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1979 Trans-Am Series
American sports car racing competition
American sports car racing competition
The 1979 Trans-Am Series was the fourteenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. All races except for the Six Hours of Watkins Glen ran for approximately one hundred miles. For the first time in series history, the schedule included a round held outside the United States and Canada, with the first round being contested in Mexico.
Results
| Round | Date | Circuit | Winning driver (TA2) | Winning vehicle (TA2) | Winning driver (TA1) | Winning vehicle (TA1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 6 | MEX Mexico City | USA John Paul | Porsche 935 | MEX Miguel Muñiz | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 2 | June 3 | CAN Westwood | USA John Paul | Porsche 935 | USA Gary Carter | Chevrolet Corvette |
| 3 | July 7 | USA Watkins Glen ‡ | USA Roy Woods | |||
| USA Bob Akin | Porsche 935 | USA Bob Tullius | ||||
| USA Brian Fuerstenau | Triumph TR8 | |||||
| 4 | July 21 | USA Road America | USA Peter Gregg | Porsche 935 | USA Gene Bothello | Chevrolet Corvette |
| 5 | August 5 | USA Watkins Glen | USA John Paul | Porsche 935 | USA Bob Tullius | Triumph TR8 |
| 6 | August 19 | CAN Mosport | USA John Paul | Porsche 935 | USA Gene Bothello | Chevrolet Corvette |
| 7 | September 1 | CAN Trois-Rivières | USA John Paul | Porsche 935 | USA Gene Bothello | Chevrolet Corvette |
| 8 | October 14 | USA Laguna Seca | USA Peter Gregg | Porsche 935 | USA Bob Tullius | Triumph TR8 |
‡ - The Watkins Glen Six Hours was a round of the World Championship for Makes. Overall winner was an FIA Group 5 Porsche 935.
References
References
- See linked archive
- "1979 Trans-Am Box Scores".
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