The 2017 Watpac Townsville 400 was a

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event for the

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, held on the weekend of 7 to 9 July 2017. The event was held at

Townsville Street Circuit Reid Park Street Circuit, also known as the Townsville Street Circuit, is a semi-permanent street circuit located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Opened in 2009, the circuit hosts the Townsville 400 Supercars Championship event every y ...

near

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

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and hosted Races 13 and 14 of the season.

Background

Driver changes

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was drafted in to replace

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References

Townsville 400 The Townsville 500 (formally known as the NTI Townsville 500) is an annual motor racing event for Supercars, held on the Reid Park Street Circuit in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The event has been held since 2009. The event was known as t ...

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