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The 1976 IMSA Formula Atlantic Players Championship Series season was contested over 6 rounds. In this one-make engine formula all drivers had to use Ford engines.
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The 1976 IMSA Formula Atlantic Players Championship Series season was contested over 6 rounds. In this one-make engine formula all drivers had to use Ford engines.
| Race No | Track | State | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap |
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| 1 | Road Atlanta | Georgia | April 11, 1976 | 40 | 4.055436=162.21744 km | 0'55:20.907 | 175.850 km/h | Gilles Villeneuve | ? | Gilles Villeneuve |
| 2 | Monterey | California | May 2, 1976 | 33 | 3.05767=100.90311 km | 0'35:29.418 | 170.587 km/h | Gilles Villeneuve | ? | Elliott Forbes-Robinson |
| 3 | Ontario | California | May 9, 1976 | 26 | 4.667=121.342 km | 0'42:24.553 | 171.673 km/h | Gilles Villeneuve | ? | Gilles Villeneuve |
| 4 | Lexington | Ohio | August 29, 1976 | 42 | 3.86232=162.21744 km | 1'02:26.053 | 155.893 km/h | Tom Klausler | ? | Tom Klausler |
| 5 | Road Atlanta | Georgia | September 19, 1976 | 25 | 4.055436=101.3859 km | 0'34:23.261 | 176.899 km/h | Gilles Villeneuve | ? | Gilles Villeneuve Howdy Holmes |
| 6 | Monterey | California | October 3, 1976 | 33 | 3.05767=100.90311 km | 0'35:06.81 | 172.418 km/h | Price Cobb | ? | Bobby Rahal |
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 15 for runner-up, ?
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