The 2017 Winton SuperSprint was a

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event for the

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, held on the weekend of 19 to 21 May 2017. The event was held at the

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near

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and consisted of two races, 120 and 200 kilometres in length. It is the fifth event of fourteen in the

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and hosted Races 9 and 10 of the season.

Background

Driver changes

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returned to

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having been replaced for the previous round by

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. This was the second round in which

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wildcards were allowed to compete in the main class.

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, James Golding and

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were the three drivers to step up for this round.

References

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