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1973 Trans-Am Series

American sports car racing competition

American sports car racing competition

The 1973 Trans-Am Series was the eighth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. It began on April 15 and ran for six rounds. Due to the decline of demand for muscle cars in the early seventies and the energy crisis that year, 1973 is considered to be the beginning of the decline of Trans Am. In contrast to American muscle dominating previous years, Porsche won the manufacturers' championship this year. 1973 also saw the rise of silhouette cars as a way of adapting to the decline of performance cars, ultimately making the cars interchangeable with IMSA GTO and GTU.

Results

RoundDateCircuitDurationWinning driverWinning vehicle
1April 15Road Atlanta315 milesUSPeter GreggPorsche Carrera
2May 5Lime Rock310 milesUSMilt MinterPorsche Carrera
3June 16Watkins Glen243 milesCANMaurice CarterChevrolet Camaro
4July 15Sanair182 milesUSWarren AgorChevrolet Camaro
5July 28Road America312 milesUSJohn GreenwoodChevrolet Corvette
6August 19Edmonton316 milesUSJohn GreenwoodChevrolet Corvette

Championships

Driver

  1. Peter Gregg – 56 points
  2. Al Holbert – 49 points
  3. J. Marshall Robbins – 42 points
  4. Warren Agor – 39 points
  5. Jerry Thompson – 34 points

Manufacturer

  1. Porsche – 31 points
  2. Camaro – 28 points
  3. Chevrolet Corvette – 23 points
  4. Ford Escort – 3 points

References

References

  1. "1973 Trans-Am Box Scores".
  2. Shortened from initial 310 due to heavy fog
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