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1980 Trans-Am Series
American sports car racing competition
American sports car racing competition
The 1980 Trans-Am Series was the fifteenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. After several years of recovery from the decline of demand for muscle cars in the early seventies and the 1973 Oil Crisis, Trans Am evolved into a support series for the IMSA GT Championship, using vehicles that were also used in IMSA GT races. This would set the standard for the series thereafter, and this standard would be applied to the SCCA's World Challenge series many years later. Almost all of the races ran for approximately one hundred miles. Besides Watkins Glen, the only exception was Trois-Rivières (~75 miles).
Schedule
| Rd | Date | Circuit | Distance | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 1 | USA Hallett Motor Racing Circuit | 100 miles (55 laps) | |
| 2 | June 15 | USA Portland International Raceway | 100 miles (50 laps) | |
| 3 | July 5 | USA Watkins Glen International | 6 hours (139 laps) | Also a round of the 1980 World Championship for Makes. |
| 4 | July 19 | USA Road America | 100 miles (25 laps) | |
| 5 | August 10 | USA Brainerd International Raceway | 100 miles (33 laps) | |
| 6 | August 23 | CAN Circuit Trois-Rivières | 75 miles (35 laps) | |
| 7 | September 7 | CAN Westwood Motorsport Park | 100 miles (56 laps) | |
| 8 | October 19 | USA Laguna Seca Raceway | 100 miles (52 laps) | |
| 9 | October 25 | USA Riverside International Raceway | 100 miles (40 laps) |
Results
| Round | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Hallett | USA John Bauer | Porsche 911 |
| 2 | USA Portland | USA Mark Pielsticker | Chevrolet Monza |
| 3 | USA Watkins Glen | USA John Bauer | |
| USA Larry Green | Porsche 911 | ||
| 4 | USA Road America | USA Monte Sheldon | Porsche 911 |
| 5 | USA Brainerd | USA John Bauer | Porsche 911 |
| 6 | CAN Trois-Rivières | USA Roy Woods | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 7 | CAN Westwood | USA John Bauer | Porsche 911 |
| 8 | USA Laguna Seca | USA Greg Pickett | Chevrolet Corvette |
| 9 | USA Riverside | USA Greg Pickett | Chevrolet Corvette |
Championship
Drivers
- John Bauer – 127 points
- Greg Pickett – 76 points
- Monte Sheldon – 72.5 points
- Roy Woods – 71 points
- Mark Pielsticker – 62 points
References
References
- See linked archive
- [https://www.racingsportscars.com/championship/1980/Trans-Am.html Championship 1980. Trans-Am] Racing Sports Cars
- [https://www.autocourse.ca/archives/usa/transam/1980.pdf Archives Trans-Am 1980]
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