2017 BAAR Super Pro Series season

The 2017 Buckeye Association for Auto Racing Super Pro Series season is the 21st season of the premier late model series in the Ohio Valley region of the United States.

Pre-season Notes
Several well known teams and drivers will return in 2017. The Super Pro schedule remains at 12 races. The BAAR Super Pro Triple Crown returns in 2017, with Columbus and Slinger retaining their spots. Louisville has been replaced by Mosport, and will host the 5th running of The Memorial.

AAA will be the title sponsor of the Rookie of the Year award for the second straight year.

Schedule Notes
The schedule is comprised almost entirely of short tracks. The only road course races on the schedule will be at Mosport and at Belle Isle. The Belle Isle event will be a companion event with V8 Champ Car for the fourth straight year, while three events will be companion events with the FARC Lowe Dollar Series: Mosport, Grand Detour and IRP.

2017 BAAR Super Pro Series Schedule

 * The blue boxes represent a road/street course race.
 * The yellow boxes represent a Triple Crown oval race.
 * The green boxes represent a Triple Crown road course race.

BAAR Super Pro Series Rumored Teams

 * Blue numbers represent a part-time driver.
 * Bold user names indicate car owner.

Points System

 * Feature Race points will be doubled in Championship events, except bonus points.

Race Bonus Points

 * 1 bonus point is awarded to the race's polesitter.
 * 1 bonus point is awarded to all drivers who lead at least one lap during a race.
 * 3 bonus points are awarded to the driver(s) who leads the most laps in a race.
 * During Triple Crown oval races, 3 bonus points are awarded to the leader at the end of each of the first three segments.

Demerit Penalty System

 * For every incident that results in a grid penalty, a driver will be assessed at least 10 demerit points, although more points could be assessed depending on the infraction. Warnings will result in 5 demerit points.
 * For every clean race a driver has, they will have 1 demerit point taken off their total.
 * At the end of the season, all drivers that have demerit points will have 10 points dropped from their total.