1978 Trans-Am Series
Appearance
The 1978 Trans-Am Series was the thirteenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. It was the first time the series left North America (i.e. the United States and Canada), with a round in Mexico at the end of the season. All races except for the Six Hours of Watkins Glen ran for approximately one hundred miles.
Results
[edit]Round | Date | Circuit | Winning driver (TA2) | Winning vehicle (TA2) | Winning driver (TA1) | Winning vehicle (TA1) |
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1 | May 21 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette |
2 | June 4 | ![]() |
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Porsche 935 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette |
3 | June 11 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Monza | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette |
4 | June 25 | ![]() |
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Porsche 935 | ![]() |
Jaguar XJS |
5 | July 8 | ![]() |
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Porsche 935 | ![]() ![]() |
Jaguar XJS |
6 | August 13 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Monza | ![]() |
Jaguar XJS |
7 | August 19 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette | ![]() |
Jaguar XJS |
8 | September 4 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette | ![]() |
Jaguar XJS |
9 | October 8 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette | ![]() |
Jaguar XJS |
10 | November 5 | ![]() |
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Porsche 935 | ![]() |
Jaguar XJS |
‡ The Watkins Glen 6 Hours was a round of the World Championship for Makes, the overall winner was an FIA Group 5 Porsche 935
Championships
[edit]Driver
[edit]Category I
[edit]- Bob Tullius – 189 points
- Babe Headley – 98.5 points
- Frank Joyce – 72 points
- Brian Fuerstenau – 45 points
- John Huber – 44.5 points
Category II
[edit]- Greg Pickett – 132.5 points
- Tuck Thomas – 114.5 points
- Ludwig Heimrath – 102 points
- Hal Shaw, Jr. – 73 points
- Monte Sheldon – 71 points
Manufacturer
[edit]Category I (Over 2.5L)
[edit]- Jaguar – 73 points
- Chevrolet – 69 points
- Datsun – 3 points
Category II (Over 2.5L)
[edit]- Chevrolet – 74 points
- Porsche – 65 points
- Pontiac – 10 points
Combined (Under 2.5L)
[edit]- Porsche – 72 points
- Datsun – 19 points
- British Leyland – 18 points
- Mazda – 18 points
- Opel – 12 points
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
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