1978 Trans-Am Series

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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.

Sports Car Club of America American automobile club

The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is an American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rallying, and autocross in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional racers.

Trans-Am Series Form of auto-racing

The Trans-Am Series is an automobile racing series held in North America.

North America Continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea.

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Results [1]

RoundDateCircuitWinning driver (TA2)Winning vehicle (TA2)Winning driver (TA1)Winning vehicle (TA1)
1May 21 Flag of the United States.svg Sears Point Flag of the United States.svg Greg Pickett Chevrolet Corvette Flag of the United States.svg Gene Bothello Chevrolet Corvette
2June 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Westwood Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ludwig Heimrath Porsche 935 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Engels Chevrolet Corvette
3June 11 Flag of the United States.svg Portland Flag of the United States.svg Tuck Thomas Chevrolet Monza Flag of the United States.svg Bob Matkowitch Chevrolet Corvette
4June 25 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mont-Tremblant Flag of the United States.svg Monte Sheldon Porsche 935 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS
5July 8 Flag of the United States.svg Watkins Glen‡ Flag of the United States.svg Hal Shaw, Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Monte Shelton		 Porsche 935 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Fuerstenau
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tullius		 Jaguar XJS
6August 13 Flag of the United States.svg Brainerd Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Hansen Chevrolet Monza Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS
7August 19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mosport Flag of the United States.svg Greg Pickett Chevrolet Corvette Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS
8September 4 Flag of the United States.svg Road America Flag of the United States.svg Greg Pickett Chevrolet Corvette Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS
9October 8 Flag of the United States.svg Laguna Seca Flag of the United States.svg Greg Pickett Chevrolet Corvette Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tullius Jaguar XJS
10November 5 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ludwig Heimrath Porsche 935 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tullius 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

Porsche 935

The Porsche 935 was a race car developed and manufactured by German automaker Porsche. Introduced in 1976 as the factory racing version of the 911 (930) Turbo and prepared for FIA-Group 5 rules, it was an evolution of the Carrera RSR 2.1 turbo prototype, the second place overall finisher in the 1974 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Championships

Driver

Category I

  1. Bob Tullius – 189 points
  2. Babe Headley – 98.5 points
  3. Frank Joyce – 72 points
  4. Brian Fuerstenau – 45 points
  5. John Huber – 44.5 points

Category II

  1. Greg Pickett – 132.5 points
  2. Tuck Thomas – 114.5 points
  3. Ludwig Heimrath – 102 points
  4. Hal Shaw, Jr. – 73 points
  5. Monte Sheldon – 71 points

Manufacturer

Category I (Over 2.5L)

  1. Jaguar – 73 points
  2. Chevrolet – 69 points
  3. Datsun – 3 points

Category II (Over 2.5L)

  1. Chevrolet – 74 points
  2. Porsche – 65 points
  3. Pontiac – 10 points

Combined (Under 2.5L)

  1. Porsche – 72 points
  2. Datsun – 19 points
  3. British Leyland – 18 points
  4. Mazda – 18 points
  5. Opel – 12 points

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