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1978 Trans-Am Series

American sports car racing competition

American sports car racing competition

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

RoundDateCircuitWinning driver (TA2)Winning vehicle (TA2)Winning driver (TA1)Winning vehicle (TA1)
1May 21USA Sears PointUSA Greg PickettChevrolet CorvetteUSA Gene BothelloChevrolet Corvette
2June 4CAN WestwoodCAN Ludwig HeimrathPorsche 935USA Nick EngelsChevrolet Corvette
3June 11USA PortlandUSA Tuck ThomasChevrolet MonzaUSA Bob MatkowitchChevrolet Corvette
4June 25CAN Mont-TremblantUSA Monte SheldonPorsche 935USA Bob TulliusJaguar XJS
5July 8USA Watkins Glen‡USA Hal Shaw, Jr.
USA Monte SheltonPorsche 935USA Brian Fuerstenau
USA Bob TulliusJaguar XJS
6August 13USA BrainerdUSA Jerry HansenChevrolet MonzaUSA Bob TulliusJaguar XJS
7August 19CAN MosportUSA Greg PickettChevrolet CorvetteUSA Bob TulliusJaguar XJS
8September 4USA Road AmericaUSA Greg PickettChevrolet CorvetteUSA Bob TulliusJaguar XJS
9October 8USA Laguna SecaUSA Greg PickettChevrolet CorvetteUSA Bob TulliusJaguar XJS
10November 5MEX Mexico CityCAN Ludwig HeimrathPorsche 935USA Bob TulliusJaguar 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

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

References

References

  1. "1978 Trans-Am Box Scores".
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