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1966 Trans-American Sedan Championship
The 1966 Trans-American Sedan Championship was the inaugural running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series auto racing series. It was open to FIA Group 1 and FIA Group 2 cars and was contested over seven races. Manufacturers titles were awarded for both Over 2 Liter and Under 2 Liter cars with Ford and Alfa Romeo winning their respective class championships. Horst Kwech and Gaston Andrey were subsequently named Drivers co-champions in 1980 when the SCCA retroactively named drivers championships for the series after the 1980 season.
Schedule
The championship was contested over a seven race series. Overall winner race winners are shown in bold.
| Rnd | Race | Date | Circuit | Distance | Over 2 liter - Winning car | Under 2 liter - Winning car | Over 2 liter - Winning driver(s) | Under 2 liter - Winning driver(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebring 4-Hour International Touring Race | March 25 | Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida | 348.4 mi | Dodge Dart | Alfa Romeo GTA | ||||||||||
| USA Bob Tullius | |||||||||||||||
| USA Tony Adamowicz | AUT Jochen Rindt | ||||||||||||||
| Mid-America 300 | June 12 | Mid-America Raceway, Wentzville, Missouri | 299.25 mi | Ford Mustang | Alfa Romeo GTA | ||||||||||
| **USA Tom Yeager | |||||||||||||||
| USA Bob Johnson** | AUS Horst Kwech | ||||||||||||||
| SUI Gaston Andrey | |||||||||||||||
| Bryar 250 | July 10 | Bryar Motorsports Park, Loudon, New Hampshire | 250 mi | Plymouth Barracuda | Ford Cortina Lotus | ||||||||||
| USA Bruce Jennings | CAN Allan Moffat | ||||||||||||||
| VIR 400 | July 31 | Virginia International Raceway, Danville, Virginia | 400.5 mi | Ford Mustang | Alfa Romeo GTA | ||||||||||
| **USA Tom Yeager | |||||||||||||||
| USA Bob Johnson** | AUS Horst Kwech | ||||||||||||||
| SUI Gaston Andrey | |||||||||||||||
| Marlboro 12-Hour | August 14 | Marlboro Park Speedway, Upper Marlboro, Maryland | 12 Hours | ||||||||||||
| 688.5 mi | Dodge Dart | Alfa Romeo GTA | |||||||||||||
| **USA Bob Tullius | |||||||||||||||
| USA Tony Adamowicz** | USA Harry Theodorocopulous | ||||||||||||||
| USA Sam Posey | |||||||||||||||
| Pan-American Endurance Race | September 10 | Green Valley Raceway, Smithfield, Texas | 6 Hours | ||||||||||||
| 391.84 mi | Ford Mustang | Alfa Romeo GTA | |||||||||||||
| **USA John McComb | |||||||||||||||
| USA Brad Booker** | AUS Horst Kwech | ||||||||||||||
| SUI Gaston Andrey | |||||||||||||||
| Riverside 4-hour race | September 18 | Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California | 4 Hours | ||||||||||||
| 351 mi | Ford Mustang | Lotus Cortina | |||||||||||||
| USA Jerry Titus | AUS Frank Gardner |
Season review
The Dodge Dart of Bob Tullius won the Over 2 liter class at the opening race at Sebring International Raceway, while the Alfa Romeo GTA of Formula One driver Jochen Rindt won the Under 2 liter class and was placed first overall.
Over the course of the championship Ford Mustangs won the Over 2 liter class at four races with Dodge Darts winning twice and Plymouth Barracuda once. Alfa Romeo GTAs won the Under 2 liter class at five races with Ford Cortina Lotus winning twice. Ford and Alfa Romeo won their respective class championships.
Points system
Points were awarded according to finishing position. Only the highest-placed car scored points for the manufacturer. Drivers' championships were not awarded in Trans-Am until 1972.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Championship standings
Over 2 liter class
| Pos | Manufacturer | Seb | MAR | Bry | VIR | Mar | GRV | RIV | Pts | 1 | 46 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Chrysler-Plymouth | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Dodge | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Chevrolet | 4 |
Under 2 liter class
| Pos | Manufacturer | Seb | MAR | Bry | VIR | Mar | GRV | RIV | Pts | 1 | 57 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfa Romeo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ford of Britain | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| BMW | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| BMC | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Volvo | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fiat Abarth | 6 |
The cars
The following models scored championship points for their respective manufacturers.
Over 2 liter class
- Ford Mustang
- Plymouth Barracuda
- Dodge Dart
- Chevrolet Corvair
Under 2 liter class
- Alfa Romeo GTA
- Ford Cortina Lotus
- BMW 1800TI & 1800 TISA
- BMC Cooper S
- Volvo 122S
- Fiat Abarth 1000 TC
References
References
- "1966 Trans-Am Box Scores". [[Sports Car Club of America]].
- [http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1966%20Sebring.html ''Four Hour Governor’s Cup for Sedans'', touringcarracing.net] Retrieved on 15 April 2015
- [http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1966%20Virginia.html ''VIR 400'', touringcarracing.net] Retrieved on 15 April 2015
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