 R2 Total 1 Kerry Baily 28 Toyota Celica Supra Chevrolet 19 19 17 21 19 19 114 2 Mick Monterosso 2 Ford Escort RS2000 Chevrolet - 21 15 19 21 21 97 3 Wayne Park 25 Mazda RX-7 21 13 21 16 16 - 87 4 Bob Jolly 3 Holden VS Commodore Chevrolet - 17 19 15 13 17 81 5 Stephen Voight 38 & 88 Honda Prelude Chevrolet - 14 16 17 14 16 77 6 Barry Morcom 7 Ford Falcon XR8 16 15 - - 15 15 61 7 Ron Newbound 81 Mazda RX-7 15 12 14 13 - - 54 8 Mike Imrie 4 Saab 900 Chevrolet 12 - 11 14 - 13 50 9 Clive Smith 55 Nissan Skyline DR30 13 11 12 12 - - 48 10 Ivan Mikac 42 Mazda RX-7 14 10 - - - 11 35 11 Tony Hubbard 16 Holden VP Commodore Chevrolet 17 16 - - - - 33 12 Anthony Wilson 27 Ford Escort - - 13 11 - - 24 13 Des Wall 20 Toyota Supra Chevrolet - - - - 17 - 17 14 Peter O'Brien 17 Holden VL Commodore Chevrolet - - - - - 14 14 15 Glen Taylor 19 Holden VN Commodore - - - - 12 - 12 Craig Wildridge 54 Ford Capri - - - - - 12 12 17 Terry Sheil 11 Mazda RX-7 - - - - 11 - 11 Paul Barrett 48 Mazda RX-7 11 - - - - - 11 19 Brian Hicks 40 Alfa Romeo 10 - - - - - 10 Russell Stenhouse 97 Holden LX Torana SS5000 A9X - - - - - 10 10 Barry Bray 36 Nissan Gazelle - - - 10 - - 10 Ron O'Brien 18 Ford Sierra Chevrolet - - 10 - - - 10
References
External links Bob Jolly leads Wayne Park at the Winton round of the 1997 Australian Sports Sedan Championship Retrieved from www.minerva.com.au on 10 June 2009